The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Verdon Group Placer

38.6ll acres.
 Verdon Group Placer
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi cal with Cor. No. 5 Snow Queen previousy described Cor. No. 2 Burg Claim, and Cor. No. l Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924 and from whence U.S.LM. Sur. No. SIP bears N. 82 deg. 42 min. w. 4139.70 1t; thence N. Is deg. 39 min. E. along line 5-4 Snow Queen Placer previously descrIb- ed, 126900 it. to Cor Nc. 2. identical with Cor. No. 1 Snow Queen Placer this survey pre- vIously described; thence s. 38 deg. 39 min. E., 1283.00 ft 10 Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 1 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, fir post scribed 3-V-l826, for this survey; thence $. l7 deg. 57 min. w., 152O.40 ft. to Cor. No. 4, a fir post scribed 4-V-1826; thence No. 78 deg. 53 min. w, 57l.00 fl. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor No. Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, a fir post scrjbed 5-V-1826; thence N. 76 deg. 02 min. w. along line 2-1 Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, 67960 ft. to Cor. No. ] 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 U.S.LM. Sur. No. 512 bears N. 8l deg. 27 min. w, 5385.72 ft.; thence N. IF deg. 57 min. E. along line 4-3 Verdon Group Placer this survey, 1520.40 ft to Cor. No. 2 identical with Cor. No. 3 Verdon Group Placer this survey and Cor. No. 1 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No 1925; thence S. 75 deg. 33 min. E., along Ijnel- Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, l294.50 1t. to Cor. No. 3. identical with Cor. No. 6 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, a fir post scrIbed 3-A-l826 for this survey; thence s. 27 deg. 48 min. ". along line 6-5 Snake River Placer. Sur No 1867, 149800 ft to Cor. No. i Cor. No. Snake River Placer Sur. No. 1867, a fir post ] in. square, 2 fl. above the ground in earth mound, scribed 5SR-l367 s. 27 deg. AS 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. 53 mia. w l0400 ft. distant, being fir pos. 4 in. square. 3 if. long set IS inches in the ground and marked i W-C-4-A-1 1926; thence N. 78 deg. 5 min. w. from true cor. l042.50 it. to Cor. No. l and place ot beginning. Containing an area of 39.N acres.
 Easther Association Placer Beginning d Cor. No. l, ldent.- cal with Cor. No. 3 Snow Queen Placer this survey previously d. scribed from whence U.SL.M. Sur. No. 5l2 bears s. 73 deg l4 min. w., 35l3.l2 it; thence N. l5 deg. 25 min. E., 29000 fl 10 Cor. No. 2, a fir post scrlbed 2-E-1826; thence N. 8l deg. l2 min. E. 227l.O0 it. to Cor. No. 5. a fir post scribed 3-E-1826 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. ] 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 1283.00 it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. 2 Verdon Group Placer this survey previously described; thence N. "A deg. l3 min. w. along line 4-3 Snow Queen Placer, this survey, 1240.00 it. 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. No. 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 208 at page Y; Book l99 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 said Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
 The said placer mining claims being cOntinouOuS and forming