Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-04-08
NOTICE..
To Al Whoma it MAJ Concern:

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 a certain tract
of land, containing zone hundred and fifty
thousand Q50, 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, 1895, and otherwise
known as "The Jaeger Tract" and D. H.
Hartman resuryey of 1S7I-72, and late sur
vey made by A. P Sinnett, u. s. Survey
or, in 1892, by order Of the U. 5. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scribed in said patent and resuryey as
follows
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,
on the top Of a ridge, between Abbs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, branch of the
Dluestone, sin sight Of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ.," Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to'three
red oaks, crossing Laurel cresk at $50
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's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. J
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 path," at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east 9, $50 poles
to ''three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at ,050; Mill Creek, at 100, the South
Fork Of Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn at 2, $40 and the North Fork
OF Elkhorn at 1880 poles, to the corner,
''on the northeast side of the same" ga
poles above the mouth Of Buzzard creek
on Elkhorn).
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
TO poplar and MAPLE" crossing branch
at 22O another at $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth Of Big Branch at 5S4 poles 677
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
Ton Elkhorn.) And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north SO degrees, west 1,S40
poles to ga 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 Greek at 200 poles
1856 poles above the mouth of Burie'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 l ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
Of Browns creek at 1.S40.
Thence South IS degrees, west1 ,92o poles
to ''a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
a Branch at 1856, another at 40 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 1853 poles,
to top Of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at $50,
Fletcher Branch LIPS and 1.19o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch l ,6S6 poles, thence
1920 poles, to the corner, on Tug River,
below "Peter Rock" four miles below,
Welsh, the county seat Of of McDowei.
county.
Thence south 25 degrees, west 1850
poles to 1.-TWO poplars, walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
81, branch of Tug at 24o and 400, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch of Spice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at 1850
and Mudhole 1,2oo poles, down
Mudhoe branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old BARLEY Rose
place, " at 1860 poles
Thence south IS degrees, west
poles to 'three white oaks crossing
Bear branch at 100, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring of BARLEY creek
at 700 poles, AIuley Fork OF BARLEY at
LILO the road Fork at l,490, BARLEY
creek, l loo, dry Fork at 1880, q miles
below Peryville,) Slate creek at 2,120,
Yates branch at 300, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at 1850, John Hagea.
mans at 2,4oo poles, thence to the cor.
ner, on branch Of Bradshaw, at 1850,
poles.
Thence south 81 drgrees, east 3,6oopoles
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 1910
poles along the edge of Tazewel county,
Virginia, to county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewell county,
Virginia, crossing Forks of Indian, waters
OF Cllnch river at AGO, and 8, $50, branch
OF said Forks at 2,74o and oslo poles,
Belcher's Ridge at $3.50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3,440, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers at $500 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork in Tazewell
county Virginia.
Thence north GA degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at 5S2 lone mile below Captain David
q. Savers, Dicks creek at 1874. Dalton
Branch at ,546, head of Jacobs Fork at
l $3.50 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
/ 1852, right hand fork of Horsepen at
2,516, oIf Camp branch at 2,SO6, head of
Horsepen at 9,5Z4 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 3,4IS, TazewellC. II. and
Wyoming road at 3,S4O poles, thence to
to tn the 6egnnlng corner ta 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 ofsame) and the Elkhorn with
their tributaries for over 20 odd miles. The
Clear Fork of Tug river for over three
miles, Laurel Creek, Indian Creek. BIZ.
card, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Snice
Browns and Little Indian creek; Reeve
Vols Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhonse
Gorsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
heir numerous tributaries; Clark's branch