THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
MONSTER CROWDS
GREET PERSHING
John .1. Pershing. arrived in France
this morning. his ship escorted by
French warships Great crowds
witnessed the arrival of the Ameri
can war hero who was tendered a
mighty ovation.
HARDING IRGES CONGRESS TO
speed rr
Washington. Sept 21 —Congress
reassembled today with President
Harding urging the Senate leaders
to speed up legislation that it is im
perative to pass before the December
session.
TACOMA\ GETS
WASHINGTON INTERNAL
REVENI’E COU.ECTORSH1P
Wasihngton. Sept. 21 Hums Poe
of Tacoma has been appointed Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the
insj o\ i i
MADE IN TOIjOV.WA
Fair haul \i< Sept. 21- The
Fairbanks- News-Miner tonight re
ceived the i ollowing telegram from
A. T. 'ft. a pioneer merchant
of Brooks. T-duvana district, regard
ins tlie r.m'y reported rich sold
discovery on Wilbur Creek, concern
ins which preat interest is manifest
ed here owing to reports of unusual
richness. The message states as
follows:
New hole sunk on Wilbur ten feet
deep Eighty dollars was taken
out of the hole. The new hole seems
to be in an old channel Everybody
here excited ns this is the best pros
pect ever found in this camp. Sam
ples of the sold are coming to Fair
banks on tonights mail.
WAIt VETERAN
ATTENDS \\ EDIHM. OF
saveatheart—sehtres
Seattle. Sept 21—Matthew S.
Lane. :i world war veteran of Seat
tle. is dying by suicide in San Fran
cisco today, having taken poison be
cause of the marriage Friday of his
sweetheart. .Miss Margaret Barton,
to Professor Floyd Small, instructor
in mathematics in the CniveMty of
Washington .
ARMING EMPLOYEES REDIVES
MAIL ROBBERIES
Washington. Sept. 22—The action
of the government in arming postal
employees and giving the inorders to
shoot whenever such action seems
justifiable, has greatly reduced the
number of mail train robberies oc
euring throughout the country in re
cent months. Postmaster General
Hays stated today.
MINES lit REAL CHIEF
IN SEATTLE
Seattle. Sept. 22- Director Bain
of the Bureau of Mines arrived in
Seattle this morning. Bain was ac
companied on the trip from Wash
ington. D. C. by Chairman Rhodes
of the Mines and Mining Committee
of the house of Representatives.
MINED II RY TO TRY MAHONEY
Seattle. Sept. 21—The Malionev
trial jury, including eight men and
four women, was completed this
roi'K i:k< o<;\izks
I.EA(il'K OF NATION'S
Geneva. Switzerland, Sept. 21
Pope Benedict has formally recog
nized the League of Nations by ad
dressing to the League Assembly
here a message urging the League to
HARMMi PI.KDOKS NATION’S
URATITUDK TO VBTKRA.NS
Detroit. .Mich. Sept. 22—“Be
speaking a continuance of the loyalty
you have displayed in the past.”
President Harding, in a message to
the convention of Veterans of For
eign Wars, now in session here,
pledged the unending gratitude of
the nation to the former service men.
AMFItHANK SKKKINO
ARCiKNTINK LANDS
Buenos Aires. Argentine. Sept. 22
— Many applicants for rights to set
tle on land in the Argentine Repub
lic are lieing received from Attieri
HARDING LONGR ATI’ LATES
ni'RSVM OX ELE< TION
Washington. Sept. 21—President
Harding, as soon as the results of
yesterday's elections became known
here, telegraphed his congratulations
to Pursuit) on his election as Sena
tor from New Mexico.
WOOD NAME!) FOR
PHILIPPINE GOVERNOR
Washington, Sept 22 (ieneral
Wood was formally named by Pres
ident Harding today to be Governor
General of the Philippines.
—
j FLEEING ARlU't'KLE ( ASK
WITNESS <\\PTFRED
New York. Sept. 22 Ixtwell
J Sherman, film actor and fugitive
' witness in the Arbuckle case, is held
by the authorities here. following
I his apprehension after arrival from
San Francisco today.
NEW POLISH CABINET FORMER
Warsaw. Poland, Sept 22—A
now Polish cabinet headed by M.
