TREASURERS Ut
ROAD FUND ARE
NOW APPOINTED
JUNEAU.—(By mail.)—H. H. Post
of Juneau, J. V. Sheldon of Nome, J.
W. Gilson of Valdez and George
Hutchinson of Fairbanks have been
appointed by the governor road treas
urers for the disbursement of the
funds apportioned to the four divi
sions for the construction of roads,
trails and bridges in Alaska.
The third Alaska legislature appro
priated the sum of $400,000 tor road
work for the next two years, one-halt
of which is available at once in equal
proportion to the four divisions. I he
act creates a territorial road board,
consisting of the governor, surveyor
general and territorial treasurer. In
addition to the elective office of divi
sional road commissioner, the gover
nor is authorized to appoint two per
sons in each of the four divisions to
co-operate with the divisional road
commission in carrying out road
work. These appointments, the gover
nor stated, he hoped to make at an
early date.
The men appointed as road treas
urers will serve without compensation
and will be required to put up a $10,
000 bond; also, the act requires that
they be officers of banks in the ter
ritory.
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[ MINING NOTES I
George Nunan. who left the head
of the inlet for the Willow creek dis
trict recently writes that he has pitch
ed his camp at Wassilla and will not
attempt to go on into the district at
present on account of the deep snow.
He also writes that the Knik-Willow
creek wagon road is in bad condition
and there is very little freighting be
ing done. It will be several weeks
before he can move his mining equip
ment and provisions into the district.
The Magnolia Melal company will
pay $2.25 per unit for antimony ore
delivered at its Matawan. N. J.. smel
ter when the price of antimony, as
quoted by the Engineering and Min
ing Journal, is 25 cents. For every
cent over 25 cents a pound, 1* cents
will be added to the unit price for ore
and contrariwise for every cent un
der 25 cents. Also a considerable ex
tra price will be paid for ores Tun
ning 40 per cent up. The ri<hef tht
ore the more paid for each unit.
Mr. Harris, of the C ache Creek
Dredge, has a crew of 12 men at work
getting the big machine in shape tor
the summer’s work, which is expect
ed to start about June 1.
Jack Underwood, long a member of
the Seattle Times staff and specialist
on things Alaskan, has quit newspa
per work and is now associated with
famous mining interests in the North
country'* He is a stockholder and di
rector of the American Dredge Build
ing & Construction company-which
operates five dredges in Alaska.
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Results of yesterday’s games:
American League
No games, rain.
National League
At Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3.
At New York 4, Pittsburg 3.
At Brooklyn 2, St. Ixrnis 6.
At Boston 1, Cincinnati 2.
Northwestern League
At Seattle 2, Vancouver 8.
At Spokane 4, Great Falls 5.
At Tacoma 5, Butte 1).
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STANDING OF CLUBS|
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American League
Won Lost Fct.
Chicago -1
Boston 19 «029
New York .16 10 .615
Cleveland . 17 16 .515
Washington .13 14 .481
St. Louis ............18 18 .419
Detroit 11 17 *898
Philadelphia . 8 19 .296
National League
Won Lost Pcu
New York .15 8 .6i»2
Chicago 21 13 .617 j
Philadelphia .16 10 .615.
1st. Louis .15 12 .i>551
Boston _ 10 14 -416,
| Brooklyn . 9 14 .«>91 j
| Pittsburg . 8 22 .266,
Northwestern League
Won Lost Pet.
Tacoma .17 7 .708;
Great Palls 13 10 *666
Spokane 11 18 *458
Seattle 19 13 .484
Vancouver n 16 -49<
Butte 9 14 .891
Ovster cocktails^at The Branch.
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2 C. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.00—
Seward Drug Co.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch. _I
Survey 729, Serial 01799
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
United States Land Office. Juneau.
Alaska. April 24, 1917.
NOTICE is hereby given that Peter
M. Nelson, as assignee of Caroline
Bruer. widow of Henry B. Bruer, be-|
ing entitled to the benefits of Section
2306 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendments:
thereto, has applied to make entry of
the lands embraced in United States'
Non-mineral survey No. 729 situate
on the right bank of Igushik River
[about 2 1-2 miles above its confluence
with Nugashik River and about 1 1-4
miles southeast of Survey No. 392,
Territory of Alaska, more particularly
! described as follows, to-wit: i
Beg. cor. No. 1 beach of Igushik
River at average high tide, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears West 2.96 chs.;
thence from true cor. No. 1 West 9.92»
chs. to cor. No. 2; thence North 9.12
chs. to cor. No. 3; thence East 7.14
chs. to cor. No. 4 on beach of Igushik,
River at average high tide, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears West 2.54 chs.,
from which w’it. cor. U. S. L. M. this
sur. bears N. 9 deg. 51 min. W. 2.181
chs.; thence from true cor. No. 4
meandering beach Igushik River at
average high tide (1) S. 37 deg. 57
min. E. 1.40 chs. (2) S. 28 deg. 15 min.
