LEGAL ADVERTISING
DEPARTMENT OfThe INTERIOR
I EFCRE THE GENERAL LAND
OFFICE
Juneau Serial 04580
In tie Matter ol the Application of
JOHN E. ANDRUS fer a Patent to
placer mining locations upon Chittitu
Creek and tributaries in the McCarthy
Recording Precinct of Alaska.
NOTICE t>r APPLICATION for
PATENT
NOTH E IS HEKKliY tilYEN:
That in accordance with the laws of
the United States, and especially in pur
nuance of the acts of Congress approved
July bth, j870, and May 10th. 1872.
and amendments thereof, JOHN E
ANDRUS, a citiztnof *he United
Slalts, whose pest office address is care
Oi Aiaunce D. Leehty. 620 Alasna
Building, Seattle. Washington, who
has acquired and improved the placer
mining claim and premises hereinafter
described in accordance with said Ian’s
and all local Ians, rules and custr ms cf
miners. Jchas performed labor and made
improvements on said mining claim
« lire value greater than Five Hundred
Dollars upon or for the benefit of
each 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 cn Chittitu Creek,9.735 acres
No. 1 Below on ” ” 12.493 “
No. 2 Below. 11.825 “
No. 1 Above “ “ 13.463 “
No. 2 Above “ “ - 16.1G9 “
Mineral Survey No 1401:
No. 3 Above on Chittitu 16.527
Mineral Survey No. 1037:
No. 4 Above on Chittitu 16.532
No. 5 Above “ ” 14.195
No. 6 Above “ ‘ 12.604
No. 7. Above “ “ 13,6C0 “
MirtuI 5irvey 1406:
No. 8 Above on C"hittitu 18.884
No. 9 Above “ k‘ 18.049
M ineral 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 While Gulch 16.801 “
No. 4 “ ” 14. £58 “
No. 5 “ “ 13.758 “
No. 6 “ “ 16.271 “
No 7 “ “ 18 558
No. 8 “ “ 14.449
Mineral Survey No. 1405:
No. 11 Above on Chittitu 1^.573
No. 1 White Gulch 17.448
Schlosser Bench 7.791
Baldy Bench i0.040
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 RexGu'ch 9.078
No. 3 Pex Gulch 9.865
Mineral Survey No.1089:
No. 4 liex Gulch 14.584
Mineral Survey No. 1403:
No. 5 Rex Gulch 16.S70
No. 6 ” ” 14 492
No. 7 ” " 16.405
No 8 " \ 16.108
Mineral Survey No. 1090:
No 9 Rex Gulch 15.-)7o
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
of ground situated upon unsurveyed
lands along Chittitu Creek and its
tributaries and its adjacent benches in
the Nizini (Unorganized) Mining
District within the Met arthy Record
ing Precinct in the Third Judicial Div
ision of the Territory of Alaska, and
all are more particularly and accurate
ly described upon the official plats ol
the several mineral surveys above stated
all of which are posted on the claim
a'd are also described by the field notes
of such official surveys on file with
the Register of the United States Land
Office at Juneau, Alaska, as follows,
to wit:
\
Beginning at Corner No. 1 of the
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 l 'hititu creek, from 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 109.')
bears Norths0 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
; coiner theitof, and is identical with
the Southeast Corner No. 1 of No. 1
Below Chittitu creek, from which point
U. S. M. M. No.27 bears South 60
20’27" East, 14,221.18 feet distant
I
md U. S. L. M. No 1093 bears
South b° 25' 54“ East 193.69 feet
’Vant; thence North 1° 13‘ East
1222.77 feet to Corner No. 2 of no. 1
Below Ohittitu 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 56° 11* 12“ East 14.842 57
feet distant, and U, S. L.M. No. 109.")
bears South 0° 14‘ 03“ East 1413.57
distant, thence North 30° 53' West
937.33 feet to corner No. 2 of Placer
No. 2 Below Ohittitu creek, which is
the Northeast corner and the most
northerly point thereof: thence v outh
47° 31* West 726.30 feet to corner
No. 3 of said Placer No 2 Pelcw
Chittitu creek, which latter course ■
crosses the bed of Chittitu creek and
describes the lower end line of Placer
no. 2 llelow Chittitu creek and the
lower end line on Chittitu creek ol
the at:;:.: pl»;er mining claim fox
which this application tor patent is
made thence from said < 'orner Xo.
