The Nome nugget., 1942-08-03
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, Maine Corporation, by and through it's 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 F mile above the mouth of said Creek and about F mile northwest of the shores of Boring Sea and the town of Nome, in the Cape Nome Min ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 2122 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 IT deg. 20 min. E., as follows:
 The United Bench Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post scribed l-2I22-U. from whence USL.M. No. 1C bears S. Is deg. IS min. E., 4996.63 1t; thence N. 50 deg 26 min. w, 796.60 ft. 10 Cor. No. 2, fir post Scribed 2-2122-U: thence N. 20 deg. 42 min. E., 623.80 fit. to Cor. No. 3, fir post scribed 3-2122-U; thence N 20 deg. 35 min. E., N9.70 it. to Cor. No. 4, a fir post scribed 4-2122-U; thence s. fl deg 02 min. E., 895.40 it. to Cog. No. 5, fir post scribed 5-2122-U; thence s. AT deg. 23 min. E., 208.50 fl. to Cor. No. 6, a fir post scribed 6-2122-U; thence S. Al deg. 27 min. w, 186.05 it. to Cor. No. 2, a fir post scribed 7-2122-U; thence s. Al deg. 39 min, w, 4l940 it. to Cor No. l and place of beginning, containing an area of 15.637 Acres.
 No. } Bench Third Tier Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post scribed l-2122-3Bh., from whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears s. B deg. 09 min. F.. 4482.3 ft.; thence N. 56 deg. 25 min. w, 321.00 fit. to Cor. No. 2, fir post scribed 2-2122-3Bh.; thence N. 20 deg. 42 min. E., 1290.30 it. to Cor. No. 3, a fir post scribed 3-2122- 3Bh; thence S. so deg. 26 min. E., 79660 it. to Cor. No. 4, a fir post scribed 4-2122-3Bh., thence s. Al deg 39 min. w, 1326.50 it. to Cor. No l and place of begin ming, containing an area of 16-4 496 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. 1l39, No Bench Second Tier and claims unknown and unsurveyed.
 On the SW., Survey No. ll39, No l 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. 22O, Page 162 of the record of locations of said District.
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied is de-
 Dated the 18th day of July, l942.
 Amer Rydeen, Register
 First publication July 13, 1942. and ending September II, 1922. scribed as follows
 U.S.L.M. No. 1C 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.L.M. No. 1-C, and is in Lat. 64 deg. 30 min. 30 sec, N, Long. 165 deg, 25 min. Is sec.