Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-04-29
NOTICE..
ITO Al JVhom it May Concern:


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.
Harman resuryey Of 1S7I-72, and late sur
vey 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 resurvey as
follows
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,
on the top of a ridge, between Abbs 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 o''three
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at 220
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 81 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 2, $50 poles
to ''three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork Of Tug
at $50; Mill Creek, at LEO, 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 2,S20, and the North Fork
of Elkhorn at ., $50 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 branch
ut 220, 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 1910
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 Buwke's Creek at 200 poles
1856 poles above the mouth of Burke's
creek on the Elkhon, 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 l ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
Of Browns creek at l.S40.
Thence South IS degrees, west1 800 poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
Branch at 156, another st 440 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,
Lower Shannon Branch $50 poles, thence
l 500 poles, to the corner, on Tug River,
below "Peter Rock" four miles below,
Welsh, the county seat Of of Mcdowell.
county.
Thence south 25 degrees, west 1860
poles to two poplars, walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
81, a branch Of Tug at 24o and 42O, anoth-
err 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $780, and Spice
creek ut sos poles, Badway branch at 1850
and Mudhoe l,2oo poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork below the old BARLEY Rose
place, ~ at 800 poles
Thence south 50 degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at l20, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring Of BARLEY creek
at 700 poles, NIuley Fork Of BARLEY at
LILO the road Fork at l,430, BARLEY
creek, 400, dry Fork at $50, q miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 300, 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 3, 6oopoles
to station and pointer (near the head OF
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork of
Slate at $50. Mudlick 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
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 400, and $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 8, 4l0, 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 i'll Tazewell
county Virginia.
Thence north 81 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
[ $3.50 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
.952, right hand fork of Horsepen at
2,576, Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head of
Horsepen at 3, 1924 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 3,41S, Tazewell G. II. anG
wyoming road at 3,S40 poles, thence tc
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 eame) 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,
Horsepen, 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, Atkin. Turnhole,
Harman's Leslle's Dock, Huncs, Laurel,
Kiah's Dalton, Old Camp, Cold, Lick, Mile
and Jump branches, Beech Fork and
Jacobs Fork, with their tributaries, bein5
all embraced within the lines of said patert
and survey.
And any person Or persons, SO tresspass
ing, cutting Or removing timber or