The Nome nugget., 1926-08-21

Nome, Alaska, has made application ,efure the United States Land Office It Nome. Alaska, for United states Patent for placer claims HOPE NO. l." HOPE NO. II" HOPE NO. H." and HOPE NO. f w." contiguous and adjoining pla- | ger claims about four miles north ! ,ast of he Town of Nome, and be ween Otter Creek and Mcdonald l .'reek, in the Cape Nome Recording Precinct, Territory of Alaska. See ,nd Division, and designated hy tho Office of the Cadastral Engineer of Alaska as Mineral Survey No. lSf9: the exterior boundaries of said claim. according to the plat and field notes of said survey now on file in said Land Office, with mar- netic variations of IS deg. 23 min. To 20 deg. 20 min. E, being as follows:
 'HoPE NO. l."
 commencIng at Cor No. |. fir post i f. long, I ius. sd. gel ? It. in the ground. in sod mound, scrih cd 1-fS19=H l. whence IT. & l.. NJ No. 10 bears \. II deg II min W }24S.3o it.: Anvil Rock bear8 N . leg. n min w; Radio Tower at Nomo=hcars S. Il dce. Fl min. W. original $ w location corner bears $. 30 deg o3 min. ". d1i,Go it.; thence N. 20 deg o3 min F | 24o 4o ft. to Cor. No 2. q fr post firmly set in ground and marked to fndir1ta said claim: thence $ f3 deg 0G min. F t$295 fl. 10 Cor. No. 2 fir post set in ground and mafkod to indical" said claim; thence S 3e7= deg, io min W 333 % ft= to Cor. No i, a fir post set in ground and marked tn indi- cate said claim; thence N 59 deg to min. W. 13So.o fl. to Cor No and place Of beginning, containine an area of 3a.997 Acres.
 "HOPE NO. IT. Hneining al Corner No | ideuti- , gal with Cor No. | Hope Nh. pla- ccr, his survey q fir post from whence r. $. l.. NJ No. 10 bears N i IS deg 5S min w i597.50 ft.: | hence N 21 deg. 10 min, F. 1333 T | f. to Cor No 2; thence s. G6 deg 52 min r, S05 30 1t to Cor. No 2, l identical with Cor. No. 10 Survey No. 499 and Cor. No. Survey No. 1S1o; thence N. SS dee 35 min F G3i60 1t. to Cor No. A. thence S 22 deg. 2S min. w 5532 fl. to Cor | 12i1.70 fl. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning, containing and area of 39975 Acres.
 '1IOPE NO, H." | Beginning at Cor No 1 :. identical with Cor No, Hope No. 1 Placer. and Cor. No. i Hope No. IT Placer. this survey previously described from whence U. s. l.. M No. 10 bears N. 4S deg. 5s min. w t597.50 ft: thence s. G9 deg. 3S min. F. 1241,7O it. to Cor. No. 2; | thence s. 27 deg. 1f min. w. 1271 ft. to Cor. No 2: thence N, 73 deg. o7 min. w. 1i45SO fl. to
 pr No 4 thence N. 35 deg. 03 min. li 1S95.3o fl. to Cor. No. 1 tand place of beginning. containing an area of 2o9S7 Acres.
 "HOPE NO. ""
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identi- cal with Cor Hope No. I Placer, min. r. 1880 fl. to Cor. No 9: l ilflff oD uts. Nb mn " [. 1395.30 1t. 10 Cor. No B thence N. 72 deg. 07 min. w. 10 Cor. No. 4. 9254 it.: thence N. IF deg. 36 min. F. 1G5S.s0 fl. to Cor 1 and place | of beginning. containing an area of 99.6G1 Acres.
 The area in conflict between Hope No. IT and Freeze Out Placer Survey No. 1910 and described as follows: Commencing at Cor. No. 3 Hope No. II Placer and Cor. No. 1o Riverside Group. Survey No 499; thence N Ss deg. 35 min. F, G2i.G it. to Cor. No. Hope No.iI Placer: thence S. 32 deg 2S 4min. | W. 11f5.S fl. 10 point on Line 45 Hope No. II Placer; thence from said point 9a.4 ft. to Cor. No. 2 Survey No. 1910 Freeze Out Placer: thence N. deg. 24 min. F. 910 ft 10 Cor. No Hope No. IT Placer the place of beginning. containing 7s94 acres, which is excluded from this application.
 Area Included in this Application for Patent.
 Hope No. Placer, er,..-.--..39.997 Acres. Hope No. If Placer. fexcludinG conficD ........-.. 32.0S1 Acres Hope No. TIT Placer. ..39.9S7 Acres Hope No. " Placer. 39.661 Acres
 Total net area claimed, 151.72G Acres.
 These claims are on unsurveyed ground situated about four miles northeast of Nome on Mcdonald Creek and on the divide between Mcdonald Creek and Otter Creek, in the Cape Nome Recording Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska. IT.. s. l.. M. No. 19 to which this claim is tied is fir post 6 ins. So. 5, 1t. above ground in earth mound paint- ed white and chiselled IT. s. l.. NJ. No. 19. and is situated oQ tho right limit of Otter Creek. on the divide between Otter Creek and Fox Gulch in the said Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Lat. GA deg. 31 min 10 sec. N. Long. 165 deg. IF min 5 sec. w.
 Adjoining claims are: On the N Cribb Association, Unsur. and Bur. No. 499 Riverside Association: on the F. Sur. No. 1910 Freeze Out Placer and Claims unknown and un- surveyed; on the 8. claims unknown and unsurveyed; on the W. No. 502 Rengsdorff Assn. and claims un- known and unsurveyed.
 A. N. KITTILSEN