I Poneikowskl, as premier, has been
former, it was announced b> the
\SS1STA\T sK( 'RKTARV OF
igricci/itke named
Washington. Sept. 2! ’’resident
j Harding has named - Pugsley of
Nebraska as Assistant Secretary of
german explosion
VIt THIS NCMIiEK 3,000
| Mayence. Germany. Sept. 22—The
I chemical plant explosion in the Op
[ pan district is characterized as one
j of the most terrible in the history of
| industrial catastrophes. The death
| list is now numbers fifteen hundred.
| with about the same number injured.
Troops and volunteer workers in
I large numbers toiled throughout the
night in the ruins recovering the
bodies buried in the ruins or the war
horn chemical plant.
F.KiTII THOFSAM) OIL WORKERS
VOTE TO STRIKE
Los Angeles. Cal. Sept. 22—High1
thousand oil workers in the oil fields
of Southern California have voted to
-<> oil strike in sympathy with the
striking oil workers of the Northern
fields, it was announced today.
INCOME AM) PROFIT TAXES
HALF IIILLION FOR ^CARTER
Washington. Sept. 22—Income
and profits taxes collected for the
third quarter of this year totalled a
half billion dollars, the Treasury De
partment announced today.
KI.F Kl.l'X KLAX LEADERS TO 11E
SIMMONER TO WASHINGTON
Washington. Sept. 22—The high
officials of the Klu Klux Klan will
I be summoned to Wasihngton for in
terrogation by the Department of
Justice. Attorney General Daugherty
indicated today.
NEW El''KOREAN TREATIES
SENT TO SENATE
Washington. Sept.. 21—The newly
formulated treaties between the Uni
ted States and Germany. Austria and
Hungary were sent to the Senate by
President Harding for ratification.
ItFKHAM WINS NEW
MEXICAN SENATORSHIP
Albequorsue. N. M. Sept. 21—
Holm Q. Burson. was selected as
Fnited States Senator in the election
held yesterday, defeating Judge Rich
ard Hanna, democrat, by five thous
and majority.
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
MINERAL APPLICATION
I nit«-»l States l,.nd Office.
August 25. 1921.
NOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
the PIONEER MINING &• DITCII
COMPANY, incorporated under the
dress is l.'nderwt
duly authorized :
Alaska, on behalf
Lehmann, whose
tie- Ca|*e Nome M
District. Territur\
hose post office ail
'd Building. San
ia. has. through Its
address is Nome
i cat ion before the
■ l office at Nome.
!' itself and Thorulf
>st office address !s
owner with it. for
lacer Mining Claim
:l< »\v discovery
1 situated about fi
tne Town of Nome,
h of Bering Sea. in
ninK and Recording
of Alaska. and
office. with a magnetic variation of
19 deg. 33 min. E. are as follows:
No. 2 BELOW DISCOVERY
ON TRIPPLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor No. l, iden
tical with Cor. No. 1. Sur. No.
1170, No. 1 Below Discovery on
Tripple Crock, a limestone 18x11
ins., with earth mound alongside,
chiseled 1-1170. 1 B and 1-1289. 2
B.: whence 1’. S. 1.. 3d. No.
1146 bears N. 53 deg. 51 min. K..
*86.3 ft.: thence S. 11! deg. 4<
min. K.. 1099.fi ft. to Cor. No. 2:
thence S. 68 deg. 32 min. \V..
681.3 ft. to Cor. No. 3: thence
N. 13 deg. 15 min. W. 1300 ft.
to Cor. No. 4: thence N. S6 deg.
34 min. K.. 615.5 ft. to Cor. No.
1, containing 17.619 acres.
No 3 BELOW DISCOVERY
ON TRIPPLE CREEK
Beginning at Cob. No. 1, iden
tical with Cor. No. 2. Below Dis
covery, this survey previously de
scribed: whence l*. S. I.. M. No.
1145 beats N. 14 deg. 10 min. K..
1624.9 ft.: thence S. 5 deg. 23
min.. E 1147.1 ft. to Cor. No.
2: ‘hence S. 50 deg. 14 min. W.
621.4 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N.
11 deg. 31 min W\. 1317 ft. to
Cor. No. 4, identical with Oof.