W. 1. 61 chs. (3) S. 55 deg. 48 min.
E. 3.07 chs.; (4) S. 38 deg. 33 min. E.
1.73 chs. (5) S. 6 deg. 12 min. W. 2.84
chs. (6) S. 42 deg. 06 min. W. 0.93
chs. to cor. No. 1, place of beginning,
containing 8.51 acres. Latitude 58
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CRESCENT MFG. CO.
Seattle, Wash.
deg. 4:; min. 30 sec. N. Longtitude
158 deg. 53 min. 00 sec. W. Variation
at all corners 21 deg. 50 min. E.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Caroline Bruer, widow of
Henry B. Bruer, H. E. No. 03283 made
at St. Peter, Minn., February 1, 1856,
which said right is filed in Juneau
Serial No. 01641) to* which reference
is hereby made. .
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 21, 1917.
Last publication July 26, 1917.
Serial 03562, Survey 1147
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that PA
CIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES, a
corporation, as assignee of John
Beteher and Moses E. Lowell, being
entitled to the benefits of Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States and the amendments thereto,
has applied to make entry of the
lands embraced in United States Non
mineral survey No. 1147 situate just
inside Entrance Point, Port Moller.
Bering Sea, Alaska, more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Beg. cor. No. 1 beach Port Moller
at ordinary high tide, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears North 5.62 chs. dist.;
thence North 15.83 chs. to cor. No. 2
from whence Point Divide bears S.
49 deg. 24 min. W. USLMS 1147 bears
N 58 deg. 55 min. E. 4.15 chs. dist.;
thence East 8.27 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence meandering beach at ordinary
high tide Port Moller, (1) S. 16 deg.
53 min. E. 1.52 chs.; (2) S. 41 deg.
58 min. E. 3.09 chs. (3) S. 38 deg.
55 min. E. 4. 34 chs. (4) S. 52 deg.
01 min. W. 6.35 chs. (5) S. 41 deg.
min. W. 1.54 chs. (6) S. 25 deg. 38
min. W. 1.95 chs. (7) S. 49 deg. 04
min. W. 3.63 chs. (8) N. 82 deg. 38
min. W. 3.91 cha. to cor. No. 1, place
of beginning. Area 15.18 acres. Vaf^
iation all corners 19 deg. 40 min. E.
Lat. 55 deg. 59 min. 19 sec. N. Long.
160 deg. 34 min. W.
As additional to original homestead
entries of John Beteher and Moses E.
Lowell, No. 3738 and No. 3542, en
tered at Redwood Falls, Minn., and
Junction City, Kan., respectively.
Any and all persons claiming ad
verse! v any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
NELSON LAGOON PACKING
POMPANY
By NEWARKL. BURTON,
Its Attorney in Fact.
First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in the Seward Gate
way, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Survey 663, Serial 01797
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby giyen that PA
CIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES, as
assignee of John Betcher, being en
titled to the benefits of Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States and the amendments thereto,
has applied to make entry of the lands
embraced in United States Non-min
eral survey No. 663 situate on North
erly shore of Nelson Lagoon about
one-half mile Northeast of U. S. Sur.
498, Alaska, more particularly de
scribed as follows:
Beg. cor. No. 1 from whence cor.
3 Sur. 662 bears West 21.36 chs. dist.;
U. S. L. M. Sur. 498 bears S. 37 deg.
00 min. W. 44.68 chs.; thence East 10
chs. to cor. No. 2; thence South 12.58
chs. to cor. No. 3 on beach Nelson
Lagoon at ordinary high tide, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears North 10.94 chs.;
thence meandering shore of Nelson
Lagoon at average high tide (1) N.
f9 deg. 32 min. W. 5.02 chs.; (2) N.
79 deg. 21 min. W. 3.56 chs. (3) N.
71 deg. 28 min. W. 1.56 chs. to cor.
No. 4; cor not set, wit. cor. bears
North 5.25 £hs. dist.; thence from true
cor. No. 4 North 11.38 chs.^to cor.
