The Nome nugget., 1942-09-18
In the United States Land Office For the Nome Land District,
 Nome, Alaska.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1897 Mineral Entry No. 0958

Notice IS Hereby Given that the United States Smelling Re fining and Mining Company, d N a alne corporation, by and through !tS 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 tier 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 retic variation at each corner Of tae survey of mean value of l8 dag. 45 min. E., as follows.
 Wedge Fraction placer
 mining claim
 Beginning at Cor No 1, Id,ntl- cal with Cor. No. 1, Survey No. 334. Minnie Bell Placer, from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. 60 deg. 59 min. w. 524975 1t; thence N. 30 deg. l9 min. F., 105l.10 fl. to Cor. No. 2, identi- Cal with Cor. No l, Survey No. Ill. No. 3 Below Discovery Placer; thence s. II deg. 53 min. W, 52640 it. to Cor. No. 3, identi cal with Cor. No. ?, Survey No. III. No. 3 Below Discovery Pla- cer: thence s. 43 deg. 24 min. w, 568.80 fit. to Cor. No. 1; thence N 5G deg. 36 min. w, $500 it. to Cor. No. ] and place of begin rlng. containing an area of 2.254 Acres.
 Maud Claim placer mining claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. ], from whence U.S.L!M. No. II bears N. 57 deg. fl min. w, 4068.50 it; thence N. 36 deg. g min E.. 40800 fl. to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 54 deg. 02 min. E., l146.30 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor No. l, Wedge Fraction, this sur vey; thence s. 56 deg. 36 min. E.. 3800 it. to Cor No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 4, Wedge Fraction, this survey; thence s. 43 deg. 24 min. w, 644.60 ft. to Cor No. 5, identical with Cor. No. l, Survey No. 1904, No. 4 Below Placer; thence S. 72 deg. 20 min. w, 569.l5 it. to Cor No. 6; thence N. g deg. 19 min. E., 952.40 it. to Cor. No. T. thence N. 79 deg. 37 min w., 36000 it. 10 Cor. No. l and place of beginning, contain ing an area of l6.609 Acres.
 Sea Biscuit Placer mining claim
 Beginning at Cor No. l, identi- cal with Cor No. ,. Survey No. 1883. No. Bench Placer from whence US.L.M. No. II bears N. 55 deg. 42 min. w, 3826.60 ft.; thence s. 79 deg. 54 min. E., 26405 it. to Cor. No 2, identical with Cor. No. l, Maud Claim, this survey; thence s. 79 deg. 37 min. E., 360O0 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. ' Maud Claim, this survey; thence s. 8 deg. 19 min. w., 952.40 ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 6, Maud Claim, this survey; thence $. 72 deg 20 min. w., 564.40 fl. to Cor No. 5, identical with Cor No. l, Survey No. 1904, No. 5 Be low Placer; thence N 83 deg. 25 min. w, 32420 fl. to Cor. No. 6, Identical with Cor. No. 3, Survey 1883. No. 6 Bench Placer thence N. IT deg. 36 min. E., 1275.30 it. to Go. No. 1 and place of begin ming, containing an area of l3.024 acres.
 Haakon Placer mining claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi- cal with Cor. No. 3, Survey No, 446, No. 2 Laura Gulch Placer from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. Fl deg. 43 min. w., 284370 fit; thence s. 20 deg. 07 min. F., 121.60 it. to Cor. No. ?, identical with Cor. No. 5, Survey No. 1858, May Belle Fraction; thence s. 27 deg. IT min. w., 162.80 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. l, Survey 334, Min nie Bell Placer; thence s. 54 deg. 02 min. E., 123030 it. to Cor No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 2, Maud claim, this survey; thence s. 36 deg g min. w., 408.00 it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor No. l, Maud claim, this survey; thence N. 79 deg. 54 min. w., 264.05 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. 1883, No. 6 Bench Placer; thence N. deg. 50 min. E., 1257.8 it. to Cor. No 1 and place of beginning, containing an area of 16.193 acres.
 There are no conflicting claims.
 The adjoining claims are;
 On the N., Survey No. 334, Minnie Bell Placer and Survey No. 1853, May Belle Fraction.