Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-02-04
NOTICE.
TO AU Vhom it May Concern:


any timber or mineral, from within the
survey or boundary line Of a certain tract
of land, containing lone hundred and fifty
thousand Q5O, ooo1 acres, lying principally
in the county of Mcdowell, state Of West
Virginia and portions thereof in Tazewell
and Buchanan counties, Virginia, and
Wyoming county, West Virginia, and
known as Robert Pollard Grant and Pat
ent of March Goth, 1895, and otherwise
known as 'The Jaeger Tract" and d. Ii.
Hartman resurvey of 1S7I-72, and late sur
vey made by A. P. Sinnett, U. S. Survey
or, in 1892, by order of the U. S. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scribed in said patent and resuryey as
follows:
Beginning at ga locust and chestnuts,
on the top of ridge, between Abbs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, branch Of the
3luestone, Sin sight of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ.," Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to"tbree
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at 230
poles, the Tazewell and Wyoming road at
at $50 poles the state line into Mcdowell
county, West Virginia, at $50 poles thence
to corner at $50 poles, thence north Is de-
grees, and $50 poles to 'three white oaks
and maple" along the Henry Milan
ridge crossing the road to said Milim'e
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. o
Thence north "a degrees, west $50 poles
to ''two naples, Spanish oak and hickory
by PATH" along the north side of the
Jump Spur, crossing the Jump branch at
$50 poles, to the corner, "by a path" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east 9, 900 poles
to "three-white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at $50; Mill Creek, at l,l6o, the South
Fork of Elkhorn at 3, l42 poles, crossing
the Ohio river extension of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad near the upper end
of the Huston coal and coke works, just
below the "Elkhorn," station crossing the
ridge between the South and North Forks
of Elkhorn at 1920, and the North Fork
of Elkhorn at 1880 poles, to the corner,
con the northeast side Of the same" ga
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
n Elkhornl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
"poplar and MAPLE" crossing a branch
22O, another at $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at 5S4 poles ST.
poles above the mouth Of Buzzard creek
ION Elkhorn.l And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north SO degrees, west $40
poles to 90 white oak and maple, crossing
the ridge between Elkhorn and Guy.
andotte waters (being the county line
between Wyoming and McDowell,) and
the head of Burke's Creek at 200 poles
1886 poles above the mouth of Burke's
creek on the Elkhorn, along the northeast
side of said ridge, in the county of Wy
oming, to top of same, and county line,
crossing into Mcdowell county again at
$50 poles crossing fork of Bottom creek
at ,o3o. another ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1.840.
Thence South rs degrees, westl 800 poles
to ga walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
Branch at 1876, another at 44O poles,
crossing Browns creek at 763 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at 9S9,
Fletcher Branch LIPS and l.l9o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch l 1856 poles, thence
$50 poles, to the corner, on Tug River,
below "Peter Rock" four miles below,
Welsh, the county seat of of Mcdowell
county.
Thence south % degrees, west 1860
poles to 1.-TWO poplars, a walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
"a. a branch of Tug at 24o and 400, anoth-
er 500 poles, a branch ofSpice creek at
62O. and path ON sane at $50, and Spice
creek at S9S poles, Badway branch at 1850
and Mudhole 1,2oo poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the Old "Bartley Rose
place. at 1860 poles
Thence south 80 degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at 100, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring Of BARLEY creek
at zoo poles, Muley Fork of BARLEY at
,2lo the road Fork at ,43O, BARLEY
creek, 1,4oo, dry Fork at $50, z miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 1920, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at $3.50, John Hagea-
mans at 2,4oo poles, thence to the cor.
ner, on a branch of Bradshaw, at 1880,
poles.
Thence south 81 drgrees, east 8 ,6oopoles
to station and pointer (near the head OF
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork OF
Slate at 400. Mudlick at 60 poles and the
north side of the ridge between Slate and
Dismal creeks, waters of Louisa Fork OF
Sandy, crossing the county, and State
| line into Buchanan county Va, at $50
poles, through Buchanan to the county
| line at go poles, thence along the ridge
touching the county line again at l,340
noles along the edge of Tazewell county,
Virginia, to county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewell county,
V;rginia. crossing Forks of Indian, waters
of Clinch river at 2. AGO, and 800, a branch
OF said Forks at 2,74o and $50 poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 1880 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3, 44O, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at $3.50 poles, to
station and pointers at 3, 600 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork Ill Tazewel
county Virginia. .. -, ooo
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 lone mile below Captain David
G. Savers, Dicks creek at 1894, Dalton
Branch at / $40, head of Jacobs Fork at
l S56 state line at ,942, Horsepen creek at
952, RIGHT hand fork of Horsepen at
2,576, Old Camp branch at z,oO6, head OF
Horsepen at 1924 poles, the county unit line
and ridge between the waters Of Of Tug river
and Eorsepen at 8, AIS, Tazewell G. II. and
wyoming road at $40 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at 1000 poles.
The following are the principal streams
and branches embraced within the boun-
Diary lines of said tract,
The Dry Fork, Tug river land head
spring of same) and the EIkhorn, with
their tributaries for over 20 odd miles. The
Clear Fork of Tug river for over three
miles. Laurel Creek, Indian Creek, Buzz
zard. Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Vols Vols Bic War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
their numerous tributaries; Clark's branch,
Burk's, Dams, Sugar Camp, Upper ana
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Grape, Rocknarrow. Akin. Turnhoie,
Horman's Leslle's Dock, Hunca, Laurel,