No. 1, place of beginning. Area 12.30
acres. Variation at all comers 19
deg. 40 min. E. Long. 161 deg. 23
| min. W. Lat. 55 deg. 58 min. 19 sec.
N.
As additional to original homestead
entry of John Betcher, No. 3738, en
tered at Redwood Falls, Minn.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
1 First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication July is, 11)17.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in the Seward Gate
VTCiy, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 01830, Survey 665
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Notice is hereby given that NEL
SON LAGOON PACKING COM
PANY, a corporation, as assignee of
George Bell, being entitled to the
benefits of Sec. 230G of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
665, situate about 21-2 miles North
east of Harbor Point, Port Moller.
Bering Sea, Alaska, and more par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
Beg. cor. No. 1 from whence USLM
S. 1034 bears N. 23 deg. 56 min. W.
123.25 chs., C. & G. S. Mon. bears S.
49 deg. 49 min. ‘W.; thence North
5.61 chs. to cor. No. 2; thence East
5. 20 chs. to cor. No. 3; thence South
5.61 chs. to cor. No. 4, Bearing Rock
bears N. 12 deg. 19 miiv W. 1.13 chs.;
thence West 5.20 chs. to cor. No. 1,
place of beginning. Area 2.92 acres.
Variation at all corners 90 deg. 25
min. E. Lat. 55 deg. 56 min. 47 sec.
N. Long. 160 deg. 30 sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of George Bell.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
; the United States Land Office at Ju
; neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
I thereto, under oath, during the period
: of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 15, 1917.
I^ast publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in the Seward Gate
way, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 01807, Survey 740
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
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NOTICE is hereby given that NEL
SON LAGOON PACKING COM
pany, a corporation, as assignee of
George P. Holland, being entitled to
the benefits of Sec. 2306 of the Re
vised Statutes of the UnitQd States
and the amendments thereto, has ap
plied to make entry of the lands em
braced in United States Non-mineral
survey No. 746 situate on Port Moller
Spit between U. S. Surs. Nos. 1034
and 1104, Bering Sea, Alaska, more
particularly described as follows, to
wit:
Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordinary
high tide Port Moller, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears East 2.28 chs.; from
which wit. cor. U. S. Cor. No. 4 Sur.
1034 bears N. 24 deg. 17 min. East
22.49 chs.; wit. cor. 1 sur. 1104 bears
S. 27 deg. 15 min. W. 34.85 chs.;
thence from true cor. No. 1 East 4.54
chs. to cor. No. 2; thence South 10.00
chs. to cor. No. 3; thence West 9.19
chs. to cor. No. 4 on shore of Port
Moller, cor. not set, wit. cor. bears
East 2.37 chs. dist.; thence along
beach Port Moller at ordinary high
tide, N. 24 deg. 56 min. E. 11.03 chs.
to cor. No. 1, place of beg. Area 6.87
acres. Variation at all corners 19 deg.
15 min. E. Lat. 55 deg. 56 min. 27 sec.
N. Long. 160 deg. 30 min. 30 sec. W.
As additional to original home
stead entry of George P. Holland, H.
E. No. 7332, entered at Boonville, Mo.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in the Seward Gate
way, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or .survey.
C. B.-WALKER, Register.
Serial 01808, Survey 664
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Notice is hereby given that NEL
SON LAGOON ‘ PACKING 4 COM
PANY, a corporation, as assignee of
John Betcher, being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-minera! survey No.
664, situate on Sand Spit at Port Mol
ler about 1-4 miles west of U. S. Sur.
1148 and 1-2 mile Northeast of Har
bor Point, Port Moller, Bering Sea,
Alaska, and more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beg. Cor. No. 1 shore Port Moller
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Bay at ordinary high tide, cor. not set,
wit/cor. bears North 2.33 chs. dist.;
from which wit, cor. USLMS 1148
bears N. 32 deg. 26 min. E. 27.48 chs.
dist.; WC Cor. 4 S. 1148 bears N. 39
deg. 06 min. E. 26.08 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 1 North 5.33 chs. to cor.
No. 2; cor. not set, wit. cor. bears So.
3.52 chs* dist; thence from true cor.
No. 2 along beach Port Moller at or
dinary high tide, S. 32 deg. 38 min.
