The Nome nugget., 1926-08-28
NOTICE OF RATIFICATION
 FOR PATENT

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
 OFFICE, AT NOME, ALASKA.
 July 8, 1926.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JAMES FRAWLEY, whose re- sidence and postoffice address Is Nome, Alaska, has made application before the United States Land. Office at Nome, Alaska. for United States Patent for placer claims HOPE NO. l." HOPE NO. IT," HOPE NO. H." and HOPE NO. w." contiguous and adjoining pla- cer claims about four miles north east of the Town of Nome. and he tween Otter Creek and Mcdonald Creek, in the Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Territory of Alaska, Sec ond Division, and designated by the Office of the Cadastral Engineer of Alaska as Mineral Survey No. 1873: the exterior boundaries of said claim. according to the plat and field notes of said survey now on file in said Land Office. with mag netic variations of Is deg. a min to 20 deg. 20 min. E.. being as follows:
 HOPE NO. l."
 Commencing at Cor. No. l. hr post I 1t. long. 1 ins. sq. set 1t. in the ground. In sod mound. scrlb- ed 1-1S19-H |; whence U. s. l.. NJ. No. 19 bears N. A deg. 41 min. w. 324S.3O it.: Anvil Rock bears N. 45 deg. 35 min. w; Radio Tower at Nome bears s. 71 deg. 51 min. w.; original s. W. location corner bears s. 30 deg. 03 min. w. 411.60 it.: thence N. 30 deg O3 min E. l240,40 it. to Cor. No. 3, a fir post firmly set in ground and marked to indicate said claim: thence & 63 deg. 0G min. E. 1329.6 1t. to Cor. No. 3, fir post set in ground and marked to indicate said claim: thence s. 27 deg. 49 min. w 1333,70 1t, to Cor. No. 1. a Rr post set in ground and marked to indi- cate said claim: thence N 69 deg. 10 min. w. 13s0.O it. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning. containing an area of 39.997 Acres.
 "HOPE NO. IT."
 Begining at Corner No. 1. tdenti- cal with Cor. No. Hope No. Pia- Sui NNS, pOoN whence U. S. L. M. No. 19 bears N. IS deg. 5s min. w. 4s97.50 it.: thence N. 27 deg. 4s min. E. 1333.7 it. to Cor. No. 2: thence s. 66 deg. 52 min. F. s05.b0 1t. to Cor. No. g.. identical with Cor. No. 10 Survey No. 499 and Cor. No. 4 Survey No. 1S1O: thence N. S8 deg. 35 min. E. G34.6O 1t. to Cor. No. 1: thence s. 32 deg. 2s min. w. 6b3.2 1t. to Cor. No. 5; thence N. 69 deg. 3s min. W. 1241.70 it. to Cor. No 1 and place of beginning, containing and area of 39.975 Acres.
 HOPE NO. III"
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 1 Hope No. Placer. and Cor. No. 1 Hope No. II Placer, this survey previously described. from whence U. s. l.. M. No. 19 bears N. 4s deg. 68 min. W. 4597.50 it.; thence 8. 6s deg. 38 min. E. 1241.7O it. to Cor. No. 3: thence 8. 27 deg. 14 min. W. 73 deg. 07 min. W. l446.s0 1t. to or No. 1: thence N. 35 deg. 03 min. E. 139630 fl. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning. containing an area of 39.ss7 Acres.
 HOPE NO. Iv."
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1. tdenti- cal with Cor. Hope No. I Placer. this survey: thence 8. 50 deg. 10 min. E. 1880 it. to Cor. No. g. thence s. 36 deg. 03 min. W. 1395.30 fl. to Cor. No. 5: thence N. 73 deg. 07 min. W. to Cor. No. |, 926,4 it.: thence N. IT deg. 36 min. E. 165Ss0 1t. to Cor. and place of beginning. containing an area of s9.661 Acres.
 The area in conaict between Hope No. II and Freeze Out Placer Survey No. 1sl0 and described as follows: Commencing at Cor. No. 3 Hope No. II Placer and Cor. No. 10 Riverside Group. Survey No. 499: thence N. 8s deg. 36 min. E. G34.6 it. to Cor. No. { Hope No.II Placer: thence 8. 32 deg. 2s min. W. 1145.S it. to a point on Line 45 Hope No. II Placer: thence from said point 99.< 1t. to Cor. No. , Survey No. 1910 Freeze Out Placer; thence N. { deg. 24 min. E. 910 1t. to Cor. No. Hope No. II Placer, the place of beginning, containing 1884 acres, which is excluded from this application.
 Area Included in this Application for Patent.
 Hope No. Placer. Acres.
 Hope No. II Placer. fexcludIng conflict, -::::.:.,:. .;.-...-s2.0s1 Acres. Hope No. III Placer. ..3e.087 Acres. Hope No. W Placer, ..S0. .e6l Acres.
 Total net area claimed. 16l.72d Acres.
 These claims are on uusurveyed ground situated about four miles northeast of Nome on Mcdonald Creek and on the divide between Mcdonald Creek and Otter Greek, in the Cape Nome Recording Pre- cfnot. Territory of Alaska. U. 8. L.. M. No. 1s to which this claim Is tied Is fir post 6 ias. a. G ft. above ground in earth mound paiat- ed white and chiselled U. 6. L. V. No. 19. and Is situated on the right limit of Otter Creek. on the divide between Otter Greek and Fox 0ulch in the said Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Lat. el deg. 31 mia. 10 sse. \. Long. lss deg. 1T min. : sec. w.
 Adjoining claims are: On the Y. Cribb Association. Unsur. and Sur. No. 4SS Riverside Association; on the E. Sur. No. 1610 Freeze Out Placer and Claims unknown and un- surveyed: on the g. claims unknowp and unaurvAvAAs s m thA " Nh G0a