The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1013.
ALASKA’S FIRST LEGISLATURE
The Nome legislators who are hik
ing over the trail on their way to
Juneau to attend the first session of
the first territorial legislature of
Alaska have before them a 2,000
mile journey by dog team before
they can reach open water at Cordo
va, whence they will take a steam
ship to Juneau, thus completing the
last leg of their long journey. The
legislature itself convenes on the first
Monday in March.
It will be recalled that among the
many objections urged to granting
to the people of Alaska the same
measure of self-government that is
accorded every other community over
which the American flag floats was
the one that the distances were so
great and the facilities of travel so
poor that it would be hard to get a
territorial legislature together. Not
withstanding that objection, Con
gress deliberately fixed the date for
the legislature to convene at a time
when it is the most difficult to travel,
and when the difficulties to be sur
mounted in making the journey are
at their maximum. During the sum
mer time members of the legislature
could have reached Juneau from all
parts of Alaska with no greater diffi
culty than is encountered in traveling
the same distance in any part of the
United States.
The meeting of this legislature will
be a memorable event in the history
of Alaska. This country was acr
quired from Russia forty-four years
ago. For the entire time which has
elapsed since that date it has been
the stepsister of other American
communities. For many years it did
not have even a pretext of any form
of government, the only federal offi
cers being the resident collector of
customs and his deputies. Down to
the present time it has been denied
the remotest approach to any form
of government in which the people
participated, notwithstanding that
there are more people resident of
Alaska than there were in some of
the states at the time of their ad
mission into the Union. Alaska now
takes one step forward.
-Y-Y-Y
VP TO THE GOVERNMENT
In Alaska it is a crime to manu
facture, sell or give intoxicants to
Indians. In the various prohibition
States it is equally a crime, race
color or previous condition, not be
ing excepted. In the prohibition
States it is a crime to have liquor in
the house. It is a crime for .*•. trave
ler passing through dry territory to
take a drink from a pocket flask.
Because some of these offenses
happen in the dry States every day,
those who are more 'ntent upon reg
u a"ng the habits of the people than
upon enforcing the law, waut Con
gress by the exercise of its great
powers to come to their assistance.
They want federal law prohibiting
interstate shipments in such cases.
They want the Nation to make their
State laws effective. They want to
say what their neighbors shall and
shall not drink, and they would like
to turn the whole matter over to the
United States Government for admin
istration.
The right of a State to outlaw
commodities and practices elsewhere
perfectly lawful must be conceded,
but the responsibility for the execu
tion of the policy is its own. If most
of its people offend and its jails are
not commodious enough to accom
modate them, there is the best evi
decne that public opinion is either
hostile or hypocritical. In any event
there are excellent reasons why the
central Government should not ex
ercise a tryanny over the people.
OUTSIDE THE RESERVES
—
The present Interior Department
at Washington seems to have some
fads.
One is to put a bridle on the water
power of the country; the other is to
hoard the coal measures for use in
some future generation, just when
cannot be estimated at this writing,
because a good deal of coal has been
burned in the United States since the
locomotives, the steamers, the cities
and manufacturing plants have been
drawing heavily upon the coal re
serves of this country during the past
sventy-five years; the scientists in
form us that the whole amount thus
far consumed does not amount to one
per cent of the coal that has thus far
been discovered, and it is reasonable
to suppose that the full amount has
not yet been found up to date.
Then, while it is no doubt a great
joy for the department to anticipate
j what splendid works will be run by
the water power now held in reserve;
! the fact that water has a tendency to
;run down grade has never been suc
jcessfully refuted, and even a govern
ment reserve does not alter this dis
position of running water.
The process by which the sunbeams
pick up the waters of the sea, loads
'them on clouds, calls upon the winds
jto waft the clouds shoreward and
'drives them where the cold is lying
jin wait to seize and compress them
land thus feed the springs in the hills,
jis all and all about the most beauti
jful phenomenon in nature.
