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The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the postoffice at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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of the Copper River district. *
CHITIXA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1912.
ANOTHER OBJECT LESSON .
Cordova and the Copper river
country will not have representation
in the first Territorial Assembly of
Alaska, and there are many contribu
ting reasons for that fact. When the
voters of Cordova at a non-partisan
primary expressed a decided prefer
ence in favor of a Cordova man for
Senator and another from Copper
Mountain for Representative, there
was a strong belief that both these
men would be elected. Neither was
in town at the time and afterwards
both declined to stand as candidates.
In Cordova the Wickersham follow
ing had already nominated Mr. Tan
sey for Senator, but in such way as
estranged many of the men who j
mi"ht have been expected to support
him. He was afterwards put on the
Home rule ticekt, and then a Cordo
va public meeting endorsed . him.
with a view to harmonizing any
differences, and if possible secure
his election. The Copper river
country named two men, and they
were both put on the Home rule
ticket, when it was generally conced
ed that the interior was only entitled
to one Representative.
The reasons for defeat of all three
candidates may be briefly summarize
dd. Neither one had a general or ex
tensive acquaintance throughout the
division, neither one left his own
precinct to do any work, neither one
is a politician, neither one inspired
any large number of friends>to exert
their personal efforts in his behalf.
And although all three men may be
deserving, they all entered the race
under handicaps that they were not
able to overcome. Had the original
idea been carried out of having Cor
dova and the Copper river country
unite on two strong men, and then
work in unity and endeavor to have
practically every elector of the 500
voters who cast their ballots on Tues
day vote for a man from Cordova for
Senator and a man from the interior
for Representative, the election of
both would have been a certainty.
The interests of Cordova and the
Copper river country are identical
and it is only by co-operation that
either can hope to accomplish any
thing in a political way. And then
only strong men, who are willing to
get out and make a canvass, should
be nominated.
_V_V_V_
PLEASING ASSURANCE
And again Col. Ricuardson assures
us that there is soon to be built that
much needed bridge across the
treacherous Nazina river. And if
construction is completed this winter
the miners and operators of the Cop
per river country will forgive and
forget all past promises that failed
to materialize, with reference to this
required means for people to safe
ly cross into a rich gold placer and
copper section of Alaska. The pros
pector and the operator have certain
ly blazed the trail, and after the ex
penditure by them of many hundreds
of thousands of dollars it does not
seem unreasonable to expect the
Road Commission to make their first
expenditure in a vast and rich min
ing section that will soon l*e out
pouring millions of dollars in gold
and copper.
_V_V_V_
Bob Hodges blames the newspa
pers of Washington for defeating him
for Governor, but Bob overlooks the
fact th^t it was his own crooked
political and private record that was
the main cause of his defeat. The
newspapers didn’t make the record,
they only exposed it to public scruti
ny. The voters did the rest, and the
state will profit thereby.
-X-X-X
The way the vote of the recent
Legislative election is coming in is
enough to give a few of the candi
dates nervous prostration.
WICKERSHAM NOT AX ISSUE.
The recent Legislative election in
Alaska has clearly demonstrated oiie
thing. And that is that the people
will not stand for a one man domin
ation. After the Legislative Assem
bly bill had passed there was an in
clination in different parts of the
Territory for candidates to announce
themselves as ‘‘Wickersham men.”
In all probability this was done with
out the sanction of the real, success
ful politician of Alaska, the H.-n
James Wickersham. At all even s
there was soon a revolt against the
idea by some of the former strongest
Wickersham supporters and follow
ers. This was particularly true in
the first division where the “Progres
sives” put up a ticket headed by the
famous or infamous, Emery Valen
tine. They sought to bring to it the
former Wickersham support, but the
voters wouldn't stand for it, anl
elected the full non-partisan ticket.;
In the fourth division the original
idea of putting up a straight WicK
ersliam ticket was substituted by an
action that resulted in the nomina
tion and electon of a non-partisan
ticket. In the second division a
combination of all elements easily
triumphed, while in this, the third
division, the intention of naming a
full Wickersham ticket was displaced
by a movement that resulted in the
naming of the Home Ru'e ticket,
which contained the names of two
Democrats and one other opposed
to Mr. Wickersham. But of this
ticket only two were elected, the
other four having been placed on a
non-partisan ticket. So it is ap
parent that the Wickersham influ
ence was not predominant at the
polls on 'Tuesday last. In fact it
was scarcely an issue, other than in
the first district, which the delegate
has himself always carried. There
are undoubtedly many friends and
former supporters of Mr. Wicker
sham in the Legislature, but they
are men who will not be dominated
by him, although we don’t know
that he shall wish to influence <hem
in their actions.
