Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-05
CbaEceFy Sale Of Valuable Mir
eral, Coal, Timber and Farm
ing Lands in SCOtt
eGulty, Tenn.
No. SI2.
j. w. Newman, Sur Admr, VS.. Sarah C. New.
ct III


man ct al.
DCRSUANT To A DECREE PRONOUNCED
IN the above cause at the September term,
1879, of the Cnancery Court st Knoxville, Tenn,
will cell, at public auction, to the highest b d.
der. 10 front OF the c)urt house door N Knox
vile.
ON WEDNESDAY,, THE 17rH DAY OF NO
FEMBER, 1880. AT IL UCLOCA A.Mn
the following tracts Of land situated In Scott
county, Term:
Iract 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 II, east
II poles to black oak, then south 81, east 1871
poles to q Spanish oak, then south 40, east u
poles to double gum, then south 49, east IA poles
TO hickory, then south 90, east 20 poles to a
chestnut then south 75 east "a poles to a white
oak, opposite large rock in the river with a
pond OF water on top OF 1t then north 10, east
l20 poles to stake and pointers then north $50
pole5 10 STAKE near poplar then west 139
poles to a stake then south 20J poles to the
beginning, containing 200 acres, more or less
being all of grant No. 26630, issued by the state
o; tennessee to Allen Mcdonald, May 10th 1949.
From the survey ordered by the court in this
cause and on file in my office, it appears that this
tract of land lies 212 miles from Huntsville, the
county site of Scott county, on the Jacksboro
road and about miles from the Cincinnati
Southern railroad. 1t is heavily timbered, some
| fine table land and has u acres cleared.
| Tract No. $500 acres, bounded as follows
Beginning on a hickory and postoak on the point
| of spur of the mountain in the head of Samuel
hickory, black oak and maple then south 50, west
800 poles to hickory and SOurWOOd then west 60
| poles to a black oak and beach on rock thence
| north 40 poles to d beach and white oak; then
north Is, west So poles to a white oak and maple
in John Phillips line OF hundred acres survey
| then with the same south 81 east II poles to a
poplar and servlee-tree, his corner then with the
same north, 20 west passing his third corner at 90
| poles, in all 200 poles, TO poplar on ridge
| then north 81 east 48 poles to poplar and sour
| wood, McDanil'S or McD0nald's 1000 acre tract
In 10 nIT1 hnln mo- no
OF grant No. 27lS1 issued by the state of TenneS-
| see to Allen Mcdonald, August !, 1849, for 1000
| acres. This tract is described in same survey as
! being table land heavily timbered 9 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 90 west up the river 90
! poles to large hickory then south so east SOC
! poles to stake and pointers then north ~ eas
200 poles to stake then north 80 west 800 poles
| to small maple then south 20 west ITO poles
| to the beginning, being all of grant No. 27lS0
| issued by The state o. tennessee to Allen Nc
| Donald, August p, 1E49 This tract lies immedi-
| ately on the bank of New river, miles south OF
! Huntsville and about Is miles from the Cincin.
nad Southern railroad and as shown by saic
| survey is all coal land. The vein OF coal under
| yng it being visible in the bottom of the river
1T IS heavily tfmbered. Fine for fruit and sheep
The coal and timber can be easily f1oated down
| New river to the Cincinnati Southern railroad
| bridge during the winter months:
| 1ract No. 4-7O5 acres, bounded as follows
| Beginning on a white oak near Allen Reed'sslint
! on the waters of Cane Creek; then south 81
west so poles to a black oak and stake; then
! south GO east 26A poles to a small maple; then
/ south IA west crossing branch, Cane creek, at
80 poles in all IS poles to stake; then south 81
degrees and 30 minutes east $40 poles to a stake
| then north II east 285 poles to a stake; ther
north So degrees and 40 minutes west ass poles t.
a stake then south 81 west 120 poles to the be-
ginning, being part of giant 0. 23556, issued by
| the state of enneSSee to Allen Mcdonald fol
1000 acres, July 10, 1910. This tract as shown by
! said survey lies only 6ne~half mile from Hunts
| vile and about miles from Sextons depot, or
| the Cincinnati Southern railroad, over a leve
road and only about mile from New river al
| table land some good farming land is heavily
| timbered and has coal near by it.
| TERMS,
| Said sale will be made on a credit of one two
and three years, requiring the purchaser or pur-
| claSerS to give notes with approved security
| bearing interest from date and retaining a lien
| on the land as further security
! 1his 8th day of September, 1880.
| NJ. L. PATERSON,
| SeptSW10t Clerk and Master