Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-06
Chanciry Sale Of Valuable Nil :
eral, Coal, Timber and Farm
ing Lands in Sect
County, Tenn.
No. 812.

j. w. Newman, Sur. Adlnr., VS.. Sarah c.. New
..# man ct al.
DURSUANT I'd a DECREE PRONOUNCED
II the above cause at the September term,
1875, of tbs Cnancery Court at Knoxville, Tenn,
will cell. at public auction, to the highest d
der. in front OF the court house door IN Knox
vile.
ON WED NESDAY, THE 17rH DAY OF NO
VEMBER, 1850. al ii O'CLOCK AM,
the following tracts OF land situated in Scott
county, Tenn
Tract No Bounded and described as fol-
lows beginning on large white oak In the
fork OF New river and Paint Rock creek, then up
The river with its various meanders south H. east
II poles to a black oak, then south 81. east 1872
poles to double gum, then south 49, east II poles
to hickory. then south 65, east 20 poles to n
chestnut then south 70, east "a poles to a white
oak, opposite a large rock in the river with a
pond of water on top of it; then north 49, east
l2O poles to a stake and pointers then north $50
poles TO a stake near poplar; then west 139
poles to a stake; then south 200 poles to the
beginning, containing 300 acres, more or less
being all of grant No 26630, issued by the state
of tennessee to Allen Mcdonald May 10Th 1919.
From the survey ordered by the court in this
cause and file in my office, it appears that this
ira t of land lies ~ miles from Huntsville the
county site of Scott county, Oh the Jacksboro
road, and about s miles from the Cincinnati
| Southern railroad. 1t is heavily timbered, some
line table land and has II acres cleared.
Tract No. 300 acres, bounded as follows
Beginning ON hickory and poStOak on the point
| of a spur of the mountain in the head of samuel
LaWSonS branch then south *, east 206 poles to
nlcKory black oak and maple ;then south 80, west
800 poles TO hickory and sourWOed then west 60
| poles to a black oak and beach on rUck thence
north 40 poles to a beach and white oak; then
| north To- west So poles TO a white oak and maple
/ in John Phillips line of a hundred acres survey :
| then with the same south 81, east IA Pc eS to a
poplar and service-tree, his corner then wi the
same north, 20 west passing his third corner at 80
! poles in all 200 poles. 10 q poplar on ridge :;
then north 81 east 48 poles to poplar and sour
wood, McDanlPS or McDonald'S 1910 acre tract:
| then with the same to the beginnins-being part
OF grant No. 27l61, issued by the state of TenneS-
| see to Allen Mcdonald, August l. IS49 for 1000
acres. 1hlS tract IS described in same survey as
being table land, heavily timbeEed, miles from
Huntsville, and IS - miles from the Cincinnati
Tract No. 3-625 acres bounded as follows:
| BEGINNING on an elm on the bank of New river
! under cliff then south 20 west up the river 90
| poles to large hickory; then south so east 500
! poles to a stake and pointers then north al east
200 poles to st Ike then north 80 west $40 poles
| to a small maple then south % west Ito oles
| to the beginning, being all of grant No. 27IS0
| issued by the state of tennessee toEAllen NC
Donald, August p, 1919. 1hIS tract lies immedi-
| ately on the bank of New liver, miles south of
| Huntsville, and about Is miles from the Cincin-
| natr southern railroad and as shown by SAID
| survey IS all coal land. The vein of coal under
ylng 1t being visible III the bottom of the river
lit is heavily timbered. Fine for fruit and sheep
! The coal and timber can be easily fioated down
| New river to the Cincinnati Southern railroad
| bridge during the winter months.
| Tract No. .4-705 acres bounded as follows ::
| beginning On a White oak near Allen Reed Slime
on the waters of Cane Greek; then south 81
| west 90 poles to a black oak and stake lhen
| south GO east 261a poles to a small maple then
| south Ia west crossing a branch, Cane creek, at
80 poles in all 50 poles to d stake then south So
degrees and so minutes east $40 poles to stake ;
then north IA east 2S5 POLES to a STAKE; then
north So degrees and 80 minutes west 4S5 poles TO
| stake then south 81 west 120 poles TO the be-
ginning, being partOf G ant 0. 23556. issued by
the stat OF ! enneSSee to Allen Mcdonald for
1000 acres July 10, 1910. This tract as shown by
said survey lies only ene-half mile from Hunts
| vile and about miles from Sections depot, on
the Cincinnati Southern railroad, over a level
road and only about mile from New river; all
table land some good farming land is heavily
timbered and has coal near by it.
| TERMS,
4 Said sale Will be made on a credit Of one, two
and three years, requiring the purchaser or pur-
chaserS to give notes With approved security,
bearing interest from date and retaining d lien
on the land as further security.
| This Sth day of September, $780,
/ 40 NIL. PATTERSON,
septSW10t Clerk and Master.