The Nome nugget., 1942-09-16
In the United States Land Office For the Nome Land District
 Nome, Alaska.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1898 Mineral Entry No. 0959

Mineral Survey No. 1898
 Mineral Entry No. 0959
 NOTICE Is Hereby Given that the United States Smelling Re fning and Mining Company a M a i n corporation, by and through it's attorney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford, whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, has made application for a United States Patent for the Aviation placer mining claim and the Rube placer mining claim, sit uated on the Left Limit, first tier of benches of Bourbon Creek, about two miles northerly from the shore of Boring Sea in the Cape Nome Mining and Record ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 1898 and particularly describ ed in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office with magnetic var iation al each corner of the sur vey of mean value of IS deg. 40 min. E., as follows:
 Aviation Placer Mining Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. l ident- cal with Cor. No. 1, Survey No. 1l20, East Bench Placer, from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. 2l deg 27 min. E., 2541.80 ft.; thence s g. deg. 51 min. w., 96630 fit. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 78 deg. 54 min. w, 356.80 it. to Cor. N 3, identical with Cor No. l. Survey No 691, Bench No. l Placer; thence N. 13 deg. 40 min. E., 104375 1t. to Cor. No 1, identi cal with Cor, No. l, Survey No. 689, Northern Queen placer; thence S. GA deg. O2 min. E., 29885 it. to Cor. No. l and place of beginning, containing an area of 7.455 acres.
 Rube Placer Mining Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identi cal with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 690, Fraction No. l Mine Placer Claim, from whence U.S.LM No. II bears N. 22 deg. 28 min. w. l546.70 it; thence s. 30 deg. 34 min. w, 661.50 it. to Cor No, 2, identical with Cor No. II, Survey No. 746, Gertrude Placer; thence N. 45 deg 16 min. w, i99l0 it. to Cor No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 1, Survey No. 1907. Fannie Tract Placer; thence s. 52 deg. 58 min. w., 52390 1t. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. II. Survey No. 1907, Fannie Tract placer; thence s. 37 deg. l3 min. w., 456.00 it. to Cor. No, 5; Cor. No. 5 being in the center of the Government road. A witness corner to said Cor No. 5. bears s. 37 deg. l3 min. w., 437 1t; thence N. 63 deg. 55 min. w, from true Corner No. 5, 389, 50 it. to Cor. No 6, identical with Cor. No. 1, Aviation placer min ing claim, this survey; thence N. 64 deg. 02 min. w, 29885 fl. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor No. 4, Aviation Placer mining claim, this survey; thence N. 52 deg 05 min. E., 831.40 fl. to Cor. No. 8, identical with Cor. No. B. Survey No. 690 Luckey Fraction placer; thence N 75 deg. 25. min. E., 1171.80 fit. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning, containing an area of 16.776 acres.
 There are no conflicting claims.
 The adjoining claims are:
 On the N, Survey No. 690, Luckey Fraction Placer and Sur vey No. 690, Fraction No. 1 Mine Placer Claim.
 On the E., Survey No. 746, Ger trude Placer, Survey No. 1207, Fannie Tract and Survey No. 1120, East Bench Placer.
 On the S., Survey No. 691, Bench No. l Placer.
 On the w. Survey No. 689, Northern Queen Placer.
 The original and amended To- cation certificates for said placer mining claims are recorded in the office of the Recorder of the Cape Nome Mining District, Territory of Alaska as follows:
 Aviation Placer Mining Claim in Vol. PA, at Page 124 and Vol. 220 at Page 89.
 Rube Placer Mining Claim in Vol. 2l4, at Page 124 and Vol 22O at Page 90.
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied is de scribed as follows:
 U.S.L.M. No. II to which these claims are tied is situated on the divide between Holyoke and Bourbon Creeks about TO it. east of the Government road in said mining district and is in Lat. GA deg. 32 min. % sec. N, and Long. 165 deg. 21 min. 54 sec. w.
 Dated the Is day of Sept. 1942.
 Amer Rydeen, Register.
 First publication Sept. 16, 1922 and Ct