THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
AMERICAN WOMAN IN
PERIL IN RUSSIA
Seattle, Aug. 10— Mia* A<1*-list M .
Parker, a Seattle school teacher is in
dJro peril in Soviet llussin, according
io advices received l»y local friends.
BIG GAIN IN WASHINGTON
WHEAT CROP PREDICTED
Spokane, Wn. Aug. 10—Federal
experts estimate that the Washington
whjeevt crop year will total thirty one
Million bushels, a gain of *en million
bushels over last year.
ALASKA DISASTER
UNDER INVESTIGATION
San Francisco, Aug. 10—A federal
Investigation of the Alaska disaster
began hetv this afternoon before John
K. Belger. Supervising Marine Tn
LONG IMPRISONED AMERICANS
RELEASED BY RUSSIA
Kiga. A ug. 10—('apt. Km mot t Kil
patrick. Western II Kstes. John Flick.
C. H. Kalina tie no. II, J. Uanmnoc
arid llussol I’.finger. Americans who
were imprisoned for amg periods in
Servitude in Kussi.i, have been re
leased ami have arrived at Xorvn. ac
cording to information received here
SEATTLE GOV’T ASSAY
OFFICE HEAD NAMED
Harding has nominated Thomas G.
Hat he war fur the position of Assayer
at the government assay office at Ke
INTERESTS SEEK REPEAL
OF PARCEL POST LAW
lobby, the object of which is to secure
JAP MAGAZINS EXPLOSION
KILLS. MAIMS 2,000
itniii artillc y magazine today killed
and injured two thousand persons.
RUSSIA TO FREE ALL
AMERICAN PRISONERS
London. Aug. 9—The Foreign Of
fice announced today that it lias been
officially advised by the Moscow gov
ernment that .-ill American prisoners
4n Russia are to be released.
TERRIFIC HEAT WAVE
HITS LAPLAND
Spitsbergen. Aug. S—A terrific
bent wave has truck Lapland. The
reindeer, bears and other animals are
reported suffering terribly from the
DREADNAUGHT COMMISSIONED
Vallijo. Cal. Aug. 10—The dread
mission here this afternoon.
HARDING TO OPEN
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
Harding will personally open the in
ternational disarmament conference
November 11. it was made known to
HARDING ISSUES FORMAL
CALL FOR CONFERENCE
Washington, Aug. 12—President
Harding's formal call for the Novem
ber disarmament conference was sent
out today to the various powers who
have signified their endorsement of
the president’s proposal.
MINISTER SAYS DISARMAMENT
CONFERENCE SHOULD
NOT BE HELD
Washington, Aug. 10—Dr. Matt
hews. ‘he noted Seattle divine, tonight
declared that the forhtcoming disarm
ament conference broods mischief and
should not h|Q held.
SEATTLE BANK ROBBER
IMPLICATES BANK CLERK
Kansas Pity, Aug 10—Gordon Pat
ton, who is held here for the robbery
cf a messenger of the Northwestern
Trust and State Rank of Seattle, in
a confession *o the police today, im
plicated a clerk in the bank.
Gordon asserted that he and a com
panion. who is also under arrest here,
had arranged to hold up two Seattle
bank messengers carrying $75,000 but
arrivfc-d on the scene of *.he proposed
robbery too late and so held up two
other messengers, getting $25,000.
i
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
BY SEATTLE POLICEMAN
Se.Vtle, Aug-. 11—Policeman \V. O.
Pensmore killed an unidentified man
early this morning In a revolver bat
tle. following the latter’s refusal tn
stop at the poli<>«nan*s command.
The unknown, when asked to give an
account of himself replied with shot*.
Slain unknown Identified as Former
Seattle, Aug. 12—-Policeman Pens
more's victim in yesterday's revolver
battle was identified today as a form
er convict nw.'.ed Payle.
DERANGED AVIATOR ATTACKS
COMPANION IN CLOUDS
Aldershot. Kngland. Aug. 11—Be
coming mentaly deranged while flying
at an altitude of several thousand feet
today. Observer Blank of the Royal
| Air Voices suddenly attacked and heat
I Flight Lieutenant Bulman, the pilot
who was seatr-d in front of him, all
the way down to the ground. Rulman
noticed that his observer had appar
ently lost his senses and Immediately
began to descend. The machine
landed with a crash but neither of the
two nin were Injured.
FRIDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
BODY OF MISSING COLMA
PRIEST FOUND MURDERED
San Francisco, Aug. 11—The mur
dered body of Father Heslin, the miss
ing Colmo jrriest, was found bu.ied
latli last evening at the bottom of a
sand cliff near Solnda Beach, twenty
miles south of Sun Francisco. Heslin
had been shot through the heart and
another bullet had passed through his
head. The body was exhumed at 11
o'clock last night by a party consist
ing ->f Chief of Police O'Brien, Con
stable 1.1tiding, a flaw newspaper men
and William Hightower, the discov
erer of the g ave, who claims he dis
covered the locution as n result of a
ti,* given him by Dolly Mason, a wo
man i»f the underworld.
The last written demand of the
kidnappers for HJaslin's release w ,s
$ 15.non. They asserted in the note
that Heslin was being tortured. High
tower told the police that he was led
to investigate the story told him by
Dolly M ison in the hope of obtaining
the trow r«l of So,000 recently offered
bv Archbishop Hanna for the recovery
of Father Heslin dead oj- alive. Hfigh
tower is being held by the police pend
ing further investigation of the case.
He says he krtmv the Mason woman
in Salt Hake and asserts that he was
told by her that she got her infonma
regarding Heslin from ;tn intoxicated
foreigner woh expressed hatred for the
Catholic Chinch.
Father was last sefan alive at 0
o'clock Tuesday. August 2, when a
stranger drove- up to lh£ parochial
residence at Colm.u in an auto and
asked the priest to administer the last
secrament to a dying relative Father
Hfrslin went away with him and
shortly after demands for money for
his relief were received at St Mary's
Cathedral here.
Money and Watch Found on Body of
Murdered Priest
San Fmneisceo, Aug. 12—Adding
still fin ther to the mystery surround
ing the murder, eighty five dollars in
money and a valuable watch was found
by the police today on the person of
Father Heslin, whose remains were
exhumed a short distance south of the
Hightower, who found the body, is
in jail here pending an investigation
of his movements.
IRISH REPLY TO BRITISH
PEACE PROPOSALS RECEIVED
London, Aug. 11—The reply of De
Valera to the government's Irish pteace
proposals were handed to Austin
Chamberlain, the government leader
in the House of Commons at noon to
The tenor of the reply has been
withheld with the explanation that it
was to be the subject first of confer
ences by the cabinet and that the con
tents are unlikely to W“ divulged for
so*rie days.
NEW ALASKA BILL
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Washington. Aug. 11—Senator
New's bill, which was taken up for
consideration by the Senate Committee
on Territories tnda^r, would eslaVlsh
government steamship transportation
service from the mainland of the Unit
ed State.! to Alaska by authorizing the
president 1o diaw from the Shipping
Board such ships a i ore necessary fer
the work. They would work 4n con
nection with the government railway
line in Alaska and the system thus
established would he subject to lease
to private individuals upon the ap
proval of the president.
STRANGE TIDES MAY ACCOUNT
FOR ALASKA WRECK
Washington, Aug. 11—Raffling
phenomena, in tidal tendencies which
have just been discovered probably ac
count for the loss of the steamship
Alaska, according to Dr. E. Lester
Jones, director of the Const Geodltic
"Winds driving paraltd to the Pa
cific Coast," he said, "have set up new
currents which, all unsuspected i*y
navigators, drift in toward land, in
stead of dn the direction of the wind,
as is usually the rule.
RUTH AHEAD OF LAST
YEAR'S BATTING RECORD
Philadelphia., Aug. 12—Ruth knock
ed out his forty third home run of the
present season dn the game with Phil
adelphia today. The famous batsman
is nine days ahead of his record for
lost y^ar.
LORO BYNG NOW
CANADIAN GOVERNOR
Quebec, Can. Aug: 12—Lord Byng
was today sworn in as Governor Gen
eral of Canada before a notable gn th
ISLAND GOVERNORSHIP
OPENING TO WOOD
Washington, Aug. 12—A bill was
introduced In the Senate today mak
ing possible the appointment of Gen
end Leonard Wood as Governor Gen
eral of the Philippines.
GENERAL WOOD VICTIM
OF SEA ACCIDENT
Manilla, P. T. Aug. 12—General
Leonard Wood was thrown into |'ie
sea at Cateel Dawas today through
the capsizing of a small boat and
swam ash orb with no (Image beyond
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per month $1.00.
