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.
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1012.
FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
While there are several names
from the western states presented for
favorable consideration as members
of President Wilson’c cabinet, and
many persons mentioned would be a
credit to the administration, only
one is likely to receive preferment.
And in this connection it is gratify
ing to know that one of the western
states that will cast its electoral vote
for Woodrow Wilson, will urge a cabi
net appointment for a favorite son.
A.nd what is of greater importance Is
the fact that the man whose claims
are now being urged is a big, brainy,
broad-guaged, courageous, fair-mind
ed, progressive citizen of the com
monwealth of Oregon. A state that
will be represented in the halls of
Congress by two Democratic Senators.
The man whom the people of the web
foot state have united upon with a
parctical unanimity is the Hon.
Joseph N. Teal, of Portland. He is
not unknown to the people of the
United States, because for years past
he has been a prominent figure in
the fight upon behalf of the western
shippers for an equitable rate from
the transcontinental railways. As
one of the national leaders in the
successful fight for free tolls to
American ships passing through the
Panama canal, his name has become
familiar as one of the aggressive
fighters of the country. In many
other contests where the interests of
the people have been involved he has
been found battling for their rights.
Mr. Teal is such a man as Alaska
could look to with confidence and
hope. As Secretary of the Interior
he would have the courage to work
out the problems that confront this
country with a mind free from any
bias and with a desire only to serve
his country and to add to the happi
ness and prosperity of the people of
this northland. To those in Alaska
who either know him personally, or
by reputation, the appointment of
Joseph N. Teal as Secretary of the
Interior would be heralded as an
omen of good faith upon the part of
the administration that has pledged
Its best efforts to bring relief to a
patient but much afflicted people.
Other Western men may be all right
for a cabinet portfolio, but in none
other now mentined would those
qualities of sterling honesty, excep
tional ability, mental courage, and
progressive thought, be greater ex
emplified than in Joseph N. Teal.
President Wilson, by surrounding
himself with such capable men as
Mr. Teal, would immediately secure
the confidence of the country and the
gratitude of the people' who look for
ward to an era of peace and pros
perity.
A-A-A
AN APPRECIATED FRIEND
Last summer James Keeley, editor
of the Chicago Tribune, and a pirt.’
of eastern capitalists, spent two or
three weeks in this part of Alaska.
They were so well entertained and so
thoroughly imbued with the gre.it
possibilities of Cordova and the Cop
per river country that they have up
on all occasions ever since sought to
correct the erroneous impression
about Alaska that has so generally
prevailed thoroughout the states.
In a letter just received by Capt.
Lathrop a merry Christmas to all the
good folks of Cordova is extended by
editor Keeley. In addition he sends
a copy of Secretary Fisher’s recent re
port, and writes; “I think I see the
beginning of better days for ‘you all’
up there. I hope so, anyway. And
I’ve done quite a bit of proselyting
among Democratic Senators, Con
gressmen and politicians.”
-X-X-X
Dr. Eliot’s avowal of disbelief in
hell is,however, subject to revision
after he hears from those who do be
lieve in it.
NEEDS OP THE THIHD DIVISION.
Those recommendations made by
the grand jury at Valdez are worthy
of serious consideration. Their en
dorsements and statement of needs
are all sound and reasonable, and’ if
each one were put into force and ef
fect there would be better days for
the Third division of Alaska. It was
a graceful act upon the part of the
members of the grand jury to re
cognize the necessity of a federal
building for Cordova and the loca
tion here of an assistant District
Attorney. The public service urgent
ly requires both and with the incom
ing administration we shall hope for
an early recognition of our needs.
It may take some time before the pub
lic building is erected, but there
should not be much more loss of time
upon the part of the administration
of justice in giving us a long promised
assistant District Attorney. And In
the meantime a little more active in
terest evidenced upon the part of our
Chamber of Commerce and citizens
generally might result in having that
federal building bill, with its appro
priation of $100,000, favorably re
ported by the committee on Public
buildings and grounds. And while
we are hoping for the necessities
that our locality requires, we are
equally as anxious that an appropri
ation of $50,000 to protect the lives
and property of the good people of
Valdez from the ravages of that
glacial stream, should be speedily
granted.
-Y-Y-Y
GOETHALS IN 1910?
In a long and laudatory editorial
the Panama Morning Journal speaks
of Col. George Washington Goethals,
chief engineer in charge of the con
struction of the Panama Canal, as
“the greatest living American,” and
ends the matter by saying: “If the
citizens of the United States honor
George Washington Goethals by elect
, lag him President of their country in
1916 they will be but paying a fitting
and just tribute to a man who has
done more for the honor and glory of
his country that any man of his
time.”