As long as this goes on, the water,
despite government reserves, will
continue to run down hill, to find its
way back to its ocean mother. So
the reserve drawn around water
courses is only a partial success at
best.
As to the saving of coal, that has
its dangers. An engineer in Eng
land invented a machine which re
quires no assistance from anything
terrestrial to run and to keep going
until the steel out of which it is made
!
becomes like the “one-hoss shay,”
penetrated by the wear of the ages
and falls to pieces. The inventor
says that with but a little machine
nearly all the work of a house can
be performed, such as cooking, light
ing and heating the house, sweeping
the floors, dusting the furniture,—in
short, an automatic servant girl made
up of all the graces and none of the
faults of a flesh and blood house
regulator.
He further says that there are no
limitations to the power that can be
obtained from his new engine.
That looks very much as though
the demand for coal was to grow less
instead of increasing in the near fu
ture; as though the dream of perfect
tranquility and happiness to come
through the absolutely just methods
of using coal, which the Interior De
partment has evolved, will have to be
put off. Now a new feature in the
line of power is proclaimed, or at
least a new' application of a fact long
understood, has dawned on an en
gineer after years of study and ex
periment. This gentleman is Mr.
Frank Shurman of Philadelphia, and
his claim is that he has solved the
problem of how to harness the sun
and make its beams do man’s work.
His engine has developed 32 horse
power. He claims that in countries
of much sunshine this engine can do
the work cheaper than fuel at $2.75
per ton.
Unless the Interior Department can
draw a reserve around the sunbeams
and electric currents of the ether
above us, it never can work up a
monopoly on the pow'er which the
good God placed on the earth and in
the air for the benefit of mankind.
THE SEAL QUESTION
President Taft, at the request of
several senators who have given the
subject considerable study, has de
cided to withhold a proposed message
to Congress requesting the repeal of
the present law which forbids the
killing of any more seal on the Prib
iloff islands for a period of five years.
It is well that the president has done
this. The proposed experiment is
worth trying, and will work no par
ticular hardship to any one.
The industry of pelagic sealing has
been practically extinguished, on the
claim that the kiling of seal on the
seas was tending to the extermination
of the seal herds. It has been the
claim of those who have been in
terested in the killing of seal on
shore in sanctuary, that such killing
has had no effect upon the great re
duction of the herd, for the only seals
killed, so it was claimed, were the
surplus males. Nevertheless it is
roundly asserted that “pup” sealskins
have been among those offered for
sale in the London market.
As against the contention that the
killing of seal on the islands has
worked none of the injuries to the
herd, the effects of which are ap
parent, there is the claim that the
constant and persistent killing of all
of the healthy young male seal, year
in and year out, has weakened the
vitality of the herd, as none save the
old bulls of great age have been left
to perpetuate the race. There is
also the probability that the killing
of the seal in sanctuary has resulted
in a portion of the herd, which form
erly resorted to the Pribloff islands,
seeking new breeding grounds. It is
a fact that the fur seal have appeared
in great numbers on islands in the
South Pacific, and are using old rook
eries there which were abandoned
many years ago.
The complete cessation of the kill
ing of any seal on the islands for a
term of years will help to demon
strate whether these theories are cor
rect, and will serve to save the herd
for a tvhile.
-X-X-X
ALASKA’S ABSURD GAME LAW
In his report upon the Alaska game
law, and its operation, Governor
Clark covers the subject very thoro
ughly. Its inequalities are pointed
out and the suggestion made that the
territorial legislature should be era
pewered to deal with this important
question is timely. The Juneau Em
pire believes that the territorial legis
lature is the only competent body to
deal with the Alaska game laws; and
we would extend its powers so as to
embrace all fur-bearing animals, in
cluding the fur seal. The latter,
however, bears an international as
pect and objection might arise to the
Alaska legislature being given the
control of the subject.
The Congress’ knowledge of Alas
ka and Alaska conditions has never
been extensive, and its ignorance in
this respect has never been more ful
ly shown than in the absurd game
laws made for this territory.