FIRE MJIRM SIGNALS
.. Stamford oil Co.
.Cara tea* Cold Storage
.9. t. Beacon Co, office
.Headquarters Saloon
.The Lobby
.Pioneer* Igloo
...Catholic Church
...Polet'a residence
.Torkey’s Cigar Store
.opp. Webb’s Market
Engine House, Phone Main 97.
whistles water.I Are oof
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
BLUE GOOSE MINING COMPANY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to
the stockholders of Blue Ckx.se Min
ing Company that on Saturday the fith
day of August 1921. tit' Roanl of Di
rectors of said Company at a meeting
specially called for that purpose, duly
adopted the following (resolution:
RESOLVED that in the judg
aihle and I^eneficial for the Blue
Goose Mining Company that it
should he dissolved.
NOTICE TS HEREBY GIVEN that
a. special meeting of the stockholders
of said corporation has been called
by the Board of Directors and will be
held on Saturday the 10th day ..f Sep
tember 1921. at the hour of oni- o’clock
P. M of said day, at the offices of the
Company, at the office of O. p. Coch
ran in the Oity of Nome. Territory of
Alaska, for the purpose of taking ac
tion upon the resolution so adopted
by the Board of Directors, and the
transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors.
O. p. COCHRAN,
(Seal) Blue Goose Mining Company.
Publish—Aug. 13, 20 .27. Sr!pt. 3, 1921
MINERAL APPLICATION
United Suites Land Office.
Nome, Alaska.
August 12. 1921
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
the DEVELOPMENT COMPANY of
Alaska, Inc., a corporation, organized
under and existing pursuant to the
laws of thfe State of New York, author
ized to do and doing business in the
Territory of Alaska, the Post Office ad
dress of which is NOME. Alaska, has
through Geo. D. Schofield, its duly
authorized agent and attorney in fact,
whose Post Office address is Nome.
Alaska, made application in the United
States Land Offioa at Nome in the
Territory of Alaska, for a United
States patent for placer mining claims
known and described as No. 1 BELOW
MBRRITTS DISCOVERY, BENCH
CLAIM No, 1 below Merritts Discov
ery, No. 2 below Merritts Discovery.
N. Y. ASSOCIATION BENCH.
CLEANUP FRACTION. TULLOCK
FRACTION. No. 4 below Merritts
Discovery, BENCH CLAIM No. 4 or
No. 4 A, No. 5 below Merritts Dis
covery, LOUISE BENCH ASSOCIA
TION. No. 6 below Merritts Discov
ery, No. 7 below Merritts Discovery.
No. 8 below Merritts Discovery, nil
situate on Kougarok River, in Cape
Nome (formerly Kougarok) Recording
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, being
under Mineral Survey No. 1290. Said
claims are moip particularly described
in the field notes and plat of the of
ficial survey thereof now on file in
said Imnd Office, and ar follow®, to-wit:
No. 1 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1, identical
with I neat lion cor., a schist stone
•24*7*7 ins. 12 ins. In ground,
nut'ked 1 IB, 2BI, 4 N Y. 4 2B,
1290. with earth mounrl 24 ins.
base 16 ins. high. E. side of same,
whence U.S.I-.M. No. 1290 bears
S. 49 deg. 34 min. E. 2765.9 ft.
thence S. 77 deg. 01 min. W.
569.40 ft. to cor. No. 2. identical
with location corner: a schist
stone 24*6*6 ins.. 12 ins. in
ground, marked 2 IB 3 2B 1290
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high west side same: Thence
N. 11 deg. 22 min. E. 1415.00 ft.
to cor, 3. identical with location
oar. a shist stone 24*8*3 ins 12
Lns. in ground, marked 3 IB 1290
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high E. side of same: Thence
S. 73 deg. 51 min. E. 592.80 ft.
to cor. 4. identical with location
cor. a schist stone stone 26*8*6
14 ins. in ground, marked 4 IB 8
B1 1290 with stone mound 24 ins.
Ikusc 16 ins. high W. side of
same; Thfcnce S. 15 deg. 01 min.
W. 1138.00 ft. to cor. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area
of 16.133 acres. _
BENCH CLAIM No. 1 BELOW
MERRITTS DISCOVERY
Beginning at cor. 1, Identical
with location cor., a schist stone
24*7x6 ins. 12 ins. in ground
marked 1 B1 5 NY 1290 with earth
mound 24 ins. base 16 ins. high
E side of same, whence U.S.E. j
M. No. 1290 bears S. 39 cleg. 16
min. E. 2181.9 ft. thence N. 81
dfcg. 48 min. W. 732.00 ft. to cor.
