The Nome nugget., 1925-10-24

MARY P. BENCH PLACER, placer mining claims situate on and ad- joining sunset Creek, about 2 miles N. W. from the Town of Nome and the mouth of Snake River. in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District and Precinct. Second Di- vision. Territory of Alaska, being Mineral Survey No. 1892; said claims being more particularly de- scribed in the plat and field notes of the official survey thereof now on file in the office of the Register of the United States Land Office, at Nome, Alaska, with magnetic variation of from 17 deg. E. to Is deg. 45 min. E., as follows: NO. ONE BELOW ON SUNSET
 CREEK PLACER:
 Beginning at Cor. No. |. iden- tical with Cor. No. 2 Kugruk Chief, Survey 1913, fir post 4 ins sq. it. in ground scribed 1882 1B of this survey. whence U. S. L. NJ. No. 1920, bears S. 60 deg. 57 min. W. 2762.43 it.; thence N. 66 deg. 30 min. E., 2215O it. to Cor. No. 2, fir post ins. SD. ft. above ground, scribed 9 1892 1B for this sur vey; thence N. 70 deg. 2s min F. 295.50 it. to Cor. No. 3, fir post ins. sq. 2.5 it. above ground, scribed 1882 1B for this survey; thence s. 63 deg. A min. E. 1407.00 fit. to Cor. No. 4. schist stone 12 ins. above ground. marked 1892 1B for this survey: thence s. S7 deg. 55 min. W. 666.00 1t. to Cor. No. 5, fir post 4 ins sq. ? it. above ground, scribed' 5 1B 1892 for this survey; thence s. 70 deg. B min. W. 429.40 1t. to Cor. No. 6. a schist stone 12 ins. above ground. marked 6 1B 1892: for this survey: thence N. 34 deg. 55 min. E. 327.00 1t. to Cor. No. ', a fir post ins. sq. ? 1t. above ground, scribed : 1B 1892 for this survey; thence \. 54 deg. 5s min. W. 1s41.oo it. to corner No. 1 and place of l9.563 acres.
 MARY P. BENCH PLACER
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1. iden- Placer, Survey No. 1913. fir post scribed M 1882 for this survey; N ucuVe U. L Au 4NOs 1o-V bGui N. ss deg. 49 min. W. 3326.5S 333.40 it. to Cor. No. 2. identical Sunset Creek Placer, this survey, deg. 53 min. E. 429.40 it. to Cor No. 3. identical with Cor. No. 5 No. One Below on Sunest Creek. this survey, previously described; thence s. 55 deg. 27 min. E.. 1O6o.6o it. to Cor. No. 4, lime stone 12 ins. above ground marked 4 MP 1892 for this survey: thence S. 50 deg. 57 min. W. 257.S0 ft. to Cor. No. 5, lime stone marked , MP 1892 for this survey; thence g. so deg. 14 min. W. 670.00 1t. to Cor No. 6. limestone 24x6x3 ins. 12 ins. in ground, marked 6 MP 1892: thence N. A deg. 26 min. W. 1037.OO it. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning; con- taining an area of 19.9S7 acres; said claims being contiguous and forming one consolidated claim containing an area of 39.550 acres.
 The notices of location of said placer claims are recorded in the office of the Recorder of said Min ing District as follows: No. One Below on Sunset Creek Placer, amended location notice recorded in Book POS at page 286; and amended notice of location of the Mary P Bench Placer, is recorded in Book POS at page 4S6 of the records of locations of said min 'ne district.
 The conflicting claims are as follows: No. One Below on Sunset Creek Placer, Survey No. 11SS. All Gold Fraction Placer Survey No. 427 and the Silver Fraction Placer Survey No. 427, all of the above named mining claims con fiict with said No One Below on Sunset Creek Placer: and said Sil yer Fraction Placer Survey No. 427. also conflicts with the Mary F. Bench Placer.
 The adjoining claims are; on the North, Discovery and Cold Air Bench Group. Survey No. 4S2; on the East. unknown and unsurveyed and No. ? below on Sunset Creek, Survey No. 427; on the South, unknown and unsurveyed; on the West, unknown and unsurveyed and the Kugruk Chief, Survey No. 1913.
 The mineral survey monument to which this survey is tied is To- cated and described as follows:
 U. S. l.. NJ. No. 1920, is fiat schist boulder, it. 4 ins above ground, marked U. s. L. M. No 1920. and is situated on a rocky point on side hill about 5000 it. westerly from Sunset Creek, in latitude GA deg. 34 min. N. Longitude 165 deg. 36 min. W. A. N. KITTILSEN
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