Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-04
IMPROVEMENTS:

Upon the above several tracts Of land are
the following improvements to wit; On
tracts numbered respectively Nos. and
l67 In Shohola township, there Is q good
saw mill with turbine water wheel, also n
stone saw, rubbing and planning mill with
all the necessary machinery and appurten-
ances, one frame building used as stone
shed, two-story frame dwelling house
and outbuildings,a also a store house, freight
house and boarding house erected ON lands
adjoining said tracts and used In cOnncc-
tiOn with the other buildings and business
managed by Jno. +. Kilgour; also a large
stable,one blacksmithing and wagon shop,
hinetcen small one and One-hHlf story
frame dwelling houses, one board shanty,
one ice house and one powder cave, n good
stone dock and railroad switch. The said
tract are well watered, having a living
stream passing through same and being a
good water power; and In the use Of said
water power certain privileges and releases
for damages, etc, by reason Of overflow Of
land, etc, and right OF repairing dam, etc,
said property Is benefited and protected
by certain leases or releases and agree
ments relating thereto. And Of above de-
cribed lands about three acres more or less
are improved.
On tracts numbered respectively Nos. IS
and 93 In Shohola township there Is a
blacksmith shop and u one story frame
shanty, and good stone quarries arc on
each of said lots.
On tracts numbered respectively Nos 30
and Al in Westfall township there are
erected fifteen one and one half story board
houses or shanties, one blacksmith shop,
one stable, also store house and of which
said tracts about five acres more or less are
improved land, with stone quarries opened
on said tracts with stone docks, adjacent
to Erie Railroad.
On tracts numbered respectively Nos. II,
~ and 73 In LackHwaxen township there
are erected a one and one-half story frame
house, a good barn, blacksmith shop and
small office; also good stone quarry on
said land.
Also, all that certain place, parcel or
tract Of land situate lying and being In
the Township of ShoholR, in the County
of Pike and State Of Pennsylvania being
in the warrantee name Of William Nyce,
and numbered on the Commissioners
Books Of Pike county No. IL and bounded
on the west by lands in the warrantee
name Of Francis j. Smith, on the north by
lands in the warrantee names Of William
Harrison and Michael Hillegas, on the
east by lands in the warrantee names of
Charles Cooper and Samuel Depui, on the
south by lands in the warrantee names of
John Barrow and Jacob Utt, and contain
ing one hundred and eighty-seven acres and
three-fourths of an acre be the same more
or less
mprovements-Upon the above lands
are good stone quarries; balance timbered
Also, the free and interrupted use, lib
erty and privilege 20 keep and hold back
the water in Brink Pond by dam or other
structure to at least one foot above the
present high water mark as held and
flowed back by the present dam built
across the outlet Of Big Brink Pond on all
that certain piece parcel and tract OF land
situate in the Township Of Shohola, County
of Pike and State of Pennsylvania, being
part of a larger tract of land surveyed on a
warrant from the Land Office of Pennsyl-
vania granted to Emanuel Brink and num-
bered on the Commissioners Books of
Pike county (79) seventy-nine, bounded as
follows, to wit: Beginning at heap of
stones a corner of Benjamin Bartholomew
survey, thence by same south ffty-seven
degrees west seven perches to stones then
into Big Brink Pond and by line of Robert
Erwin survey south thirty-one degrees east
twenty-four and quarter perches to line
of land conveyed to Richard w. Merring-
ton by John Whitehead, then by same
north fifty-njne degrees east three hundred
and thirty-four perches TO line of said
Emanuel Brink survey, then by same and
land surveyed to John Barrow, Jr., north
thirty-one degrees west seventy-nine
perches to stake, then In a direct line to
place of beginning containing one hun
dred and eight acres strict measure, be the
same more or less. Being the same rights
and privileges conveyed to the said John
/ Il. Kilg0ur by Bradner Wood by deed re-
corded in Deed Book No 40, page 4l4, etc
| Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of William b. Gourley and John
Kennel and will be sold by me for cash.