2. identical with location cor., and
with qor. 1 of No. 1 Below Mer
ritt.s Discovery placer, this survey
previously described: Thence N.
15 deg. 01 min. E. 1133.00 ft. to
cor. 3 identical with location cor.,
and with car. 4 of No. 1 Below
Merritts Discovery placer, pre
viously described: Thtence S. 67
deg. 01 min. E. 656.30 ft. to cor.
4 identical with location corner, a
schist stone 24x10*3 ins. 12 ins.
in ground with earth mound 24
inis, base 16 ins. high E. Side of
saime. cor. marked 4 HI 1290:
Thence S. 10 deg. 23 min. VV.
958.20 ft. to co". 1 and place of
beginning, containing an area of
No. 2 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning a*, cor. 1, identical
with location cor., a schist stone
24x10x6 ins.. 12 ins. in ground
marked 1 2B 3 NY 1290 with earth
mound 24 ins. base 16 ins. high
E side of same, whence U.S.J..
M. No. 1290 bears S. 72 deg 33
min. K. 1952.38 ft., thence S. 76
deg. 40 min. W. 559.80 ft. to cor.
2. identical with location cor., a
schist stone 26x8x4 ins. 13 in-s in
ground, marked 2 2B 1290 with
earth mound 24 ins. base 16 ins.
high K. side same: Thenda N. 11
deg. 48 min. W. 1235.60 ft. to
cor. 3, identical with location cor.
M err: Its Discovery placer previ
ously described: Thence N. 77
deg. 01 min. K. 569.40 ft. to cor.
4. Identical with location cor. and .
with cor. 1 of No. 1 below Mer
described; Tlv nee s'. 11 deg. 22
area of 15.988 acres.
N. Y. ASSOCIATION
BENCH PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. identical
with location cor., a schist stone
26x8x3 ins. 13 ins. iin ground,
marked 1 NY 3B4 3 CP 1290, with
earth mound 24 ins. base. 16 ins.
high N. E. side of same, whence
U. S.D. SI. No. 1290 bears S. 83
deg. 54 min. E. 1119.34 ft; thence
5. 24 dfc«. 32 min. \Vv 460.00 ft.
to cor. 2, identical with location
cor., a schist stone 26x10x8 ins.
13 ins. in ground marked 2NY
2CP 4TF 1290, with earth mound
24 ins. base 16 ins. high W. side
of same: Thence N. 32 deg. 15
min. W. 1046.40 ft. to cor. 3.
identical with location cor. and
with cor 1 of No. 2 below Mer
ritt* Discovery placer, this survey,
previously described: Thenrta N.
11 deg. 22 min - W. 1232.40 ft. to
cor. 4. identical with location cor.
and with cor. 4 of No. 2 below
Meriitts Discovery, cor. 1, of No.
1 below Merritt* Discovery and
cor. 2 of Bench Claim No. 1 be
low Meriitts Discovery, all of this
survey, previously described:
Thtance S. 81 deg. 48 n«in E. 732
ft. to cor. 5, identical with loca
tion cor. and with cor. 1 Bench
Claim No. 1 below Meriitts Dis
covery. previously described;
Thence S. 9 deg. 41 min. E.
1593.00 ft. to cor. 1 and place of
beginning, containing an area of
CLEANUP FRACTION PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1 identical
with location cor., a fir post 4 ins.
sq. 4 ft. long. 24 ins. in ground
marked 1 CP 2 B4 4 4B 1 TP 1920
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
.In*, hdgh around samp, whence
1J.S.1,.M. No. 1290 bears N. 68
deg 56 min. E. 1090 feet, thence
N. 72 deg. 10 min. W. 801.10 feet
to oor. 2, identical with location
cor. and with cor. 2 N. Y. Assoc
iation Bench, this survey previous
| ly described; Thence N. 24 deg.
32 mfin. E. along line 2-1 N. Y.
Association Bench, this survey
460.00 feet, to cor. 3, identical
with location co-. and with cor.
I N. Y. Association Bench, pre
viously described; Thence S. 10
deg. 38 min. E. 519.70 feet to
cor. 1, and place of beginning,
containing an area of 1.580 a errs.