A satisfactory solution can only
be had when a general game law is
passed by the Alaska legislature.
The men who make up that body
come from the four divisions of the
territory, and a law that will meet
conditions in each could easily be
formulated.
It is a matter for regret that the
powers of the territorial legislature
were circumscribed in the act which
created it; and in no instance is this
fact better exemplified than in the
matter of the control of the game by
the local legislature. For that body
has first hand information, while that
of the Congress is largely hearsay or
hypothetical. It is a condition, how
ever, not a theory, by which we are
confronted, and the territorial legis
lature may memorialize if it cannot
enact. And in the process of time
its powers may be enlarged to such
an extent that it may become useful,
whereas under existing restrictions,
it cannot accomplish work that is of
urgent importance.
-X-X—X
ON THE HAI11T OF SWEARING
A citizen was heard to remark the
other day that he does not hear as
much swearing now as fie did fifteen
or twenty years ago. There is less
swearing now than there was fifteen
or twenty years ago, or even five
years ago. A gradual gain is being
made in the direction of more in
telligent utterance. However ex
pressive swearing may be at times, it
lacks Intelligence. It makes no tine
distinctions. The same blasphemous
words apply to a great variety of de
tested things. If one kind o*' an oath
meant an expression of great physical
pain, as for example when a hammer
misses the nail and hits the finger,
and another kind of oath meant that
you regarded the person to whom it
was addressed as a lying scoundrel,
there would be more reason for a
continuance of the habit of swearing.
Americans are better educated
than they were when the swearing
habit was stronger with them. They
are more careful about their speech.
It is not true that the educated do
not swear, but it is true that there is
less swearing among persons that are
educated. The uneducated person,
lacking a desired word to describe
pain, disgust, hatred or some emo
tion, breaks out in oaths and exple
tives.
Religious restraint has had some
thing to do with the reduction of
swearing, though some years ago
when the churces seemed to exercise
a wider, or at least a more direct in
fluence than they do today, swearing
was commoner than it is now\
In our colonial days swearing was
regarded as a grave offense and many
laws were made to punish the plas
phemers, though it is doubtful if any
of them did as much good in that
direction as the regulation of Captain
John Smith of Virginia, who good
naturedly poured cold water into the
sleeve of the wearer. Captain Smith
thought it well to cool off the James
town emigrants who became hot
headed and took a holy name in vain.
A common mode of punishing the
swearer in early New England was to
put him in the stocks. Sometimes
blasphemers were publicly whipped
and sometimes they were fined. In
Virginia the parson was the
prosecutor in one case on record.
History tells of a Havard student who
used disrespectful or blasphemous
words about the Holy Ghost (presum
ably he gave expression to skepti
cism) and was for that whipped
solemnly before the public. That
is to say, there was a prayer before
the whipping and prayer after it.
Death was not too severe a punish
ment for heresy in those days and
the Havard student probably escaped
severer punishment because of his
youth. A Unitarian was branded on
the forehead with a “B” for blas
phemy if he denied the Trinty in
Maryland for the second time. The
punishment the first time was bor
ing his tongue for giving utterance
to any denial of the Trinty.
When Virginia sent out expeditions
against the Indians, the soldiers were
ordered to refrain from profanity,
and the Massachusetts company
wrote from London to Endicott to
"make good laws for the punishing of
and blessings of God might come to
swearers” in order that the comforts
the plantation.
But with all the prohibitions,
threats, punishments and promises of
eternal perdition, Americans appear
to have held to the habit of swearing
pretty steadily until fifteen or tw-enty
years ago, when they became more
careful of their speech. We have
learned other ways to express our
passions. We are more definite
about it. Perhaps we do not give
utterance to our feelings as often as
in former days. We have more self
control and self-respect and more re
spect for the feeling of those whom
swearing offends.
Mr. Wilson’s announced determina
tion to put none but progressives on
guard is, of course, promptly met by
the declaration that "we are all pro
gressives now.” At least unail after
the jobs are handed out.
-x-X-X
A Boston woman announces that
she will supply wives for bachelors.
