. A Little of Everything
Turkey’s area is about 695,000 square
miles'?
The first lunacy laws in England
were made in the reign of Edward III.
It is just 100 years since the manu
facture of quinine was begun in Phila
delphia.
Women first appeared on the stage
in the latter half of tiie seventeenth
century.
The family Bible 'of William Burns,
father of I lobert Burns, has been sold
for *2.250.
The first woman’s club in the United
States was founded in Boston by Anne
Hutchinson in 1038.
The total number of standard va
rieties of postage stamps known today
is between 40,000 and 50,000.
More than 25,000,000 tons of patent
fuel are made in Germany annually,
against less than 2,000,000 tons in Great
Britain.
Persons of superior culture are fa
miliar with more than 5,000 words, or
dinary persons knoiv-2,000 to ">,000, and
illiterate persons use about 300.
Pennsylvania leads the country in the
number of colleges and universities,
having 4.3 such institutions. New York
stands second, With 38.
A compilation of the last census fig
ures show that 50.3 of the entire, popu
lation, 10 years of age or over, were
engaged in some gainful occupation.
The first electric railway in the
world was installed by Siemens at the
Berlin exhibition, in 18.79: the first
overhead trollev in. Richmond, Va., in
* 1887.
The largest farm in the world is at
Nobleford, Alberta, Canada, operated
by a former American, Charles Noble,
who has more than 13,002 acres under
cultivation.
An average spruce tree when con
verted into paper yields about 500
pounds of that product, 'f a novel runs
to 300 copies, the destruction of trees
would be 600.
Figures show that the birth rate
among the Indians in the United States
is exceeding that of the deaths, and the
tribes are advancing aloDg various
lines of business, health and education.
The average child enrolled in the
public schools attends 120 days in the
school term, or about three-fourths of
the time. Absence from school costs
the United States $195,000,000 annually.
Mineral Application No. 0506.
U. S. Land Office, Nome, Alaska:
February 2, 1922.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Flume Dredge Company, a cor
poration, organized and existing un
der the laws of the State of Calif
ornia, whose address is Mills Build
ing, San Francisco, California, has
made application before the United
States Land Office at Nome, Alaska,
through its authorized agent, J. M.
Streeten, of Nome, Alaska, for a
United States Patent for the con
solidated placer mining claim, bear
ing placer gold, known as No. 8 A
ABOVE, No. 7 A ABOVE, and No.
7 ABOVE DISCOVERY, on Yankee
Creek, in the Innoko Mining & Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and designated as Mineral Survey
No. 1270; the exterior boundaries
of said placer claims, according to
the plat and field notes of said sur
vey, now on file in said land office
(with a magnetic variation of 20
deg. 12 min. E.) being as follows:
NUMBER SEVEN ABOVE ON
YANKEE CREEK—Beginning at
Cor. No. 1, a fir post, 4 ft. long, 4
ins. sq., in earth, mound, scribed 1-1
1270-7 Ab.-7A-Ab., whence U. S. L.
M. No. 1270 bears S. 12 deg. 17
min. E., 169.94 fr.; thence N. 66
deg. 44 min. W., 898.45 ft., tb Cor.
No. 2, thence N. 21 deg. 35 min. E.,
866.05 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S.
67 deg. 25 min. E., 839.3 ft. to Ccr.
No. 4; thence' S. 2S deg. 33 min.
W., 875.8 ft; to Cor. No. 1, and
place of beginning, containing an
area of 16.469 acres.
NUMBER SEVEN A ABOVE ON
YANKEE CREEK—Beginning at
Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No.
1, No. 7 Above on Yankee Creek
Placer, this survey, previously de
scribed, thence S. 3 deg. 48 min.
W., 1033.35 fit. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 82 deg. 36 min. W., 762.
45-ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 3/
deg. 46 min. E., 1254.1 ft. to Cor.!
No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 2, No.
7 Above on Yankee Creek; thence
S. 66 deg. 44 min. E., 808.45 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, and place of begin
ning, containing an area of 19.005
NUMBER EIGHT A ABOVE ON
YANKEE CREEK—Beginning at
Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No.
2, No. 7 A. Above on Yankee Creek,
this survey, a fir post, 4 ft. long 4
ins. sq., in earth mound, scribed
1-2-1270-8A-Ab.-7A-Ah., whence U.
S. L. No. 1270 bears N. 6 deg. 53
min. 48 sec. E. 871.34 ft.; thence S.
4 deg. 30 min. W., 1135.25 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence N. 78 deg. 41
min. W., 755.5 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence N. 2 deg. 46 min. E., 1087.0
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 82 deg.
36 min. E., 785.45 ft. to Cor. No. i,
and place of beginning, containing
an area of 19.544 acres.
Total area applied for, 56.008
acres.
This claim is situated on Yankee
Creek, a tributary of the Innoko
River, about 18 miles S. E., of the
town of Ophir, of the said mining
and recording district and territory.
