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. 1512Aand 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 for
1500 linear feet of the Big Ben No. 1
lode claim, — 1434.49 linear feet of
each the Big Ben No. 2, Big Ben No.3,
Big Ben No. 4, Eig Ben No. 5, end
Big Ben No. 6 lode claims, — 1462.
63 linear feet of J >ig Ben Extension
No. 1 lode claim, and 1439.35 linear
feet of the Big Ben Extension No. 2
lode claim, and 3000 feet, or less, in
width each side of the center of the
vein or lode of each of the said lode
claims, and also the Big Been Millsite,
a plat of ground 600 feet long by 362
feet wide, the same comprising Mineral
Survey No. 1512 A and B, situate in
the McCarthy Mining District and
Recording Precinct, Third Division,
Territory of Alaska, and fully described
as to metes and bounds on the official
plat of said survey, and by the fie’d
notes of said survey on file in the
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 millsite 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 r un. E., 6235 feet distant; thence
N. 16 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 N o. 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., 38.
0 ft; thence S. 64 deg. 38 min. W. ,
from irosition for true corner, 1500 feet
to Corner No. 1, the place ol beginn
ing, and containing 20.188 acres.
Rig Ren No. 2 Lode.
Reginning at Corner No. 1, j
whence U. S. M. M No. 28 bears S.
8 deg. 35 min' E., 5453.7 feet d’stant;
thence N. 13 deg. 31 min. W., 554.36
feet t® Corner No. 2; thence N. 62 deg
57 min. E., 651.69 feet to Witness
Corner to Corner No. 3, identical with
Corner No. 1 Rig Ren No. 1 Lo ie of
this survey, and, same course, 1434.49
feet to Corner No. 3, not set, as it falls
on the face of an inaccessible limestone
cliff; thence S. 13 deg. 31 min. E.,
from position for true corner, 554.36
feet to Corner No. 4, net set, as it Llls
on an inaccessible limestone cliff; thence
S. 62 deg. 57 min. W., from position
lo* true corner, 1123.65 feet to W it
ness Corner to Corner No. 4, and same
course, 1434.49 feet to Corner No. 1,
the place of beginning, and containing
17.749 acres.
BIG BEN NO. 3 LODE.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, not
set, as it falls in path of snow slides,
whence U. S. M. M. No. 28 bears S.
8 deg. 20 min. E., 4847.4 feet distan ;
thence N. 13 deg. 31 min. W., from
position for true corner, 118.62 feet to
Witness Corner to Corner No. 1, and,
same course, 609.49 feet to Corner No.
2, identical with Corner No. 1, Big
Ben No. 2 Lode, of this survey; thence
62 deg. 57 min. E., 310.84 feet to
Witness Corner to Corner No. 3, ident
ical with Witness Corner to Corner No.
4, Big Ben No. 2 Lode of this survey,
and, same course, 1434.49 feet to Cor
ner No. 3, identical with Corner No. 4,
Big Ben No. 2 Lode of this survey
which was not set for reason previously
stated; thence S. 13 deg. 31 min. E.,
from position for true corner, 608.49
feet to Corner No. 4, not set as it falls 1
an the face of an inaccessible limestone j
:liff; 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
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
hears S. 7 deg. 36 min; E., 4250.0 feet
distant; thence N. 13 deg. 31 min. W.,
from position for true corner 300.0 feet
to Witness Corner to Corner No. 1;
thence 600 feet to Corner No. 2, ident
ical with Corner No. 1, Big Ben No. 3
Lode of this survey, which was not set
for reason previously stated. Witness
Corner identical with Witness Corner
to Corner No. 1, Big Ben No. 3 Lode,
of this survey, previously described,
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, Big Ben No. 3
Lode of this survey, which was not set
| for reason previously stated; thence S.
13 deg. Cl min. E., from position for
true corner, 600.0 feet to Corner No. 4,
not set as it falls amongst inaccessible
limestone cliffs; Witness Corner bear;
S. 13 deg. 31 min. E., 762.03 feet;
thence S. 62 deg. 57 min. W., from
position for true corner, 1434.49 feet
to Corner No. 1, the place of beginning,
and containing 19.210 acres.
BIG BUN NO. 5 LODE.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, not
| set, as it falls on an inaccessible cliff,
l whence U. 3. M. M. No. '28 bears S.
! I) deg. 28 min. E. , 3(554.0 feet dist
ant; Witness Corner bears S. i> deg.
57 min. W. , 191.73 feet; therce N.
15 deg. 31 min. W., from position for
true corner, (500. 0 feet to Corner No.
2, identical with Corner No. 1, Big
Ben No. 4 Lode of this survey, which
was not set for reason previously stated;
Witness Corner identical with Witness
Corner to Corner No. ], Big Ben No.
4 Lode of this survey, previously des
cribed; thence N. .02 deg. ,"7 min. E.,
from position for true corner, 1434.
49 feet to Corner No. 3, identical
with Corner No. 4, Big Ben No. 4
Lode of this survey, which was not
set for reason previously stated; Wit
ness Corner identical with Witness
Corner to Corner No. 4, Big Ben No.
4 Lode of this survey, previously des
cribed; thence S. 13 deg. 3t min. E.,
from position for true corner, 600.0
feet to Corner No. 4. not set as it
falls amongst inaccessible limestone cli' *
ffs. Witness Corner identical with Wit
ness Corner to Corner Nos. 3 and 4
1 »ig Ben Nos. 5 and 4 Lodes, resp
ectively, of this survey, previously des
cribed, and bears S. U> deg .‘11 min.
E., 11)2.03 feet; thence S. (>2 deg. o7
min. W., from position for true corn
er, 1434.49 feet to Corner No. 1, the
place of beginning, and containing 19.
210 acres.
MIG REN NO. 6 LODE.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, not
set, as it falls on an inaccessible lime
stone cliff, whence U. S. M. M. No. 28
bears S. 5 deg. 2:: min. E., 2096 0
feet distant: thence 12 deg. 21 min. W.,
from position for true corner, 562.62
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,
identical with Witness Corner to Cor
ner No. 1, Big Ben No. 5 Lode of
this survey; thence N. 62 deg. 57 min.
E., from position for true corner, 1434.
49 feet to Corner No. 3, identical with
< orner No. 4, Rig Ben No. 5 Lode of
this survey, which was not set for reason
previously stated; thence S. 13 deg. 31
min. E., from position for true corner,
162.02, feet to Witness Corner to Cor
ner Nos. 3 and 4, Big Ben No. 5 and
Big Ben No. 4 Lodes of this survey,
previously described, and, same course,
562.63 feet to Corner No. 4, not set,
as it falls in the path of snowslides;
thence S. 02 deg. 5/ min. W., from
position for true corner, 68.10 feet to
Witness Corner to Corner No. 4, and,
same course, 1424.49 feet to Corner
No. 1, the place of beginning, and con
taining 18.013 acres.
BIG BEN EXTENSION LODE
MINING CLAIM NO 1.
Beginning at Corner No. 1, ident
ical with Corner 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.