TULLOCH FRACTION, OR No. 3 A
BELOW MERRITTS DI8COVERY
Begilining at cor. 1 identical
wtith location cor, and with cor. I
i Cleanup Fraction placer, this *ur
! vey previously described, whence
r.S.D.M. No. 1290 bears N. 68
deg. 56 min. E. 1090-feet, thence
S. 10 deg. 46 min. E. 585.00 feet
to cor. 2, Identical with location
cor., a schist stone 24x8x6 ins. 12
j Ins. In ground, marked 2TF 3 4B
1290. with stone mound 24x16 ins.
high E. side of cor. thence N. 72
deg. 12 min. W. 803.00 feet to
cor. 3, identical wttth location cor.
a schist stone 28x10x6 ins. 14 in*.
In ground marked 3 TP 1290, with
earth mound 24 ins. base 1* Ins.
high on N. side of same: Thence
-N. 41 deg. 12 min. E. 559.00 feet
to cor. 4 identical with location
cor. and with cor. 2 N. Y. As
sociation Bench and cor. 2 Clean
up Fraction placer, both of this
survey and previously described;
Thence 44. "2 deg. 10 min. E.
301.30 feet to cor. 1 and place of
'beginning, cont;iinin~ an area of
6.508 acres
No. 4 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1, identical
with location cor. a flr po9t 4 ins.
sq. 3 feet long 18 ins. in ground
scribed 1 4B 1 SB 1 LB 1B4 1 290.
with stone mound 24 ins. base 14
ins. high around same, whence U.
S.L..M. No. 1290 bears N. 79 die*.
10 imin W. 44.9 feet; Thence S.
29 deg.' 47 min. E. 604.00 fee*, to
cor. 2, identical with location cor.
a greenstone 24x6x5 ins. 12 Ins.
in ground marked 2 4B 4 5B 1290,
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high on E. Tide of same;
Thence S 70 deg. 55 min. W.
1326.70 ft. to cor. 3, identical with
Toe. cor. and with cor. 2 Tttlloch
Fraction or No. 3 A below Mer
b itts Discovery placer, of this sur
v)oy, previously described; thence
N. 10 deg. 45 min. W. 585.00 feet
to cor' 4 identical with location
cor. and with cor. 1 Tullocli
Fraction or No. 3 A below Mer
ritts Discovery and cor. No. 1
Cleanup Fraction placers, both of
this survey and previously de
scribed; Thence N. 70 deg. 11
min. E. 1130.00 feet to cor. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 16.531 acres.
BENCH CLAIM No 4 PLACER
OR No. 4 A.
B« Shining at cor. 1. identical
with location oor. and with cor.
1 of Vo. 4* below Merritts Dis
covery, this survey previously de
scribed. whence U.S.L.M. No.
1290 hears N. 79 (leg. 10 min.
W. 46.9 feet, themlt S. 70 deg.
11 min. W. 1130.00 feet to cor. 2.
identical with location cor. and
with cor. 4 of No. 4 below Mer
rttis Discovery, cor. 1 Tulloch
Fraction or No. 3 A below Mer
ritts Discovery and cor. 1 Cleanup
Fraction placer, all of this survey
previously described, thence N. 10
deg. 38 miin. W. 519.70 feet to
cor. 3, identical with location con*,
and with cor. 3 Cleanup Fraction
placer of this survey previously
described; Thence N. 55 deg. 45
min. E. 944.50 feet to cor. 4 iden
4 ins. sq. 4 feet long 2 feet in
ground, so ibed 4B4 2I.B 129<>.
with earth mound 24 ins. base. 16
ins. high around same: Thence
S. 29 cleg. 47 min. E. 760.00 feet
to cor. 1 and place nf U.gainning.
No. 5 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
with location cor arnl with No. 1
cors. of No. 4 below Merritts Dis
all of this survey, previously de
scribed, whence r.S.L.M. No.
1290 hears N. 79 deg. 10 min. TV.
46.9 feet, thence N. 62 deg. 21
identical with' location cor., a flr
post 4 Ins. sq. 4 feet long. 2 feet
in ground, scribed 2 5B 6KB 2 6B
base. 16 ins. high around same;
Thjmce s. 15 deg 43 min. AV.