3 South 40" 46 Last 642 feet to
Corner No. 4 of said i *iacer Xo. ’2 1 »e
iow Chittitu cxeek, which is id;ntical
with v orner Xo. 3 of Placer Xo. 1
he!ow Chittitu cr«.ek thence >outh
13° 34' East 1165.90 feet to Corner
Xo. 4 of Placer Xo. lt LialovV ''hit
titu creek, wnicn is identical with
Corner Xo. 3 of Discovery Claim on
Chittitu creek:
thence South 43 27’ East 1353.80
feet to Corner Xo. 4 of Discovery
which is identical with Corner Xo. 3
of Placer Xo 1 Above Chittitu Creek,
thence South 4 P i 4* East 1321.55
feet to Corner No. 4 of Piacer Xo. 1
Abcve Chittitu creek, which is ident
icai With corner No. 3 oi Piacer No.
2 Above Chittitu creek;
thence South 47 34’ East 1249.60
leet to Corner No. 4. ol Piacer No: 2
above Chut.tu creek whicn is identiea
with Coiner Xo. 3. of Placer no. 3.
Above Chittitu creek, thence South
53“ 04‘ East 1373.60 feet to Corner
No. 4 of Placer 3 Aoove chittitu creek
which is identical with corner No.
3 of Placer No. 4 a hove chittitu creek
thence South 54° 41* East 1333.61
ieet to Corner No. 4 of Placer No. 4
.Above Chittitu creek, which is identic
al with corner No. 3 of Placer Xo. 0
Above chittitu creek, thence South
53° It/ East 1356.86 feet to Corner
No. 4 of Placer Xo. 5 Above Chittitu
ertek, which is identical with corner
I .no* 3 of Placer No. 6 Above Chittitu
creek; thence South 61° 31* East
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 Phittitu creek; thence
South 17° 38‘ East 113(5.00 feet to
Corner no. 4 of Placer No 7 above
Chittitu creek, which is identical with
corner No, 3 of Placer No. 8 above
chittitu creek: thence South 53° 42*
East 17)37.34 feet to corner No. 2 of
Placer No 8 above cMttitu creek,
which is identical with corner No. 3
of Placer No. 0 above chittitu creek:
thence So. 68° 7)94 East 1371.47) feet to
corner No. 2 of Placer No. 9 above
chittitu creek, which i" identical with
corner No. 3 of Pacer No. lt'ffcove
chittitu creek; thence North 88° 59*
East along the south side of Placer
No. 10 above chittitu creek 1(55.7)')
to corner No. 2 of Schlosser Bench;
thence South 2(5° 21* West 297.82
'eet to corner No 3 of .'Schlosser Bench;
thence North 89° 2*5* East 1317.(50
feet to corner No. 4 of Schloster
Bench, a point on the west line of the
! ialdy Bench, which is identical with
the ea;t line of the Schlosser Bench
from thispointNorth 2°3(5‘ East 2/.>.20
feet to corner No l of the Schlo;ser
Bench, which corner is ilentcii with
corner No. 2 oc t.ie BtlJy Brne.i and
with corner No. 4 ol Placer No. I >
above chittitu creek anl wt.i or.irr
No. 3 of P.acer Vo. II aoo/e Chittitu
creek, from which corner U, S. .vl iVl
No 27 bjars North 44J 4 V 0 V‘ lOtst
1194 7 feet distant;
thence from corner No.4 or the
Schlojser Bench Placer South 2° -hi*
West 222. 7 feet to corner No. 3 of
the P»aldy Bench:
thence South 7)70 53‘ East S43.5 feet
to corner No. 4 of the lJaldy idench,
thence North 20° 0 ‘ East 522./ feet
to corner No. 1 of the Baldy Bench
Placer, which is identical with corner
No 2 of Placer No 11 Above chitt
titu creek and corner No. 4 of E5iacer
No. ] White Gulch, from which
point EJ. S. hi. Vi. No 27 bears
North 12° 4'.)’ 01” East 1772 .0
feet, thence from corner \o. 4 of
Placer No. 1 White Gulch South 47J
1 P East 1353.64 leer to corner No.
3 of Placer No. I VV hite Gulch,
which is identical with corner No 2
of Placer No 2 Whi e Gu’ch, thence
South ;*)o° 03’ Erst 12(54.0 feet to
corner No. 3 of Placer No. 2 White
Gulch, which is identcal with comer
! No. 4 of Placer No. 3 VV hite Gulch;
thence South 5(5° 33’ East 1307 65
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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