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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1878
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR recounts Napoleon era retreat struggles. Murat directs officers as frost and hunger bite. 10,000 troops shrink to 3,000 as artillery horses freeze and drivers die, baggage abandoned, rear guard Ney under pressure.
Ly B Abernathie and J B Baldwin of Balmno County California protest the formation of a patent by the Virginian Mining Company. They claim ownership of an undivided one tenth of the southerly twenty feet of the company's trust property. The text is garbled with fragmentary phrases from unrelated sources.
A collection of largely unreadable OCR strings appears to list names such as Tallon Ala Allen Alton Allies Alot Aun Alen Alin iL ANen Ie Altes Alon Sian Millue Yan W without clear context or event details.
Notice of intent to apply for a patent for the 70th Poor Man No. 2 Mine in the Eureka region of Nevada. Describes the mining ground, landmarks, and boundaries. Public claim asserts the location in the Tom Piilo Mining District, Lincoln County, with details on plot lines, boundaries, and excluded portions. Claims are to be filed with the U. S. Land Office at Eureka, Nevada, within the publication period to avoid bar by law.
A long OCR notice announces an mineral patent application filed by mining interests in Lincoln County Nevada. It describes land parcels, surveys, and bearings for a claimed 1000 foot by 200 foot area, with references to US survey numbers and adjacent lots. The document warns that adverse claimants must file within 60 days to avoid legal action.
Filing from the Illinois land office dated March 14, 1818 details an application for a patent covering 1800 tomar feet of the Liberal and El Kat mines. It describes a mining claim with a 200 foot wide ground face, various survey posts, bearings, and bounds across the Plate Mining District in Nevada Territory, with a cast of survey numbers and posted stakes. The description lists the exterior lines, variations, and monuments, including post numbers and traverse bearings, concluding with the beginning point and total area.
Notice of a mining claim patent application for the Sleeper Mine area in Lincoln county Nevada. Describes exterior boundaries, bearings, and acreage of 649-100 acres, with issuance by the Lincoln and Eureka district authorities and a 60 day opposition window for adverse claims.
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