The Nome nugget., 1922-09-30
MINERAL APPLICATION
 NO. Q ; ; 8 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, NOME, ALASKA.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the PIONEER MINING & DITCH COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada, whose Postoftice address is 602 Underwood San Francisco, California, on behalf of itself and Joseph Neu- hauser, it's cO-owner, has through L. Stevenson, it's duly authorized agent whose Postoffice address is Nome. Alaska, made application before the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska. for United States patent for the mining claim known as the WESTERN GROUP Claim, situated between Dry Creek and Newton Gulch, tributaries of Snake River. about four and one-half miles northerly from the town of Nome in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska. and designated eral of Alaska. as Mineral Survey No. 1910. The exterior boundar- les of which. according to the official plat and field notes of said survey now on file in said Land Office, with variations of from IS deg. 46 min. E. to 20 deg. 04 min. E. are as follows:
 Beginning at Cor No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 3 Survey No. 1296 Duplex Fraction Placer, fir post 6x4 inches feet above ground in earth mound scribed 1 1910 CIV for this Survey. from whence deg. 30 min. W. S5s3.1O feet.
 Thence N. 52 deg. IS min. E. 166.00 feet to Cor. No. 2, a quartz stone 1lx5 inches 10 inches above ground with earth mound on N. side chiseled ? 1910 CIV for this survey.
 Thence N. 62 deg. % min. W. 214.0O feet to Corner No. 3. fir post feet long, inches square. set ? feet in ground in earth mound scribed 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 5 deg. A min. w. 6S62O feet to Corner No. 1, fir post 4 feet long inches sq., set feet in ground in earth mound scribed 4 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 15 deg. 04 min. W. 6S4.O0 feet to Cor. No. 5, a fir post feet long, 1 inches square. set feet in ground in earth mound scribed , 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 2l deg. g. min. ". l34750 feet to Corner No. 6. identical with Cor. No. Survey No. 1294 Convex Fraction Placer. fir post inches square, 2 feet above ground in earth mound scribed 1310 CIV for this sur vey.
 609.50 feet to Corner No. ' iden- teal with Cor: No. 3, Survey No. l294 Convex Fraction Placer. fir post inches square, feet above ground in earth mound scribed z 1910 CIV for this sur
 Thence N. 3 deg. 27 min. W 50 feet to Cor. No. s, fir post feet long. 1 inches square. set ? feet in ground in earth mound scribed 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 10 deg. 5l min. E. 771.20 feet to Cor. No. g, q fir post feet long. inches square. set feet in ground, in earth mound scribed 9 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 76 deg. O2 min. E. 762.3O feet to Cor. No. 10, fir post 4 feet long, inches square. set ? feet in ground in earth mound seribed 10 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. s3 deg: or min. F. post 4 feet long. I inches square. set ? feet in ground in earth mound scribed II 1910 CIV.
 Thence s. 1 deg. 06 min. F. 745.2O feet to Cor. No. 12. fir post 4 feet long, inches square. set feet in ground in earth mound and scribed 12 1310 CIV
 Thence & s deg. 49 min. E. 131950 feet to Cor. No. 13. fir post feet long. inches square, set feet in ground in earth
 Thence S. deg. 3s min; E. 681.3O feet to Cor. No. IA, sandstone boulder 26 inches long, 10 inches wide. s inches thick, chiseled IA 1910 CIV. and set l4 inches in ground with earth mound on w side of same.
 Thence s. deg. IA min: E 1105.30 feet to Cor. No: 15. iden- tical with Cor. No. l Survey No, 1233 No ? Below Discovery on Newton Gulch No Placer, granite stone 16x6 inches, ins. above ground with stone mound on N. side of same chiseled Is 1910 CIV for this survey.
 Thence s. g deg. 16 min. E. 43l.5O feet to Cor. No. 16. a DOT phyry stone 36 inches long. 2 inches wide, 8 inches thick. set 1s inches in ground with earth ed 16 1910 CIV.
 Thence S r deg. IA min. W. 1O4O.7O feet to Cor No. IT. iden- tical with cor No. 9, Survey No. 1166 No Below on Newton Gulch Placer, a fir post inches square. feet above ground in earth mound scribed IT 1910 CIV for this survey.
 Thence s. 63 deg % min W. 64S.60 feet to Cor. No. IS, iden tical with Cor. No. Survey No. 1296 Duplex Fraction Placer, fir post 4x6 inches. ? feet above ground in earth mound scribed IS 1910 CIV for this survey.
 Thence N. 17 deg. go min. w 377.40 feet to Cor No. 1. and place of beginning, containing an area of 15S.012 acres.
 The original and amended notices f location of said placer mining laim are recorded in Volume 36 at 'age 16O. and Volume S5 at Page 54 of the Records of Locations of aid mining and recording precinct