Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-30


DCRsUANT To A DECREE PRONOUNCED
i in the ab we cause at che September term
1876 of tn Cnancery court at KnoxvlIl Tenn,
will sell, at public auction, to the highest b d.
der. 10 front ut the curt house door In Knox
vile.
ON WE'D VESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF NO
VEMB OR, 1880. Ar ii CLOCK AN,
the following tracts or 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 d Spanish oak, then south 40, east "a
poles to double gum, then south 40, east ii poles
to hickory, then south So. east 20 poles to a
chestnut then south 70, east "A poles TO white
oak, opposite a large rock in the river with a
pond of water on top of it ; then north 10, east
i20 poles to a stake and pointers then north $50
poles TO stake near poplar then west 1S9
poles to stake; then south 200 poles to the
beginning, containing 200 acres, more or less
being all of grant No. 266SO issued by the state
of tennessee to Allen Mcdonald, May 18th 1S49.
From the survey ordered by the court in this
cause and file in my office, it appears that this
ira t of land lies "a miles from Huntsville. the
county site Of Scott county, o. the JackSborO
road, and about 3 miles from the Cincinnati
Southern railroad. 1t is heavily timbered, some
fine table land and has IL acres cleared.
Tract No. 900 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 IS eaSt 206 poles to a
",
800 poles to hickory and SourWoOd then west so
poles to black oak and beach on rock thence
north 40 poles TO beach and white oak then
north Is west SO poles to white Cak and maple
in John Phillips line of hundred acres survey
| then with the same south 81, east IA poles to a
poplar and service-tree. his corner then with the
same north, 20 west passing his third at 80
| poles in all 200 poles, 10 a poplar on ridge
then north 81 east 4S poles to poplar and sour
| wood, McDanilS or McDOnald's 1000 acre tract
| then with the same to the beginninx-being part
| state Tonnes
| see to allen Mcdonald, August 1, 1849 for 1905
acres. This tract is described in same survey as
| being table land, heavily tmbered, 8 miles from
Huntsville, and IS - miles from the Cincinnati
| Southern railroad.
| 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 50
poles to a large hickory then south so east SOC
poles to a st Ike and pointers then north a east
200 poles to ST Ike then north 80 west 500 poles
| TO a small maple; then south % west lilo oles
| to the beginning. being all OF grant NO. 27ISO
| issued by the state OF tennessee to Allen g.
Donald, August q, 1849. III ,ract lies immedi-
ately on the bank of New liver, s miles south OF
Huntsville, and about is miles from the Cincin.
natl Southern railroad and as shown by salC
survey is all coal land. The vein of coal under
lying it being visible in the bottom of the river
| 1t Is heavily timbered. Fine for fruit and sheep
ne coal and timber can be easily fioated down
! New river to the Cincinnati Southern railroad
bridge during the winter months.
Tract No. los acres, bounded as follows
| Beginning On white oak near Allen Reeds lin,
vi luO hdtCTS VI Odilo CEctk- IH6n SOuLH o
west so poles to black oak and stake; her
south go east 26a poles to a small maple theI
south IA west crossing a branch, Cane creek, a
| 80 poles in all IS poles to stake; then south g.
degrees and 80 minutes east $40 poles to stake
| then north II east zS5 oleS to a stake theI
north IS degrees and 30 minutes west 4S5 poles t
a stake then south 81 west 120 poles to the be
ginning, being part Of G ant O. 1856, issued b.
the stat of tennessee to Allen Mcdonald fo
1000 acres, July 10, 1s4O This tract as shown b,
said survey lies only sne-half mile from Hunts
vile and about miles from Sections depot, OF
the Cincinnati Southern railroad, over a leve
road and only about mile from New river al
table land some good farming land; is heavil,
timbered and has coal near by it.
| TERMS,
| Said sale will be made on a credit of one, tw
and three years. requiring the purchaser or pur
chasers to give notes with approved security
bearing interest from date and retaining liel
on the land as further security.
This Sth day of September, 1880.
IA. L. PATTERSON,
| SeptSw10t Clerk and Master.