The Nome nugget., 1942-08-10
In the United States Land Office For the Nome Land District,
 Nome, Alaska
Notice of Application for Patent

BNANN AA' AANA NG.' ts@ FNAA SAAtA AN AAiN UNITED STATES SMELTTNG REFINING AND MINING COM PANY, a Maine Corporation, by and through it's attorney-in-f fact, A. M. Hartford, whose post office address is Nome, Alaska, has made application for a United States Patent for the Rosa Fraction, Stormy Fraction and Gold Av- enue Claim, placer mining claims situated on the Right Limit of Dry Creek a tributary of Snake River, about three miles north of the town of Nome in the Cape Nome Mining and Record ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, and designated as United States Mineral Survey No. 1896 and particularly deScrib ed in the official plat and field notes of said claim now on file in the said Land Office, with mean magnetic variations of 19 deg. 30 min. E., as follows:
 Rosa Fraction
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identi cal with Cor. No. 5, Survey No. 1207, Fannie Tract Placer, from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. , deg. 29 min. w, 3835.9 ft.; thence S. 59 deg. 58 min. E, 19625 fl. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor No, 1. Survey No. 457, No. 8 Below Discovery Placer; thence s. ? deg. 53 min. E, ll16.75 it. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 5, Survey No. 457, No. 8 Below Discovery Placer; thence N. 45 deg. 48 min. w, l086.70 it. to Cor. No. 4, identi- cal with Cor. No. l, Survey No. 1907, Oracle Claim Placer: thence s. 62 deg. 02 min. E., 554.4 fl. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. 6, Survey No. 1907, Fannie Tract Placer, thence N. 5 deg. 06 min. E., 719.00 it. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning, con- taining an area of 6.788 Acres.
 Stormy Fraction
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identi cal with Cor No. 4, Survey No. 1907, Fannie Tract Placer, from whence U.S.L.M. No. II bears N. Is deg. 20 min. w, 3274.05 ft.; thence S. 86 deg. 08 min. E., 69080 it. to Cor. No. 2; thence S13 deg, 58 min. w, 153.O5 ft. to Cor. No 3, identical with Cor. No 2, Survey No. 1l24, No. l Laura Gulch Placer; thence s. so deg. 06 min. w, ll30.90 it. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 59 deg. 58min. w, l96.25 it. to Cor. No. 5; thence N. 37 deg. co min. E., 82735 ft. to Cor No. and place of beginning, containing an area of 9462 acres.
 Gold Avenue Claim
 Beginning al Cor. No. l, identi- cal with Cor No. 2. Survey No. 1907 Fannie Tract Placer from whence U.SL.M. No. II bears N. 2 deg. F min. w, 20148 ft.; thence s. 59 deg. 03 min. F., 1323.80 it. 10 Cor. No 2, identi- cal with Cor. No. 10, Survey No. 746, Gertrude Placer; thence N. 30 deg. B min. E., 834.35 fl. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. ' deg. 35 min. w, 2800 it. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor No. 6. Survey No. 446 No Laura Gulch Placer; thence s. 8l deg, 34 min. F., i3.30 it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. l, Survey No. 1124, No. Laura Gulch Placer; thence 5. 13 deg. 58 min. w, 1247.25 fl. to Cor. No. 6; thence N. 86 leg. 03 min. w, 690.30 fl. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 38 deg. 5l min. E., 6l7.5 it. to Cor. 8, identical with. Cor. No 3, Survey No. 1207, Fannie Tract Placer; thence N. 55 deg. AZ min. w, l205.85 fl. to Cor. No. and place of be- ginning, containing an area of 10 468 Acres.
 Sad placer mining claims be- ing contiguous and forming one consolidated survey, containing a total of 26. 7l8 acres.
 The adjoining claims are:
 On the North, Survey No. 446, No. 2 Laura Gulch Placer
 On the E. Survey No. 1l24, No. Laura Gulch Placer, Survey No. 1872, No. ' Below on Dry Creek Placer and Survey No. 457, No. 8 Below Discovery Placer,
 On the s. Survey No. 1907, Oracle Placer,
 On the w. Survey No. 1907, Addie M. DevereauX Bench and Fannie Tract Placer and Survey No. 746, Gertrude Placer.
 The location certificate for said placer mining claims are re- corded in the office of the Re. corder of said Cape Nome Min ing District and Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, as follows:
 Rosa Fraction, Vol. POS, Page 316 and amended location Vol. 220, Page 369;
 Stormy Fraction Placer, Vol 220, Page 69,
 Gold Avenue Placer, Vol. 190, page 222, amended locations Vol. 194, page GA and Vol 220, page 370.
 U.S.L.M. No. II to which these claims are tied, is a fir post 5 fit. above ground in stone mound
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