The Chitina Leader
CHITIXA, 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, DECEMBER 10. 1912.
TO OUR PATRONS.
Mr. Frank H. Foster has with this
issue assumed the local manage
ment of the Chitina Leader. Mr.
Foster has had some newspaper ex
perience and assures the patrons of
the Leader that the home paper will
contiue to be conducted for the best
interest of Chitina and the Copper
River Valley.
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- SENATORIAL RESULTS
' It Is now almost certain that
George E. Baldwin will not be a
member of Alaska's first Territorial
Legislature. And that fact is to be
deeply regretted for he would un
doubtedly make one of the strongest
and most effective members that the
Territory could have. His knowl
edge of Alaska conditions, the rem
edies that he would apply, his un
questioned honesty, and his energy
and fearlessness, would have proven
of incalculable benefit to the Terri
tory and the third division. How
ever, the successful candidates for
the Senate in this division, Col.
Millard and attorney L. V. Ray, are
both strong and capable men who will
undoubtedly strive to secure benefi
cial results.
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AVALANCHE OF DESTRUCTION
There is sorrow throughout the
Copper River valley today because of
the known death of three, and prob
ably nine, courageous men who have
endured the hardships of pioneer life
in assisting to develop one of the
largest copper mines that may ever
be discovered in Alaska. An avalan
che of snow thundered down the
mountain side, leaving havoc and
destruction in its trail. It was one
of those visitations from a higher
power that could not be anticipated
or circumvented. But it has turned
the cheerful and promising camp on
Copper Mountain to a desolate mor
gue where lie the bodies of the brave
miners whose lives have been sacri
ficed by reason of disaster. And in
this hour when the pall of death
hovers about and when men are hero
ically striving to bring to the light
of day their former fellow workers.
Manager E. P. Gray is unfortunately
not there to give aid and encourage
ment to his loyal employees. He
was recently called to New York on
a mission concerning the business of
the Northern Development Company,
and the sad tidings he received to
day will prove a blow to the man
whose first thought has been the
comfort and safety of his men. The
unfortunate men who lost their lives
are well known throughout this sec
tion of country and there will be
much grieving because of this sudden
termination to all that life held in
store for them.
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The Seattle politicians had a slate
nicely arranged that provides for tak
ing care of Alaskans and former Alas
kans. Some deserving and some
otherwise. But they have slipped a
cog the first turn of the wheel. John
W. Troy, formerly of Skagway, was
first proposed for Governor of Alas
ka. Then he was set aside aad that
lucrative honor was reserved for
-Major Strong. But John was to be
state Printer of Washington. But,
unfortunately Governor Lister was
not consulted in the matter and he
announces the selection of another
man for the position.
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Boston’s effort to have pedestrians
keep to the right during the Christ
mas shopping season implies neces
sarily that the Hub has not yet learn
ed a traffic rule that has become a
habit In America—with some oc
casional exasperating exceptions.
ONE OF MANY THINGS
Now that the administration of
President Taft is fast drawing to a
close newspapers of all political be
lief are pointing out the many credit
able acts upon the part of the retiring
President and the party he repre
sents. And although there has been
much complaint in Alaska because of
the lack of action to unlock the re
sources of the territory, there are
still many things for which the Presi
dent has earned the thanks of all
good Alaskans. In referring to this
subject the Juneau Dispatch says:
"One of the things for which Alas
ka is indebted to him is the personnel
of the Alaska Raiload Commission.
From the quotations which have been
made from their utterances, it seems
pretty certain that the report will
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contain a recommendation for a rail
road through Alaska which will not
be made in any perfunctory fash
ion. Doctor Brooks, who a year ago
refused an appoitment as chief geo
logist of the United States at a greatly
Increased salary, because he wanted
to finsh his work in relation to Alas
ka, is saying, whereever he can get
the ear of the public prints, that be
cause of the immense grazing and
reinder lands, Alaska is bound to be
come a factor in the high cost of
living problems, and surely there can
be no more effective way to interest
the American people than that.
