The Nome nugget., 1924-11-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 FOR PATENT Mineral Application No. O6i4. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 NOME, ALASKA

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 NOME, ALASKA.
 August IS. 1924
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields. a corporation. organ ised and existing under the laws of ske State of Maine. the postoffice address of which Is iSS California Street. San Francisco. California. and Nome. in the Territory of AL aska. has. through II. R. Edwards, it's duly authorized agent and at torney in fact, whose postoffice ad dress is Nome, Alaska, made ap- plication before the United States Land Office at Nome. Alaska. for q United States Patent for that certain placer mining claim known as the RIDGE ASSOCIATION PLACER MINING CLAIM. situat- ed about 1.500 feet north of the shore of Boring Sea. and about three miles N. 70 deg. W. from the mouth of Snake River and the town of Nome. in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District. and Precinct, Territory of Alaska. and designated by the United States Surveyor General for the Territory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey No 1887; said placer mining claim be- ing more particularly described in the plat and field notes of the off cial survey thereof. now on file in the office of the Register of the l.. $ Land Office, at Nome, Alaska. with magnetic variations of from IS deg. 40 min. F. to 19 deg 15 min. E, as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1. iden- tical with Cor. No. 1, Wentlard No. Placer. Survey No. 1859. fir post in. square 1t. above ground, scribed 1R-I2S7 for this survey; from whence TSLM No. t3 hears X. 29 neg. 49 min. 50 sec. E. and 41+l.1S ft distant: thence g 21 deg 35 min. W, 4oS5o fl. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 3. Wentland No. Placer. Survey No. 1859, fir post in square fl. above ground. scribed PR 1887 for this survey: thence x So deg. 20 min. ", 1463O0 fl. to Cor No. 3. identical with Cor. No. :. Rainy Day Association. Survey No. 1867, a fir post in. square. IS in. above ground, scribed 3R-13S7 for this sur vey; thence N, 26 deg. r min. E.. 715.00 ft. to Cor. No. 1. identical with Ger. No. 2, Snake River Association Placer, Sur vey No. 1867. g fir post in square. 2 it. above ground, scribed 4R-13s7 for this survey: thence S. 72 deg. os min. E.. 1374.70 if. to Cor. No. and place of beginning. containing an area of 19.352 acres.
 The notice of location of said placer mining claim is of record in the office of the Recorder of said Cape Nome District and Precinct. in Volume 14o. at Page AT. and amended loca- ton thereof. in Volume IA, at Page 14e of the records of To- cations of said precinct and dis trict:
 There are no conflicting claims
 The adjoining claims are on the North. Steuben Association Placer. Survey No. 344; on the East, entland No. Placer, Survey No. 1859; on the South. Rainy Day Placer. Survey No. 1867; on the West, Snake River Association Placer, Survey No. 1867. Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields, claimant. excepting Survey No. 344 on the North. to which the claimant is unknown.
 The Mineral Monument to which this survey is tied. is To- cated and described as follows: USLM No. 13. is q fir post 6 ins. square. 5 fl. above ground in earth mound. 6 ft. base. and scribed USLM No. 1s. and is situated on the left or north watershed of Snake River and about 500 ft. from left bank of same. and 2.1s miles northwest erly from mouth of said river and :he town of Nome. Alaska, and is in Latitude s4 deg. 32 min. E.. Longitude 1e5 deg. 24 min. W.
 JOHN SCNDBACK.
 Register. Publish Aug g. 90. Sept. 6. lS.