The Nome nugget., 1942-08-24

N. 18 deg. 70 min. w. along llne 2-1 Alpha Group Association Placer, Survey No 1923, 55l00 it. to Cor No. and place of be ginning. Containing an area of 38.6ll acres.
 Verdon Group Placer
 Beginning at Cor No. l, identl 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. 4l39.70 it.; thence N. Is deg. 39 min. E. along line 5-4 Snow Queen Placer previously descrlb- ed, 1269.O0 it. to Cor NJ. 2. identical with Cor. No. 1 Snow Queen Placer this survey pre- viously described; thence s. 88 deg. 39 min. E., 1283.00 fl. to Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 1 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, a fir post scribed 3-V-l826, for this survey; thence s. r deg. 57 min w., 1520.40 it. to Cor. No. 4, a fir post scribed 4-V-l826; thence No. 78 deg. 53 min. w, 571.00 ft. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, c fir post scribed 5-V-1826; thence N. 76 deg. 02 min. w. along line .2-l Venus Tundra Placer, Sur. No. 1924, 679.6G it. to Cor. No. and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.790 acres.
 The Alma Claim Placer
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, .denti- cal with Cor. No. 4 Verdon Group Placer, this survey pre- viously described from whence U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 bears N. 81 deg 27 min. w, 5385.72 ft.; thence N. IT deg 57 min. E. along line 4-3 Verdon Group Placer this survey, 1520.40 it. to Cor. No. 2 identical with Cor. No. Verdon Group Placer this survey and Cor. No. 1 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925; thence s. 75 deg. 33 min. E., along line1 6 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, l29450 1t. 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 $. 27 deg. 43 min. W. along line 6-5 Snake River Placer, Sur No 1867, 1498.00 fl. to Cor. No. 1, Cor. No. 5 Snake River Placer Sur. No. 1867, a fir post 1 in. square, 2 1t. above the ground in earth mound, scribed 5-SR-l367 S. 27 deg. 48 min. w., 7l0.00 ft. the true cor. falls in small pond where same would not be maln- tainable, and a witness corner bears N. 78 deg. 5 min. w. l04O0 it. distant, being fir post in. square, 3 fl. 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 ! fl. to Cor. No. and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.27 acres.
 Easther Association Placer Beginning Cor. No. l, ldent- cal with Cor. No. Snow Queen Placer this survey previously de scribed from whence U.S.L.M. 1 Sur. No. 5l2 bears s. 73 deg. IA min. w, 3513.l2 ft.; thence N. l5 deg. 25 min. E., 29000 fl. to Cor No ? a fir post scr!bed 2-E-1826; thence N. 8l deg. l2 min. E. 2271.00 fl. to Cor. No. 3, a fir post scribed 3-E-1826 for this survey, identical with Cor l No. 2 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925: thence s. 8 deg. 46 min. F along line 2-1 Sand Hill placer | Sur. No. 1925, 1006.60 it. to Cor l 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.OO fit. to Cor. No. 5, identica. with Cor. No. 2 VerdOn Group l Placer tnlS survey prey io19l described; thence N. "A deg l3 min. w. along line 4-3 Snow Queen Placer, this survey, 1240.00 it. to Cor. No. l and place of beginning Containing an area of 39065 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, Californl9 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 2O8 at page "; Book 199 at page 308; Book ivy at page 251; Book ,199 at page l 333; Book POS at page 292 of the
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