The Nome nugget., 1942-07-22
Verdon Group Placer

ginning. Containing an area of l 38.611 acres.
 VerdOn Group Placer
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, jdent cal with Cor. No. 5 Snow Queen previousy described Cor. No. 2 Burg Claim, and Cor. No. l Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924 and from whence U.S.L.M. Sur No. SIP bears N. 82 deg. 42 min. w, 4l39.70 fl; thence N. Is deg. 39 min. E. along line 5-4 Snow Queen Placer previously descr4b- ed, l26900 fit. to Cor. Nc. 2, identical with Cor No. 4 Snow 1 Queen Placer this survey pre- viouslv described; thence s. 88 deg. 39 min. E., 128300 f. to Cor No. 3. identical with Cor. No. Sand Hill Placer, Sur No. 1925, a fir post scribed 3-V-l826, for this survey; thence $. r deg. 57 min. w., 152040 it. to Cor. No. 4, a fir post scribed 4-V-1826; thence No. 78 deg. 53 min. w. 57l.00 it. to Cor No. 5, identical with Cor, No. 2 Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, a fir post scribed 5-V-1826; thence N. 76 deg 02 min w. along line 2-1 Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, 679.6O it. to Cor. No. ] and place of beginning Contairlng l an area of 39.790 acres.
 The Alma Claim Placer
 ] Beginning at Cor. No l, ldentl- cal with Cor. No. 4 Verd0n Group Placer, this survey pre- viously described from whence i U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 bears N. 81 deg. 27 min. W, 5385.72 fl; thence N. F deg. 57 min. E. along line 4-3 Verdon Group Placer this survey, l52040 f. to Cor. No. 2 identical with Cor. No. 3 Verdon Group Placer this survey and Cor. No. 1 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925; thence s, 75 deg. 33 min. E., along linel-6 l Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No 1925, l l29450 it. to Cor No. 3, identical with Cor Mo- 6 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, a fir post scribed 3-A-1 1926 for this survey; thence ] s. 27 deg. AS min. w. along line 6-5 Snake River Placer, Sur. No. l l367 l498.00 it. to Cor No. i, Cor. No. 5 Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867 a fir post 1 in. square, 2 it. above the ground in earth mound, scribed 5-SRl367 i s. 27 deg. AS min. w., 7l0.00 ft. the true cor. falls in small pond where same would not be main tainable, and a witness corner bears N. 78 deg. 53 min. w. l0400 fit. distant, being fir post 1 in. square, 3 ft. long set l8 inches in the ground and marked W-C-47A- 1926; thence N. 78 deg. 53 min. w. from true cor. 1042.50 it. to Cor. No. and place of beginning Containing an area of 39.27 acres.
 Easther Association Placer
 Beginning a Cor No. l, ide1ti- cal with Cor. No. Snow Queen Placer this survey previously de scribed from whence U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 bears s. 73 deg. l4 min. w., 35l3. l2 ft.; thence N. Is deg. 25 min. E., 29000 f.. 10 Cor. No. 2, a fir post scribed 2-E-1826; thence N. 81 deg. l2 min. E. 2271.00 it. to Cor. No. 3, fir post scribed 3-E-1826 for this survey, identical with Cor. No. 2 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925; thence s. 8 deg. 46 min. E. along line 2-1 Sand Hill placer, Sur. No. 1925, l0O6.60 fit. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, and with Cor. No. 3 Verdon Group Placer of this survey pre- viously described; thence N. 88 deg, 39 min. w. along line 3-2 Verdon Group Placer this survey 1283.00 fit. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. 2 Verdon Group Placer this survey previously described; thence N. "A deg. Is min. w. along line 4-3 Snow Queen Placer, this survey, 1240.00 fit. to Cor No. 1 and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.065 acres.
 The adjoining claims are:
 On the North, Independence Placer and Paul Jones Placer unsurveyed; on the east, Sand Hill Placer; Sur. No. 1925 and Snake River Placer, Sur. No 1867; on the South, California Placer, unsurveyed, Venus and Burg Placers, both of Sur. No 1924 and Alpha Placer, Sur. No. 1923; and on the West, Quick sand Placer, unsurveyed.
 The location certificates for said placer mining claims are re- corded in Book 203 at page 77; Book 199 at page 308; Book 199 at page 251; Book 199 at page 333; Book POS at page 292 of the records of locations of the said Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
 The said placer mining claims being contiguous and forming one consolidated claim The min eral monument to which said