The Nome nugget., 1942-07-20
In the United States Land Ofie. For the Nome Land Distrlct
 Nome, Alaska
Notice of Application For Patent
Mineral Survey No. 2l22 Mineral Entry No. 0954

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That United States Smelling Re fning and Mining Company, 3 Maine Corporation, by an d through its attorncy-in-fact, \. M Hartford. whose post office ad dress is Nome. Alaska, has made application for a United States Patent for the UNITED BENCH and No. 3 BENCH THIRD TIER Placer Mining Claims, situated on the Right Limit of Cen,er Creek. about ii mile above the mouth of said Creek and about r mile northwest of the shores of Boring Sea and the town of Nome, in the Cape Nome Mn ing District and Precinct, Teri tory of Alaska, and designated as United States Mineral SNVeY l No. 2l22 and particularly describ ed m the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office, with magnetic KarIa Bon al each corner of the Sur- vey of mean value of F deg. 20 ma F.. as follows:
 The United Bench Claim
 Beginning al Ca. No. ], a fir post scribcd 1-2l22-U from whence U.SL.M. No. 1C bears s. l8 deg. IS mn. F.. 1896 63 ft.; l thence N. 60 dve. 26 mn. w, i 7q6 60 f. 10 Cor No. ?. fir post ,rr.brd 2-2122-II. thence N. 20 l lag 10 mn F.. G23.80 f ta Cor. i No. 3. a fir post ,cribed 3-2l22-U.
 hence ". 20 deg. s min. E. . 27Q7O f. to Cor No. 4, fir post
 or.bcd 4-2i22-U, thence $. 44 1 leg. 02 mn. E.. 895.40 1t to Cor. l No. ,, fir post scribed 5-2l22-U; l thence $. 47 deg 28 mn. E., l 203.50 fl. to Cor No. 6, fir post .cribed 6-2l22-U; thence s. Al dng. 27 min. w., l8605 ft. to Cor. i No. : fir post Scribed 7-2l22-U; i thence S Al deg g min. w. 1 ll9.40 f. to Cor No. ] and place pf beg inning, containing an area | l5637 Acres.
 No. 2 Bench Third Tier Claim
 Beginning at Cor. NJ l, fir post scr.bed 1-2l22-3Bh. from whence U.SL.M. No. lC bears S. | B deg. 09 min. E.. 4482.3 ft.; thence N. 56 deg 9 mn. w. 32l GO fl to Cor No. 9 a fir post ,cribed 2-2122-3Bh.. thence N. 20 1 deg 42 min. F.. l29O.30 ft 10 Cor. 1 No. 3. a fir post scrlbod 3-2l22- ! 3Bh. thence s. 60 deg % min. E., 1 796 So ft to Cor No 1. fir post scribod 4-2122-3Bha thence $. Al deg. 39 min. w., l32650 fl. to Cor No and place of begin mug, containing an area of Ib.496 ] Acres.
 There are no conflicting claims.
 The adjoining claims are:
 On the NE, Survey No. 1863, Grace Association placer, and claims unknown and unsurVeyed.
 On the SEE, Survey No. 1l39, 1 No ? Bench Second Ter and claims unknown and unsuVeyed.
 On the SW, Survey No 1139, No. 1 Bench Second Tier,
 On the NV, Survey No; 338, 1 Aspen Placer claim, and claims unknown and unSurVeyed.
 The location certificates for said placer mining claims are recorded in the office of the Re corder of the Cape Nome Mining District, Territory of Alaska, in Vol. 22O, Page 162 of the record of locations of said District,
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied Is de- scribed as follows:
 U.SL.M. No. 1C to which these claims are tied is an iron pipe 434 in. in diameter, 30 ins. above the ground, a brass cap on top stamped U.SL.M. No. l-C, and is in Lat. 64 deg. 30 min. 30 sec. N, Long. 165 deg. 25 min. Is sec. | ".
 Dated the 18th day of July, 1912
 Amer Rydeen, Register