No. 3. No. 2 Below Discovery,
this survey: thence N. 68 deg.
32 min. E. 681.3 ft. to Cor. No.
1. place of beginning, containing
16.898 acres.
The total area included in this
consolidated claim is 34.517 acres.
The adjoining claims are: on the
north. Sur. No 117«>. No. 1 Below
Discovery on Tripple Creek Placer: |
on the east and west claims unknown
and unsnrvpyed: on the south. No. 1
Below Discovery on Tripple Creek
Placer, unsurveyed.
1'. S. 1j. M. No. 1145 is a lime
stone block with stone tnound along
side in Latitude 64 deg. 32 min. X.
Longitude 165 deg. 15 min. W.
TIIOS McflANN
Publish—Aug. 27. Sept. 3, 10. 17. .’I
I niio.i States L-und Office.
August 25, 1^21
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That1
th*- PIONEER MINING DIT« 'll 1
COMPANY, incorporated under the (
I,n ws of Nevada, whose post office l -i
dress Is I'nderwood Building, San
has. through
son. whose post office address is Nome,
Alaska, made application before tin
Pnited States I .and Office at Nome,
Alaska, for a I'. S patent for tin
Placer Mining Claim known and de
scribed as the 1'NO BENCH PI,ACER
on the left limit of Dry Creek, . bout
four miles north of the Town of Nome,
iu the Cap,. Nome Mining and Record
ing District. Territory of Alaska, and
mound, scribed E. C. 3-1160 and
1 Ah-5-1167 and 1-126$ l'. whence
The adjolning claims
Tibbetts Bench, tinsurv*
No. 4; rhenee
beginning.
Concave Fraction, unsurv y*d: on the
6. the Franklin Bench. unsurveyed,
tnd on the AY. Sur. No. 1197. No. t
Above Discovery on Dry Creek, ai;
sip Road and alto
of the Mouth of
X. I.nngitude
Sept. 3, 10. 17, 24.
MINERAL APPLICATION
No. 0412
l’nite.1 States Land Office,
NOTICE is HEREBY (IIVKX. Th.it
the DEVELOPMENT COMPANY of
Alaska, Ine., a corporation, organized
under and existing pursuant to the
laws of th*» State of New York, author
ized to do and doing? business In the
Territory of Alaska, the Post Office ad
dress of whic h is NOME. Alaska, has
through O?o. D. Schofield, its duly
authorized agent and attorney in fact,
whose Post <»ffie*e address is Nome
Alaska, made indication in the 1'nited
States Lin<l Otfiny at Nosnf In the
Territory of Alaska, for lTni\ecl
States patent few placer mining claims
known and described as No. 1 BELOW
M Eli PITTS DISCOVERY. BENCH
I’LtlM No 1 below Merritts Plscov
■ry. No. 2 below Merritts Discovery
V. Y. ASSOCIATION BENCH
I.KANTP FRACTION. TFLLOCK
FRACTION. No. 4 bel-.w Merritt*
D.Wovery, BENCH CLAIM No. 4 or
No. 4 A. No. below Merritts Ds
• overv, LOl'ISE BENCH ASSOCIA
TION. No. G below Me.rritts Oiscov
*rv. No. 7 bel«*cv Merritts Piscoverv
No. 8 below Merritts Discovery, all
situate on Kougarok River, in Ca|»e
Nome (formerly Kougarok) Recording
Precinct.- Territory of Alaska. he!mr
under Mineral Survey No. I2$n. Said
claims are moil? particularly described
in the Weld notes ;.ml plot of the of
No. 1 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. identical
with location cor., a schist stone
24x7x7 ins. 12 ins. in ground,
marked 1 IB. 2B1. 4 N, Y. 4 2B.
1290, with earth mound 24 ins.
base. 16 ins. high. E. side of same,
whence U.S. I,. M. No. 1290 beers
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: n schist
stone 24x6x6 ins., 12 ins. in
ground, marked 2 IB* a 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
cor. a shist stone 24x8x3 ins. 12
ins. 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. u schist stone stone 26x8x6
14 ins. in ground, marked” 1 IB 3
B1 1290 with stone mound 24 ins.
base 16 ins high W. side of
same: ThKnco S. 15 deg. 01 min.
