The Nome nugget., 1942-09-16
In the United States Land Office Fer the Nome Land District,
 Nome, Alaska.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1897 Mineral Entry No. 0958

Mineral Survey No. 1897
 Mineral Entry No. 0958
 Notice is Hereby Given that the United States Smelling Re fning and Mining Company, a M inc 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 Wedge Fraction placer mining claim, the Maud Claim placer mining claim, Sea Biscuit placer mining claim and Haakon placer mining claim, sit uated on the Right Limit, lst and 2nd ter of benches of Dry Creek, about three miles northerly from the town of Nome, in the Cape Nome Mining District and Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, and designated as United States Min eral Survey 1897 and particular lv described in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office with mag netje variation al each corner of the survey of mean value of IS deg 45 min. E., as follows:
 Wedge Fraction placer
 mining claim
 Beginning at Cor No. l, identl- cal with Cor. No. 4, Survey No. 334, Minnie Bell Placer, from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. @ deg. 59 min. w., 524975 it.; thence N. 30 deg. l9 min. F., 1051.10 fl. to Cor No. 2, identi- cal with Cor No 1, Survey No, Ill, No. Below Discovery Placer; thence S..11 deg. 53 min. W. 526.40 it. to Cor. No. 3, identi cal with Cor Mo- 2, Survey No. Ill, No. 3 Below Discovery Pla- cer: thence s. 43 deg. 24 min. w., 568.80 fit. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 56 deg. 36 min. w., $500 it. to Cor. No. l and place of begin ning. containing an area of 2.254 Acres.
 Maud Claim placer mining claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from whence U.SL.M. No II bears N. 57 deg. IA min w., 406850 it; thence N. 36 deg. p min. F., 408.0G it. 10 Cor. No. ?; thence s. g. deg. 02 min. E., l146.30 fl. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. l, Wedge Fraction, this sur vey; thence S. 56 deg 36 min. E., $500 it. to Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 4, Wedge Fraction, this survey; thence s. 43 deg. 24 min, w, 644.60 1t. to Cor No. 5, identical with Cor. No. l, Survey No. 1204, No. 1 Below Placer; thence s. 72 deg. 20 min. w., 569l5 it. to Cor. No. 6; thence N. deg. 19 min. E., 95240 it. to Cor. No. ?; thence N. 79 deg. 37 min w., 360.00 it. to Cor. No. l and place of beginning, contain ing an area of 16.609 Acres.
 Sea Biscuit Placer mining claim
 Beginning al Cor No. 1, identi cal with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 1883, No. 6 Bench Placer from whence U.S.LM. No. II bears N. s deg. 42 min. w, 382660 ft.; thence s. 79 deg. 54 min. E., 264.C5 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. l, Maud Claim, this survey; thence s. 79 deg. 37 min. E., 360.00 it. to Cor No. 3, identical with Cor. No. ' Maud Claim, this survey; thence s. 8 deg. 19 min. W, 952.40 it. to Cor. No i, identical with Cor. No. 6, Maud Claim, this survey; thence s. 72 deg. 20 min. w, 56440 ft. 10 Cor No. 5. identical with Cor. No. l, Survey No 1904, No. 5 Be low Placer; thence N. 88 deg. 25 min. w, 324.20 fl. to Cor. No. 6, identical with Cor. No. 3, Survey 1853. No. Bench Placer thence N IT deg. 36 min. E., 1275.30 it. 10 Go. No. l and place of begin ming, containing an area of l8.824 acres.
 HaakOn Placer mining claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi- cal with Cor. No. 3, Survey No. 446. No. Laura Gulch Placer from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. Fl deg. 43 min. w, 2843.7O it; thence S. 20 deg. O7 min, E., 121.60 ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 5, Survey No. 1858, May Belle Fraction; thence s. 27 deg. IT min. w., l62.80 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. l, Survey 334, Min nie Bell Placer; thence s. 54 deg. 02 min. F., 1230.30 it. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor No. 2, Maud claim, this survey; thence S. 36 deg. p min. w., 40800 fit. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. l, Maud claim, this survey; thence N. 79 deg. 54 min. w., 26405 it. to Cor. No, 6, identical with Cor. No. 1, Sea Biscuit pla- cer, this survey; thence N. 88 deg. 10 min. w., 65450 it. to Cor. No. ', identical with Cor. No. 1, Survey No. 1888, No. 6 Bench