Hurrah for George Washington!
The name itself would be something
of an inspiration. The nomination
comes from far away Panama, but
the country might go farther and fare
much worse. Goethals has been the
chief figure in a mighty work for the
last five years, but it is questionable
if he would welcome statecraft as fer.
vently as he has canal craft. He is
finishing in fine shape the biggest job
of engineering ever undertaken, but
in the Presidency he would find a
bigger job and one entirely different.
However, the suggestion is a wor
thy compliment and has a delicious
spice of novelty; and politicians of
all parties may at least consider the
kindly and complimentary fore
thought of our esteemed Panama
contemporary.
-A-A-A
The basis of Alasaa's prosperity is
the vast deposits of coal that underlie
the Bering River and Matanuska
fields and with the development of
this one industry everbody in the
territory will forget their troubles
and be kept busy reaping the long
looked for and much deserved re
ward. * -j i
' 2iimJ ■
-X-X-X
Good trails make it possible for the
miner and prospector to secure cheap
er freight rates in landing supplies
and machinery, on his claim in the in
terior. his is particularly true of the
White river country and for that
reason a monster petition is being
prepared and will be forwarded to
Major Richardson, praying that relief
be afforded those hardy pioneers who
are devoting their energy and money
to the opening up of a new empire.
FACTS THAT ENLIGHTEN.
Editor Chester F. Lee, of the Paci
fic Mining Journal, published at Seat,
tie, has a scathing article In the cur
rent number of tbe Journal on a sub
ject that is of vital concern to Alas
kans. He clearly and forcefully
sets forth deplorable facts in the fol
lowing words:
Alaska's development has been
held back fully ten years by “Pln
chotism.”
What is ‘ Plnchotlsm”, Western
people, and especially Alaskans,
know the meaning of it to their sor
row, but some of our eastern readers
will need a definition.
Politically it is a subdivslon of
despotism called bureaucracy. Gif
ford Pinchot, a rich aristocrat, stud
ied forestry in Germany and bureau
cracy in Russia, then returned to the
United States and got a clerkship in
the Agricultural Department because
he was rich and lould play "ping
pong” with Roosevelt. And as Sec
retary of Agrculture and the Secre
tary of the Interior were only figure
heads, Pinchot, with the cooperation
of Roosevelt, proceeded to “Russian
ize” all the natural resources of the
western states and Alaska, 1. e., sus
pended the land and mineral laws,
and issue decrees from the thronein
3tead. They placed the public land
and a great deal of private land, in
reserves, and proceeded to govern
them by a despotic bueau in Wash
ington. This despot spent about
$80,000 of the people's money an
nually to advertise and educate east
ern people to look with favor on this
powerful bureau. This despot posed
as the friend of the people, just as
demagogues always do, and made a
scapegoat of the Guggenheims be
cause they spent money freely in de
veloping some of Alaska’s resources
in a legitimate way.
These despots, Roosevelt and Pln
chot, suspended the coal land law in
Alaska in 1906, which they had no
right to do, but before this suspen
sion over eleven hundred citizens had
filed on coal claims in Alaska under
the law as it had always been inter
preted. These citizens (prospe .'tors >
discovered coal, located their claims,
developed and surveyed them and
paid the government for these claims
at the rate of $10 per acre and got
the government receipt, with promise
of patent. But up to the present
time not a single acre of co il land in
Alaska has been patented, and the
government refuses to return this
money, which runs into millions, to
hese poor prospectors. Many of
these claimants had spent all their
money and several years’ time and
work on these claims, and they have
a perfect right to them. Instead of
getting their claims or their money
back, they are prosecuted. There is
no court of appeals for land cases.
The Interior Department is both pros
ecutor and judge; makes its own laws
and always wins its cases.
The present Secretary of the Inter
ior is a curious person. He was ap
pointed because of his Pinchotism
and he is under the domination of
the Pinchot idea. In the Cunning
ham coal claim case he decided that
“no man could get a patent to a coal
claim until he has made a mine of
it, and no man could make a mine of
it until he gets a patent to the
claim”!
Alaskans are not allowed to mine
any coal for their own use nor for the
market. They are not allowed to
cut a stick of wood from the forest
without first getting a permit and
paying the price and going through a
great deal of red tape. Railroads
cannot and will not be built without
.coal, only a few of the richest mines
can be developed without transporta
tion.
Hence, the reader can see how
Alaska has been kept back in its de
velopment by Pinchotism. This is
the beautiful doctrine of “conserva
tion” which we call “Pinchotism.”
There is a bright day dawning for
Alaska and the west, because Wood
row Wilson says that he will observe
his oath of office and enforce the land
laws.