-x-x-x
The new Democratic administra
tion is pledged to assist in the devel
opment of Alaska, and here’s hoping
that they don’t forget about it. And
while they are unlocking the coal
fields, abolishing barren forest re
serves, building railroads and trails,
establishing naval coaling stations,
and doing many other needed things,
perhaps they will build that $100,000
federal building for Cordova.
SWIFT IX SOME THINGS
In far away Alaska an election was
held on November 5 for the election
of sixteen members of a Territorial
Legislative Assembly. On the follow,
ing afternoon the Daily Alaskan pub
lished the names of the sixteen men
who are likely to constitute the mem
ship of the new Assembly. And there
has since been no change in the per
sonnel, as every man reported el? ‘ted
on the sixth, with the possible ex
ception of one Senator, will serve at
Juneau next March. In the matter
of Senators from the third division
it may require the official vote to
positively determine whether tvo or
only one of the men as reported elect
ed has received sufficient votes to
qualify. And yet we are supposed
to Ite remote and sparsely settled
territory, that would require weeks
to hear from, while the populous
Kansas only determined this morning
who has been elected Governor of
that state.
-A-A-A
Harmony and good-fellowship ex
ists in Cordova, to an alarming ex
tent. And even the women folks are
beginning to think that possibly their
neighbors are not very much worse
then they are.
FAITHFUL TO THEIR COMPACT/
There has been some mild -critic
ism upon the part of some Cordovans
because of the light vote the candi
dates from this town received at the
coal metropolis, when it is con s.ider
ed that Mr. Gray received the highest
vote of any candidate in Cordova.
Bub there -is. another side to It. Mr.
Gray was put on the non-partisan
ticket with the • implied understand
ing that in return for the support
to be given him by that element
throughout the division that the vo
ters of. Katalla should Stand by the
other candidates on the.non-partisan
ticket. This they faithfully did,
with the exception that Dr. Chase
-was cut some by friends of John
Frame and Frank Youngs to vote for
their favorites. There was an in
clination at . Katalla to cut Millard
because of the Pinchot conservation
views he held a year ago, but his as
surance ‘the day before election that
his views were now Bound and that he
would favor the immediate opening
of the coal, fields, induced the people
at Katalla- to give him most of -the
vote, as he was considered largely
responsible for inducing Mr. Gray to
run on the non-partisan ticket. Mr.
Tansey was not particularly well
known at Katalla, did not visit the
town and, no . particular effort was
made to secure him the vote there.
As one par.ty from Katalla- expressed
it over the telephone. “Mr. Gray
spent a week or two in Cordova meet
ing the voters and impressing upon
them the claims of Katalla. Mr.
Tansey did not come here and no
particular effort was made by his
friends to secure votes, so that the
in pressioa prevailed that the people
of Cordova were not particularly con
cerned about his election, and the
vote in your town seems to verify
that conclusion.”
-x-x-X
ALASKA’S ENORMOUS TRADE
What the trade of Alaska means
to this country is clearly and em
phatically indicated by the govern
ment statement, just issued, showing
that in 1912, exclusive of gold ship
ments, it amounted to the enormous
total of $45,000,000 an increase from
$20,000,000 in 1903, or about 125
per cent, in less than ten years.
For a sparsely populated country
which. has labored under many diffi
culties on account of the attitude of
the federal government toward it,
the trade showing made by Alaska is
remarkable, and merely serves again
o emphasize, the value of the north
ern country to the United States.
The bulk of the value, of Alaska's
trade at this time is represented by
copper and canned salmon shipments.
Gold shipments, the value of which
must be added to the $45,000,000
for the year, amounted to $8,000,000
for the eight months e nding in Aug
ust, as against $5,000,000 for the
same period in the proceeding year.
The value of gold shipments brings
the total up to about $53,000,000.
By slow degrees the people of this
country are coming to realize the
richness of Alaska; and yet, on the
face of the present showing, it is a
question whether even the most op
timistic of Alaskans fully realize
what the northern country is capable
of producing under favorable circum
stances. Given the right kind of
government, given adequate trans
portation facilities, and a thrifty
population unhampered by foolish
and indefensible federal rules and
regulations which tend to prevent the
use the rational development, of the
natural resources of the country, and
in a short while Alaska would be
come one of the greatest wealth
producing centers of the world.
