Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-10
Sherif's Sale.

10y virtue off writ Of l.evari Faciss, issued ou,
D Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of Northum
b,rland county, TO me directed, will he exposed 10
public sale, at the house Of Franklin A. Clark.
in the town Of Shsmokin, on Wednesday the
2sh dav of May next, at O'Clock r. W., the fol-
loving described property. to wit:
An that certrin tract of Coal Land known as
"Tbe W.theiill Tract" situate in Coal township
Northumberland county, aud bounded and desert.
he'd as follows: beginning ni a heap Of stones near
the southery side of the Crest Road, n conner of
land surveyed in the name Of Samuel CLARK, thence
by the same. south 81 perches to a p'st, thenre
by formerly vacant land, (now surveyed in the
names Of Willi,m Green anil Rohe Grav,) east
263 pcrches 10 n small marked blackoak, thence
hy land surveyed TO Robert Gray. north l3 prrches
to marked Chesnut. eas, % perches TO a marked
che>nut oak north 10 pcrches to a marked chesnut.
east 36 petches TO a marked cbrsnu', thence hv
land surveyed in the name Of John Brady, north
1873 perches to marked VIII teoak IN the middle Of
the Great Road. thence along the middle of The
said road, ard by land surveyed TO VIM. Irmh.r
and Luke Fiddler north 7S degrees west, 52J per-
ches to a marked whltcoak in sail road, nth 76
degrc s west. So perchrs 10 n marked whitcoak
north 80 degrees we-,, l32 perches to a marked
whiieoak, and north Sc degrees west. so perches
10 the place Of beginning. containing $50 acres
less. ahnu, GO acres of which a,e Gle red.
whereon are erected a log house and log harr y
BRICK kln, saw.mill, &c also large anthracite fur
mace. eneii e house, stare house. and about IL
ar 20 dwelling houses. Ther are also evrrai cod
veins a. drifts, rail road tracks, &c, &C.. on 50
premises.
ALSO-Anothcr tract of land situate in Coal
township aforesaid. known as the "Wam BOYD
rr'c,." and desert ed fellows: beginning at
pine. thence running by land surveyed to Jeremiah
p,nI nnftl a, hoe n l,.,,-
oak. south 20 degrees east - ferchcs to a stone.
thence hy land surveyed to Meuck Star, north 6l
degrees east 50 perches to a stone near a pine,
north 49 and one tenth perches 10 n maple. moth
50 degrees west, 81 pcrcbes to a whiieoak, south
Al degrees west. :'25 perches to stones. thence hy
land surveyed To Andrew Shuher sos tn IL ,lepr e.
east. 81 perches to a post. norh 7S degrees east,
l6 pcrcNes TO post, south IL degre' east, 40
prch,S to post, south 7s degrees west. l6 perchcs
TO post and south i2 degrees east. IS perchcs to
the place of beginning. containing 43 acies and l47
perchcs and allowance more OF less.
ALSO-One full equal undivided fourth part
(the whole into four equal parts to be d,ided) Of
aud in all that certain tact of Land situate in Coat
townsh p aforesaid, and known as The Mc,rlrk
Star Tract" and described follows: beg inning
1T stone, thence hy land snrve, ed Ia Jesse Brooks
north "a degrees eds', 240 perchrs to a slorr,
thence south l6 d"grees east as perches tn a stnne
there south 60 drcrees cas-, 90 perch,s 10 a stone
south 81 j gues cas-, rs pcrches to sior G. south
2 degrees west, 35 pcrches !" a s'nn". south 3 lie
grees eat, 60 prrrheS TO n dead pine south ca ie-
grces west, 81 psrchcs TO "A m Pile, thence north 81
degrees west, 35 yerrhcs 10 a stone, thence mouth
81 degrees east, 81 perches to .tone. north So
prrches Ia n maple, south So ''e,ees west, 80 per-
ches to a whits"ak. south 81 degrees west. so per.
chrs &c stone, south "A degrees west. SO prrchcs
to a stone, north i6 degres wet, 8 perchcs 10 a
stone, south "A degrees west 100 rerchcs to stone
heap or dead whiteuak. nor'h Is degrees west, I06
pc ches 10 q stone and place of h. ginning. contain
ing, hy cent survey, 206 acres and "A perches
AMI al owancr.
ALSO--One undivided fourth part Of 1855 tar,s
shares, the whole into 226 parts shares ~ he
divided oi and in 10 tract al Coal !. .,nds. living
contiguous to each other on the waters Of Shame.
KIN and Mahonoy creeks. or az much ther of ~ is
sl,uare in Coat township, Northumberland county /;
which said uscis were surveyed in pursuance Il
10 ~arans Tor AGO acres each, all bearing d the
10Th day oi Nav, A. ID. 1893, granted To Wl,i,m
Elliott. Gerce Aston. C.le" Lnwn,s John Nounc
John Whueman, Jnseph Jn,d,n. Richard Tuns
John Warner, D,nie Reese, Wiiam + rier. WI.
Ii IN Miller, Prier Dchavrn AMI William Powell
and pareutcd Ia John N,cho son on the l7,h, 2Orh,
23l, ga and 25,h days Of October, A. ID. 1874.
aud which said tracts If land by the ofici,! rr.
iurus "i smH'y. computed 10 contain 53i6 acres
aud l29 perch-s and allowance.
ALSo-M the same tim" and place, hy virtue
of a wit e N,n''I'i, nj Esponos. tn me dI ec,.d,
4 certain tract Of land situate IN Coat township
afrirsa d, adjoining The first above described land,
surveyed IN he anne Of Samuel Werhe,ill l,ud
surveyed the name oi Wm. Green. md land Of
MCa'ly, DAVIS, JoIdan aud Others, con, sir;Ing 96
acres more or less. whe con are erected out Is
dwelling HOUSES, saw-m II, and par of the Gas.
ing h. u-e e the ShamokiR furnace. There al,
'vcral coal VEINS opened on said p',m'ses and
a iisrch rail road
Also The undiv led moicty Of 3 acres more
ar les, adjoining The above iiac' surveyed IN he
name OF S,mu.l W,thcrill sud others, henr par, "f
a tract surveyed IN IN. name Of Robert Gray, upon
which coal vein or driit is opened.
S,iz,d TAX u in execute and io he snl a. the
property e The Shamnkin Coal and I',n conry any
with not, ce 1, Brni,min H. Yarnil. ass gner OF
the Sh,makin Coal and Iron Company, GerIge
Armstrong, snr , AMI Others, truetruar,s.
FELIX MAuRER, Sheriff.
Shtin's Office
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