The Nome nugget., 1921-08-27
No. ? BELOW MERRirTs
 DISCOVERY PLACER

129o bears N 72 deg. 53 min. 5 sec. W. 1929.71 it: Thenos s.
 Ss taag. 33 min. E. 701. 20 1t to Cor. ,. identical with location cor. and with Cor. No. 6 Below Mer-. ritts Discovery. this survey, pre- viously described: Thence S. %
 deg. 5S min. w. 1880. 40 f.. to Cor. 3, identical with location cor.
 on schist boulder 6x3x2 1t above
 ground, marked 3 7B 8B B7,
 with cross at true point a stone
 mound 30 ins. basa 1S ins. high
 E. side of cor: f: Thence N. 45 deg.
 IS min. w. 569 .O0 it. to Cor. 4
 identical with location cor. a
 schist stone 26xsx3 ins. 14 ins. dn
 ground. marked 7B 1 SB 1290
 with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
 ins. high N. side of same; Thence N. 15 deg. 05 min. E. 901 .00 1t.
 to Cor. l and place of beginning.
 containing an area of 15. 302 acres. No. g BELOW MERRiTTs
 DISCOVERY PLACER
 Beginning at cor. 1. identical
 with location cor. and with Cor.
 No. : Below Merritts Discovery
 Placer. of this survey, previously
 described. whence us. L.M. No.
 12S0 bears N. 4S deg. 14 min. W.
 215s.37 fl: Thence s. 45 deg. IS
 min. E. 569 % 1t. .o Cor. ?, iden-
 tical with location Cor. and with
 Cor. No 2 Below Merritts Dis
 covery and Cor. 4 Bench Claim
 No. placers. both of this survey,
 and previously dsscribed: Thence
 S 51 deg. 19 min. w. 1908. 70 it.
 to cor. 3. identical With location
 cor. schist stone 27xsx7 ins. 14
 ins. in ground, marked 8 SB 1290,
 with earth mound 24 ins. base Is
 ins. high s. side of same: Thence
 N 33 deg. O9 min. w. 520. 70 1t.
 to cor. 1. identical with location
 cor. q schist stane 24xSxS ins. 12
 ins. in ground marked 1 SB 1290,
 with earth mound 24 ins base 16
 ins. high S. side of same: Thence
 N. 4Sdeg. 52 min. E. 1895. % feet
 to cor. and place of beginning,
 containing an area of 14. 329 acres.
 Magnetic variation from 19 deg. 45 min. F. 70 29 deg. 30 min. E. at the different corners of this survey.
 This claim is on unsurveyed ground 'ii '>""6'h oh hlNt.' ana Ne1t bank Of same, distant about 27 miles northerly from shelton, the terminus of Seward Peninsula Railroad, and situate in Cape Nome (formerly Kougarok) Re- Precinc., Territory of Alaska.
 The total area embraced in this Mineral Survey No. 129O is 221. .573 acres and the total area embraced in this Application is 204 BPS acres and there Is hereby excluded from this Application Bench Claim No. z placer an area of IT 7.245 acres.
 The notices of location of said min- ing claims are of record in the office or the Recorder of Cape Nome form erly kougarok) Recording Precinct. Territory of Alaska, as follows:
 No. l Below Merritts Discovery placer recorded in Volume 33 at paee 5s:
 Bench Claim No. Below Merritts Discovery placer recorded in Volume B at page 12s:
 No. Below Merritts Discovery placer recorded in Volume g at page l20;
 N. Y. Association Bench placer re- corded in Volume S2 at page 2s9.
 Tulloch Fraction or No. 3A Below Memitts Discovery. recorded in Volume B at page 122;
 Cleanup Fraction Below Merritts Discovery placer, recarded in Volume s2 at page 2s7;
 No. 4 Below ATerritts Discovery placer, recorded in Volume 32 a. page l27:
 Bench Claim No. Below Merritts Discovery placer, Or No. A, recorded n Volume S2 at page 226:
 No. Below MerTitts Discovery placer, recorded in Volume g at page PA:
 No Below Merritts Discovery placer. recorded in Volume 32 at page I25;
 Louise Bench Association Below Nerritts Discovery Placer, recorded in Volume s2 a. page 2SS;
 No. Below AGerritts Discovery placer. recorded in Volume 32 at page I26:
 No. 8 Below Monritts Discovery placer, recorded in Volume 7S at page
 There are no conflicting claims.
 The adjoining claims are: On the Sorth,. Merritts Discovery placer: On he West No. 3 Below Merri.ts Dis- overy placer and on the South No. g Below Merritts Discovery placer all with claimants unknown. Arhe Mineral Monument to which this trvey is tied is located and described s follows:
 U. s. l.. NJ. No. 129o. a schist tone 3ox2Oxs ins. IS ins. in ground marked USLM 129O with cross (+) m top surface for true point. and arth mound with foot base 4 feet Ugh. west side of same. located on. he top of a schist bluff about 70 feet .bove kougarok River north of the eft bank in Latitude 65 deg. 37 min. o sec. N. Longituae 164 deg. 47 min. V. Cor. No. Louise Bench. No. Below. No. Below and Bench Claim so. bears S. 79 deg 10 min. F.. 6-9 feet. Mouth of Arizona Creek ears s. 42 deg. 15 min. w. 1900 feet. Iouth of Anderson Guleh bears S. T0 eg. E PAYS feet approximately