The Nome nugget., 1925-10-31
Department of the Interior

{ Serial Number O544. Survey Number fi32. June 12. 1925. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 UNITED STATES PATENT
 Notice is hereby given that CAPE SMYTHE WHALING AND TRADING CO, California cor poration, it's post-office address being the corner of Post Street and Grant Avenue. care of H. Lebes X Company. San Francisco, California. has filed an Application | for United States patent for that certain Trading and Manufacturing Site situated near Point Barrow. in latitude Il deg Is min. N. Longitude 156 deg. 25 min. W. and designated by the official field notes and plat in the United States and office as Survey No. 1432, and more fully described as fol lows to-wit:
 From the true point for mean der Cor. No and NE cor. of Survey No. 1432 on the shore of Arctic Ocean, and about one half mile NE of Government school house at Barrow. Alaska. Impracticable to set due to it's liability to destruction by ice. Thence s. 35 deg. 2l min. F. along NE boundary 16 chains Set an iron pipe 3 it. long, 3 ins. cor. No. 1, marked W. C. M. C. llS. 1432 on NV side. Dig pits IS K IS 12 ins. on line s. 35 | deg. 21 min. E. 3 and D it. dist. From this corner NV cor. of ice house 20 26 1t bears s. deg. 9 min w.. 324 1t. dist.
 NE cor of warehouse No. 5. IS X 30 it. bears s. 20 deg. 0 min W sos ft. dist. NE cor of Warehouse No. ?. '3O 26 it. bears s. 34 deg. 39 min. W. 211 1t. dist.
 NE cor. of warehouse No. 1, 30 26 it. bears s. 40 deg 39 min. w, 216 1t. dist.
 4.36 chains set an iron pipe 3 1t. long, 3 ins. in diameter, p ins. in the ground for cor. No. '2. marked on side facing claim, C. 2S. 1432.
 Dig pits IS IS 12 ins. on line N. 35 deg. 21 min. w.. and s. 26 deg. IT min. E., 3 it dist
 From this corner, NE cor of res idence IS X 24 it. bears S. To deg. W. 45 1t. dist.
 Thence s. 26 deg. IT min. E. 1926 chains. Set an iron pipe 3 it. long, ins. diam. 2 ins. in the ground for Cor. No. 3, marked on side facing Claim C. 3S 1432.
 Dig pits IS IS x 12 ins. on line N. 26 deg. T. min. W. and S. s6 deg. 13 min. W. 3 it. dist.
 Thence S. s6 deg. 13 min. W. 5.3s chains Set an iron pipe ft. long. ins diam. 2T ins. in the ground for Cor No. 4, marked on side facing the claim, C. AS. 1432.
 Dig pits IS IS l2 ins, on line N. S6 deg. 13 min. E. and x. 6 deg. 27 min. E., it. dist
 Thence \. 6 deg. 21 min F. along eas; side ot small grave yard. 155 chains.
 Set an iron pipe it, long, ins diam. ?. ins. in the ground for Cor. No. 3, marked on side facing the claim. C. 5S. 14S2.
 Dig pits IS IS 12 ins on line s. deg 21 min. w., and \. 6s deg. 40 min. w. 1t dist.
 Thence x. ss deg. 40 min. W along north side of small grave yard, 234 chains. Set an iroA pipe 3 fl. long. 3 ins. diam. 2' ins. in the ground for Cor. No. s. marked on side facing claim C. 6S. 1432.
 Dig pits IS IS 12 ins. on line S. 6S deg. 40 min, E. and x. 43 deg. 54 min. W. 3 if. dist
 Thence N. 43 deg. 54 min. w.. 9.5S chains Residence 12 l4 ft., bears No"th 30 it. dist. 12.s5 chains Set an iron pipe 3 it. long 3 ins. diam. 27 ins. in the ground for Witness Corner to Meander Corner No, marked on NV side, W. c. M. C. IS. 1432.
 Dig pits IS IS x12 fns. on line s. 43 deg. 54 min. E., 3 and it. dist. 1858 chains. True point for Meander Corner on shore of Arctic Ocean
 Impracticable to set due to it's liability to destruction by ice.
 Coast and Geodetic Survey mag, netic station bears s. 2l deg. 56 min. E., PSI chs. dist.
 mean n high tide line of Arctic Ocean N 4s deg, 12 min. E., 9,47
  warehouse No. 4. A X 30 ft.. bears s. 59 deg. 4S min. E., 2.9O chs. dist; sW' Cor. of resi- dence IS 24 ft., bears s. A deg. 4s min. E.. 2.O9 chs, dist, NV cor. storehouse 10 IS It, bears S. 30 deg. E.. 1.99 chs: dist: NV Cor residence 20 v 1t. bears s. deg. E. e.52 chs. dist. At 500 chs. NV cor. of store 30 50 ft.. bears s. 50 deg E.. 231a ks. dist.
 To true point for NC Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning, con taintng 1917 acres.
 |. 5. l.. NJ. SURVEY NO. 143..
 This survey being upon un surveyed public land and there being no U. s. L. NJ. within two miles. U s. Coast and Geodetic Survey magnetic station. is used which is a concrete pier 10 X 10