The Nome daily nugget., 1937-08-06
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND DISTRICT, NOME, ALASKA. NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 FOR PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1884 Mineral Entry No. O932

lted States Smelling Refining and Mining Company, a Maine cor poration, by and through it's at torney-in -fact, A. M. Hartford, whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, has made application for United States Patent for the Won der Fraction Mo- 1 and Wonder Fraction No. 2 Placer Mining Claims situated on Wonder Creek, a tributary of Center Creek. in the Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alas ka, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 1884 and particularly described in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office as follows:
 Wonder Fraction No
 Magnetic variations 17 deg. co min. to IF deg. 45 min. E.
 Beginning at Cor. No. l of Won der Fraction No. Placer, esta- bliShed on line 2-3 Survey No. Al, Lillian Association Placer, a fir post 42 in. long, in. square, IS in. in the ground. in an earth mound "A in. base, marked WE l-lWF-2-3- 1884, for this survey. and from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. 77 deg. "A min. E. 5,289,66 ft. Anvil Rock bears N. l3 deg. 3l min. 30 sec. E, then co s. l9 deg. % min. w. l43.8 fl. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 6, Survey ll55, Linda Association Group Placer, a fir post 4 in. square, 30 in. above ground, marked WF-l-2-WF-2-2- 1884 for this survey, thence N. 58 deg. 54 min. w. 659.3 if. to Cor No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 4, Survey No. 1861, No. 6 Below Discovery Placer, a fir post 4 in. square 30 in. above ground, mark ed WF-l-3-1884 for this survey, thence N. 65 deg. 35 min. w. 547.6 it. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor No. Survey No. 1861, No. 6 First Tier Bench on the Right Limit Wonder Creek Placer, fir post 4 in. square, 30 in. above ground, marked WF-l-4-1884 for this survey, thence s. 68 deg. 47 min. E. 1902 ft. to Cor. No. and place of beginning, contain ing an area of 148l acres.
 Wonder Fraction No. 2
 Magnetic variations F deg. co min. to l7 deg. 45 min. E.
 Beginning at Cor. No. of the Wonder Fraction Mo- 2 Placer identical with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 444, Lillian Association Plac- CT. a fir post 4 in. square, A in. above ground, in an earth mound l2 in. high, marked WF-2-l-1834 for this survey and from whence U. s. L. M. No. II bears N. 70 deg. B min. E. 4502.1 it. Anvil Rock bears N. 9 deg. 10 min. E., then ce N. 77 deg. 06 min. w. 993.0 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor No. 2 Wonder Fraction No. l Placer of this survey, and pre- described, thence N. l9 deg. 00 min. E. 1438 ft. to Cor. No. 3, which is identical with Cor. No. l Wonder Fraction No. 1 of this survey previously des- thence s. 68 deg. 47 min. E. 988.5 fl. to Cor. No. and place of beginning, containing an area of 1880 acres.
 The adjoining claims are: on the north Survey No. 444, Lillian Association Placer; on the east Survey No. 1883, Florence Asso- citation Placer and Survey No. 1155 Linda Association Group Placer: on the south Survey Mo- 1155, Linda Association Group Placer, Survey No. 1885, Wonder Fraction No. 3 Placer, Survey No. 1861, No. Below Discovery Plac- CT, and Survey No. 1861, No. 6 First Tier Bench on Right Limit Wonder Creek Placer; on the west Survey No. l127, Tundra Lakes Association Placer. The conflicting claims are Justice Placer Claim, survey No. 583, claimant unknown.
 The location cerllncateS TOT said mining claims are recorded in the office of the recorder of the Cape Nome Mining District, Territory of Alaska, in volume 208, pages 4l6 and AT of the re- cords of locations of said district.
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied is des- cribed as follows:
 U. s. L. M. No. II is a fir post 6 in. square, 2 it. above ground, firmly set in a mound of stone 30 in. high, 60 in. base, marked U. | s. L. M. No. II and is situated on the ridge between Holyoke | and Bourbon Creek 70 it. E. of l the Bessie road in Lat. GA deg. 32 min. N. Long. 165 deg. p min. w.
 Dated the 5th day of Aug | ust, 1887.
 ALMER RYDEEN
 Register First Publication Aug. 6, 1887. Last Publication October 6, 1887.