The Nome nugget., 1942-08-14
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1896 Mineral Entry No. 0Qh7


 Mineral Entry No. 0957
 Notice is hereby given that the UNITED STATES SMELTING REFINING AND MINING COM PANY, a Maine Corporation, by and through it's attorney-in-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 1907, Fannie Tract Placer, from whence US.L.M. No. II bears N. 5 deg. % min. w, 3835.9 1t; thence s. 59 deg. 58 min. E., l96.25 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 1, Survey No 457, No. Below Discovery Placer; thence s. ? deg. 53 min. E., 1l1675 fl. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor No. 5, Survey No 457, No. 8 Below Discovery Placer; thence N. 45 deg. 48 min. w, 1086.70 fl. to Cor. No. 1, idcnti- 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 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning, con- taining an area of 6.738 Acres.
 Stormy Fraction
 Beginning at Cor No. 1, identi cal with Cor No. 4, Survey No. l2o7, Fannie Tract Placer. from whence U SLIM. No. II bears N. Is deg. 20 min. w, 3274.05 ft.; thence s. 86 deg. 08 min. E., 69080 fl. 10 Cor. No. 2; thence S.13 deg. 58 min. w., l53O5 it. to Cor. No 3, identical with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 1124, No. Laura Gulch Placer; thence s. so deg. 06 min. w, 1130.9O it. to Cor No. 4; thence N. 59 deg. 58min. w, 196.25 if. to Cor. No 5; thence N. 37 deg. % min. F., 82735 fl. to Cor. No. and place of beginning, containing an area of 9.462 acres.
 Gold Avenue Claim
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identi- cal with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 1907 Fannie Tract Placer, from whence U.SL.M. No. II bears N. ' deg. IF min. w., 2014.8 it.; thence s. 59 deg. 08 min. E., l323.80 it. to Cor. No. 2, identi- cal with Cor. No. 10, Survey No. 140, GeTlTuue FldCer, thence IN. 30 deg. B min. E., 834.35 it. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. deg. 35 min. w., 28.00 it. to Cor. No. 4, identical with Cor No. 6, Survey No. 446 No Laura Gulch Placer; thence s. 81 deg. 34 min. E., 43.30 fl. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor No. 1, Survey No. 1124, No. Laura Gulch Placer; thence s. 13 deg. 58 min. w., l247.25 it. to Cor. No. 6; thence N. 86 deg. 03 min. w., 690.80 it. to Cor. No. ?; thence N. 38 deg. 5l min. E.. 617.5 it. to Cor. 8, identical with. Cor. No 3, Survey No. 1207, Fannie Tract Placer; thence N. 55 deg. 47 min. w, 1205.85 it. to Cor. No 1 and place of be- ginning, containing an area of 10.468 Acres.
 Said placer mining claims be- ing contiguous and forming one consolidated survey, containing a total of 26. 7l8 acres.