The Nome nugget., 1942-09-11
Notice of Application For Pate .
Mineral Survey No 2l22 Mineral Entry No O954
VOTICF IS HERFBY GIVE '

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That United States Smelling P fining and Mining Company, Maine Corporation. by ami through it's attorncy-ln-fact. A. NJ. Hartford, whose post office ad dress Is Nome. Alaska, has made application for a United States Patent for the UNITED BENCH and No. BENCH THIRD TIER Placer Mining Claims, situated on the Right Limit of Center Creek. about II mile above fhe mouth of said Creek and about l2 mile northwest of the shores of Boring Sea and the town If Nome. in the Cape Nome M n~ ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska. and des gnated 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 Vari4 tion at each corner of the sur vey of mean value of IT deg. 20 min E.. as follows.
 The United Bench Claim
 Beginning al C.r No. l, fir post scribed l-2122-U. from whence U.SL.M. No. lC bears $. IS deg. IS min. F., 499663 ft.; thence N. 50 deg 26 min. w., 796 60 fl to Cor. No ,, a fir post scribed 2-2122-U. thence N 20 deg. F min. F.. 62380 ft. to Cor No. 3, a fir post scrlbed 3-2l22 U; thence N. 20 deg 35 min E, 279.70 fl. to Cor No 1. a fir post scr.bcd 4-2l22-U; thence s. A deg. 02 min. F. 895 10 it. to Cor No. ,. a fir post scr.bed 5-2122- U: thence s 1T deg 28 min. F.. 208.50 fl. to Cor No 6, a fir post scribcd 6-2l22-U. thence s II deg. 27 min. ", l8605 it. to Cor No. [. a fir post scribed 7-2122-U; thence s. II dcg 39 min. W. 4l9.40 fl. to Cor NJ l and place of beg inning. containing an area 0f l5.687 Acras.
 No. 3 Bench Third Tier Claim
 Beginning at Cnr No. 1, q fir post scr.bcd l-2l22-3Bh., from whence USL.M No. 1C bears s. B deg. O9 min Ea 4482.3 f.; thence N. 56 de4 9 min. H., 3210O fl. to Cor Ne. }. a fir post scribed 2-2l22-3Bh. hence N. 20 deg. 42 m n. F.. l29030 it. to Cor. No, 3. a fir post scribed 3-2l22- 3Bh: thence $ 60 deg 26 min. E., 79660 f. to Gar. Nc 1, fir post scribed 4-2I22-3Bh.. thence s. 4l deg. 39 min. w. l526.50 f. to Cor. No. l and place of begin ming, containing an area of l6.49G 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. l139, No. 2 Bench Second Tier and claims unknown and unSurveycd.
 On the SW, Survey No. ll39. No. 1 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 l Vol. 20. Page l62 of the record of locations of said District.
 The mineral monument to which these claims are tied is de- scribed as follows:
 U.S.L.M. No. lC 10 which these claims are tied IS an iron pipe 1 4a4 in. in diameter, 30 ins. above the ground, q brass cap on top stamped U.S.L.M. No. 1-C, and is in Lat GA deg. 30 min. 30 sec. i N, Long. l65 deg. 25 min. 18 sec. w.
 Dated the 18th day of Ju'y, l l942.
 Amer Rydeen, Re ster
 First publication July 13, l942, and ending September Il, l9-2.