The Nome nugget., 1940-11-04

V 1926, thence N. 76 deg. O2 min. w. along line 2 Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, 67960 f.. to Cor. No. l and place of begin ming. Containing an area of 39790 acres.
 THE ALMA CLAIM PLACER
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi- cal with Cor. No. 4 VerdOn Group P acer, this survey previously de- Scribed from whence U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 bears N. 81 deg. 27 min. W, 538572 it.; thence N. IT deg. 57 min. E. along line 1 3 Verdon Group Placer this survey, 1520.40 it. to Cor. No. ?, identical with Cor. No. 3 Verdon Group Placer this survey and Cor. No. l Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925; thence s. 75 deg. 33 min. E. along line 6 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, 1294.50 ft. to Cor No. 3, identical with Cor. No. Sand Hill Placer. Sur. No. 1925, a fir post scribed 3-A-1826 for this sur vey; thence s. 27 deg. 48 min. w. along line 5 Snake River Placer, Sur. N. 1867, l49800 it. 10 Cor. No. 1, Cor. No. Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867, a fir post 4 in. square, fl. above the ground in earth mound, scribed 5-SR-1367 bears s. 27 deg. 43 min. w., 7l0.00 ft the true cor falls in small pond where same would not be maintainable, and a wit ness corner bears N. 78 deg. 5 min w, 104.00 fl. distant. being a fir post 1 in. square. 3 ft. long set IS inches in the ground and marked W-C-4-A-1826. thence N. 78 deg 5 min. w. from true cor. 1O4250 it. to Cor. No. and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.27 acres.
 EaSther Association Placer l Beginning at Cor No. l, Identi- cal with Cor No. 3 Snow Queen Placer this survey previously des cribed from whence U.S.L.M Sur No. 512 bears s. 73 deg. 14 min. w, 3513.12 it.; thence N. IS deg. 25 min. E.. 290.00 ft. 10 Cor. ] No 2, a fir post Scribed 2-E-1826; thence N. 81 deg. 12 min E., 2271.00 ft. to Cor Ne 3, 8 fir post scribed 3-E-1826 for this survey, identical with Cor. No. ? Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925 thence ! s. deg 46 min. R. along line Sand Hill Placer. Sur. No l 1925. l0O6.60 fl. to Cor No. 1. identical with Cor. No. 1 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No 1925, and with Cor. No 3 Verdon Group l Placer of this survey previously described; thence N. 88 deg. 39 min. w. along line 2 Verdon ] Group Placer this survey 1283.00 it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with . Cor. No. 2 Verdon Group Placer this survey previously described; thence N. "A deg. 13 min w. along line 1 3 Snow Queen Plac CT, this survey, l24000 it. to Cor. ] No. 1 and place of beginning Con taining an area of 39.065 acres.
 The adjoining claims are: On the north, Independence Placer and Paul Jones Placer, unsurvey ed: on the east Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925 and Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867; on the South, California Placer, unsur- Veyed, Venus and Burg Placers, both of Sur. No 1924 and Alpha 1 Placer, Sur. No. 1923; and on the west, Quicksand Placer, unSur- veyed.
 The location certificates for said placer mining claims are re- corded in Book POS at page 77; Book l99 at page 303; Book 199 at page 251; Book 199 at page 333 and Book POS at page 292 of the records of locations of the said Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alas ka.
 The said placer mining claims being contiguous and forming 1 one Consolidated claim. The min eral monument to which said claims are tied is described as follows
 U.SL.M. Sur. No. 512 is a lime stone 12 in. above the ground marked U.S.L.M. 512 and is To- cated on high ground about 21O0 it. north of Boring Sea l2 mile south of Snake River and about 7 5 miles westerly from Nome in the Cape Nome Recording Dis trict and Precinct, Territory of Alaska in Lat GA deg. 3l min. N, Long. 165 deg. 33 min, w.
 Dated August 30, 1940.
 Amer Rydeen, Registrar.