The Nome nugget., 1922-09-23
MINERAL APPLICATION
 NO. 0 ; ; 6 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.l
 NOME, ALASKA.

-No ISE To ol That the PIONEER MINING @ DITCH COMPANY a corporatioI organized and existing under tn. avs of the State of Nevada, who's. POstotfice address is 602 Underwood San Francisco. California on behalf of itself and Joseph Neu hauser, it's co-owner. has through h Stevenson. it's duly authorized agenS whose PostOffice address is Nome United States Land Office at NomeSs for a United States paten for the mining claim known as tho WESTERN GROUP Claim situated between Dry Creek and Newton Gulch, tributaries of Snakd River. about four and one-hali> miles northerly from the town Oa Nome in the Cape Nome Mining ana Recording District and Precinct by the United States Surveyor Gen eral of Alaska, as Mineral Survey No. 1910. The exterior boundar ies of which. according to the officia 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. CA min. E. are as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical Wltn LOT. NO survey NO lASo Duplex Fraction Placer, fir pOst> 6x4 inches feet above ground in earth mound scribed 1 1910 CIV for this Survey, from whence U. S. l.. M. No. II bears s. 86 deg. 30 min. W. 6593.1O feet. =
 Thence N. 52 deg. IS min. EN 166.O0 feet to Cor: No. 2. quartz stone 11x5 inches 10 inchesA above ground with earth mound g;I for this survey.
 Thence N. 62 deg. % min. W. 214.OO feet to Corner No. 3, a fir post feet long, I inches square set ? feet in ground in earth mound scribed 3 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. deg. 45 min. W. 6s6.20 feet to Corner No. 4, al fir post feet long I inches Sd: set ? feet in ground in earth
 Thence N. 15 deg. 04 min. ". 6S4.OO feet to Cor. No. 5. a fir post 4 feet long. inches square. set ? feet in ground in earth mound scribed D 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 21 deg. 34 min. ". 1347.50 feet to Corner No. G.. identical with Cor. No. Survey a fir post inches square. feet above ground in earth mound scribed 6 13Io CIV for this sur T Vey.
 Thence N. II deg "A min. W. 60950 feet to Corner No. iden- tical with Cor No. 3, Survey No. l294 Convex Fraction Placer, fir post 1 inches square, feet above ground in earth mound scribed 2 1910 CIV for this sur vey.
 Thence N. 3 deg. 27 min. W 171.6O feet to Cor. No. 8, q fir post feet long inches square. set ? feet in ground in earth mound scribed 1910 CIV.
 Thence N. 10 deg. 51 min. E. r 771.2O feet to Cor No. g, fir : post feet long. inches square set 2 feet in ground. in earth mound scribed g 1910 CIV.
 Thence N 76 deg. 02 min. E. 7623O feet to Cor. No. 10. fir post feet long. inches square. set feet in ground in earth mound scribed 10 13lo CIV; T, 597.9O feet to Cor. No. II. fir ' post feet long, 4 inches square. set feet in ground in earth Z mound scribed II 1910 CIV.
 Thence S l deg 06 min. F. 74520 feet to Cor. No. 12. fir E post feet long. 4 inches square. . set ? feet in ground in earth mound and scribed l2 1910 CIV.
 Thence s. s deg. 49 min. F. 1319.5O feet to Cor. No. 13. fir post feet long, inches square. set feet in ground in earth mound scribed 13 1910 CIV.
 Thence S deg. 3s min. F. 6S1.30 feet to Cor. No. IA. sandstone boulder 26 inches long, 10 inches wide: inches thick; inches in ground with earth mound on w side of same.
 Thence s. deg. IA min F. 11O5.3O feet to Cor. No. Is, iden- tical with Cor No. 1 Survey No. 1233 No. , Below Discovery on Newton Gulch No. Placer, granite stone 16x6 inches. 6 ins. above ground with stone mound on N. side of same chiseled 15 131O CIV for this survey.
 Thence s. 9 deg. 16 min. F. 431.50 feet to Cor No. 16, DOT phyry stone 26 inches long. 12 inches wide, inches thick. set 13 inches in ground with earth mound on s. side of same chisel- ed l6 1910 CIV.
 Thence S IT deg IA min. W. 1O4G7O feet to Cor. No IT, iden- tical with cor. No. ?, Survey No 11SG No. Below on Newton Gulch Placer. q fir post f inches square. ? feet above ground in earth mound scribed 1T 1910 CIV for this survey.
 Thence s 63 deg oo min w, 64S.6O 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. IT deg. 20 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 Page 160. and Volume 85 at Page '54 of the Records of Locations of 'aid mining and recording precinct. The adjoining claims are: On he N. claims unknown and unsur- eyed On the E. Claims unknown md uuSurvayaI SurVay No 1o23