Major Morrow is pointing out that
the only way to stop the immigration
to Canada, which has been alienating
the very best class of Americans is to
develop Alaska, and that argument
ought to go to the heart of the Ameri
can people. C. M. Ingersoll another
member of the commission strenously
maintains that there is no country in
the world which needs transportation
facilities as badly as does Alaska.
Mr. Ingersoll, whenever a newspaper
interviewer has given him a chance
since the commission's return from
Alaska, has proclaimed the great
wealth which Alaska will add to tho
country when transportation git’es it
an opportunity for development.
Leonard M. Cox has evidently been
converted to the Alaska view of con
servation, and whenever he gets a
chance he points out that in Alaska
there has been an effort to conserve
everything but the pioneers, and ad
vocates a great national reserve for
them.
“As the commissioners went across
the country from Alaska, ringing
words in furtherance of each mem
ber's reason for being impressed for
a railroad through Alaska have ap
peared in a number of newspapers.”
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INCOME TAX AMENDMENT
A circular from the Federal State
Department sets forth that it had re
ceived official notice of the ratifica
tion of the income tax amendment
to the United States Constitution
from 34 States. That showing re
quires but two more States to com
plete the ratification. The ten States
which have not taken action on this
question are Delaware, Florida, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virgina,
West Virginia and Wyoming. Most
of these have had action for or
against in one branch or the other,
but as new Legislatures have been,
or are to be, elected, they will proba
bly have to begin action anew in those
States. It is not probable that from
these 10 States there will fall to come
the two ratifications needed.
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Francis Lynde Stetson of New
York suggests that some of his bro
ther church members among the fin
ancial magnates might better have
given those campaign contributions
to the church. Perhaps they were
afraid they might be sent back.
AN EVE ON ALASKA’S TRADE
And now San Francisco is getting
agitated over Alaska's trade. The
San Francisco Call urges the citizens
through its Chamber of Commerce
to get busy on the project. The ar
guments that are being presented
may be summoned up briefly, thus:
There is no logical reason why San
Francisco should not be able to com
pete with Seattle for this business.
The matter of climate (according
to the San Fanclsco viewpoint) is fa
vorable to that city.
The matter of distance is not nec
essarily vital and not need discour
age the Southern business factors.
The big issue is to obtain the same
direct communications with Alaska
that Seattle possesses.
Discussing this latter proposition,
The Call says:
“This one thing that has kept San
Francisco back, according to the al
most unanimous opinion of those in
touch with the situation, has been the
lack of dlrecr transportation facili
ties. There are only thre-» direct
sailings a year while from Seattle
there is a continuous direct service.
“This means that virtually all
goods shipped out of San Francisci
for Alaska must be reshipped ^at Seat
tle and that to the cost of the direct
shipment must be added the rate be
tween this city and Seattle and loss
that may occur through shipment.”
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LEAVING ALASKA DEFENSELESS.
The Seattle Times doesn’t like the
idea of abolishing the military posts
in Alaska. And they sure would be
missed. The soldier boys are a val
ued asset to the towns fortunate
enough to claim them. We wish
lordova had a few regiments of them.
Sort aliven things up, you know. But
if we can't have them we certainly
would like to insist upon the govern
ment keeping a few hundred of the
boys in this northland. They may
learn something about the country
and do a little missionary work after
they are later relieved. The Times,
however, takes a serious view of
the possibility of leaving us “defen
seless,” as follows:
“Dislike for hard service is univer
sal. No man desires to spend long
months in Alaska, for instance, when
he can shirk his duty and enjoy life
in continental United States. There
fore, one cannot be too severe on the
Army and Navy Register, one of the
leading service papers of the country,
for the stand it has taken in advocat
ing the withdrawal of federal troops
from Alaska. Unquestionably, it is
voicing the natural views of many
capable and conscientious men who
do not like long ‘exile’ in the North.
“At the same time, the doctrine is
pernicious. It is short sighted. It
can be excused upon no grounds—not
even those of the comfort of the offic
ers and men in the regular service.