The adjoining claims are: on the
N., No. Six Above on Yankee Creek,
unsurveyed; on the S., Oregon Group
unsurveyed, and claimants unknown;
on the E. and W., claims unknown
and unsurveyed, and claimants un
known.
U. S. L. M. No. 1270 is a spruce
post, 8 ins. sq., painted red, chisel
led U. S. L. M. No. 1270, in earth
and stone mound, situated about 75
ft. E. of brow of small bluff, on the
right limit of Yankee Creek; whence
W. Twin Peak bears N. 21 deg. 55
min. E.; E. Twin Peak bears N. 23
deg. 49 min. E.; mountain at divide
between heads of Yankee and Gains
Creeks bears S. 33 deg. 32 min. W.
Latitude 63 deg. 01 min. N. Long
itude 156 deg. 20 min. W.
.T. SUNDBACK,
Register U. S. Land Office
Mineral Application No. 0507.
U. S. Land Oflice, Nome, Alaska.
February 2, 1922.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
The Flume Dredge Company, a cor
poration, organized and existing un
der the Laws of the State of Cali
fornia, whose post oflice address is
Mills Building, San Francisco, Cali
fornia, has made application through
James M. Streeten, its authorized
agent, whose post office i ddress is
Nome, Alaska, before the United
States Land Office of Nome, Alas
ka, for a United States Patent for
the consolidated placer mining
claim, known as No. 5 ABOVE DIS
COVERY ON YANKEE CREEK
PLACER, and No. 6 ABOVE DIS
COVERY ON YANKEE CREEK
PLACER, in the Innoko Mining and
Recording District, Territory of Al
aska, and designated by the United
States Surveyor General of said
Territory as Mineral Survey No.
1271; the exterior boundaries of
said placer claim, according to the
plat and field notes of said sur
vey, now on file in said land office
(with a magnetic variation of 20
deg. 12 min. E.) being as follows:
NUMBER FIVE ABOVE DIS
COVERY—-Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
a hewn spruce post, 4 ft. long, 4
ins. sq., set 2 ft. in ground, in earth
mound, scribed 1-1271-5 Ab., whence
U. S. L. M. No. 1270 bears S. 1G
deg. 48 min. 53 sec. W. 1992.55 ft.;
thence N. GG deg. 52 min. W. 810.75
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 29 deg.
39 min. E. 729.3 ft to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 63 deg. 03 min. E., 862.15 J
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 34 deg.
21 min. W., 680.0 ft. to Cor. No. 1,
and place of beginning, containing
an area of 13.416 acres.
NUMBER SIX ABOVE DISCOV
ERY—Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
identical with Cor. No. 4, Sur. No.
1270, No. 7 Above on Yankee Creek
Placer, a he n spruce post, 4 ft
long, 4 ins. sq., 2 ft. above ground,
in earth mound, scribed 4-1270-7
Ab., and 1-1271-6 Ab., whence U.
S. L. M. No. 1270 bears S. 17 deg.
56 min. 40 sec. W., 1018.45 ft.,
thence^N. 67 deg. 25 min. W., 839.8 j
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence 17 deg.
19 min. E., 978.7 ft. to Cor. No
3; thence S. 66 deg. 52 min. E.,j
810.75 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. |
15 deg. 38 ruin., W., 974.5 ft. to
Cor. No. 1, and place of beginning,
containing an area of 18.380 acres
Total area applied for 31.796
acres.
The adjoining claims are: on the
N., No. 4 Above on Yankee Creek
Placer, unsurveyed; on the S. sur
vey No. 1270, No. 7 Above on Yan
kee Creek Placer; on the E., claims
unknown and unsurveyed; on the W.,
claims unknown and unsurveyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 1270 is a hewn
spruce post, situated about 75 ft.
E. of brow of small bluff on the
right limit of Yankee Creek about
60 ft. in elevation of bed of same.
Latitude 63 deg. 01 mm. N. Longi
tude 156 deg. 20 min. Y7.
J. SUNDBACK,
Register.
Mineral Application No. 0508.
IJ. S. Land Office, None, Alaska.
February 2, 1922.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Flume Dredge Company, a cor
poration, organized and existing un
der the Laws of the State of Cali
fornia, whose address is Mills Build
ing, San Francisco, California, has
made application through James M.
Streeten, its authorized agent, whose
post office address is Nome. Alaska,
before the United States Land Of- j
fice of Nome, Alaska, for a United
States Patent for the consolidated j
mining claim, known as DISCOV
ERY ON YANKEE CREEK PLAC-I
ER, FORTUNE FRACTION, No. 1 i
BELOW DISCOVERY ON YANKEE!
CREEK, MAKI ASSOCIATION, and I
No. 3 BELOW DISCOVERY ON
YANKEE CREEK, in the Innoko
Mining and Recording District, Ter-'
ritory of Alaska, and designated by;
the United States Surveyor General
of said Territory, as Mineral Sur
vey No. 1273; the exterior boun
daries of said placer claim, accord
ing to the plat and field notes of
said survey, now on file m said
Land Oliice (with a magnetic varia
tion of 20 deg. 12 min. E.,> being
as follows:
DISCOVERY—Beginning at Cor.