No people ever received more un
just, outrageous and oppressive treat
ment at the hands of their govern
ment, than the people of Alaska.
WASHINGTON, December 28—The
steamer on which General Castro is
coming to New York is due this even
ing. Today the State department
ordered that he be detained on Ellis
island until Secretary Nagle can ex
amine into the status of the case.
\
MINING POLITICS.
We are indebted to the retiring
president of the American Mining
Congress for a new phrase: “Min
ing Politics.” It fills a want we have
often felt of a short expression to
convey the idea of legislation and
political action to benefit the mining
industry. Strictly speaking, it is
neither mining nor politics, and yet it
is both. The politician is seldom a
miner and the miner is generally no
politician, but there are many things
that all interested in mining as a
business desire to accomplish that
cannot be done by action within a
political party but still are depend
ant on action that is mainly political.
In the main the American Mining
Congress has concerned Itsc’f with
these matters and to very go id pur
pose. The season just closed did
many useful things, some excellent
things and no foolish things. If they
did n<>t take as advanced or radical a
stand in Alaskan matters as some
wished they at least did not do the
reverse and go over to the extreme
conservationists. The resolution
passed in the matter of the hearing of
appeals in Alaska coal land cases was
good but it should have been extend
ed to all land cases in Alaska and in
the public land states generally. Two
railroads for Alaska were also recom
'
mended.
Sharp and for the most part just
criticisms of the forest service will
probably do little good at the moment
but will serve to call pointedly to the
attention of the new national admin
istration the abuses that have grown
up in this connection and be of aid in
abating them. The recommendation
of a man from one of the public land
states for Secretary of the Interior
was timely and will be influential
for good.
-V V——-Y.. . -
Capt. E. C. Genereaux, of Seattle,
has quite a reputation in these north
ern waters as a “wrecker” of excep
tional ability. Whenever a steamer
gets on a rock or the beach, and the
ordinary efforts to set things righr do
not avail, then the owners send for
Capt. Genereaux, and he usually does
the rest. His latest service rendered
was in rescuing tne steamer Dora
from the Seward beach and tving her
up at the dock last night.
Business institutions which exclude
moral considerations from their rules
do not strike the ordinary obsever
as being progressive.
-X-X-X
One of the reasons that the in
terior department has given for the
refusal to issue coal patents to claim
ants is because “no mine has been
opened up.” And yet the govern
ment sends a party of forty men to
the Bering river Helds and in a few
| weeks they mine 855 tons of coal
from tunnels driven on claims where
Commissioner Dennett has said there
was no mine. Surely the rulings of
the Interior department passeth all
understanding.
The Valdez Prospector refers to
John Y. Ostrander as a candidate for
Governor of Alaska. While it is a
position that he would grace and till
with credit to himself and value to
the residents of the territory, still
he is not an aspirant for that office,
lis friends insist that he is the logical
candidate for Judge of this division,
and are accordingly booming him for
that appointment. As he is the best
equipped attorney in the division for
a judicial place, and has always been
a steadfast Democrat there should be
xo question about his receiving the
appointment from President Wilson.
-X-X-X
The Seward Commercial Club and
Town Council have wired Judge Over
field petitioning him for a ferm of
court to be held at that place and also
warning him of the unfriendly spirit
that Valdez is displaying in the at
tempt to deprive the residents of the
westward from having their litiga
tions thrashed out in Seward.
-X-X-X
A Juneau editorial writer contends
that the missionaries of Alaska have
made a terrible mistake, they are off
their trolley. Instead of teaching the
bright and budding natives the Chris
tian religion and the shorter catech
ism, they should be taught the thril
ling intricacies of the civilized dance,
which, we suppose, includes the whole,
gamut from the sedate waltz to the
bewildering thrill of the Texas Tom
my.
-X-X-X
The negotiators of peace at London
began business with just about the
same energy that Congress exhibited
in the week before the holidays.
Mayor Gaynor insists that we
should have patience with evil. That
seems to be his chief trouble. He
has had too much patience with it in
New York.
-X-X-X
Probably Colonel Goetlials, if his
wishes were consulted, would prefer
to be major general for life than
Governor of the Canal Zone for a
limited term.
-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 with
surface ground os 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 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. IV. 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. Al. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 50 deg. 04
min. 10 sec. E, 4115.53 ft. dist. thence
N. 41 deg. 32 min. IV. 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. IV. 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
tlie 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 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 IV. 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 Alining Locations, at page
194 of the records of said office. This
claim is bounded on the nortli 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. Al. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 46 deg. 51
min. E. 1449.36 ft. dist.. thence S. 52 deg.