And that is precisely what Alaska
will be in a few years.—Seattle Post
rntelligencer.
And now the faithful are wonder
ing who is to be the distributor of
patronage for Alaska. But as there
are not likely to be any changes be
fore next summer they will have am
ple opportunity to inform them
selves.
-X-X-X
And now it is a mooted question as
to who shall be the next Governor of
Alaska. There is some talk that the
plum may fall to Major Strong but
there looms from the shadow of the
Tanana a commanding figure in the
person of Falcon Joslin. And if he
wants the job, for which he possibly
is as well qualified as any man in the
territory, it will at least be known
that he is in the running.
I
Ill | l»ri". MM. I —
< DEPARTMENTAL RI UXGS
The cqraing change in the national
administration is looked forward to
with much anticipation by many
Alaskans. And more particularly be
cause there will be a change in the
department of the Interior. It is
now generally conceded that Secre
tary Fisher and his bureau rulings
have done much to discourage Alasr
ka pioneers and to keep locked up
the rich coal deposits of the territory.
There is now a hope that a broader
policy will follow upon the part of
the new Secretary, and that there
wlll.be a stricter compliance with
existing laws rather than the issuing
of frequent and most peculiar de
partmental rulings. A recent act of
the Interior department has been the
subject of adverse criticiasm upon
the part of newspapers in all mining
sections. On that subject the Los
Angles Times recently had the fol
lowing:
"A recent ruling or the department
at Washington with respect to min
eral locations is what might have
been expected from a bureau officer
who never climbed the mountainside
and swung his pick for days against
its adamantine face to determine
whether the quartz streak widened
or petered as it went down.
“The ruling is that, in order to
justify a location, there must be a
vein of rock in place, and that it must
carry gold or other valuable mineral
in sufficient quantities “to justify
a prudent man” in the expenditure
of his time and money in the effort
to develop a valuable mine.
“But the prospector is not “a pru
dent man”— not by any manner of
means, and sometimes it happens
that he has no money to expend.
With no capital other than the burro
who is at once his friend, his com
panion and the transportation com
pany that carries his pick, his shovel,
his bacon, and beans, and flour, and
water canteen, he crosses deserts
that burn under the throbbing light,
and climbs mountains that have been
worn out in the conflicts of choas and
thrown away upon the earth. There
he searches for the gold and silver
that make the arteries of commerce
throb ■with the vital fluid as welcome
to progress as were the waters of
Horeb to the thirsty Israelite, or the
copper which is needed to carry the
eletric juice along trolley and tele
graph and telephone lines. If he
finds what he seeks Uncle Sam is the
richer for his find, and cities grow,
and industries thrive and homes are
built because of it. If he finds it not
the rugged mountain is not less valu
able because of his efforts.
“Some of the most valuable mines
would never have been developed or
even located under this recent ruling
of the land office. There is often
presented on the surface a thin
streak of quartz which the assayer
in the neighboring town reports con
tains only a “trace of gold,”yet ten
feet, twenty feet, fifty feet, a hundred
feet below it may run into a wide
body of ore rich enough to add the
finder to the muster roll of million
aires. There were mines n the Corn
stock that for the first 700 feet did
seeking the "blue vein,” with credit
exhausted and overcome by despair,
not yield a hat full of pay ore, and
then they yielded tens of millions of
dollars. The story is still told in
Nevada county of the imprudent
man who, after months of work in
seeking the "blue vein,” with credit
exhausteh and overcome by despair,
took his own life. After the burial
a friend went down the shaft to
gather the tools that were there and
concluded to give the prospect one
more shot. That shot disclosed the
mother'd lode, and the footsteps that
the pioneer made with blood and
tears filled with shining sands for
those who came after.
“Will the government fill the
mountains with high-browed, high
collared, silk-shirted, eye-glassed ex
perts to nse around on the trail of
the prospectors and prevent them
from making locations of which a
‘prudent man’ would not approve?
"Let the gray-shirted pioneers with
hearts of hope pursue their adven
tures without hindrance from wise
acres who labor under the disadvant
age of not knowing that they don't
know anything.”
-A-A—-A
As additional returns and correc
tions come in from the recent Legis
lative election the uncertainty contin
ues as to whether Millard, Baldwin
or Ray is to be a defeated candidate.
Two of the three are sure of election.
Ray continues third on the list but
he is gradually crawling to second
place. The few precincts yet to be
heard from may. however, switch the
order completely. In the Legislative
fight there is still a remote possibili
ty that Prank E. Youngs may defeat
Dr. Boyle, but it is unlikely.