No. 1, a hewn spruce post, 4 ft.
long, 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft in ground,
in earth mound, scribed 1-1273-D.,
whenc. U. S. L. M. No. 1270 bears
S. 18 deg. 26 min. 48 sec. W.,
6370.8 ft.; thence N. 57 deg. 11
min. W., 947.85 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 19 deg. 48 min. E. 922.7
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 64 deg.
57 min. E., 761.65 ft. to Cor. No.
4; thence S. 10 deg. 56 mm. W,,
417.55 ft. to Cor. No. 5; thence S.
11 deg. 02 min. W., 662.95 ft. to
Cor. No. 1, and place of beginning,
containing an area of 18.942 acres.
FORTUNE FRACTION — Begin
ning at Cor. No. 1, identical with
Cor. No. 5, Discovery Placer, this
survey, a hewn «•--. nost, 4 ft.
long, 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft. in ground,
in earth mound, scribed 5-1273-D,
and 1-1273-F.F.; whence U. S. L. M.
No. 1270 bears S. 17 deg. 45 min.
W. 7027.83 ft.; thence N. 10 deg.
56 min. E., 417.55 ft. to Cor. No.
2; thence S. 64 deg. 57 min. E..
154.3 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S.
22 deg. 22 min. W., 390.9 ft. to Cor.
No. 4; thence N. 76 deg. 36 min. W.,
72.75 ft. to Cor. No. 1, and place of
beginning, containing an area of
1.039 acres.
NUMBER ONE BELOW DISCOV
ERY-—Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
identical with Cor. No. 3; Fortune
Fraction, a hewn spruce post, 4 ft.
long, 4 ins. so., 2 ft. in ground, in
earth mound, scribed 3-1273-F. F.,
and 1-1273-1-B; whence U. S. L.
M. No. 1270 bears S. 18 deg. 32
min. 55 sec. W., 7428.69 ft.; thence
N. 64 deg. 57 m n W., 915.95 ft.
to Cor. No. 2; thonc N. 25 deg. 42
min. E., 927.15 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 67 deg. 24 m'n. E., 766.65
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 43 deg.
11 min. E., 265.35 ft. to Cor. No.
5; thence S. 62 deg. 00 min. E.,
12.15 ft. to Cor. No. 6; thence S.
25 deg. 15 min. W., 253.6 ft. t.o
Cor. No. 7; thence S. 22 deg. 22
min. VV., 958.8 ft. to Cor. No. 1,
and place of beginning, containing
an area of 19.581 acres.
MAKI ASSOCIATION — Begin
ning at Cor. No. 1, a hewn spruce
post, 4 ft. long, 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft.
in ground, in earth mound, scribed
1-1273-M; whence U. S. L. M. No.
1270 bears S. 24 deg. 17 rain. 54
see. W., 8548.08 ft.; thence N. 62
deg. 00 min. W., 785.75 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence N. 39 deg. 49 min.
| E. 52o.O ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence
! N. 84 deg. 06 min. E 846.1 ft. to
Cor. ■ No. 4; thence S. 58 deg. 14
I min. E., 788.35 ft. to Cor. No. 5;
j thence S. 36 deg. 37 min. W.,
! 1320.0 rt, to Cor. No. 1, and place
S of beginning, containing an area of
! 23.625 acres. *
i NUMBER THREE BELOW DIS
COVERY—Beginning at Cor. No
1, identical with Cor. No. 3 Maki
Association, this survey, a hewn
spruce post, 4 ft. long, 4 ins. sq.,
set 2 ft. m ground, in earth mound,
scribed 3-1273-M., and 1-1273-3 B.,
whence U. S. L. M. No. 1270 bears
S. 20 deg. 15 min. 24 sec. W.,
9128.34 ft.; thence North 48 deg,
44 min. W., 750.25 it. to Cor. No.
2; thence N. 24 deg. 18 min. E.
949.1 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S.
44 deg. 2o min. E. 923.8 it. to Cor.
No. 4; tnence S. 34 deg. 06 min.
W., 84t>.l It. to Cor. No. 1, and
place of beginning, containing an
area of 16.610 acres.
Total area applied for 79.797
acres. «,
The adjoining claims are: on the
N. No. 4 Below on Yankee Creek
Placer, unsurveyed, and claims un
known ana unsurveyea; on the E„
Goss’s Association, unsurveyed, and
claims unknown and unsurveyed; on
the S., No. 1 Above, unsurveyed,
and Goss’s Association, unsurveyed;
on the W., No. 2 Below on Yankee
Creek Placer, unsurveyed, and
claims unknown and unsurveyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 1270 is a hewn
spruce post, situated about 75 ft.
E. of brow of small bluff on trn.
right limit of Yankee Creek and
about 60 ft. m elevation of the bed
ox same. Latitude 63 rieg. ul min.
N. Longitude 156 deg. 20 min. W.
J. SUNDBACK,
Register.
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