But statistics indicate that she would
go further toward meeting the local
demand if she could supply husbands
for spinsters.
-X-X-X
General Castro is quoted as saying:
‘There is no interest in revolutions
in the United States.” But there has
been some tall lying, if revolutions
for export have not paid very satis
factory interest to people in the
United States.
-x—x—x
The Texas Railroad Commission
has ordered suit to recover penalities
s----—
from two roads, one $30,000 and the
other $250,000, for violation of the
commission's order that passenger
trains must run on time. When
those penalties are collected it will
be a real news item.
■-X X—x-——
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 — The
House has passed the Rivers and Har
bors bill, carrying an appropriation
of $40,000,000.
-Y X— X
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: —
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned heretofore conducting
business at the Chitina Hotel under
the firm name and style of Palmer
and Cloninger, have dissolved part
nership by mutual consent. Mr.
John Palmer retiring from the firm
which will hereafter be conducted
by T. W. Cloninger. Mr. Cloinger
assumes all indebtedness of said firm
and all accounts due are to be paid to
him.
Dated at Chitina A.aska, this 3d
day of December, 1912.
T. W. CLONINGER.
JNO. PALMER.
SERIAL No. 01553.
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 Viola, Edith, Ruth, Irish Girl.
Hattie Belle, Helen, Emma H, placer
claims bearing gold, together witli
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, U. S. M. M.
No. 1, Chisna bears S. 31 deg. 41 min. 30
sec. E. 4130.75 feet dist. thence X. 41
deg. 32 min. W. 658.10 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 4S 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 tiie Re
corder at Copper Center, Alaska, in Book
1. of Mining Locations, at page 192, of
the records of said office. This claim
is hounded 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. Xo. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. Xo. 1, Chisna. bears S. 50 deg. 04
min. 10 sec. E, 4115.53 ft. dist. thence
X. 41 deg. 32 min. \V. 657 ft. to Cor. Xo.
2: thence X. 48 deg. 25 min. E. 1316.90 ft.
to Cor. Xo. 3: thence S. 41 deg. 32 min. E.
658.10 ft. to Cor. X'o. 4; thence S. 48 deg.
28 min. \V. 1316.90 ft. to Cor. Xo. 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 Alining Locations, at page
193, of t lie records of said office.
RUTH PLACER
Beginning at Cor. Xo. 1, whence U. S.
Al. At. Xo. 1, Chisna, bears S. 42 deg. 26
min. 20 sec. E. 2756.23 ft. dist. thence
S. 52 deg. 26 min. W. 656.40 ft. to Cor.
Xo. 2; thence X. 37 deg. 36 min \V. 1271.
70 ft. to Cor. Xo. 3; thence X. 48 deg. 28
min. E. 658.30 ft. to Cor. Xo. 4; thence
S. 37 deg. 35 min. E. 1317.20 ft. to Cor.
Xo. 1, the place 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 Alining Locations, at page
194 of the records of said office. This
claim is bounded on the north by the
Edith placer; on the soutli by the Irish
Girl Placer; on the east by the Irish Girl
placer und unknown claimants; and on
the west by unknown claimants.
IBISH GXBIi PLACES
Beginning at Cor. Xo. 1. whence U. S.
AI. Al. Xo. 1, Chisna, bears S. 46 deg. 51
min. E. 1449.36 ft. dist.. thence S. 52 deg.
16 min. W. 656 ft. to Cor. Xo. 2; thence
X. 37 deg. 37 min. AY. 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. Xet Area 19.722 acres. The
location notice of this claim is recorded
in the office of tile Recorder tit Copper
Center, Alaska, in Book I, of Alining 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 tlie east by unknown
claimants; and on the west by unknown
claimants.
HATTIE BELLE PEACES
Beginning at Cor. Xo. 1, whence U. S.
AI. A1. Xo. 1, Chisna, bears S. 74 deg. 12
min. E. 1240 ft. dist. thence X. 50 deg.