658.00 feet to cor. 3. identical
with location cor. a flr post 4 ins.
wj. 3 feet long 18 Ins. in ground
scribed 3 5R 1 6B 1290, with earth
mound 21 ins. base 12 ins high
around same; Tlience S. 55 dog.
46 min. W. 1089.50 feet to cor. 4.
identical with locatiion cor. and
with cor. 2 No. 4 below Merritt*
Discove-y placer, of this survey
previously describer; thence N. 29
deg. 47 min. AV. 604.00 feet to
cor. 1 ami place of beginning,
containing an area of 16.078
LOUISE BENCH
ASSOCIATION PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. identical
with location .cor: and with the
No. i cors. of No. 4 below Mer
ritts Discovery. No. 5 below Mar
Htts Discovery, and Bench No. 4
placers, all of this survey, pre
viously described, whence U.S.L.
M. No. 1290 bears N. 79 deg. 10
mi,n. AV 46.9 feet, thence N. 29
deg. 47 min. AV. 760.00 feet to
cor. 2, identical with location cor.
and with cor. 4 Bench Claim No.
4 this survey, previously describ
ed; Thence N. 73 d*g. 02 min. E.
1988.50 feet to cor. 3, Identical
with location cor., a flr post 4 ins
4 feet long 2 feet in ground
scribed 3KB 1290 with earth
mound 24 ins. base. 16 ins. high
around same; Thence S. 57 deg.
47 rriin. E. 300.00 feet to cor. 4,
Identical wLth location cor. a flr
post 4 ins. sq. 3 feet long, 18 in*,
in ground, sorLbed, 4KB 1290, with
earth mound 24 ins. base 12 Ins.
high around same; Thence S. 11
deg 27 min. AV. 678.00 feet to
«*r, 5, identical with location c6r.
on a schist boulder S ft. sq. 1 foot
above ground and marked 5KB
1290, with cross < + ) for true
point, with stone mound 3 feet
base 2 feet high on E. side of
cor.; Thence N. 40 deg. 47 mln.
AV. 405.40 feet to cor. 6. identical
with locatiion oor. and with car.
2 No. 5 below Merritt* Discovery
placer of this survey previously
described; Thence S 62,di g. 21
min. AV.. 1556.50 feet to cor. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an arep of 28.166 acres.
No. 6 BELOW MERRITT8
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at oor. 1, identical
with location cor. and with Car.
3 No. 5 Below Merrittx Discovery
Placer, of this survey, preciously
described, whenrti IT.B.L.M. No.
1290 bears S. 86 deg. 20 min. AV.
1249.29 feet. Thence N. 15 deg.
43 min. E. 658.00 ft to cor. 2.
identical with location cor and
with Cor. 2 No. $ Below
Discovery Placer, of thin survey,
im-eviiously described; Thenar* S.
40 deg. 47 min. E. 1716.20 ft. to
Cor. 3, Identical with location cor.
a schist stone 24x12x3 ins. 12 ins.
in ground, marked 3 6B 2 7B 1B7
1290, with earth mound 24 ins.
j base 10 Lns. high N. R. side of
same; Thence N. 83 deg 33 min.
W. 701.20 ft. to Cor. 4, identical
with location cor., a schist stone
26x8x8 ins. 13 Ins. in ground,
marked 4 6B 1 7B 1290 .with earth
mound 24 ins. base 16 ins. high
S. of cor.; Thrffice N. 42 deg.
42 min. W. 881.20 ft to Con-. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 15.892 acres.
No. 7 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1, identical
with location cor. and with Cor.
4 of No. 6 Below Merritis Dis
covery. this survey, previously de
scribed. whence U.S.L.M. No.
1290 bears N 72 deg. 53 min. 5
sec. w. 1929.71 ft; Them** 8.
88 dtfg. 33 min. R. 701.20 ft. to
Cor. 2, identical with location cor.
and with Cox. 3 No. 6 Below Mer
ritt* Discovery, this survey, pre
viously described; Thence S. 22
deg. 68 min. W. 1360.40 ft. to
Cor. 3. identical-with location cor.
on schist boukleir 6x3x2 ft albove
ground, marked 3 7B 2 SB 4 B7.
with cross at ttme point a stone
mound 30 ins. bos** IS dns. high
E. side of cor.; Thence N. 45 deg.
IS min. W. 569.00 ft. to Cor. 4
identical with location cor., a
schist stone 26x8x3 ins, 14 ins. tin
ground, marked 4 7B 1 8B 1290
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high N. side of same; Thence
rN. 15 deg. 05 min. E. 901.00 ft.
to Coir. 1 and place of beginning,
containing an area of 15.302 acres.
