LEGAL ADVERTISING_
DEPARTMENT OfThe INTERIOR 1
BEFORE THE GENERAL LAND j
OFFICE
Juneau Serial 04580
In lie tier of the Application of j
JOHN E. ANDRUS for a Patent to :
placer mining locations upon Chittitu
Creek and tributaries in the McCarthy
Recording Precinct of Alaska.
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NOTICE of A PPI.ICATION for
PATENT
NOTH E IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the lews of
the United States, and especially in pur
uanceof the acts of Congress approved
July l.th, "'870, and May lOtK 1872.
end amendments thereof, JOHN E
ANDRUS, a citizen of the United
States, whose post office address is care
of X1 aurice D. Leehey. 620 Alasi<a
Building. Seattle. Washington, who
has acquired and improved the placer
mining claim and premises hereinafter
described in accordance with said laws
and all loci 1 lavs, rulesrnd custe ms cf
miners. &has performed labor and made
improvements on said mining claim
of the value greater than Five Hundred
Dollars upen or for the benefit of
eaca location include! therein, and
who at this time is in the sole, actual
and peaceful 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 Uhittitu Creek,9.735 acres
No. 1 Below on ” ” 12.493 “
No. 2 Below. 11.825 “
No. 1 Above “ “ “ 13.463 44
No. 2 Above “ “ - 16.139 “
Mineral Survey No 1401:
No. 3 Above on Chittitu 16.527 “
Mineral Survey No. 1087:
No. 4 Above on Chittitu 16.532 “
No. 5 Above “ •• 14 195 <4
No. 6 Above ‘ 12.604
No. 7. Above “ “ 13,630 “
Mineral Survey 1406:
No. 8 Above on Chittitu 18.884
No. 9 Above “ ‘‘ 18.049 “
Mineral Survey No. 1088:
No. 10 Above on Chittitu, 18.258 “
ijvlineral Survey No. 1092:
No. 2 White Gulch, 16.208 “
Mineral Survey 1404:
No. 3 White Gulch 16.801 “
No. 4 " ** 14.f 58 “
No. 5 “ “ 13.758 “
No. 6 “ “ 16.271 “
No 7 “ “ 13.558
No. 8 “ “ 14.449
Mineral Survey No. 1405:
No. 11 Above on Chittltu 18.573
No. 1 White Gulch 17.448
Schlosser Bench ”.'791
Baldy Bench 10.040
Rambler Bench 10,813
Rambler 2 Bench 17,791
Powell Bench 15.701
£lkins Bench 18,589
No 1. Rex Gulch 14.784
No. 2 Rex Gulch 9.078
No. 3 Rex Gulch 9.865
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Mineral Suivey No.1089:
No. 4 Hex Gulch 14.581
Mineral Survey No. 1403:
No. o Rex Gulch
No. 6
No. 7
No 8 ”
Mineral Survey N
No 9 Rex Gulch
16,370 ”
14.492 "
1-.405 "
16.108 "
1.1090:
15.3 76 ”
Total area included in
this application, 545.145 Acres
Each of said locations conta ns a
valuable placer deposit of gold and
other valuable minerals, and all are
contiguous and constitute a single tract
cf ground situated upon unsurveyed
lands along Chittitu Cretk and its
tributaries and its adjacent benches in
the Nizinr (Unorganized) Mining
District within the .vie arthy Record
ing Precinct in the Third Judicial Dlv
is'on of the Territory of Alaska, and
all are more particularly and accurate
ly described upon the official plats of
the several mineral surveys above stated
all of which are posted on the claim,
a'dare also described by the field notes
of such official surveys on file with
i the Register of the United States Land
Office at Juneau, Alaska, as follows,
to wit:
Beginning at Corner No. 1 of the
i placer mining location designated as
Discovery on Chititu creek, which is
the Southeast corner thereof, placed
at a point on the right or northerly
bank of 1 ’hititu creek, fiom which point
United States Mineral Monument No.
27 bears South 61° 26’ 19” East
13,010.18 feet distant, and United
States Location Monument No 109.’)
bears Northf)5° 09’ 44“ West 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 Cre 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
! Below Chittitu creek, from which point
j U. S. M. M. No.27 bears South 60°
i 20’ 27“ East, 14,221.18 feet distant
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and U. S. L. M. No 1095 bears
South 9° 25* 54“ East 193.69 feet
distant; thence North 1° 13‘ East
1222.77 feet to Corner No. 2 of No.l
Below Chittitu creek, which is the
Northeast Corner thereof, and identical
with the Southeast Corner No. 1 of
Placer No. 2 Below ('hititu creek,from
which point U. S. M. M. No. 27 bears
South 58° 11‘ 12“ East 14,842 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 No 2 Below
Chittitu Creek, which latter course
ciosses the bed of Chittitu creek and
describes the lower end line of Placer |
No. 2 Below Chittitu creek and the
lower end line on Chittitu creek of
t e e.rtiri placer mining claim for
which this application for patent is
made thence from said Corner No.