W. 1133.00 ft. to cor. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area
BENCH CLAIM No. 1 BELOW
MERRITTS DISCOVERY
Beginning at cor. 1. Identical I
with location cor., a schist stone
24x7x6 ins. 12 ins. in ground
marked 1 B1 5 NY 1290 with earth |
mound 24 ins. base 16 ins. high 1
R side of same, whence U.S'.L.
si. No. 1290 bears S. 99 deg. 16 |
riiin. K. 21 SI.9 ft. thence N. 81
dog. 48 min. W. 732.00 ft. to cor. I
2. identical with location cor., and !
with cor. 1 of No. 1 Below Mer
ritt s Discovery placer, this survey
previously described: Thence N.
15 deg. 01 min. K. 1133.00 ft. t<>
cor. 3 identical with location cor.,
and with co>-. 4 of No. 1 Below
Merritts Discovery placer, pro- |
vinusly described: Thence S. 67 !
dep. 01 min. K. 656.30 ft. to cor.
4 identical with location corner, a
in around with earth mound 24 (
iiw?. base 16 ins. hiph K. side of I
shine, cor. marked 4 B1 1290;
Thence S. 10 dep. 23 min. VV. ■
958.20 ft to co". 1 and place of |
beginning, containing an area of ,
No. 2 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER j
Bepinnlnp at cor. 1. identical j
with location cor., a schist storv
24xin\6 ins.. 12 ins. in ground |
marked 1 2B 3 NY 1290 with earth i
mound 24 ins. base 16 ins. high i
K side of same, whbuce IT.S.R. ,
M. No. 1290 bears S. 72 dep 33L
min. K. 1952.38 ft., thence S. 7*$
dep. 40 min. W. 559.80 ft. to cor.
2. identical with location cor., a
schist stone 26x8x4 ins. 13 ins in
earth mound 24 ins. base 16 ins.
liipli K. side same; Theno* N. 11
dep. 48 min. W. 1235.60 ft. to
cor, 3, identical with location cor.
and with cor. 2 *>f No. 1 Below
Merritts Discovery placer previ
ously described: Thence N. 77
dep. 01 min. K. 569.40 ft. to cor.
4. identical with location cor. and
with cor. 1 of No. 1 below Mer
ritts Discovery placer, previously
described: Thence S. 11 dep. 22
N. Y ASSOCIATION
BENCH PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. identical
with location cor., a schist stone
26x8x3 ins. 13 ins. <in ground,
marked 1 NY 3B4 3 TP 1290. with
earth mound 24 ins. base. 16 ins.
high N. K. side of same, whence
U.S.R.M. No. 1290 bears S. 83
deg. 54 min. K. 1119.34 ft: thence
5 24 <t»g. 32 min. \V. 460.00 ft.
to cor. 2. identical with locution
cor., a schist stone 26x10x8 Ins.
13 ins. in ground marked 2NY
2CP 4TP 1290. with earth mound
24 Ins. base 16 ins. high W. side
of same; Thence X. 32 deg. 15 I
min. \V. 1046.40 ft. to cor. 3. I
% identical with location cor. and
with cor 1 of No. 2 below Mer
ritts Discovery placet;, this survey,
previously described: Thence N. ]
11 deg. 22 min’. W. 1232.40 ft. to j
cor. 4. identical with location cor. i
and with cor. 4 of No. 2 below !
Merritts Discovery, cor. 1, of No.
1 below Merritts Discovery and
cor. 2 of Bench Claim No. t be
low Merritts Discovery, all of this
survey, previously described: '
ThVnce S. 81 deg. 48 min E. 732
ft. to eor. 5. identical with loca
tion cor. and with cor. 1 Bench
Claim No. 1 below Merritts 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 co:-.. a flr post 4 ills. :
s*i. 4 ft. long. 24 ins. in ground .
marked 1 CP 2 B4 4 4B 1 TP 1920 1
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high around samp, whence
r.S.R.M. No. 1290 bears N. 68
deg. 56 min. E. 1090 feet, thence
X. 72 deg. 10 min. AY. 301.30 feet
to cor. 2, identical with location
cor. and with cor. 2 N. Y. Assoc
iation Bench, this survey previous
ly described; Thence N. 24 deg.
