The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-24

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 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, 620 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 and customs of miners, and has per formed 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 of, will apply for patent to the min ing claim known and designated as the REX GULCH BENCH B ASSOCI- ATION PLACER, designated in the official survey thereof as Mineral Sur ' vey No. 1454, containing an area of 35.597 acres of valuable placer deposit of gold and other valuable minerals situated on west bench of Rex Gulch, tributary of Chittitu Creek, in the Nizina (unorganized) Mining District. within the Mccarthy Recording Pre- cinct, in the Third Judicial Division of the Territory of Alaska, more particu- 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. flee at Juneau, Alaska. as follows:
 Beginning at Corner No of said claim, which is identical with Corner No. 1 of Placer No. 1 on Rex Gulch and Corner No. i of Placer No. 2 on Rex GuIch, both in Mineral Survey 14o5, from which United States Mineral Mon- ument No 27 bears North 27 deg, 36 min. West 2O4.6O feet dis. tant; thence from said Corner No. T North 24 deg 55 min. East 1852 feet to Corner No. 2. identical with Corner No. 2 of identical with Corner No. 2 of Pla- cer No. on Rex Gulch and with Corner No. 1 of Placer No. 3 on Rex Gulch both in M. s, 1405; thence North 20 deg. A min. East 974.44 feet to Corner No. 3, identical with Corner No. . 3 of Placer No. on Rex Gulch and Corner No. 1 of Placer No. on Rex Gulch. Mineral Survey 1889; thence South 72 deg. 35 min. West 1433.30 feet to Corner No. 4, which is identical with Corner Mo- of the Elkins Bench Placer, M. s. 1405; thence South deg. 45 min. East 1251.95 feet to Cor ner No. 5, which is identical with Corner No. 1 of the Elkins Bench Placer and Corner No i of the Rambler Bench Placer, both in M s. 1405; thence South 12 deg. 02 min. East 3690S feet to Corner Mo- 6. which is identical with Cor ner No. of the Rambler Bench Placer and Corner No. of Placer Mo- 1 on Rex Gulch; thence North 6S deg. "A min. East 476S7 feet to Corner No. 1, the place of begin nirg 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 Loneitude 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 9 deg. 59 mine. East. and Sheepherder's Mountain bears North Is deg. 40 min. East.
 This claim is entirely surround ed on the east south and west by pl"cer 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 period of not less than sixty days in ten consecutive and regular issues \ of the Cordova Daily Times, news paper of general circulation, printed 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:
 eco Alaska Bnilding,
 Seattle. Washington.
 First publication. Aug 22, 1922.