The Nome nugget., 1942-08-14
Notice of Application For Patent
Mineral Survey No. 2122 Mineral Fntrv No 0o54

Mineral EntrV NO. U904
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That United States Smelling Re fining and Mining Company, a Maine Corporation, by an d 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 UNITED BENCH and No. 3 BENCH THIRD TIER Placer Mining Claims, situated on the Right Limit of Center Creek, about 14 mile above the mouth of said Creek and about 12 mile northwest of the shores of Bering 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 cd in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office, with magnetic varia ton at each corner of the sur Vey of mean value of IT deg. 20 min F.. as follows:
 The United Bench Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post scribed 1-2122-U, from whence U.SL.M. No. 1C bears s. 18 deg 18 min. E.. 4996.63 it.; thence N. 50 deg. 26 min. w., 79660 it. to Cor No. 2, a fir post scribed 2-2122-U: thence N. 20 deg. 42 min. E.. 623.80 if. to Cor. No. 3, fir post scribed 3-2l22-U: thence N 20 deg. 35 min. E.. 27970 fl. to Cor No. 4, a fir post Scribed 4-2l22-U; thence s. A deg 02 min. E., 895 40 it. to Cor. No. 5. a fir post scribed 5-2l22-U; thence S. 47 deg. 28 min. E., 208.50 f. 10 Cor. No. 6, a fir post scribed 6-2122-U; thence s. 4l deg. 27 min. w, l8605 f. to Cor. No. ', a fir post scribed 7-2122-U; thence s. Al deg. 39 min. w., 4l940 fl. 10 Cor. Nol and place of beginning, containing an area of l5687 Acres.
 No. 3 Bench Third Tier Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, a fir post scribed -3Bh., from whence U.S.LM. No. 1C bears s. 33 deg. 09 min. E.. 4482.3 it.; thence N. 56 deg g min. w., 32l.00 fl. to Cor. No. 2. fir post scribed 2-2122-3Bh.; thence N. 20 deg 42 min. E., 129030 fit. to Cor. No. 3, a fir post scribod 3-2122- 3Bh; thence s. so deg. 26 min. E., 796.60 it. to Cor. No. 4, fir post scribed 4-2l22-3Bh., thence s. 41 deg. 39 min. w, 1326.50 it. to Cor. No. 1 and place of begin ming, containing an area of l6496 ! Acres.
 There are no conflicting claims. The adjoining claims are: On the NE, Survey No. 1863, Grace Association placer, and claims unknown and unsurveyed. i On the SEE, Survey No. 1139. No. 2 Bench Second Tier and claims unknown and unsurveyed.
 On the SW., Survey No. ll39, No. l Bench Second Tier, 1 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, 220, Page 162 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. 1C to which these claims are tied is an iron pipe 4a4 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. l65 deg. 25 min. Is sec. w.
 Dated the 18th day of July, 1942.
 Amer Rydeen, Register
 First publication July 13, l942, and ending September II, 1922.