Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-05-06
NOTICE..
TO AU Whom it Man Concern:

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 187I-72, and late sur
vey made by A. P. 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 resuryey as
follows:
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,
on the top Of a ridge, between Abs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, a branch of the
3luestone, Gin sight Of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ.," TaZewelI county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to'three
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at 230
poles, the Tazeyell 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. 8
Thence north 81 degrees, west $50 poles
to 'two NAPLES, Spanisl. 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, 800 poles
to ''three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork Of Tug
at 1850; Mill Creek, at ! ,16o, the South
Fork of Elkhorn at 2,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 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
to poplar and maple" crossing a branch
at 900, another at $40 poles BuzZard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at 5S4 poles 677
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,) and
the head of Burke's Creek at 200 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 fork Of Bottom creek
at l ,o3o another ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at l $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1.S40.
Thence South rs degrees, westl ,92o poles
to ga walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
a Branch at 1876, another at 440 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 763 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at, 9S9,
Fletcher Branch LIS and 1.19o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch $3.50 poles, thence
800 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 1850
poles to 1.-TWO poplars, walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
"a, branch of Tug at 24o and 400, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at ,0S0
and Mudhole 1920 poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old BARLEY Rose
place. at 800 poles
Thence south SO degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at 12O, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring of BARLEY creek
at 700 poles, Muley Fork of BARLEY at
LILO the road Fork at 1,430, BARLEY
creek, ], 400, dry Fork at $50, q miles
below Peryville,) Slate creek at 2,120,
Yates branch at 1900, 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 $50. Mudlick at go 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 $40
poles along the edge of TazeweQ county,
Virginia, to county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewen county,
Virginia, crossing Forks of Indian, waters
of Cinch river at 2 400, and 2, $3.50, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and 2,S4o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at $50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at $40, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1856 poles, to
station and pointers at $500 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork i'll Tazewen
county Virginia.
Thence north Ga degrees, east 1000
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
1855 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
1852, 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 3,41S, Tazewell G. H. anc
Wyoming road at 3,S40 poles, thence tc
to the beginning corner at 4, 900 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 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; Reeve,
Vols Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
Hosepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; Clark's branch,
Burk's, DAMS, Sugar Camp, Upper and
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Grape, Rocknarrow. Akin. Turnhole,
Hartman g Leslle's Dock, Huncs, Laurel,
Kiahs Da ton, Old Camp, Cold, Lick, Mile
and Jump branches, Beech Fork and
Jacobs Fork, with their tributaries, beinS
all embraced within the lines of said patert
and survey.
And any person or persons, SO tresspass