The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-28
OtPAH mENT OF THE ERIoR BEFORE THE GENERAL LAND
 OFFICE

OGrNH M eNI OF THE INT ERIOR BEFORE THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE JUNEAU SERIAL o5513 JOHN E. ANDRUS, Applicant
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
 That in accordance with the laws of the United States, and especially in pursuance of the Acts of Congress ap, proved July 9th, 1870, and May 10th. 1872, and amendments thereof JOHN E. ANDRUS, citizen of the United States, whose post office address is Care of Maurice D. Leehey 62O Alas. ka Building, Seattle, Washington, who has acquired and improved the placer mining claim and premises hereinafter described in accordance with said laws and all local laws. rules ana customs of miners, and has per iormed labor and made improvements on said mining claim of the value greater than Five Hundred Dollars, and who at this time is in the sole. actual and peaceful possession there or, will apply for patent to the min. ing claim known and designated as the REX GULCH BENCH B ASSOCI- ALTON PLACER, designated in the official survey thereof as Mineral Sur. vey No. 1454, containing an area of, 35,597 acres of valuable placer deposit or gold and other valuable minerals situated on west bench of Rex G1,Ich tributary of Chittitu Creek, in the Nlzlna (unorganized) Mining District. within the Mccarthy Recording Pre-. cinct, in the Third Judicial Division of the Territory of Alaska, more partcu- larly and accurately described upon the official plat of the said mineral survey, and in the field notes thereof, on file in the United States Land Of. lice at Juneau, Alaska, as follows:
 Beginning at Corner Mo- 1 of
 said claim, which is identical with
 Corner No. l of Placer No. 1 on
 Rex Gulch and Corner No. of
 Placer No. on Rex Gulch. both
 In Mineral Survey 1405, from
 which United States Mineral Mon-
 ument No. 27 bears North 27 deg.
 36 min. West 2046O feet dis.
 tant; thence from said Corner No
 l North 24 deg. 55 min.
 East 1852 feet to Corner No. 2.
 identical with Corner No. of
 identical with Corner No. 2 of Pla-
 cer No. on Rex Gulch and with
 Corner No. I of Placer No.
 3 on Rex Gulch both in
 M. S. 1405; thence North 20 deg.
 A min. East 97444 feet to Corner
 No. 3, identical with Corner No.
 9 of Placer No. on Rex Gu1ch
 and Corner No. of Placer No. %
 Cu1o 1889; thence South 72 deg. 35 min.
 West 1433,30 feet to Corner No.
 4. which is identical with Corner
 NO. of the Flkins Bench Placer.
 M. S. 1405; thence South deg.
 45 min East 125195 feet to Cor
 ner No 5, which is identical with
 Corner No. 1 of the Elkins Bench
 Placer and Corner No. 1 of the
 Rambler Bench Placer, both in M
 s. 1405; thence South 12 deg. O2
 min. East S69.0s feet to Corner
 No. 6. which is identical with Cor
 ner No. of the Rambler Bench
 Placer and Corner Mo- of Placer
 No. on Rex Gulch; thence North
 6S deg. "A min. East 476.s7 feet to
 Corner No. 1, the place of begin ming first herein described
 United States Mineral Monu-
 ment No. 27. to which surveys
 herein are tied by the official sur vey, is in Latitude 61 deg. IS min
 North and approximate Lonpitude
 142 deg. 39 min. West, and thence
 the confluence of Rex Gulch and
 White Gulch. which forms Chititu Creek. bears South 21 deg. 50 min,
 West 800 feet, while Andrus Peak bears South g deg. 59 mine East
 and Sheepherder's Mountain bears
 North Is deg. 40 min East.
 This claim is entirely s~-round ed on the east, south and west by p'ccer locations included in Min eral Survey 1405, and herein
 mentioned in the description, while
 there are no mining claims or To-
 cations bordering on the north, at least none officially surveyed. THIS NOTICE dated and issued at the United States Land Office at Jul neau, Alaska. on this 9th day of Au- gust A. D. 1922. for posting in said Land Office, and for publication for a period of not less than sixty days in ten consecutive and regular issues of the Cordova Daily Times, news paper of general circulation, printe7S and published weekly at Cordova, Alas ka. within the Juneau Land District and nearest the land herein described and hereby designated for that pur. pose.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register MAURICE D. LEEHEY, Attorney. for Claimant Office and Post Office Address: 62o Alaska Building, Seattle Washington. us- First publication. Aug. 22, 1922. Las publication October 30, 1esa