The Nome nugget., 1942-07-17
Notice of Application For Patent
Mineral Survey No. 2l22 Mineral Entry No. O954

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That United States Smelling Re fning and Mining Company, q Maine Corporation, by and through its attorney-in-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 i4 mile above the mouth of said Creek and about l2 mile northwest of the shores of Boring Sea and the town of Nome, in the Cape Nome Mn ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 2l22 and particularly descrlb ed in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office, with magnetic varia t.on at each corner of the sur Vey of mean value of l7 deg % min E. as follows:
 The United Bench Claim
 Beginning al Cor No. 1. a fir post scmbed l2122-U, from whence U.SL.M. No. 1C bears s. IS deg IS min F., 1906 63 1t; thence \. so deg. 26 min w, 796. 50 ft. 10 Cor No. 2 d fir post 1 Scr=bpd 2-2l22-J. thence N. 20 i deg. 42 mn F.. 623.80 fl to Cor. No. 3. fir post seribed 3-2l22- 2-U; thcncc \. 20 deg. 35 min E.. l 279.70 fl. 10 Cor No i, fr post scr.brd 4-2122-U, thence $ Al deg. 02 min. E.. 895 40 fl. to Cor l No }. fir post scribed 5-2l22-U; thence s. 47 deg. 28 min. E., 203.50 fl. to Ger. No 6, fir post 5cribcd 6-2l22-U; thence s. 4l deg. 27 min. w, l86.05 fl. 10 Cor No ', q fir post scribed 7-2l22-U; thence s. Il deg. 39 min. W.. 4l9.40 fl. to Cor. No l ana place of beginning, containing an area of l5,687 Acres
 No. 5 Bench Third Tier Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. l. q fir post scribed l-2122-3Bh4 from whence USL.M. No. lC bears $. 33 deg 09 min. E.. 4+82.3 ft.; thence N 56 deg. g mm- w., 32l % fl. 10 Cor. No 2, fir post scribed 2-2I22-3Bh.; thence N 20 deg. 42 mn. F.. l290.30 ft. to Cor. No 3. fir post scribed 3-2l22- 3Bh. thence $. 50 deg. 26 min. E., i 79G.60 it. 10 Cor. No 1, fir post scribcd 4-2l22-3Bha thence $. Al deg. go min. W, l326.50 f. to Cor. No. l and place of begin ming. containing an area of l6 496 Acres.
 There are no conflicting claims.
 The adjoining claims aie:
 On the NE. Survey No. 1863, l Grace Association placer and claims unknown and unsurFeyed.
 On the SEE. Survey No. ll39, No. 2 Bench Second Ter and claims unknown and unsurVcyed,
 On the SW., Survey No. ll39, 1 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 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. lC to which these claims are tied is an iron pipe 4s4 in. in diameter, 30 inS. above the ground, a brass cap on top stamped U.S.LM. No. 1-C, and IS in Lat. GA deg. 30 min. 30 sec. ] N, Long. l65 deg. 25 min, Is sec. | w.
 Dated the 18th day of July, l l942.
 Amer Rydeen, Register First publication July l3, l942, | |.