They enlist and are paid to serve
their country and nowhere do they
perform this task better than in the
territory. If Alaska is worth any
thing at all to the United States—
and, according to all citizens, at this
time, it is worth untold millions—
then it is worth defending. If it is
not worth defending, the sensible
thing would be to turn it over to
Canada or Russia or Japan or some
other nation which would appreciate
it and would be prepared to pay a
price for it.
“To keep it under the American
fiag and still deny it protection—as
it has been refused laws permitting
its development—merely would ac
centuate the ‘dog in the manger’ at
titude of the national government.
Moreover, in an undefended condi
tion, it constitutes an everlasting
menace to the Pacific Coast of the
United States. Of what use are the
fortifications at Hawaii and the Phil
ippines, if a power could seize the
shore of Alaska, without opposition,
and utilize it as a base from which
to launch attacks against this coun
try?
“There are too many thousands of
men in the East, even among those
who should be informed, who *,ely
implicitly on the fabled ice and snow
and rocky coasts of Alaska an its
own natural safeguard. Belleveing
it valuless, they do not conceive It
worth the expenditure of much na
tional money— except to prevent its
development by ‘thievish’ corpoia
tions—and are satisfied that no fore
ign enemy would consider It worth
the trouble of seeing. To withdraw
the troops from Alaska wonld be
more absurd than to withdraw from
Panama. The latter cost this coun
try hundreds of millions of dollars
more and probably never will be
worth as much to It.”
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COURT TRIALS OP LAND CASES.
The Seattle Post-Intelllgencer in
dorses an Important action of the
American Mining Congress, as fol
lows:
"The American Mining Congress,
in session at Spokane, on Wednesday
indorsed the proposal for a law giving
the courts power to pass directly upon
the validity of all of the disputed coal
land entries in Alaska. Such a law
should be passed in the interests of
justice and of a speedy determination
not merely of these cases, but of all
other land cases. As a suggestion to
that end, the passage of a brief act
providing for the immediate removal
to the supreme court of the District
of Columbia, on writ of certiorari, of
cases decided by the secretary of the
interior, in order that errors of law
might be corrected, would be a prop
er one, coupled, of course, with pro
vision for final appeal and determina
tion by the supreme of court o' the
United States.
It is a settled rule of law that all
of the decisions of the secretary of
the interior in land cases involving
any construction of the laws of con
gress has never as yet provided a
any proper proceeding. But con
gress has never never provided a
method of direct review. The result
is that such cases must take a round
about course, involving years of time
and heavy expese, not only to the liti
gants, but to innocent third parties,
before the court’s decision can be
had.
"For example, in the absence of
any direct statutory method the man
entitled to a patent to public lands,
which has been denied him by the in
terior department through a wrong
interpretation of the law, has to wait
until the patent has been issued to
some one else, for he cannot sue the
government directly. Then he ap
peals to a court of equity, on the
fiction that, as he was originally en
titled to the patent, the person to
whom the patent was actually issued
is merely a trustee for his benefit and
must surrender the title to him.
Should he make out his case, the
court is constrained to hold with him
and deprive the innocent third party
of the land.
"It is but right that congress
should provide ‘a plain, speedy and
adequate' method of trying such is
ues. Such a law would grant no
rights to claimants other than they
have now, but would merely operate
to permit their rights to be determin
ed speedily, instead of the determina
tion being put off, as at present, for
many years.”
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REMARKABLE TALE OF CRIME
The story of Joseph Vogel, the
“Fagin” who trained dishonest ser
vant girls to loot the houses in which
they were employed, easily eclipses
the exploits of the most celebrated
of the fictional crooks pictured in the
“Sherlock Holmes,” “Arsene Lupin”
or “Raffles” stories, first 'because of
its sheer simplicity, and because of
its reality. Now that Vogel has
been shot to death in a battle with
the officers and the record of his
career is being disclosed, it is said
he was responsible for no less than
1,000 burglaries in and around New
York City in the past few years. The
method was almost ridiculously sim
: pie. The woman who posed as Mrs.
Vogel secured employment in a
house, gained the confidence of a ser
vant girl likely to be suitable for her
purposes, and gradually, by this
means, had a force of about 40 do
mestics scattered over the city under
her orders. These women obtaining
places upon her recommendation
would stay only long enough to lo
cate valuables and loot the houses,
personally or in conspiracy with out
side thieves.