No. 8 BELOW MERRITT8
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1, identical
with loc.tflion cor. and with Cor.
4 No. 7 Below Merritts Discovery
Placer, of this survey, previously
•described, whence U.S.L.M. No.
1290 hears N. 48 deg. 14 min. W.
2158.37 ft: Thence S. 45 deg. 18
min. K. 569.00 ft. to Cor. 2, iden
tical with location Cor. and with
Cor. 3 No 7 Below Merritts Dis
covery and Cor. 4 Bench Claim
No. 7 placers, both of this survey,
and previously dl scribed; Thence
5 51 deg. 19 min. W. 1209.70 ft.
to cor. 3, identical wtith location
cor. a schist stone 27x8x7 ins. 14
ins. in ground, marked 3 8R 1290.
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high S. .'tide of same: Thence
IN. 33 deg. 09 min. W. 520.70 ft.
to cor. 4, identical with location
cor., a schist stane 24x8x8 ins. 12
ins. in ground marked 4 SB 1290.
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high S. side of .same; Thence
N. 48 deg. 52 iniin. E. 1095.00 feet
to cor. 1 and place of beginning,
containing an area of 14.329 acres.
Magnetic variation from 19 deg. 45
min. E. to 29 deg. 30 min. E. at the
different corners of this survey.
This claim is on unsurveyed ground
on Kougarok River and fc-ft bajik of
sjime, distant about 27 miles northerly
from Shelton, the terminus of Seward
Peninsula Raili-oad, and situate in
Cape Nome (formerly Kougarok) Re
cording Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
The total area embraced in this
Mineral Survey No. 1290 is 221.573
acres and the total area embraced in
this Application is 204.328 acres a,ml
there is hereby excluded f.,om this
Application Bench Claim No. 7 placer
containing an area of 17.245 acres.
The noMces of location of said min
ing claJima are of ■••ecord in the office
of the Recorder of Cape Nome (form
erly Koiigapok) Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, as follows:
No. 1 Below Merritts Discovery
placer recorded in Volume 33 at page
Bench Claim No. 1 Below Merritts
Discovery placer recorded In Volume
33 at page 128:
No. 2 Below Merritts Discovery
placer recorded in Volume 32
N. Y. Association Bench placer re
folded in Volume 82 at pajj? 289.
Tulloch Fraction or No. 3A Below
Meni'jtts Discovery, recorded in Volume
33 at page 122;
Cleanup Fraction Below Merritts
Discovery placer, recorded in Volume
82 at page 287;
No. 4 Below Merritts Discovery
placer, ^recorded in Volume 32 a*, page
Bench Claim No. 4 Below Merritts
Discovery plac+tr, or No. 4A. recorded
in Volume 82 at page 226;
No. 5 Below Merritts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 32 at page
Louise Bench Association Below
Merritts Discovery Placer, recorded in
Volume 82 at p&gfe 288:
No. 7 Below' Mfcrritts Discovery
placer, recorded iin Volume 32 at page
There are no conflicting claims.
The adjoining claims are: On thd
North, Merritts Discovery placer: On
the West No. 8 Below Merritts Dis
covery placer and on the South No. *
Below Merritts Discovery placer, nil
with claimants unknown.
The Mineral Monument to which this
survey As tied is located and described
U. S. L. M. No. 1290, a schist
stone 30x20x8 4ns. 18 ins. in ground
mark)*! U«LM 1290 With cross < + )
on top surface for true point, and
earth mound with 6 foot base 4 feet
high, west aide of satne, located on
the top of a^schist bluff about 70 feet
above Kougarok River north of the
left bank in Latitude 65 deg. 37 min.
30 sec. N.. Longitude 164 deg. 47 min.
W. Cor. No. 1 Louise Bench,, No.
5 Below. No 4 Below and Bench Claim
No. 4 bears S. 79 deg. 10 min. E.
46.9 feet. Mouth of Arisona Creek
Itears 8. 42 deg. 15 min. W. 1200 feet.
Mouth of Anderson Gulch bears 8. 70
deg. E.^2475 Met, approximately
THOfi McGANN,
Register.
Publish—Aug. 18, 20, 27, Sept 8, 10*
.17, 24 Oct. 1, 8 1921.