32 min. E. along line 2-1 N. Y.
Association Bench, this survey
460.00 feet, to cor. 8, identical
with location co-. and with cor.
1 X. Y. Association Bench, pre
viously described; Thence S. 10
deg. 38 min. E. 519.70 feet to
cor. 1. and place of beginning,
confirming an urea of 1.580 news.
i ULLUI.M rnHt i iun, wo. a «
BELOW MERRITTS DISCOVERY
Beginning at cor. I identical
with location cor, and with cof. 1
Cleanup Fraction placer, this sur
vey previously described. whence
r.S.L.M. No. 1290 boars N. «»
doR. 56 min. E. 10!>n feet, ‘hence
S. 10 deg. 45 min. E. 5X5.0O feet
to cor. 2. identical with location
cor., a schist stone 24x9*6 ins. 12
Ins. in ground, marked 2TF 1 4B
t*ea « 'th «tnn# mound 24x16 ins.
deg. 12 min. W. 803.00 feet to
cor. 3, identical with location cor.
a schist stone 28x10x6 Ins. 14 in*,
in ground marked 3 TF 1290, with
earth mound 24 ins. base 16 ins.
high on N. side of same: Thence
N. 41 deg. 12 min. E. 559.00 feet
to cor. 4 identical with location j
sociatlon Bench and oor. 2 Clean
up Fraction placer, both of this
survey and previously described;
Thence R. 72 deg. 10 min. E.
301.30 feet *.o cor. 1 and place of
beginning, containing an area of
No. 4 BELOW MERRITTS
DI8COVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. iifc-ntical
with location cor. a fir post 4 ins.
»«1. 3 feet long 18 4ns. in ground
scribed 1 4B 1 5B 1 LB 1B4 1290.
with stone mound 24 ins. base 14
ins. high around same, whence l’.
S.D.M. No. 1290 bears N. 79 <Ug.
10 min W. 44.9 feet: Thence S.
29 deg.’ 47 min. E. 604.00 fee*, to
cor. 2. identical with location cor.
a greenstone 24x6x5 2ns. 12 im*.
in ground marked 2 4B 4 5B 1290,
with earth mound 24 ins. twise 16
ins. high on E. side of same;
Thence P 70 deg. 55 min. W.
1326.70 ft. to cor. 3, identical with
loc. cor. and with cor. 2 Tulloch
Fraction or No. 3 A below Mer
ritt* Discovery placer, of this eur
vwy, previously described: thence
N. 10 deg. 45 min. W. 685.00 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 1C.631 . cres.
BENCH CLAIM No 4 PLACER
OR No 4 A.
Beginning at cor. 1. identical
with location cor. and with cor.
I <■* No. 4 below Merritts I'M**
covery. this survey previously de
scribed. whence U.S.h.lI. N<>.
1290 bears N. 79 deg. 10 min.
W. 46.9 feet, thenrta S. 70 deg.
II min. \V. 1130.00 feet to cor. 2.
identical with locution cor. and
with cor. 4 of No. 4 below Mer
ritt* 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 X. 10
deg. 3S min. W. 519.70 feet to
cor. 3. identical with location cor.
and with cor. . 3 Cleanup Fraction
described: Thence X. 55 do?. 45
mdn. K. 944.50 feet to cor. 4 iden
tical with location cor. a fir post
ground, sclbed 4R4 2 Ml 1290.
with earth mound 24 ins. base. 16
ins. high around same: Thence
S. 29 deg. 47 min. E. 760.00 feet
t.o cor. 1 and place --f ti-winning,
containing an area of 14.870 acres.
No. 5 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
with location cor and with Xo. 1
COrs. of Xo. 4 below Merritts Dis
covery. Bench Claim No. 4 and
Eoui.-e Bench Association placers,
all of this survey, previously de
scribed. whence U.S.L.M. Xo.
1290 bears X. 79 deg. 10 min. AY.
46.9 feet, thence X. 62 deg. 21
min. K. 1556.50 feet, to cor. 2.
identical with location cor., a fir
post 4 Ins. sq. 4 feet long. 2 feet
in ground, scribed 2 »B 61.B 2 6R
1290. with earth mound 24 ins.
base. 16 ins. high around same;
THence S. 15 deg 43 min. W.
