Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-01-14
NOTICE..
To AU Whon, 1t May Concern:

survey Or boundary line Of certain tract
of land, containing zone hundred and fifty
thousand 150,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, 1876, and otherwise
known as ''The Jaeger Tract" and ID. ii.
Hartman resurvey Of 187I-72, and late sur.
yey made by A. 2. Sinnett, U. S. Survey
or in 1912, by order of the U. S. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scribed in said patent and reswyey as
follows:
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,
on the top of ridge, between Abs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, branch of the
3luestone, Gin 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 MiEm's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. .
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
800 poles, to the corner. "by path,' at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east 3 800 poles
to "three white oaks and poplar" crossing
The dividing ridge the North Fork Of Tug
ut ,050; Mill Creek, at 1850, the South
Fork Of Elkhorn at 2,142 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 $3.50, and the North Fork
Of Elkhorn at 1850 poles, to the corner,
con the northeast side Of the same" ga
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
on Elkhornl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
a"poplar and maple" crossing branch
at 220, another at $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at Ssh 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 $40
poles to "a white oak and maple, crossing
the ridge between Elkhorn and Guy.
andotte waters (being the county line
between Wyoming and McDowell,l and
the head of Burke's Creek at Zoo poles
| 1856 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 a fork of Bottom creek
at 1,o3o another ,432 poles. crossing tho
| ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at l.640.
Thence South IS degrees, west1 800 poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
Branch at 156, another at 440 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 763 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at $50,
Fletcher Branch LIS and 1.19o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch l 1856 poles, thence
500 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 two poplars, walnut and sugar
ree," crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
"a, branch of Tug al $40 and 420, anoth-
err 500 poles, a branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at ,0S0
and NIudhole 1900 poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place, " at 1850 poles
Thence south 90 degrees, west 2
poles to ''three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at 120, Big branch at 4l0,
the ridge and head spring Of Barley creek
at zoo poles, Muley Fork of BARLEY at
l,2lo the road Fork at 1880, BARLEY
creek, i,4oo, dry Fork at 1850, z miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,120,
Yates branch at 2,2oo, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at $3.50, John Hagea-
mans at 2,4oo 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 400. Mudick at~60 poles and the
nor h side of the ridge between Slate and
Dismal creeks, waters of Louisa Fork OF
Sandy, crossing the county, and State
lime 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
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 CIinch river at 2 .460, and 1850, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and 2,S4o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 1850 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3, 440, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers OF $500 poles, near
the head Of Beech Fork i'll Tazewell
county Virginia.
Thence north "a degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at 5S2 lone mile below Captain David
g. Savers Dicks creek at 1874, Dalton
Branch at SAG, head of Jacobs Fork at
| $50 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
|, $50. right hand fork of Horsepen at
2.576. Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head Of
Horsepen at 1924 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 8 AIS, Tazewell @. II. and
wyoming road at $50 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at 4, 900 poles.
The following are the principal streams
and branches embraced within the boun-
dairy lines of said tract.
The Dry Fork, Tug river land 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 Creek, Buzz
zard. Bottom, Sand Lick. Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Keewe,
Vols Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; Clark's branch,
Burk's, DAMS, Sugar Camp, Upper and
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Crane, RocBnarrow. Atkin. Turnhole,
Harman's Lesbos Dock, Huncs, Laurel,
Kiah's Dalton, Old Camp, Cold, Lick, Mile
and Jump branches, Beech Fork and
Jacobs Fork, with their tributaries, beinS
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