The Nome nugget., 1925-10-10
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 FOR PATENT
Mineral Application
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 AT NOME, ALASKA

M l ED IA l ES IAN lJ Or IL tl
 AT NOME, ALASKA August % 1928.
 Notice is hereby given that Clinton J. Ruch. citizen of the United States, whose post office York City. x. Y. has made ap- his attorney-in fact. whose post office address is Nome. Alaska. for United States patent to the fol- lowing described placer mining claim situated in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording Precinct. Territory of Alaska to-wit:
 SOPHIA PLACER MINING CLAIM.
 Said mining claim is situated on the left limit of Snake River adjacent to Nome Townsite Tract on it's northwest corner, and in conflict herewith. and is embraced in Mineral Survey No. 1so6; said placer claim being more particular ly described in the plat and field notes of the official survey there of. now on file in the office of tha Register of the l. $ Land Odics at Nome, Alaska, with magnetic variations of from l. deg. 45 min F. to 1a deg, n nm. E. as follows.
 Beginning at Cor No. 1. d sehist stone ehiseled 1-lS05-S: whence USLM No C bears N. 8 deg 54 min W 159s@1 f.. distant: thence N 10 deg l3 min F. sol DO f. to Cor No. ? schist stone chiseled 2-lSN6-S thence N 6s deg h min w 100 DO fl. to Cor No . not set on account of being i'll bed ot Snake River. from which Wit. Cor, limestone chiseled " 2 3-1S06-S bears s 6s deg 10 min F 1925 1t, distant; tAance from true polnt for Cor No. !. \. 10 deg IS min F. 5No.o1 1t. to Cor. No. schist stone cAi5- eled 4-1Sas-s; thence : 5f deg. 10 min. F.. 1h0 ah fl to Cor No. ,, if, post fl abova ground scrlbed 5-1So6-S for thts survay; l52:3 if. 10 Cor. No g. j fir =6-1SN6-S thence 5 55 deg 85 min F, i-o.7n ft to cor. No, ', fir post fit above ground scribed 7-lS0f-S; thence 2i deg e9 min W 55i7o fl 'o Cor. No & fir post fl above ground scribed S-1Sn6-S for this survey thence s 5- deg. 2A min. F. 614.3o if. to Cor. No { fir post ft. above ground scribed 9-1S06-S: thence s. 50 deg 52 min W 7o2.20 ft to Cor No. 10. fir post ? fl above ground scribed 1n-1S06-S for this survey; thence N 73 deg. 35 min W. 4S0.20 fl. to Cor. No. and place of beginning containing 1a3S7 acres.
 Adjoining and conflictins claims are: On the North. Allie Claim, Sur 1873. and Black Cat. unsur- veyed; on the East. New Zealand Placer, Sur 1194, and Blizzard Fraction. Sur. 1925: on the South. Sur. 451. Nome Townsite. in con- fict with this survey to the ex- tent of 13.7O2 acres. which con- fiict is not excluded from thls ap- plication; on the West, Annie Claim, unsurveyed. Also in con- fict with tracts shown on official plat as Nome City Cemetary" (also called Masonic Cenetery) and Catholic cemetary." ths latter wholly, within this survey. DoiH ttllttcIS arc CAtiuuVh from this application. Area Of cemeteries, excluded. 4200 acres: net area applied for. 15.1s7 acres.
 The location notice is recorded in the records of the Recorder oe- Cape Nome Mining and Recording Precinct Alaska. in Vol. 1O5. P. 453, with amended notices in Vol l76. D. PA. and Vol. 20s. D 2ao.
 USLM No. l C. to which this survey is tied is fir post , ft. above ground. in earth mound. chiseled USLM No. I C, with nail in top for true point. and IS sit- uated on high point on right Him. it. and above. bend of Snake RiE- CT, in said Precinct. Latitude, 6+ deg 3O5 min. N: Longitude 165 deg 25.3 min. W.
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 Register. Publish Aug. p, 29. Sept. ,. i2. 19, 26. Oct. 3. 10, r.. 1925.