IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT ANCHORAGE,
ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF APPLICA
TION OF
NEILS TJOSEVIG, FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT for the
BIG BEN NO. 1, BIG BEN NO. 2.
BIG BEN NO. 3, BIG BEN NO. 4,
BIG BEN NO. 5, BIG BEN NO. 6,
BIG BEN EXTENSION NO. 1, and
BIG BEN EXTENSION NO. 2 Lode
Claims and the BIG BEEN MILL
SITE.
Serial No. 0666.7
Mineral Survey No. 15i2Aand B.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that in pursuance of Chapter 6, Title
32, of the Revised Statutes of the Unit
ed States, the undersigned, NEILS
TJOSEVIG, whose postoffice address
is McCarthy, Alaska, has made applic
ation to the United States Land Office
at Anchorage, Alaska, for a patent foi
1500 linear feet of the Big Ben No. 1
lode claim, — 1434.49 linear feet oi
each the Big Ben No. 2, Big Ben No.3
Big Ben No. 4, Fig lien No. 5, r.nr
Big Ben No. 6 lode claims, — 1462.
63 linear feet of Big Ben Extensior
No. 1 lode claim, and 1439.35 lincai
feet of the Big Ben Extension No. f
lode claim, and 3000 feet, or less, ir
width each side of the center of th<
vein or lode of each of the said lod<
claims, and also the Big Been Miilsite
a plat of ground 600 feet long by 36f
feet wide, the same comprising Minera
Survey No. 1512 A and B, situate ir
the McCarthy Mining District anc
Recording Precinct. Third Division
Territory of Alaska, and fully des ribs'
as to metes and bounds on the officia
plat of said survey, and by the fie'e
notes of said survey on file in ti t
office of the Register of said Anchor
age Land Office, at Anchorage, Alaska
which said plat and field notes describe
the boundaries and extent of said lode
claims and miilsite as follows, to-wit:
BIG BEN NO. 1 LODE:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, when -
ce U. S. M M. No. 28 bears S. 3 deg.
37 iv. E., 6235 feet distant; thence
N. lo deg. 32 min. W., 593.30 feet to
Corner No. 2; thence N. 64 deg. 38 min.
E., 84.90 feet to Witness Corner to Cor
ner No. 3, and, same course 1500 feet
to Corner No. 3, not set, as it falls on
inaccessible limestone cliffs where perm
anent corner could not- be established.
A corner of the location bears N. 2 deg.
57 min. W., 366.9 feet; thence S. 16
deg. 32 min. E., from position for true
corner 593.30 feet to Corner No. 4.
not set, as it falls on the face of an
inaccessible limestone cliff. Witness cor
ner identical with a corner of the loc
ation bears N. 64 deg. 38 min. E., -18.
0 ft; thence S. 64 deg. 3,8 min. W. ,
from position for true corner, 1500 feet
to Corner Xc. 1, the place of beg :.r.
ing, and containing 20.188 acres.
Big Ben No. 2 Lode.
Beginning at Corner No. 1,
whence U. S. M. M No. 28 bears S.
8 tie*. 85 min. 3433.7 fee' o'stant;
! thence N. 13 deg. 31 min. W., 554.36
feet to Corner No. 2; thence N. 62 deg
57 min. E., 651.69 feet to Witness
Corner to Corner No. 3, identical witl:
Corner No. 1 Big lien No. 1 Lo.'e o1
this survey, and, same course, 1484.41
leet to Corner No. 3, not set, as it iall
on the face ot an inaccessible limestoni
i cliff; thence S. 13 deg. 31 min. E.
|
; trom position for true corner, 554.3i
1 feet to Corner No. 4, net set, as ii 11
on an inaccessible limestone ciili; thenc
S. 62 deg. 57 min. W., from posit m
tor* true corner, 1123.65 icet to VVIt
ness Corner to Corner No. 4, and saim
. course, 1434.49 feet to Corner No. 1
i .he place oi beginning, and containin;
17.749 acres.
BIG REN NO. 3 LODE.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, no
; set, as it tails in path of snow slide;
i whence u. S. Nl. M. No. 28 bears h
[ , 8 deg. 20 rmn. E,., 4847.4 feet distan
! thence N. 13 deg 31 min. W., iron
position ior true corner, 118.62 feet ti
| Wuness corner to Corner No. 1, and
same course, 609 49 feet to Corner Nc
2, identical with Corner No. 1, 1 »ij
I Ren No. 2 Lode, cf this survey; ihenc<
62 deg. 57 min. L., 319.84 feet t<
Witness Corner to Corner No. 3, idea*
*
• cal with Witness Corner to Corner No
4, big lien No. 2 Lode of th s survey
ami, same course, 1434.49 feet to Cor
'
ner No. 3, identical with Corner No. 4
<3tg Ben No. 2 Lode of this survev
1 which was not set for reason previous!]
stated; thence S. i3 deg. 31 min. Iu.
from position for true corner, 608.4£
feet to Corner No. 4, not set as it fall;
on the face of an inaccessible limestone
cliff; thence S. 62 deg. 57 min. W.
from position for true corner, 1198.13
feet to Witness Corner to Corner No
4, and, same course, 1434.49 feet to
j
1
Corner No. 1, the place of beginning,
and containing 19.482 acres.
