The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-20
Wednesday, the 18th ray of
September, A. D. 1896,
at Noon.

,he following large and valuable trass
IT timber land comprising almost tha
ntire county of Dare Except Roanoka
Island and a part of Durant's IslRRa
and the Banks) and particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the head OF the nortk
prong Of Long ShOal river, near the
mouth of the Blount canal. at a stone.
point located by survey of Gre@a-
leaf May, 1877, the dividing line be-
ween Hyde and Dare counties, themes
north eighty-seven (s7) degrees west,
magnetic course in 1857 a direct
traight line to point on Endless Bay
on Alligator river at a large JunipeF
post and marked trees; thence north
erly, binding the east shore of ALI.
gator river, its various meanderingS
to Briery Hall Point, at the mouth
of South Lake; thence nOrtherly Ana
easterly course following the various
meanderings of South Lake and East
Lake to the Haul Over at Abe
marie Sound, which thorOughfare sep
arates Durant's Island from the maiR
land; thence southerly following ths
various meanderings of AlbemarIa
Sound to Caroon's Point, at the mouth
Of Croatan Sound; thence southerly
following the various meanderingM OF
Croatan Sound to Sandy Point on
Pamlico Sound; thence binding tha
said sound, sOutherly and westerly ts
he mouth of Long Shoal river; thence
lortherly up said river with it's various
courses to it's head at the place of be-
ginning Excepting. so much OF tha
lands within said boundaries az ara
fnn1udaH in &ha tgpnTIna1r -
900 acres, and so much of %. 032 acraM
previously granted as are net enumex-
ated in the deed oftrust FROM MelviM
#. Warren, trustee, to James r.. Chard,
rustee, recorded in book cd, al page
ATS ct seq, Register of Deeds Office oF
Dare county,; and excepting, also,
those small tracts referred to in SAID
deed of trust as having been conveyed
by the Eastern Carolina Land, Lumber
and Manufacturing Company to #. n.
Brown by two deeds, recorded In book
&C." at pages sac and SAL. respectively,
and those within the boundaries as set
out in release deeds from the Eastera
Carolina Land. Lumber and ManufaG~
turing Company to James Owens.
Thomas Basnight, G. T. Greet. T. q.
Owens, Martin Greet, f. g. Rogers, r.
d. Twiford, John A. Sawyer, /. J. 70
aNaFds- G l.. Mann, recorded I'm book
nj to Lemuel Basnight, recorded
a ~~nK "b," said Register of Deeds
once Tor Dare county. included ali
tracts within the boundary above aa&
out from whomsoever acquired with
the exceptions sated); also any ana
all timber leases or rights and priv
leges to cut all the pine timber ON TIE
tracts of land as conveyed by Urine
gan Sanderiin to Baird, Roper q Co,
by deed dater October 18th, 1895, re-
corded in book "a" page ZIG, Regis
ter OF Deeds office, Dare county, N. @.
The said tract contains, by estimation.
167,555 acres, more or less, of which
$4,000 acres are described IN deed krom
B. f. Sykes anu wife 10 j. Il. ROpes
Lumber Company, recorded in book
"a" at page ia ct seq, Register OF
Deeds Office Of Dare county, and tbs
balance in deeds from various parties.
recorded in book "a" at pages 114,
1877, 1s9, 261, 277. s72, COS, o3S and $40.
and in book "B,' at pages 90. 100, 100.
"a. said Register of Deeds office.
Also all the title and interest form
erly owned by the Eastern Carolina
Land, Lumber and Manufacturing
company in all tracts or parcels of land
situated and being within Durant'1
Island, Dare county. supposed TO con-
tain one thousand (1,00O) acres, more
or less.
Also, all and singular the timber,
logs and lumber on said lands, here
ditaments and appurtenances there
unto belonging or in any wise appeR~
tanning, and the reversiom and reveF-
sions, remainder and remaindeFR,
rents, issues and profits thereof, and.
also, all the estate, right, title, interest,
property, possession claim and de-
mand whatsoever, as well in law as In
equity, of the said Melvin #. Warren.
trustee, in and to the same and every
part and parcel thereof.
All of thesaid premises, property
and rights are the same that were
conveyed to said James F. Chard, tFus-
tee, by Melvin #. Warren, trustee, by
Iced of trust, dated January 9TH, 1895,
nd registered in book 3D." at page 47s
ct seq, Register of Deeds Office OF
Dare county, and to said Warren, trus-
tee, by Pruden and Busbee, commits
sioners, by deed, dated February Tth,
s94, recorded in book 3D." at page SOS
ct seq, said Registers office.
The foregoing property contains
arge bodies of juniper and pine ttmbe3
and is one Of the most valuable timber
tracts for numbering ever offered &C
public sale in North Carolina. PIsa
viii be exhibited on the day OF sale.
farms, are Cash. of Which
hr5 Thous nd Dollars
must be paid on day of sale and tks
balance on the confirmation of kks
'eport OF sale.
For information address the cous-
missioner.
r. T. GRAY,
Commissioner, Raleigh, N. o.