LEGAL ADVERTISING
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DEPARTMENT OfThe INTERIOR
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BEFORE THE GENERAL LAND
OFFICE
Juneau Serial 04580
In tie N alter ol the Application of
JOHN E. ANDRUS for a Patent to
placer mining locations upon Ohittitu
Greek and tributaries in the McCarthy
Recording Precinct of Alaska.
NOTICE of APPLICATION for
PATENT
NOTH E IS HEREBY (JIYEN:
1 hat in accordance with the laws or
the United States, and especially in pur
suanceof the acts of Congress approved
July tth, 1870, and May 10th. 1872.;
and amendments thereof, JOHN E
ANDRUS, a citizen of the United
States, whose post ollice address is care
os h Etrice D. Leehey, 620 Alnsna
Building, Seattle. Wash ngton, who
hts acquired and improved the placer
mining claim and premises hereinafter
described in accordance with said laws
iio 511 Jot; 1 lav s, ru.es rnd it&t< n s o!
miners. &has performed labor and made
improvements on said mining claim
oi the value greater than Five Hundred
Dollcis upen or for the benefit of
eacn locat.oa inciuiei therein, and
who at this time is in the sole, actual
and peacelul possession of said placer
mining claim and each location therein
contained, will apply for a patent to
the following named placer locations
each included in the designated mineral
survey and containing the number of
acres set opposite to its names, viz:
Mineral Survey No 1095:
Discovery on Chittitu Creek,9.735 acres
Ko. 1 Below on " ” 12.493 “
> c. 2 Below. 11.825 “
Ko. 1 Above ‘‘ “ “ 13.463
Ko. 2 Above “ “ *• 16.139 “
Mineral Survey No 1401:
No. 3 Above on Chittitu 16.527
Mineral Survey No 1037:
No. 4 Above on Chittitu 16.532 “
Ko. 5 Above “ 14 195 “
No. 6 Above ‘ 12.604 “
Kc. 7. Above “ “ 1C.6C0 “
A irticl Survey 1406:
Nc. 8 Above on Chittitu 18.884 “
Nc. 9 Above “ ‘ 18.049
Mineral Survey No. 1088:
No 10 Above on Chittitu, 18.258
Mineral Survey No. 1092:
No. 2 White Gulch, 16.208 “
Mineral Survey 1404:
No. 3 White Gulch 16.801 “
No. 4 ** ” 14.658 “
No. 5 “ “ 13.758 “
No. 6 “ “ 16.271 “
No 7 “ “ 18.553
No. 8 “ “ 14.449
Mineral Survey No. 1405:
No. 11 Above on Chittitu 16.573
No. 1 White Gulch 17.44 3
Schlosser Bench 7.791
Baldy Bench 10.040
Rambler Bench 10,813
Rambler 2 Bench 17,791
Powell Bench 15.701
Elkins Bench 18,589
No 1. Rex Gulch 14.784
No. 2 Rex Gulch 9.073
No. o Rex Gulch 9.865
Mineral Survey No.1089:
No. 4 Liex Gulch 14.581
Mineral Survey No. 1403:
No. 5 Rex Gulch 16,370
No. 6 ” ” 14.492
.\o. 7 ” ” 16.405
No. 8 ” \ 16.108
Mineral Survey No. 1090:
No 9 Rex Guich 15.-17 3
Total area included in
this application, 545.145 Acres
Each of said locations contains a
| va.uaole placer deposit of gold and
I other valuable minerals, and all are
contiguous and constitute a single tract
of ground situated upon unsurveyed
lands along Chittitu -'reek and its
tributaries and its adjacent benches in
the Nizim (Unorganized) Mining
District within the McCarthy Record
ing Precinct in the Third Judicial Dlv
is on of the Territory of Alaska, ar.J
all are m >re particularly and accurate
ly described upon the official plats of
! the several mineral surveys above staled
all of which are posted on the claim,
aid are also described by the field notes'
| of such official surveys on file wi ll
! the Register of the United States Lan d
Office at Juneau, Alaska, as folio as,
to wit:
Beginning at Corner No. 1 of the
i placer mining location designated as
Discovery on Chititu creek, which is
the Soutl^st corner thereof, placed
at a poinl^n the right or northerly
bank of i 'hititu creek, fiom which point
United States Mineral Monument No.
27 bears South 61° 26’ 19” East
13.010.18 leet distant, and- United
States Location Monument No l()9r>
bears Norlh55°09’ 44” W est 1095.71
feet distant, and running thence from
said Corner No. 1 downward along the
north bank and somewhat parallel to
the course of Chittitu Ore k North 48°
44’ West 1238 70 feet to Corner No.
2 of Discovery, which is the Northeast
corner thereof, and is identical with
the Southeast Corner No. 1 of No. 1
I Below Chittitu creek, from which pcint
U. S. M. M. No.27 bears South 60°
20’ 27” East, 14,221.18 feet distant
and U. S. L. M. No 1095 bears
South 9° 25* 54“ East 193.69 feet
distant; thence North 1° 13* East
1222.77 'eet to Corner No. 2 of no. 1
Below Chittitu creek, which is the
Northeast corner thereof, and identical
with the Southeast Corner No. 1 of
Placer No. 2 Below Chititu creek,from
which point U. S. M. M. No. 27 bears
South 56° 1 i‘ 12 ‘East 14,84?.57
feet distant, and U, S. L,M. No. 109.">
bears South 0° 14‘ 03“ East 14 13.57
distant, thence North 30° 53’ West
937.33 feet to corner No. 2 of Placer
No. 2 Below Chittitu creek, which is
the Northeast corner and the most
northerly point thereof; thence South
47° 31* West 726.30 feet to corner
No. 3 of said Placer N o 2 Be lew
Chittitu Creek, which latter course
crosses the bed of Chittitu creek and
describes the lower end line of Placer
.no. 2 lielow Chittitu creek and the
lower end une on Chittitu creek of
Itheamr.; plicer mining claim for
whicn this application tor patent is
' made thence from said > orner .No.