W. 11.59 chs. to cor. No. 3, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears South 1.48 chs.
dist; thence from true cor. No. 3 South
4.05 chs. to cor. No. 4, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears North 2.30 chs. dist.;
thence N. 36 deg. 23 min. E. along
shore Port Moller Bay at ordinary
high tide, 10.53 chs. to cor. No. 1,
place of beginning. Area 2.93 acres.
Variation at all corners 19 deg. 20
min. E. Lat. 55 deg. 56 min. 11 sec.
N. Long. 160 deg. 33 min. 30 sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of John Betcher, H. E. No. 3738,
entered at Red Wood Falls, Minn.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the. above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in the Seward Gate
way, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register
Serial No. 01601
Additional Entry Under Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the Unit
ed States.
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APPLICATION
United States Land Office, Juneau,
Alaska, April 1, 1917.
ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIA
TION, assignee of David Jenkins, be
ing entitled to the benefits of Section
2306 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States granting additional
lands to soldiers and sailors who serv
ed in the Rebellion, does hereby apply
to enter United States Survey No.
1028, situate on the left bank of Nak
nek River, between United States
Surveys Nos. 69 and 527, about fifty
seven (57) chains southwest of latter
survey, Bristol Bay, Bering Sea, Dis
trict of Alaska, and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at M. C. Corner No. 1
on the left bank of Naknek River,
whence Witness Corner bears South
1.03 chains; thence South 12.37 chains
to Corner No. 2, whence southeast
corner of cannery building on Survey
544 bears North 75 deg. 23 min. West,
and mast at Wireless Station adjoin
ing Survey (>9 bears South 68 deg 08
min. West 83.88 chains, and 3-inch
iron pipe marked “U. S. L. M.” bears
South 49 deg. 00 min. West 18.45
chains; thence East 12.17 chains to
Corner No. 3, whence southeast cor
ner of Cannery building bears North
76 deg. 45 min. West, and Witness
Comer to Corner No. 1, Survey 527,
bears North 29 deg. 57 min. East 57.02
chains, and United States Location
Monument, Survey 1028, bears North
31 deg. 35 min. East 24.70 chains;
thence North 14.22 chains to M. C.
Corner No. 4, whence Witness Corner
bears South .98 chains, from whence
southeast corner of Cannery building
bears North 82 deg. 44 min. West;
thence meandering along the shore
line to Naknek River;
(1) North 60 deg. 31 min. West 1.61
chains; (2) North 44 deg. 58 min. East
1.98 chains; (3) North 10 deg. 09 min.
West 0.83 chains; (4) North 61 deg.
36 min. West 0.66 chains; (5) South
63 deg. 06 min. West 3.53 chains; (6)
South 73 deg. 38 min. West 1.77
chains; (7) South 33 deg. 09 min.
West 2.40 chains; (8) South 49 deg.
41 min. West 0.78 chains; (9) North
75 deg. 40 min. West 2.27 chains; (10)
South 72 deg. 12 min. West 1.53
chains; (11) South 57 deg. 21 min.
West 1.22 chains to M. C. Corner No.
1 ami the place of beginning.
Area 17.87 acres. Variation 21 deg.
33 min. East; as additional to the
original homestead entry of David
Jenkins,’No. 677, at Sioux City, Iowa,
dated November 4, 1867, containing
120 acres.
Notice is hereby given that any and
all persons claiming any portion of
the above described land are required
to file a protest during the period of
publication or thirty days thereafter,
in accordance with law, with the Reg
ister and Received of the United
States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
By Harry F. Fortmann, President.
Address: San Francisco, California.
Notice of the above application will
be published in the “Seward Gate
way,” printed at Seward, Alaska,
which I hereby designate as the news
paper published nearest the land ap
plied for in said application.
C. B. WALKER,
_ . •• t . • . . V 1 /> J#*_
Register, unitea states L»anu wince,
Juneau, Alaska.
First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 16, 1917.
Survey 661, Serial 01805
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE, JUNEAU, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that NEL
SON LAGOON PACKING COM
PANY, as assignee of George P. Hol
land, being entitled to the benefits of
Section 2306 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, has applied to make
entry of the lands embraced in Unit
ed States Non-mineral survey No. 661
situate one-half mile Southwest of
mouth of Bear River, Bering Sea,
Alaska, and more particularly describ
ed as follows, to-wit:
Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high
tide beach Bering Sea, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears East 7.99 chs. dist.,
from which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. Sur
1149 bears N. 13 deg. 07 min. W. 40.61
chs.; thence from true cor. No. 1 East
12.01 chs* to cor. No. 2; thence South
14.12 chs. to cor. No. 3; thence West1
14.54 chs. to cor. No. 4, cor. not set;
wit. cor. bears East 9.24 chs.; thence
meandering beach Bering Sea at or
dinary high tide (1) N. 11 deg. 24 min.
