The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-11-01
COMMISSIONERS SALE LAND.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND,
AS Special Commissioner in the cause
IN rhfnccry new pending in the circuit
court Of Wise county of
VIM. .McGeorge, Jr. vs. j. c.
Chance, Executor, ct al, and pursuant to
decrec3in- said cause rendered at the
Sept. S94 term ofsaid court, will
DON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 80, 1894
at thc,front door Of the 1ntermont Hotel
III thc>town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia,
between the hours of 10 a. IN. and D. m .
of that day proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder the various
tracts Of land and interests in land do
scribed below. The sale will be held on
the following
to-wit onc-third cash in hand, balance in
equal annual installments due in one and
two years from the day of sale, the pur-
chaser or purchasers TO execute their
bonds PAYABLE to the commissioner with
good personal security and bearing inter
est from day of sale, the commissioner
also to retain the title to the land to fur
Their secure the said sums Of purchase
lllORcN. T4ICU lIdCi VI uliul' IuCu IlltCItSb
in each tract will first be offered separ-
atcly, and then all Of said tracts and in
terests in tracts will be offered az 3 whole
and the bid or bids accepted which will
realize the greatest sum. These lands lie
in the throe counties of Scott, Lee and
Wise and embraces many valuable inter-
ests in agricultural, mineral and timber
lands.
The following is the list:
SCOTT COUNTY,.
I. A one-half undivided interest in a
tract of land on the South side Of Little
Moccasin Creek and Of MoccasiA Ridge,
containing Ia acres, more or less, being
the same tract conveyed by John A. Mann
and wife to VIM. D. Jones by deed bear
ing date June 23rd, 1887, and recorded in
Scott county Decd Book "a, page ~ ex-
cepting and rescrving the timber that
was marked and numbered sold to Price Il
Head
,. A three sixteenths undivided inter
est in tract OF lard on the waters of the
North Fork of Clinch River adjoining tho
lands of T.. i. Peterson and others, con-
tanning 400 acres, moro or less, being the
same tract conveyed by Isaac Wisely and
wife to W D. Jones by deed dated April
md, 1887 and recorded in Scott County
Deed Book "A, page l91.
3. A one-half undivided interest IN
tract of land on the South side OF bIS
Mocasin Creek and North Of Big Mocasln
Gan, containing 20 acres, more or less
being the same tract conveyed by Nathan
iel h Smith and wife and others to W. y.
Jones bv deed dated May 10Th, 1857 and
recorded in Scott County Deed Book No
a, page 2G4.
4. 4 one-eights undivided interest IN
tract Of land on both sides OF tire North
Fork of Clinch River in Wild Cat Valley,
containing 2l7 acres, one Rood, and Is
Poles, more or less, being the same tract
conveyed bv W. W. James, Senior and
wife to w. D. Jones by deed dated March
Sth, 1884 and recorded in Scott county
Deed Book u, page 2ol.
5. A one-half undivided interest III 4
tract of land situated in Big Moccaslh
Gar. on Biz Moccasln Creek, containing
II acres. more or less, being the same
tract conveyed BY John q. Wood and
wife TO W. d. Jones by deed dated Sep
,embrr 3oth 1887 aud recorded in Scott
county Deed Book No. e, page 390'
onc-fourth undivided interest IN
/, tract of land living on tue north siuc %
Clinch Mountain andLittlcMoccaslnC rech'
containing 80 acres, more or less oTius
tba. same tract conveyed by Thomas Fat
ION Williams and wife to W. D. Jones by
dead dated April ?9th, 1887, and recorded
~ Scott county deed book "a, page $780,
excepting the poplar, oak, ana HICKORY
sold and branded to Price 4 Head anu
ali fhc walnut trees standing on sald Janus
and subject also to the right OF way Oh '"c
5. a. & Q. r. h. .t ~
ore-half undivided interest III
,ot Of land living Oh the south SIDE OF Dls
n JC Creek, containing 100 acres pc
;uo tho same conveyed by Joseph A.Sml'n
a .'o wife to W. D. Jones by deed ua'eu
N Nv alth. 1887, and recorded III
Scott county deed book %, page ~. :.
oue-twentyfourth UNDIVIDED IN
.or.st in and to all the marble rock IN,
vmdor and upon three certain tracts o.
land, all living or Little Moccasln ,.n or'' ~
III. first beginning at stake cofn or, ,h 10
l,nd purchased by Il. +. Stewart i lrn '"'
Kane estate, containing ac'es''"0 1and
ona bcginning at stake corner ~ LEW ntI,N
Ynv or formerly OF Isaac ). isoh ''i" W."
~" 'w near Little Moccasin Creek anu o a,,,
e': :,; nI acres; the third adjoining o'h-
la'" ,a%as now or formerally OF lsaa1
q '''' Json and others anu
a. ;,.;no At a stake the north-wes,
Deg 'nn, &c 9said tract OF Isaac 5. lson anu
corner % ao o." acres, all OF sara
t ,racts heing more fully set OUT anu p
10. .;ts1 IN n deed for the same from I" i,n ~,
1ii" oss and wife to ". D.Jones' daleu INV
LIST, 1886, and recorded III '''0''
deed lee book %, page 100. ..dividod in
g A one-twenty-four'l a ,..;nn ' on the
.onest in two tracts of land lying 10 u fret r"
.c atcrs Of Little Meccasn Creek 4 Inc Ison
, %a,I, at an ash corner Oh '"' .cr re
Oes5 'S n'aM,rt farms, containing ACRE. -
anu n 3iu beginning at stake corner ;a ~ ~
the o'hs. n ~" or formerly OF the heifs u
the i"nS' Kane. deceased, containing :, :,
henrS i ~ Of which tracts are more .0. :,
acres. n va u the aforesaid deed from ~ y;
describes , =" wife to ". D. Jones' aate ..
a. ayers . " iss6 and recorded III oco''
county deed book 23' pasy, nv, nndiyjdcd in
III TO- A one-twcntyio,urth ' unIi, rock in
forest of, in, and to all 1'ie . ."a.t of land
. under and upon another , ,saos Creek
un ue tbc waters of Little Mocc"s 81 Isaac
upon p;";n I'M land now or formerly u y stake
aoJ sann and others, beginning ~ aantain-
.. 49," 70 the land Of said lson, W." more
corner a ~ which track is a!so Q, ' sron,
ing . s.r in the aforesaid ceeu 1 I, t"d
fully usss ons and wife to ". d. Jones'ea. o,,
K. A. A!e'T 1ssG. and recorded III oco''
county a' ene Dp , f Iile
soccasn Creek: .,n ss" .saet Conveyed in
a ae deed from Sa,ad n it,
-. IN ", y. Jones' c''U taab book