658.00" feet to cor. 3, identical
with location cor. a fir post 4 ins.
sq. 3 feet long 18 ins! in ground
scribed 3 5B 1 6B 1290. with earth
mound 24 ins. base 12 ins high
- around same:-Thence S. 55 deg.
46 min. W. 1088.50 feet to cor. 4.
identical with location cor. and
with cor. 2 Xo. 4 below Merritts
Discovery placer, of this survtey
previously describe!-: thence N. 29
deg. 47 min. W. 604.00 feet to
cor. 1 and place of beginning,
containing, an area of 16.078
LOUISE BENCH
ASSOCIATION PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. Identical
with location cor. and with the
Vo. 1 corn, of No. 4 below Mer
ritt* Discovery. No. 5 below Me*r
litts Discovery, and Dench No. 4
placers, all of this survey, pre
viously described, whence T’.S.L.
M. No. 1290 hears N. 7!» deg. 10
tnin. W 46.9 feet, thencie N. 29
<le^. 47 min. \V. 760.00 feet to
cor. 2. identical with location cor.
- and with cor. 4 Bench Claim No.
4 this survey, previously descr ih
*<!• 4 feet Ion,? 2 feet in ground
scribed 3I,B 1290 with earth
around sanne; Thence S. 57 deg.
IT min. E. 300.00 feet to cor. I.
Identical with location cor. a flr
post 4 ins. ««|. 3 feet long. 18 in®,
in ground, scribed, 4LB 1290. wl‘h
earth mound 24 Ins. base 12 Ins.
high around same; Thence S. li
deg 27 min. W. 678.00 feet to
cor. 5. identical with location cor.
on a schist boulder 8 ft. *q. 1 foot
above ground and marked 51.R
1290, with cross ( + ) for true
point, with stone mound 3 feet
base 2 feet high on E. wide of
cor.; Thence N. 40 deg. 47 min.
W. 405.40 feet to cor. 6. identical
with locution cor. and with cor.
2 No. 5 below Merrltts Discovery
placer of this survey previously
described: There?* S 62 d?g. 21
min. W. 1556.50 feet to cor. 1
and place of loginning, contain
ing an area of 26.166 acres.
No. < BELOW MERRITT8
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1. identical
with location cor. and with Cor.
3 No. 5 Below Mcrltta Discovery
Placer, of this survey, preciously
described, whenrt? I’.R.L.M. No.
1290 hears S. 86 deg. 20 min. W.
1249.29 feet. Thence N. 15 deg.
48 min. E. 658.00 ft to cor. 2
identical with location oor and
Discovery Placer, of this survey,
previously described: Thence S.
40 deg. 47 min. K. 1715.20 ft. to
Cor. 3, identical with location cor.
a schist stone 24x12x3 ins. 12 ins.
in ground. marked 3 OB 2 7B 1 B7
1290, with earth mound 24 ins.
base 16 ins. lUgh N'. K. side of
same; Thence N. 88 deg 33 min.
W. 701.20 ft. to Cor. 4.'identical
with location cor., a schist atone
26x8x8 Ins. 13 ins. in ground,
marked 4 6B 1 7B 1290 .with earth
mound 24 ins. base 16 ins. high
S. of cor.; Thence N. 42 deg.
42 min. W. 881.20 ft to Cor. 1
•nd place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 15.882 acres.
No. 7 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at cor. 1, identical
with location cor. and with Cor.
4 of No. 6 Below Merritts Dis
covery, tills survey, previously de
»cril»ed. whence II.8.L.M No
1290 bears N 72 deg. 58 min 5
sec. W. 1929.71 ft; Thentr, S*.
88 <L>g. 33 min. K. 701.20 ft to
r°r. 2. identical with location cor.
and with Cor. 3 No. 6 Below Mer
ritts Discovery, this survey, pre
viously described: Thence S. 2?
deg. 58 min. W. 1360.40 ft. to
Cor. 3, identical with location cor.
on schist boukler 6x3x2 ft uibove
ground, marked 3 7B 2 8B 4 B7.
with cross at time point a stone
mound 30 ins. l*i*o 18 ins. high
sale of cor.: Thence N. 45 deg.
