The Nome nugget., 1942-08-05
In the United States Land Office For the Nome Land District
 Nome, Alaska
Notice of Application For Patent Mineral Survey No. 2122
 Mineral Entry No. 0954

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That United States Smelling Re fining and Mining Company, 8 Maine Corporation, by and through it's attorney fact, A. 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 Center Creek, about 14 mile above the mouth of said Creek and about 12 mile northwest of the shores of Boring Sea and the town of l Nome, in the Cape Nome Min 1 ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, and designated as l United States Mineral Survey No. 2l22 and particularly deScrib ed in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office, with magnetic varia tion at each corner of the sur vey of mean value of IF deg. 20 min. E., as follows:
 The United Bench Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post scribed 1-2122-U, from whence U.SL.M. No. 1C bears s. 1 Is deg. l8 min. E., 4996.63 ft.; thence N. 60 deg. 26 min. w, 796 so it. 10 Cor. No. 2 a fir post scribed 22122-U; thence N 20 deg. 42 min F., 623.80 fl. to Cor. No. 3, fir post scribed 3-2122-U; thence N. 20 deg. 35 min. E., 27970 it. to Cor No. 4, fir post scribed 4-2122-U; thence s. A deg. 02 min. E., 89540 it. to Cor. No 5, a fir post scribed 5-2122-U; thence S. Al deg. 28 min. E., 20850 it. to Cor No. 6, fir post scribed 62122-U; thence S. Al deg. 27 min. w.. l86.05 it. to Cor. No. 2, fir post scribed 7-2122-U; thence s. Al deg 39 min. w, 41940 it. to Cor No. 1 and place of beginning, containing an area of 15.687 Acres.
 No. 3 Bench Third Tier Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, fir post scribed 1-2122-3Bh.. from whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears S. 33 deg. 99 min. E., 4482.3 ft.; thence N 56 deg. 25 min. w., 321.00 fl. 10 Cor. No. 2, a fir post scribed 2-2122-3Bh.; thence N. 20 deg. 42 min. E., l290.30 it. to Cor. No. 3, a fir post scribed 3-2l22- 3Bh; thence s. so deg. 26 min. E, 796.6O it. to Cor. No. 4, fir post scribed 4-2122-3Bh., thence s. fl deg. 39 min. w., 1326.5O it. to Cor. No. 1 and place of begin ming, containing an area of 16.496 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. 1139. No. 2 Bench Second Tier and claims unknown and unsurveyed.
 On the SW., Survey No. 1139, No. Bench Second Tier,
 On the NV, Survey No. 338, 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. 220, Page l62 of the record of locations of said District.
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied is de- scribed as follows:
 U.S.L.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 ton stamped U.S;L.M. No. 1-C, and is in Lat. GA deg. 30 min. 30 sec. N., Long. l65 deg. 25 min. Is sec. l w.
 ,oIa Dated the 18th day of July, l Amer Rydeen, Register