Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-05-20

mapped ,-tEDs. NEws.1
In pursuance TO an act Of the Gcner-
al aL9sscmbly, approved April 2d 1870,
the undersigned were appointed Conf
missioners for the purpose of dividing
the county of Washington into Town
ships, and desire to make the follow
ing report:
We assembled at the Courthouse on
the 2lst April, 1870, and one of our
number having declined TO act the re-
mainder of the commission, after being
sworn for the purpose, proceeded to
discharge the duty assigned us and
after considering the extent ami boun-
Diary OF the county, thesections inhabi-
ted and those not inhabited-the popu-
lation and convenience of forming
School districts-we decided to law off
the county into six (9) Townships, to
which we gave the following names -
Saltville, Glade Spring, Abingdon.
Goodson, Kipderhook and n North Fork,
and which are embraced In the follow
ing described boundaries, viz;
SALTvILLE TOWNSHIP.
Beginning on the Railroad at the
Smyth county line, thence with the
tailroad to where u small branch cross
esthesame in Mrs. Edmondson's fields,
). l.. of her house, thence up said
branch to an apple tree IN Smyth's
field, n little west on the branch,
thence direct n. 80. w. to Spanish
Oak, OH top of a hill among rocks, 1--WE
did not Lave time to measure any Of
the lines we ram with the compass, }
thence ". 70l w. crossing Clark s fields
to the topof Walkers Mountain, North
gsf 81 .,r1ri - 4
along the top of the Mountain to where
the Saltworks road crosses the Noun
tain from Abingdon To the Saltworks,
is a corner to North Fork Township,
thence direct y. Z. w. to high rocky
point at lIaytcr's fence, thence n. u
w. to the top of hill, N. w. of John
Thompson's house, the n. Al w. to the
top of Grubb's hill, and thense n. 10
w. to an Ash on the bank of Findlay's
creek, near Smiths Shopon the Rich
Valley road, thence down the creek 10
the river, thence n. w. crossing the
river and up the South side of the Lit
tie Mountain, TO the top of the same,
to four hickories. n. 10 w. crossing
the Poor Valley road at branch a lit
West of J. G. McNew's house, and
continuing to the Russell. line, Ito a
large rock on Clinch Mountain, J
thence with the Russell line and the
Smyth line 10 beginning.
GLADE SPRING TOWNSHIP. !.
Beginning on the Railroad at the
Smyth county line, thence with the
Railroad to where n small branch cross
es the Railroad in Mrs. Edmondson's s
field, ;. Il. of her house, thence up the
branch to an apple tree in Smyth's
field little west Of said branch, thence
". 50 w. to u Spanish oak on the top
of hill among the rocks, thence n.
lOl w. crossing Clark's field to the top
of Walkers Mountain, North of Miss
Polly Ciark's house, TO a pile Of stones
and three chestnuts and u locust mar
ked for pointers, thrnce along the top
of the Mountain to near where path
crosses the same from the Harley plnce
to the Saltworks road, pointers mark
ed, which is corner to the Abingdon
Township, thence running :. 81 f..
passing east of the l.dgsdalc house to
n White oak aud sveral Cedafs on top
of hill west of the jennings hmlsc,
thence S. A Il. passing wcstof Hays
Saw Mill to the Old Stage road Mt the
west end of 1'adlock's house, $. Is T..
passing the Old Camp Ground to a
pile Of stone some 80 yards west of
O.r's Saw Mill, S. 35 E. to II ridge
South of Chas. w. Aldorson's house,
Cmarked some oak trees :. 30 Il. to a
stone on n ridge in Alderson's field, $.
| 20 T.. passing west of Coles old house
| to the river, lust above where a blind
ditch runs out of Coles meadow,
| thence down the river and crossing at
the upper ford and along the Knob
| road to the Blue Spring road. This
section of the road from Coles old
house to the Blue Sprin road to be in
| the Abingdon Township. Thence
down in the Blue Spring road to the
| Turnpike-and this section of road to
be in Glade Spring Township-thence
| with the Turnpike TO the forks of the
road near where John Miller lived
| this part of the road to be i'm Abingdon
ownship--leaving the road and run.
| ming s. III, Il. crossing the river and
over John Il. Harris spring and pass
ing East of Catron's Kelly house tC
1.-the State line, the Grayson line anC
the Smyth line to the beginning.
ABINGDON TOWNSHIP.
Beginning on top of Walkers Noun
tain near where path crosses tn,
Mountain from the Harley place to th'
Saltworks road, - pointers marked
thence along the top of the Mountain
crossing the Saltworks road at "A poin
known rs the Indian grave to double
Chestnut on the west end of the noun
tain opposite the Poor-house, thence
running west crossing field of tn
Poor-house land to poplar on 4 ridg
on the west edge of road at Camp
bells gate, thence along the top of tn
ridge between Hugh CampbelPs an,
Robert Prcston's to White oak, Chest
nut, Black oak and Sourwood OH tn
west end of said ridge between White
land and p:. PrtstOn's land, theme
running s. "A w. crossing road am
two branches 10 stone in the roa
leading from Abingdon to White
Mill, Spanish oak pointer, thence
81 w. through White Kinclad place
Hopkins and Cummings land 10
stone on the East edge of the turnpik
, a little north of the top OF the MouI
, tain, thence =. 43l w. up spur an
! the north side of the Mountain TO
, high point on top of the Mountain
, two Black oaks, Poplar Hickory an
! two Chestnuts for pointers, theme
! along the top and crossing depressio
: -. II. OF water W uIAcn = oil 10 Whci
y the Poor Valley road crosses the Mour
! tain, thence along tho north edge I
; the road to rock on the side of Ill
/, road on top of hill at ~ stone QUAR-
! which il corner to the Goodso
: Township, thence with the same s. 2
. E. to stake 3 or poles Fast Of Il
a Brooks house in the Reedy Creek roal
:. 20 T.. 20 a stone in the edge of a roa
4 nsar VIM. IresOn's house, ;. 20 L. pas
y ing east of Fields house east of job
III. Clark's, west of DR.. Maxwell's
the head spring of the west fork
Hunts creek naer cabin, thence dow
said fork and the main creek 10 n poll
: in Woods field marked Red Bud al
y horn beam on the south bank of Il
. creek, leaving the creek 5. AZ L. eros
ing the Watauga road East Of MI
" Cox's, crossing Wolf Creek TO a stol
in the Blue Spring road, $. A j.. pas
ing east of Jas. LOwry's TO the hank
the river In the Mehafiy place, mark