The Nome nugget., 1942-08-07
Verdon Group Placer

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 Nerdon Group Placer
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identi cal with Cor No. 5 Snow Queen preViousy described Cor. No. 2 Burg Claim. and Cor. No. 1 Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924 and from whence U.S.LM. Sur. No. SIP bears N. 82 deg. 42 min. ". 1 4l59.70 f.; thence N. 18 deg. 39 min. E along line 5-4 Snow 1 Queen Placer previously describ- ed, l26900 fl. 10 Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor No l Snow 1 Queen Placer this survey pre- Viously described; thence s. 38 deg. 39 min. E., 1283.00 ft to i Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. l Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, fir post scribed 3-V-l826, for this survey; thence s. IF deg. 57 min. w., 1520.40 1t. to Cor. No. 1, fir post scribed 4-V-l826; thence No. 78 deg. 53 min. W. 57l.00 f. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, a fir post scribed 5-V-1826; thence N. 76 deg. 02 min. w. along line 2-l Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. ] 1924, 67960 fl. to Cor. No. l and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.790 acres.
 The Alma Claim Placer
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, ldenti- cal with Cor. No. 4 Verdon Group Placer, this survey pre- viously described from whence 1 U.SL.M. Sur. No. SIP bears N. 8l deg. 2 min. w., 5385.72 ft.; thence N. l7 deg. 57 min. E. along line 4-3 Verdon Group Placer this survey, 1520.40 fl. to Cor. No. 2 identical with Cor. No. 3 Verdon Group Placer this survey and Cor. No. l Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925; thence s. 75 deg. 33 min. E., along linel-6 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, l294 50 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 6 Sand Hill Placer. Sur No. 1925, a fir post scribed 3-A-1826 for this survey; thence s. 27 deg. AS min. w. along line 6-5 Snake River Placer, Sur No. 1867, l493.00 it. to Cor. No. 1, Cor. No. Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867, a fir post in. square. 2 it. above the ground in earth mound, scribed 5SR-l367 s. 27 deg. 48 min. w, 7l0.00 fl. the true cor. falls in small pond where same would not be main tainable, and a witness corner bears N. 78 deg B min. w., l0400 it. distant, being a fir post 1 in. square, 3 it. long set Is inches in the ground and marked ] W-C-4-A-1826; thence N. 78 deg. 5 min. w. from true cor l042.50 1 fl. to Cor. No. and place of beginning. Containing an area of 3927 acres.
 Easther Association Placer
 Beginning Cor. No. l, identi- cal with Cor. No. 3 SunW Queen Placer this survey previously de scribed from whence U.S.LM. Sur. No. SIP bears s. 73 deg. IA min. w., 3513.12 1t; thence N. b deg. 25 min. E., 290.00 f.; to Cor. No. 2, fir post scr.bed 2-E-1826; thence N. 8l deg. l2 min. E. 227l,00 it. to Cor. No. 3, a fir post scribed 3-E1826 for this survey, identical with Cor. No. 2 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925; thence s. 8 deg. 46 min E. along line 2-1 Sand Hill placer, Sur. No. 1925, 100660 it. to Cor, No. 4, identical with Cor. No. l Sand Hill Placer, Sur, No. 1925, and with Cor. No. 3 Verdon Group Placer of this survey pre- viously described; thence N. 88 deg. 39 min. w. along line 3-2 Verdon Group Placer this survey 128300 fit. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. 2 Verdon Group Placer this survey previously described; thence N. "A deg 13 min. w. along line 4-3 Snow | Queen Placer, this survey, l240.00 ft. to Cor No. and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.065 acres.
 The adjoining claims are:
 On the North, Independence Placer and Paul Jones Placer, unsurveyed; on the east, Sand Hill Placer; Sur. No. 1925 and Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867; on the South, California Placer, unsurveyed, Venus and Burg Placers, both of Sur. Mo- 1924 and Alpha Placer, Sur. No 1923; and on the West, Quick sand Placer, unsurveyed.
 The location certificates for said placer mining claims are re corded in Book POS at page "; Book 199 at page 308; Book l99 at page 251; Book 199 at page 333; Book POS at page 292 of the records of locations of the saidi Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
 The said placer mining clalms being contiguous and forming one consolidated claim. The nm eral monument to which sald claims are tied is described as