16 min. VV. 656 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
N. 37 deg. 37 min. IV. 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 tile office of the Recorder at Copper
Center, Alaska, in Book 1, of Alining Lo
cations, at page 195 of the records of
said office. This claim is bounded on the
north by unknown claimants, anil the
Ruth placer; on the soutli by the Tri
angle placer; on the east by unknown
claimants; and on the west by unknown
claimants.
HATTIE BELLE PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. Al. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 74 deg. 12
min. E. 1240 ft. dist. thence N. 50 deg.
42 min. IV. 660 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
S. 31 deg. 16 min. IV. 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 1, 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 soutli by unknown
claimants and the Helen Placer; on the
past by unknown claimants and the Tri
angle placer; and on the west by un
known claimants.
HELEN PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
M. Al. 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 ileg'. 05 min IV. 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 Alining Locations, at page
198, of the records of said office. Tills
claim is bounded on the north by un
known claimants and the Hattie Belle
placer; on the south by unknown claim
mts; on the east by unknown claimants;
ind on the west by unknown claimants
ind Emma H. claim.
EMMA 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.2; thence S. 38 deg. 07 min. W. 1311.
60 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 61 deg. 66
min. E. 665.70 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence
N. 38 deg. 11 min. E. 1316.60 ft. to Cor.
No. 1. the pluee of beginning. Area 19.
806 acres. The locution 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 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. Lund Office at
Juneau, Alaska, within the time pre
scribed by law, or they will be barred
tiy 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 'Chitinu reader” u weekly
newspaper published at Chitlna, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER.
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jun. 14, 1913.
SERIAZ. 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
Host 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 tlie 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 GIBE PEACES
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from whence
U. S. XI. XI. No. 1, Chisna, bears S. 21
deg. 56 min. 40 sec. XV. 748.12 ft. dist.
tlience 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. W. 657.70 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 10 deg. 10 min. YV. 1312.10 ft
to Cor. No. 1, the place of tlie beginning.
Vacation at all corners 31 deg. 00 min.
E. Area 19.845 acres. The location
notice of tills claim is recorded in tlie
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 soutli by un
known claimants; on the east by un
known claimants; and on the west by
tlie Indian Girl placer claim ami un
known claimants. The survey covering
said mining claim being designated as
Xlinerai Survey No. 917.
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 tlie time pre
scribed by law, or they will be barred
by virtue of the provisions of the sta
tute.
C. B. YVALKER.
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. YVALKER,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
SERIAE 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
Rost 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 aiowed by law, lying,
being and situate in the Recording Pre
cinct of Copper Center, Alasku, and des
cribed by tlie 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:—
DISCOVERY PEACER CEAIM
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
XI. XI. No. 37 Valdez Series, bears S. 52
deg. 26 min. 50 see. E. 598 ft. dist. thence
S. 32 deg. 51 min. YY'. 800.70 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; tlience 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. \Yr. 1083.10
ft.to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Area 19.909 acres. Tlie location notice
of tills claim is recorded in the office of
the Recorder at Copper Center, Aluska,
in Book No. 3, of Mining Locations, at
page 86 of the records of said office,
'fills 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, BEEOW DISCOVERY PEACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
XI. XI. No. 37 Y’aldez Series, bears N 00
deg. 05 min. 50 sec. YV. 895.70 ft dist
thence N. 57 deg 09 min. YV. 1320.90 ft.
to Cor. No. 2; tlience S. 26 deg. 09 min.
YV. 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
tion of this claim is recorded in the office
of the Recorder at Copper Center, Alas
ka, in Book 3, of Xlining Locations, at
page 96. of the records of said office.
Tills claim is bounded on the north by
Discovery claim; on the soutli by No. 2,
Below Discovery claim; on tile east by
unknown claimants; on the west by un
known claimants.
No. 2, BEEOW DISCOVERY PEACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
XI. XI. No. 37, Valdez Series, bears N.
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; tlience S. 33 deg. 41 min.
YY. 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, Aluska,
in Book 3, of Xlining Locations, at page
95, of the records of said office. This
claim is bounded on the north by No. l.
Below Discovery placer; on tlie south by
unknown claimants; on the east by un
known claimants; on the west by un
known claimants. Variation ut all cor
ners this survey 31 deg. 00 min. E.
The survey covering said mining claims
being desinated as Xlinerai Survey
No. 924.
Any utul 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 tlie U. S. Lund Office at
Juneau, Alaska, within the time pre
scribe^ 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
net ice be published for the statutory
period in tlie ‘Chitina Leader” a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina, Alasku.
C. B. \YrALKER,
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. 12, 1912.
Date of last publication Jan. 14, 1913.
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