E. 7.65 chs. (2) N. 8 deg. 44 min E.
6.69 chs. to cor. No. 1,.* place of be
ginning. Area 18.63 acres. Variation
at all comers 20 deg. 00 min. E. Long.
160 deg. 21 min. W. Lat 56 deg. 06
min. 40 sec. N.
As additional to original homestead
entry of George P. Holland No. 7332
entered at Boonville, Mo.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 15, 1917.
I^st publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in tho Seward Gate
way, o newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 01806, Survey 744
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that NEL
SON LAGOON PACKING COM
PANY, a corporation, as assignee of
George P. Holland, being entitled to
the benefits of Section 2306 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
and the amendments thereto, has ap
plied to make entry of the lands em
braced in United States Non-mineral
survey No. 744, situate on Northeast
end of Port Moller Spit, about 1-4
mile north of U. S. Sur. 1034, Port
Moller, Bering Sea, Alaska, and more
particularly described as follows, to
wit:
Beg. cor. No. 1 shore of Port Mol
ler at ordinary high tide, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears East 1.96 chs. dist;
from which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. Sur.
1034 bears N. 23 deg. 04 min. E. 7.63
chs.; WC Cor. 1 Sur. 1034 bears S. 15
deg. 32 min. W. 20.91 chs.; thence
from true cor. No. 1 East 5.50 chs. to
cor. No. 2; thence North 5.22 chs. to
cor. No. 3; thence West 4.59 chs. to
cor. No. 4, cor. not set, wit. cor. bears
East 1.89 chs.; thence along beach
Port Moller at ordinary high tide S.
9 (leg. 46 min. W. 5.30 chs. to cor. No.
1 place of beginning.
Area 2.63 acres. Variation at all
corners 19 deg. 15 min. E. Lat. 65 deg.
56 min. 27 sec. N. Long. 160 deg. 30
min. 30 sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of George P. Holland No. 7332,
entered at Boonville, Mo.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
the foregoing notice be published for
the statutory period in the Seward
Gateway, a newspaper of general cir
culation printed at Seward, Alaska,
the nearest newspaper to said above
described claim oifsurvey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 02860
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE, JUNEAU, MAY 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that the
NELSON LAGOON PACKING COM
PANY, a corporation, as assignee of
George C. Laws, being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
1218 situated around and including
Harbor Point, Port Moller Spit, Ber
ing Sea, Alaska, and more particular
ly described as follows, to-wit:
Beg. at M. C. Cor. No. 1 on beach
of Port Moller at average high tide,
cor. not set, wit. cor. a granite in
ground marked S. A. H. 1, N. L. P.
C. W. C. bears East 1.65 chs. dist;
from which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. No.
1148 bears N. 33 deg. 50 min. E. 111.64
chs. dist.; 4. 77 chs. from M. C. Cor.
No. 1 to M. C. Cor. No. 2, cor. not set,
wit. cor. a granite set in ground,
marked S. A. H. 2, N. L. P. C. W. C.
bears West 3.59 chs. dist; from which
wit. cor. U. S. C. S. M. bears N. 82
deg. 55 min. E. 105.48 chs. dist; thence
meandering shore of Sand Spit Port
Moller at ordinary high tide (1) S. 23
deg. 40 min. W. 4.00 chs.; (2) S. 19
deg. 31 min. W. 6.00 chs.; (3) S. 24
deg. 26 min. W. 3.64 chs.; (4) S. 80
deg. 34 min. W. 5.00 chs.; (5) 28 deg.
21 min. W. 3.49 chs.; (6) N. 1 deg. 02
min. E. 4.40 chs.; (7) N. 14 deg. 38
min. E. 3.00 chs.; (8) N. 29 deg. 26
min. E. 7.54 chs. to M. C. Cor. No. 1,
place of beginning. Variation at all
comers 19 deg. 40 min. E. Latitude
55 deg. 55 min. 17 sec. N. Longitude
160 deg. 34 min. W. Area 7.64 acres.
As additional to original homestead
entry of George C. Laws. H. E. 968
at Ironton, Texas County, Mo.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required )to
file with Uie Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
First publication May 15,1917.
Last publication July 18, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in tne Seward Gate
way, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.