Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-02-18
NOTICE.
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warned not to trespass upon nor cut nor
cause to be cut or removed, nor dispose of
any timber or mineral, from within the
survey or boundary line Of 4 certain tract
of land, containing one hundred and fifty
thousand Q5O, ooo) 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, 1875, and otherwise
known as ''The Jaeger Tract, " and d. II.
Hartman resurvey of 187I-72, and late sur
vey made by A. p. Sinnett, Us Survey
or, in l89l-92, by order of the U. S. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scrlbed in said patent and resurvey as
follows:
Beginning at ga locust and chestnuts,
on the top Of ridge, between Abs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, a branch of the
3luestone, Gin sight of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ.," Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to"thTee
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at go
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 ID de-
grees, and $50 poles TO ''three white oaks
and MAPLE" along the Henry Milan
ridge, crossing the road to said Milim's
several times, to the corner at go poles. $
Thence north 81 degrees, west $50 poles
to ''two naples, Spanish oak and hickory
by path" along the north side of the
Jump Spur, crossingt the Jump branch at
300 poles, to the corner. "by a path," at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east :, $50 poles
to three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at $50; Mill Creek, at 100, the South
Fork OF Eikhon at Pip poles, crossing
the OHIO river extension Of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad near the upper end
Of the Huston coal and coke works, lust
below the 'Elkhorn," station crossing the
ridge between the South and North Forks
of Elkhon at 2,S20, and the North Fork
OF Elkhorn at :, 1850 poles, to the corner.
son the northeast side Of the same" (Ci
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
n Elkhornl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
a'poplar and maple" crossing branch
900, another at $40 poles Blizzard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at 5S4 poles G77
poles above the mouth Of Buzzard creek
ION Elkhorn.l And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north SO degrees, west l,S4O
poles to "a white oak and maple, crossing
the ridge between Elkhorn and Guy
andotte waters (being the county line
between Wyoming and Mcdowell, J and
the head of Burke's Creek at POO poles
(9S6 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 l ,o3o. another 1872 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at ! $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1910.
Thence South rs degrees, westl ,92o poles
to ga walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
Branch at l56, another at 40 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 7G3 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at $50,
Fletcher Branch LIPS and l.l9o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch ,6S6 poles, thence
1920 poles, to the corner, on Tug River,
below "Peter Rock" four miles below,
Welsh, the county seat Of of Mcdowell.
county.
Thence s. uth % degrees, west 1850
poles to "tw9 poplars, walnut and sugar
tree" crossi1E Tug river, and Lick creek at
"a, branch bf Tug at 24o and 420 anoth-
er 500 poles, a branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos toles, Badway branch at ,060
and Mudlole l,2oo poles, down
Mudhole bhnch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (beldy the old "Bartley Rose
place, ~ at 1860 poles
Thence buth 50 degrees, west
poles to 1three white oaks" crossing
Bear brarh at l20, Big branch at 40,
the ridge aid head spring of BARLEY creek
at 700 bold. Muley Fork of Barley at
LILO the road Fork at l,430, BARLEY
creek, ,4bo, dry Fork at $50, q miles
below Peltyville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates brahch at 2,2oo, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at 1850, John Hagea-
mans at e.4oo poles, thence to the cor
ner, on branch Of Bradshaw, at 1850,
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 40. Mudick at 80 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 1,340
poles along the edge of Tazewell county,
Virginia. to county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewell county,
Virginia. crossing Forks Of Indian, waters
of Clinch river at ,. $50, and 2,5G0, branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and 2,S4o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 1850 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3, 44O, the left handbook or
Beech Fork and road at 3,5S5 poles, TO
station and pointers at $500 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork III Tazewell
county Virginia.
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 zone mile below Captain David
G. Savers Dicks creek at ''94, Dalton
Branch at $40, head Of Jacobs Fork at
l $50 state line ut .9t2, Horsepen creek at
/ 1852, right hand fork Of Horsepen at
8, $40. Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head Of
Horsepen at 3 ,324 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 3, 41S, Tazewell c. II. and
Wyoming road at $50 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at / ,0G0 poles.
The following are the principal streams
and branches embraced within the boun-
dairy lines of said tract.
The Dry Fork, Tug river (and head
spring OF same) and the Elkhorn, with
their tributaries for over 20 odd miles. The
Clear Fork of Tug river for over three
miles, Laurel Creek, Indian Greek, Buzz
zard Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Reeve,
Volls Big War, Farrensne, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; Clark's bran,
I DAMS, sugar Camp, Upper AM ]
+ ,,.o, shannon branches Fletcher