18 min. W. 569.00 ft. to Cor. 4
identical with location cor. a
schist stone 26x8x3 Jns. 14 ins’, in
ground, marked 4 7B 1 SB 1290
with earth mound 24 ins. base 16
ins. high N. side of .same; Thence
N. 15 deg. 05 mill. E. 901.00 ft.
to 1 an<* p,ace ot beginning.
No. 8 BELOW MERRITTS
DISCOVERY PLACER
woginning at cor. 1, Identical
with location cnr. and with Cor.
4 No. 7 Relow Merritts Discovery
Placer, of this survey, previous]v
described, whence U.S.B.M. No.
1290 bears N. 48 deg. 14 min. \\\
2158.37 ft; Thence S. 43 deg. 18
min. K. 569.00 ft. to Cor. 2, iden
tical with location Ccr. and with
Cor. 3 No 7 Below Merrltts Dis
covery and Cor. I Bench Claim
No. 7 placers, both of this sur vey,
and previously cf-scribed; Thence
5 51 deg-. 19 min. W. 1209.70 ft.
to cor. 3, identical with location
cor. a schist stone 27x8x7 ins. 14
ins. in ground, marked 3 811 1290.
with earth mound 24 ins. base 1C
ins. high S. .side of same; Thence
N 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 8B 1290.
with eatrth mound 24 ins. base 10
ins. high S. side of same; Thi nee
N. 48 deg. 52 mlln. E. 1095.00 feet
to eor. 1 and place of beginning,
containing an area of 14.329 acres.
Magnetic variation from 19 deg. 45
in1n. E to 29 deg. 30 min. E. at the
different corners of this survey.
This chfcltm Is on unsurveyed ground
on Kongo,rok River and li ft Imnk of
same, distant about 27 miles northerly
from Shelton, the terminus >>f Seward
Peninsula Railroad, and situate in
Cape Nome (formerly Kougnrok) 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 and
there Is hereby excluded fivom this
Application Bench Claim No. 7 placer
containing an area of 17.245 acres.
The notices of location of said min
ing claflms are of irocord in the office
of the Recorder of Cape Nome (form
erly Kougairok) 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 at page
N. Y. Association Bench placer re
corded in Volume 82 at page- 289.
Tulloeh Fraction or No. 3A Below
Menritts 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 Disco wry
placer, recorded in Volume 32 at page
Bench Claim No. 4 Below Merritts
Discovery plnd-nr, or No. 4A. recorded
in Volume 82 at page 226:
No. 5 Below Merritts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 32 at page
No 6 Below Merritts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 32 at page
FiOUise Bench Association Below
Merritts Discovery Placer, recorded in
Volume 82 at page 2S8;
No. 7 Below MJerritts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 32 at page
*>o. « rceiow .Mmritts Discovery
placer, recorded in Volume 78 at page
There are no conflicting claims.
The adjoining claims are: On the
North, Meruitts Discovery placer; On
the West No. 3 Below Merritt* Dis
covery placer and on the South No. 9
Below Merritts Discovery placer, all
with cladmants unknown.
The Mineral Monument to which this
survey m tied is located and described
ns follows:
IT. S. T,. M. No. 1290, a'schist
stone 30x20x8 Ins. 18 Ins. in ground
marked URIAt 1290 with cross ( + 1
on top suit face for true point, and
earth mound with « foot base 4 feet
high, west side of same, located on
the top of a sc'hist bluff about 70 feet
above Kougarok River north of the
left hank in latitude 65 deg. 37 min.
30 sec. N.. Longitude 164 deg. 47 min.
\V. Cor. No. 1 I^oulse Bench.. No.
H Below. No. 4 Below and Bench Claim
No. 4 hears S. 79 deg. 10 min. K.
46.9 feet. Mouth of Arisons Creek
hears f*. 42 deg. 15 min. W. 1200 feet.
Mouth of Anderson fiulch hears S. 7<e
ieg. E 2475 fdet, approximately
THOH McOANN.
Register.
Puhllsh—Aug^ 1*.^ 20, 27. Sept 3. 10..