-X-X-X
It is surprising what a large crop
of Democrats were harvested this
week in Alaska. But they are not all
candidates for federal offices. One
man has been heard to say that he
will positively decline to accept any
tender upon the part of the new ad
ministration. He expects to leave
the territory.
-X-X-X
Senator;*! candidates Ceo. E. Bald
win and Col. B. F. Millard passed
through Cordova last night on tneir
way to the states. At the time the
election returns showed the Colonel
in the lead, but tonight he takes
second place, with a bright llay f-vn
the westward crowding both for first
place.
*4 x SERIAL Vo. 01553.
In the United States’ Land office at
Juneau, Alaska, October 21, 1912.
Votlc* of Application for Patent.
Notice is, hereby given that in pur
suance of an Act of Congress approved
May 10, 1872, John A. Hazelet, whose
Post Office address is Valdez, Alaska,
has made application for a U. S. patent
for the Viola, Edith, Ruth, Irish Girl.
Hattie Belle, Helen, Emma H, placer
claims bearing gold, together with
surface ground as allowed by law,
lying, being situate in the Recording
Precinct Copper Center, Alaska, and
described by the official plat and
by the field notes of U. S. Min
eral Survey No. 916, on file in the office
of the Register of the Juneau Land Dis
trict, at Juneau, as follows, to-wit:—
VIOLA PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, 17. S. M. M.
No. 1, Chisna bears S. 31 deg. 41 min. 30
sec. E. 4130.75 feet dist. thence N. 41
deg. 32 min. W. 658.10 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 48 deg. 23 min. E. 1320 ft. to
Cor. No. 3; thence S. 41 deg. 32 min. E.
660 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 48 deg.
28 min. W. 1320 ft. to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning. Area 19.971 acres.
The location notice of said claim being
duly of record in the office of the Re
corder at Copper Center, Alaska, in Book
I. of Mining Locations, at page 192, of
the records of said office. This claim
is bounded on the north by unknown
claimants; on the south by unknown
claimants and the Edith claim; on the
east by unknown claimants; and on the
west by unknown claimants and the
Edith claim.
EDITH PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 50 deg. 04
min. 10 sec. E, 4115.53 ft. dist. thence
N. 41 deg. 32 min. W. 657 ft. to Cor. No.
2; thence N. 48 deg. 23 min. E. 1316.90 ft.
to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 41 deg. 32 min. E.
658.10 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 48 deg.
28 min. W. 1316.90 ft. to Cor. No. 1, the
place of beginning. Area 19.878 acres.
This claim is bounded on the north by
unknown claimants and the Viola Pla
cer; on the south by unknown claimants;
on the east by unknown claimants and
the Viola Placer; and on the west by un
known claimants. The location notice
of this claim is recorded in the office of
the Recorder at Copper Center, Alaska,
in Book I, of Mining Locations, at page
193, of the records of said office.
RUTH PLACER
Beginning at Cor. Xo. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. Xo. 1, Cbisna, bears S. 42 deg. 26
min. 20 sec. E. 2756.23 ft. dist. thence
iS. 62 deg. 26 min. W. 656.40 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence X. 37 deg. 36 min W. 1271.
70 ft. to Cor. Xo. 3; thence X. 48 deg. 28
min. E. 658.30 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence
S. 37 deg. 35 min. E. 1317.20 ft. to Cor.
No. 1, the pluce of beginning. Area
19.511 acres. The location notice of this
claim is recorded in the office of the Re
corder at Copper Center, Alaska, in
Book I, of Mining Locations, at page
194 of the records of said office. This
claim is bounded on the north by the
Edith placer; on. the south by the Irish
Girl Placer; on the east by the Irish Girl
placer and unknown claimants; and on
the west by unknown claimants.
IRISH GIRL PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. X'o. 1, Chisna, bears S. 46.deg. 51
min. E. 1449.36 ft. dist.. thence Si 52 deg.
16 min. W. 656 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
X. 37 deg. 37 min. W. 1317.80 ft. to Cor.
Xo. 3; thence X. 52 deg. 26 min. E. 656.
40 ft. to Cor. Xo. 4; thence S. 37 deg. 35
min. E. 1316.00 ft. to Cor. Xo. 1, the
place of beginning. Area excluded 0.116
acres, in conflict with Hattie Belle pla
cer claim. Net Area 19.722 acres. The
location notice of this claim is recorded
in tiie office of the Recorder at Copper
Center, Alaska, in Book I, of Mining Lo
cations, at page 195 of the records of
said office. This claim Is bounded on the
north by unknown claimants, and the
Ruth placer; on the south by the Tri
angle placer; on iiie east by unknown
claimants; and on the west by unknown
claimants. /
HATTIE BELLE PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. -Vo. 1, Chisna, bears S. 74 deg. 12
min. E. 1240 ft. dist. tlience X. 50 deg.