42 mill. AA\ 660 ft. to Cor. Xo. 2; thence
S. 31 deg. 16 min. AV. 131S.OO ft. to Cor.
Xo. 3: thence S. 50 deg. 48 min. E. 660 ft.
to Cor. Xo. 4; thence X. 31 deg. 16 min.
E. 1316.90 ft. to Cor. Xo. 1, the place of
beginning. Area 19.767 acres. The
mention notice of tills claim is recorded
in the office of the Recorder at Copper
Center, Alaska, in Book 1, of Alining 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; ontlie 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.
HELEH PEACES
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
Al. AI. Xo. 1, Chisna bears X. 63 deg. 03
min. 10 sec. E. 1964..17 ft. dist. thence
X. 50 deg. 48 min. AV. 660 ft. to Cor. Xo.
2; thence S. 38 deg. 05 min AV. 1324.20
ft. to Cor. Xo. 3; thence S. 52 deg. 21
min E. 657.40 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence
X. 38 deg 11 min. E. 1306.30 ft. to Cor.
Xo. 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 Alining 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 Emmu H. claim.
EMMA H. PEACES
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
AI. AI. Xo. 1, Chisna, bears X. 63 deg. 09
min. 30 sec. E. 3196.90 ft. dist. thence
X. 52 deg. 21 min. AV. 657.40 ft. to Cor.
No.2; thence S. 38 deg. 07 min. AV. 1311.
i
60 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 61 deg. 55
niin. E. 655.70 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence
N. 38 deg. 11 min. E. 1316.60 ft. to Cor.
No. l, tiie place of beginning." Area 19.
806 acres. Tiie location notice of this
claim is recorded in the office of the Re
corder at Copper Center, Alaska, in Hook
I. of Mining Locations, at page 199, of
the records of said office. This claim
is bounded 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 said 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 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 tiie “Chitina reader” a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina, Alaska.
C. R. WALKER,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
SEBXAX. 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, 1S72, 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, and des
cribed by the official plat and by the
field notes of U. S. Mineral Survey No.
917, on file in the ofilce of tiie Register
of the Juneau Land District, at Juneau,
Alaska, as folow’s, to-wit: —
YANKEE GIBX PLACES
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from whence
U. S. M. M. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 21
deg. 56 min. 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.
j 1313.20 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence X. 79
deg. 55 min. W. 657.70 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 10 deg. 10 min. W. 1312.10 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of tiie beginning.
Varation at all corners 31 deg. 00 min.
K. 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 tiie north by
unknown claimants; on the south by un
known claimants; on the east by un
known claimants; and on tiie west bv
the Indian Girl placer claim and un
known claimants. Tiie 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
j 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 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 th 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.
SERIAL 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
I 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 alowcd 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 tile
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. dist. thence
S. 32 deg. 51 min. \V. 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. 800.70 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.
This claim is bounded on the north by
unknown claimants; on the south by
No. 1, Below' Discovery claim: on the
east by unknown claimants; on the west
by unknown claimants.
No.l, BELOW DISCOVERT PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. Al. No. 37 Valdez Series, bears N. 00
deg. 05 min. 50 sec. \V. 895.70 ft dist.
thence N. 57 deg 09 min. \V. 1320.90 ft.
to Cor No. 2; thence S. 26 deg. 09 min.
W. 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. 6312.00 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of the beginning.
Area 159.955 acres. The. notice of loca
tion 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
I Discovery claim; on the south by No. 2,
Below Discovery claim; on the east by
unknown claimants; on the west by un
known claimants.
No. 2, BELOW DISCOVERT PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 37, Valdez Series, bears N.
24 deg. 06 min. 43 sec. E. 6098.00 ft. uist.
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. 3587.00 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Area 145.184 acres. The location notice
of this claim is recorded in the office of
the Recorder at Copper Center, Alaska,
in Book 3, of Mining Locations, at page
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 by un
known claimants. Variation at all cor
ners this survey 31 deg. 00 min. E.
The 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 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 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 ‘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.
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