BIG BEN NO. 4 LODE
Beginning at Corner No. 1, not
set, as it falls on an inaccessible lime,
stone cliff, whence U. S. M. M. No. 28 |
I bears S. 7 deg. 36 min. E., 4250.0 feet;
i distant; thence N. 1 2 deg. 31 min. W.,
| from position for true corner 300.0 feet'
I to Witness Corner to Corner No. 1; I
thence 600 feet to Corner No. 2, ident-!
cal wi h Corn r No. 1, Big Ben No. 3
i _
Lode oi ild:: rurviy, which was not set J
■ ror reason previous’}' stated. Witness j
i Corner identical v'ilh Witness Corner
to Corner No. 1, r ig Sen No. o Lode, |
i of this survey, previously described, I
bears N. 13 deg. 31 min. W., 118.62
feet; thence N. 62 deg. 57 min. E.,
from position for true corner, 236.36
feet to Witness Corner to Corner No
3, identical with Witness Corner to
Corner No. 4, Big Ben No. 3 Lode
• of this survey, and, same course, 1434.
; 49 feet to Corner No. 3, identical
: with Corner No. 4, Rig Ren No. 3
, Lode of this survey, which was not set
} for reason previously stated; thence S.
, .3 deg. Cl min. E.., Com po.ition 'or
i true corner, 600.0 feet to Corner No. 4,
i not set as it falls amongst inaccessible
- limestone cliffs; Witness Corner bears
; S. 13 deg. 31 min. E., 762.03 feet;
, thence S. 62 deg. 57 min. W., from
l position for true corner, 1434.49 feet
to Corner No. I, the place of beginning,
and containing 19.210 acres.
BIG BEN NO. 5 LODE.
Beginning at Corner No 1, not
. ~et, as it ful's on an inaccessible clifh
; whence h. S. M. M. No. 48 bears S.
i | 0 deg. 48 min. E. , 405 1.0 feet dist
) ant; Witness ( orner bears S. 0 deg.
, 57 min. W. , 19i.7*' feet; thei ce N.
. I ’ deg. 'll min. W., from position for
j true corner, LOO. 0 feet to Corner No.
. 2, identical with Corner No. i, Big
> Ben No. 4 Lode of this survey, which
- was not set for reason previously stated;
. W itness Corner identical with Witness
, Corner to Corner No. ), Big Ben No.
I 1 axle ol this survey, p-eviously des
, S cribed; thence X. 02 deg. 7.7 min. E.,
from position lor true corner, 1444.
49 feet to Ciorner No. 4, identical
, with Corner No. 4, Big Ben No. 4
i Lode of this survey, which was not
set for reason previously stated; Wit
ness Corner identical with Witness j
; Comer to Corner No. 4, Big Ben No. !
4 Lode of this survey, previously dcs-!
cribed; thence S. 1 4 deg. 41 min. E., j
from position for true corner, 600.0
feet to Corner No. 4. not set as it
falls amongst inaccessible limestone cii'
ffs. Witness Corner identical with Wit'
ness < ornr-r to Corner Nos. 15 and 4
I'jg Ben Nos. 5 and 4 Lodes, resp
ectively, of this survey, previously des
cribed, and bears S. 1‘. deg o| min.
E., l(i2.0:4 feet; thence S. (j2 deg. o7
min. W., rrom position for true corn
er, 14154.19 feet to Corner No. 1, the
place of beginning, and containing 19.
210 acres.
BIG REN NO. 6 LODE.
Beginning at Corner No. ], not
set, as it falls on an inaccessible lime
stone cliff, whence U. S. M. M. No. 28
bears S. 5 cleg. 28 min. E., 8096 0
feet distant: thence 18, deg. 81 min. W.,
from position for true corner, 562.68
feet to Corner No. 2, identical with
Corner No. 1, Big Ben No. 5 Lode of
this survey, which was not set for rea
son previously stated. Witness Corner,
.dentical with Witness Corner to (*or
ner No. 1, Big Ben No. 5 Lode of
this survey; thence N. (‘>2 deg. 57 min.
E., from position for true corner, 1 484.
40 ieet to ( orner No. 8, identical with
I
j ' orner No. 4, Big Ben No. 5 Lode of
this survey, which was not set for reason
previously stated; thence S. 18 deg. 81
min. E., from position for true corner,
162.08 feet to Witness Corner to Cor
ner Nos. 8 and 4, Big Ben No. 5 and
Big Ben No. 4 Lodes of this survey,
previously described, and, same course,
582.08 feet to C orner No. 4, not set,
as it falls in the path of snowslides;
thence S. (>2 deg. 5< min. W., from
position for true corner, (*>8.10 feet to
Witness Corner to Corner No. 4, and.
same course, 1484.49 feet to Corner
No. 1, the place of beginning, and con
taining 1 "\018, acres.
BIG BEN EXTENSION LODE
MINING CLAIM NO 1.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, ident
ical with C orner No. 4, Big Ben No.6
Lode of this Survey, which was not set
for the reason previously stated; Wit
ness Corner, identical with Witness
Corner to Corner No. 4, Big Ben
No. 6 Lode of this survey, previously
described, whence U. S. M. M. No. 28
bears S. 14 deg. 48 min. W„ 3863.0
feet distant: thence N. 13 deg. 31 min.
W , from position for true corner,
400.60 feet to Witness Corner to Cor
ner No. 2, identical with Witness
Corner to Corner No. 3, Corner Nos.
3 and 4, and Corner No. 4, Big Ben
No.6, Big Ben No. 5, and Big Ben
cont. on pagv five.