42 min. \V. 660 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
S. 31 deg. 16 min. W. 1318.00 ft. to Cor.
No. 3; thence S. 50 deg'. 48 min, E. 660 ft.
to Cor.. No. 4; thence N. 31 deg. 16 min.
E. 1316.90 ft. to Cor. No. 1, the place of
beginning. Area 19.767 acres. The
location notice of this claim is recorded
in the office of the Recorder at Copper
Center, Alaska, in Book I, of Mining Lo
cations, at page 196, of the records of
said office. Tills claim is bounded on the
north by the Irish Girl and Triangle
placer claims; onthe south by unknown
claimants and the Helen Placer; on the
east by unknown claimants and the Tri
angle placer; and on the west by un
known claimants.
KELEH PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 1, Chisna bears N. 63 deg. 03
min. 10 sec. E. 1964..17 ft. dist. thence
N. 50 deg. 48 min. W. 660 ft. to Cor. No.
2: thence S. 38 deg. 05 min W. 1324.20
ft. to Cor. No. 3; tlience S. 52 deg. 21
min E. 657.40 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence
N. 38 deg 11 min. E, 1306.30 ft. to Cor.
No. l.the place of the beginning. Area
19.887 acres. The location notice of this
claim is recorded in the office of the
Recorder at Copper Center, Alaska, in
Book I, of Mining Locations, at page
198, of the records of said office. This
claim is bounded on the north by un
known claimants and the Hattie Belle
placer; on the south by unknown claim
ants; on the east by unknown claimants;
and on the west by unknown- claimants
and Emma H. claim.
EMMA ■, i PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. whence U. S.
M. M. No. 1, Chisna, bears N. 53 deg. 09
min. 30 sec. E. 8196.90 ft. dist. thence
N. 52 deg. 21 min. W. 657.40 ft. to Cof.
No,2; thence S. 88 deg. 07 min. W. 1311.
60 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. f>l deg. 65
min. E. 655.70. ft. to Cor. No. 4: thence
X. 38 deg. 11 min. E. 1316.60 ft. to Cor.
No. 1, (he place of beginning. Area 19.
806 acres. The location notice of this
claim is recorded in the office of the Re
corder at Copper Center, Alaska, in Book
1. of Mining Locations, at page 199, of
the records of said oilfo. This claim
is hounded on the north by unknown
claimants and the Helen placer; on the
south by unknown claimants; on the east
by unknown claimants; on the west
by unknown claimants. The survey
covering sail! mining claims being
designated as Mineral Survey No. 916.
Var. at all corners this survey 31 deg.
00 min. E.
Any and all persons claiming adver
sely any portion of said mining claims
or surface ground, are hereby required
to file their adverse claims, with the
Register of the U. S. Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, within the time pre
scribed by law. or they will he barred
by virtue of the provisions of the sta
tute.
C. B. WALKER.
Register
It is hereby ordered tlint the foregoing
notice he published for the statutory
period in the 'Chitina reader” a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER.
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
•> A
V.:, SERIAL No. 01554.
In the United States Land office at
Juneau, Alaska, October 21, 1912.
Notice of Application for Patent.
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of an Act of Congress approved
May 10, 1872, John A. Hazelet, whose
Post Office address is Valdez, Alaska,
has made application for a U. S. patent
for the “ Yankee Girl" placer mining
claim, bearing gold, together with sur
face ground as allowed by law, lying,
being and situate in the Recording Pre
cinct of Copper Center, Alaska, ami des
cribed by the official plat and by the
field notes of U. S. Mineral Survey No.
917, on file in the office of the Register
of the Juneau Land District, at Juneau,
Alaska, as folows, to-wit:—
YANKEE GIRL PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from whence
U. S. M. M. No. 1, Chisnn, bears S. 21
deg. 56 in in. 40 sec. \Y. 748.12 ft. dist.
thence S. 79 deg. 49 min. E. 659.40 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence. N. 10 deg. 05 min. E.
1313.20 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 79
deg. 55 min. \V. 657.70 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 10 deg. 10 min. \V. 1312.10 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of the beginning.
Varation ut all corners 31 deg. 00 min.