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Before long the man who neglected
to vote in California will begin to ex
perience the reproaches of awakened
conscience.
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After March 4 the country will
have two ex-Presidents; but they can
hardly be expected to travel m part
nership. i
McCarthy, or Blackburn as it
should hereafter be called, thought it
had a United States Commissioner,
with the duties of a Justice of the
Peace and Coroner. But it now de
velops that the recent appointee. M.
V. Lattin, declined the honor and no
successor has been selected. A dep
uty United States Marshal is drawing
down salary and presumably preserv
ing law and order.
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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 Ho. 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 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, U. S. M. M.
No. 1, Chisna hears 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
T. 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. 25 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. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 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.
No. 2: thence N. 37 deg. 36 min W. 1271..
70 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 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 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 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. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 46 deg. 51
min. E. 1449.36 ft. diet., thence S. 52 deg.
16 min. IV. 656 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
N. 37 deg. 37 min. W. 1317.80 ft. to Cor.
No. 3; thence N. 52 deg. 26 min. E. 656.
40 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 37 deg. 35
min. E. 1316.00 ft. to Cor. No. 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' the 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 tiie east by unknown
Claimants: and on the west by unknown
claimants.
HATTIE BELLE PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 74 deg. 12
min. E. 1240 ft. dist. thence N. 50 deg.
42 min. W. 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 rain. 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
iocation 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. This 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.
HELEH 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: thence 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.
BUKA H. PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 1, Chisna, bears N. 53 deg. 09
min. 30 sec. E. 3196.90 ft. dist. thence
N. 52 deg. 21 min. W. 657.40 ft. to Cor.
No.!; thence S. 38 deg. 07 min. W. 1311.
—.. - . —.. .;
60 ft. to Cor. No.U;t|iiace'8. 51 deg. 55
min. El 655.70 ft.'to Cor.. No. 4; thence
N. 38 deg. 11 min. El.lSlt.60 ft. to Cor.
No. 1, the place of'beginplng. Area 19.
806 acres. The: 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 des.
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 V. 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 reader" a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina, Alasku.
_ C. B. WALKER,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
SERIAL Ho. 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 19. 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, and des
cribed by the official plat and by the
field notes of U. S. Mineral Survey No.
917, on die in the office of the Register
of the Juneau Land District, at Juneau,
Alaska, as folows, to-wit:—
YAHKEE GIRL PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from whence
U. S. M. M. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 21
deg. 56 min. 40 sec. YV. 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. YY\ 657.70 ft. to Cor. No. 4
thence S. 10 deg. 10 min. YY\ 1312.10 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, the place of tiie beginning.
Y'aration at all corners 31 deg. 00 min.
E. Area 19.845 acres. The location
notice of this claim is recorded in tiie
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
tiie 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 or 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 tiie 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 tiie statutory
period III 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 Ho. 01555.
In the United States Land office at
Juneau, Alaska, October 21, 1912.
Hotice 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
"Ao. 1. Below Dlcovery Placer Claim."
and the “So. 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 held 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;—
DISCOVERY PLACER CLAIR
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
a. 32 deg. 51 min. YV’’. 800.70 ft. to Cor
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. YV'. 1083.10
ft.to Cor. No. 1, tiie place of beginning.
Area 19.909 acres. Tiie 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.
Ho.l, BELOW DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No.. 37 Valdez Series, bears N 00
deg. 05 min. 50 sec. YV. 895.70 ft <itst.
thence N. 57 deg 09 min. YV. 1320.90 ft
to Cor; No. 2; thence S. 26 deg. 09 min.
YY . 5111.00 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, tiie 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
Discovery claim; on the south by No. 2,
Below Discovery claim; on the east by
unknown- claimants; on the west by un
known claimants.
Ho. 2, BELOW DISCOVERY PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. M. No. 37, Y'aldez Series, bears N. 1
24 deg. 06 min. 43 sec. E. 6098.00 ft. uist.
thence N. 57 deg. 06 min. YV. 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 nortli 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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