3 South 40° 46 East 642 feet to
Corner No. 4 of said Placer No. 2 Be
lo.v Chittitu creek, which is identical
wit i Corner No. 3 of Placer No. 1
Be ow Chittitu creek, thence South
lo° 34’ East 1165.90 feet to Corner
No. 4 of Placer No. 1, Below Chit
titu creek, which is identical with
Corner No. 3 of Discovery Claim on
Chittitu creek:
thence South 43° 27’ East 1353.80
feet to Coiner No. 4 of Discovery
which is identicul with Corner No. 3
of i lacer No 1 Above Chittitu Creek
thence South 45° 14’ East 321.55
feet to Corner No. 4 of Placer No. 1
Abeve Chittitu creek, which is ident
Kid with Corner No. 3 of Placer No.
2 Above Chittitu creek;
thti.ce South 47334’ East 1249.60
ieci to corner no. 4. ol Placer No: 2
aoc\e Chitt.tu creek whicn is identica
with Corner No. 3. of Placer no. 3.
Above Chittitu creek, thence South
53^ 04’ East 1373.60 feet to Corner
No. 4 of Placer 3 Above chittitu creek
wn ch is identical with corner No.
o ci Placer No. 4 Above chittitu creek.
thence South 54° 41* Etst 1338.61
tee*, to Corner No. 4 of Placer No. 4
i Above chittitu creek, which is identic
al v ita corner No. 3 of Placer No. 5
Above chittitu creek, thence South
5L° IP East 1356.86 feet to Corner
JN'c. 4 of Placer No. 5 Above Chittitu
citek, which is identical with corner
| No* 6 of Placer No. 6 Above Chittitu
creek; thence South 61° 31’ East
1218.25 feet to corner No, 4 of Plac
er No 6 Above Chittitu creek, which is
identical with corner No. 3 of Placer
No. 7 Above Ohittitu creek: thence
South 17° 38* East 1136 00 feet to
corner no. 4 of Placer No 7 above
Chittitu creek, which is identical with
corner No, 3 of Placer No. 8 ’ ove
chittitu creek: thence South 53° 42*
East 1537.34 feet to corner No. ' of
Placer No 8 above chittitu creek,
which is identical with corner No. 3
of Placer No. 9 above Chittitu Creek:
thence So. 68° 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. 10 above
chittitu creek; thence North 88° 59‘
East along the south side of Plac:r
No. 10 above Chittitu creek 165.5 >
to corner No. 2 of Schlosser Bene i;
thence South 26° 21 ‘ West 297.
feet to corner No 3 of .Schlosser Be ic ■
thence North S9° 2t>* East 1‘>17.60
feet to corner No. 4 of Schlosser
Bench, a point on the west line of a2
Baldy Bench, which is ident.C il with
the east line of the Seh’osser Ben: a
from thispointNorth 2°36* East 2*.>.20
feet to corner No 1 of the Schlosser
Bench, which cjrn:' is identical with
corner No. 2 of the Bill/ B:n:.i and
with corner No. 4 o' Placer No. )
above chlttitu creek anl w th corn::
No. 6 of Piacer No. 11 abo/e vjhitt; l
creek, from which corner U, S. M. 1
No. 2/ bears North 443 4:5* 0’>*• Ei :
1794.7 feet distant;
thence from corner No.4 of the
Schlosser Bench Placer South 2° 3 >*
West 222.7 feet to corner no. 3 of
the Baldy Bench;
| thence South 57° 53‘ East »43.5 feet
to corner No. 4 of the Baldy Bench,
thence North 2 J° 0 * East 522.7 feet
! to corner No. 1 of the Baldy Bench
Placer, which is identical with corner
No. 2 of Placer No 11 Above Cnitt
titu creek and corner No. 4 of Placer
No. 1 White Gulch, from which
point U. S. M. M. No. 27 bears
North 12° 49’ 01” East 1772 A)
feet, thence from corner No. 4 of
Placer No. I White Gulch South 47
11! East 135963 feet to corner No.
j 3 of Placer No. 1 W hite Gulch,
| which is identical with corner No 2
of Placer No 2 White Gulch, thence
South 55° 33’ East 1264.9 feet to
corner No. 3 of Placer No. 2 White
; Gulch, which is identical with Corner
no. 4 of Placer No. 3 White Gulch;
thence South 56° 33’ East 1307 65
feet to corner no. 3 of Placer No. 3
I White Gulch, which is identical with
corner No. 4 of Placer No. 4 White
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