E. Area 19.845 acres. The location
notice of this claim is recorded in the
office of the Recorder at Copper Center,
Alaska, in Book I, of Mining Locations,
at page 200, of the records of said office.
This claim is bounded on the north by
unknown claimants; on the south by un
known claimants; on the east by un
known claimants; and on the west by
the Indian Girl placer claim and un
known claimants. The survey covering
said mining claim being designated as
Mineral Survey No. 917.
Any and all persons claiming adver
sely any portion of said mining claims
or surface ground, are hereby required
to file their adverse claims, with the
Register of the U. S. Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, within the time pre
scribed by law, or they will he barred
by virtue of the provisions of the sta
tute.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published for the statutory
period lh the Chitina Leader" a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina. Alaska.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
SERIAI. No. 01555.
In the United States Land office at
Juneau, Alaska, October 21, 1912.
Notice of Application for Patent.
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of an Act of Congress approved
May 10, 1872, John A. Hazelet, whose
Post Office address is Valdez, Alaska,
has made application for a U. S. patent
for the “Discovery Placer Claim," the
“No. 1, Below Dicovery Placer Claim,”
and the “No. 2, Below Discovery Placer
Claim,” bearing gold, together with sur
face ground as alowed by law, lying,
being and situate in the Recording Pre
cinct of Copper Center, Alaska, and des
cribed by the official field notes and plat
of U. S. Mineral Survey No. 924, on file
in the office of the Register of the June
au Land District, at Juneau, Alaska, as
folows, to-wit: —
DISCOVERT PLACER CLAIM
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 37 Valdez Series, bears S. 52
deg. 26 min. 50 sec. E. 598 ft. dlst. thence
S. 32 deg. 51 min. W. 800.70 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence S. 57 deg. 09 min. E.
1083.10 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 32
deg. 51 min. E. 800.7O ft to Cor. No. 4;
thence N. 57 deg. 09 min. W. 1083.10
ft.to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Area 19.909 acres. The location notice
of this claim is recorded in the office of
the Recorder at Copper Center, Alaska,
in Book No. 3, of Mining Locations, at
page 86 of the records of said office.
Tltis claim is bounded on the north by
unknown claimants; on t lie south by
No. 1, Below Discovery claim: on the
east by unknown claimants; on the west
by unknown claimants.
*0.1, BELOW DISCOVERT PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence IT. S.
M. M. No. 37 Valdez Series, bears N. 00
deg. 05 min. 50 sec. \V. 895.70 ft dlst.
thence N. 67 deg 09 min. VV. 1320.90 ft.
to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 26 deg. 09 min.
\V. 5311.00 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S 57
deg. 06 min. E. 1320.90 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence N. 26 deg. 09 min. E. 5312.00 ft
to Cor. No. 1, the place of the beginning.
Area 159.955 acres. The notice of loca
tlon of this claim is recorded In the office
of the Recorder at Copper Center, Alas
ka, in Book 3, of Mining Locations, at
page 96, of the records of said office.
This claim is bounded on the north by
Discovery claim; on the south by No: 3,
Below Discovery claim; on the east by
unknown claimants; on the west by un
known claimants.
Wo. 3, BELOW DISCOVERT PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. whence IT. S. j
M. M. No. 37, Valdez Series, beurs N
24 deg. 06 mill. 43 sec. E. 6098.00 ft. ..ist!
thence N. 57 deg. 06 min. W. 1762.90 ft
to Cor. No. 2; thence S. 33 deg. 41 min’
W. 3588.50 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S 57
deg. 09 min E. 1762.90 ft. to Cor. No. 4
thence N. 33 deg. 41 min E. 8587.00 ft!
to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Area 145.i 84 acres. The location notice
of this claim is recorded In the office of
the Recorder at Copper Center, Alaska,
in Book 3, of Mining Locutions, at puge
95, of the records of said office. This
claim is bounded on the north by No 1
Below Discovery placer; on the south by
unknown claimants; on the east by un
known claimants; on the west hy un
known claimants. Variation at all cor
ners this survey 31 deg. 90 min. E.
rhe survey covering said mining claims
being desinated as Mineral Survey
No. 924.
Any and all persons claiming adver
sely any portion of said mining claims
or surface ground, are hereby required
to tile their adverse claims, with the
Register of the U. S. Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, within the time pre
scribed by law, or they will be barred
by virtue of the provisions of the sta
tute.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published for the statutory
period in the -Chltina Leader” a weekly
newspaper published at Chltina. Alaska.
C. B. WALKER, j,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
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