3 ."south 40" 40 Last 642 feet to
Corner No. 4 of said t,lacer No. 2 de
low Chittitu creek, which is iJ-nticai
with Corner Co. 3 of Placer .no. 1
be.ow Cnittitu creek t \ence ."soutn
lcP o4‘ Last 1 lOo.OO ieel to Comer
No. 4 of Placer .No. 1, oeio.v
titu creek, wnicn is identical wun
Corner No. 3 of Jiseovery Claim on
i hittitu creek:
thence aouth 43° 27’ Lc.st i 3d3.oo
tece to Coiner .no. 4 oi L/.scovery
wmen is icicu.iCul wan Corner .No. o
oi i ideer .no. i a Dove Oiu.lnu eieca.
tnence ?outn 4 )J i4 List 32t.oO
1 ieet to corner No. 4 of Piaeer No. 1
1 AOeVe ciiitmu creek, wn.,,1 is iuent
icui »/»tn ..orner .no. 3 oi Piacer .No.
Aoove cnittitu creek;
ineiiee coouth 47 34’ Last 1249.60
ieet io Corner No. 4. oL Piacer No: J
uoove oini.tU creeit wn.c.1 is identica
witn Cotiiei .No. o. of Piacer No. 3
Aoove CmiLitu creeK, tnence .South
ocC 0**’ East 1373.60 feet to Corner
! .no. 4 of Piacer 3 .Aoove chittitu creek
wincn is lJentical wita corner No.
oi Placer No. 4 .\bove chittitu creek.
thence South 54 J 4l‘ List 1333.64
lee. to Corner No. 4 ol Placer No. 4
.Aoove Cnittitu creek, which is identic
al witn corner No. 3 of Placer No. 5
.Above cnittitu creek, thence South
5o° lb‘ Last 1336.66 feet to Corner
No. 4 of Placer No. o nbove Chittitu
cieek, which is identical with corner
No’ 3 of Placer No. 6 Above Chittitu
creek; thence South 01° 31’ Last
1218.25 feet to corner No, 4 of Plac
er No. (5 Above chittitu creek, which is
identical with corner No. 3 of Placer
No. 7 Above (Ihittitu creek; thence
South 17° 3s‘ East 1130.00 feet to
Corner No. 4 o' Placer No 7 above
jhittitu creek, which is identical with
corner No, 3 of Placer No. 8 above
uhittitu creek: thence South 53° 42‘
fCast 1537.34 feet to corner No. 2 of
Placer No > above chittitu creek,
which is identical with corner No. 3
of Placer No. 9 above chittitu creek:
thence So. G^0 59‘East 1371.45 feet to
corner No. 2 of Placer No. 9 above
chittitu creek, which is identical with
corner No 3 of Placer No. 1U above
(jhittitu creek; thence Nortn S6° 5.)‘
East along the south side of Placer
No. 10 above jhittitu creek 1(55.50
to corner No. 2 ot Schlosser Bench;
thence South 20° 21* West 297.s2
feet to corner No > of schlosser Bench;
thence Nortn o5° 20‘ East 131i.00
feet to corner No 4 o Schlosser
Bench, a point on tne west line of the
Baldy Bench, which is .dene ial with
the cast line of tne Seh.osscr tench
from thispomtNorth 2° t(5* 2< > 20
feet to corner xfl 1 of tne S:aiosser
Bench, wni;x CD'ne* is .len..jii van
corner No. j: . i: .3 n 1! i ;a : i i id
with corner No. 4 oi P. .c_r N >. 10
above chittitu creek ani w : i jj'aer
No. 3 of P.aeer Vj. 1 L aoo/e Ja.ctitu
creek, from wmch corner J, o. .1 4
No. 2 i bears North 44 J 4 ?" 0 )*: Jist
1 <94.7 feet distant;
I
thence from corner No.4 of the
Scnlosser Bench Placer >outh 2° >u‘
w est '222.1 feet to corner No. 3 of
the Baldy Bench;
■
thence South 57 53‘ East *54 >.5 feet
to corner No. 4 of the Baldy dench:
thence North 2d 0 ‘ East 522. / feet
to corner No. 1 of the Baldy Bench
■ Placer, which is identical with corner
No 2 of Placer No 1 1 Above Cnitt*
titu creek and corner No. 4 of Piacer
No. 1 White Gulch, from which
point U. S. M. •VI. No. 27 bear ;
North 12° 40’ 01” East 1772 0>
feet, thence from corner No. 4 of
I Placer No. 1 White Gulch South 47
11’ East 155J.6 > feet to corner No.
13 of Placer No. 1 White Gulch,
which is identical with corner No 2
of Piacer No 2 White Gulch, thence
South 55° 0 >’ East 1254.0 feet to
j corner No. 3 of Placer No. 2 White
| Gulch, which is identical with corner
, No. 4 of Placer No. 3 White Gulch;
1 thence South 50° 33’ East 1307 65
j leet to corner no. 3 of Placer No. 3
White Gulch, which is identical with
corner No. 4 of Placer No. 4 White
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