Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-02-11
NOTICE.
To Au Whom it Man Concern.

All persons are hereby notified and
warned not to tespaas 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 one hundred and fifty
thousand (150, ooo) acres, lying principally
in the county of Mcdowell, state of West
Virginia and portions thereof in Tazewel
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. IL.
Hartman resurvey Of 1S7I-72, and late sur.
yey made by A. P. Sinnett, u. S. Survey
or, in 1892, 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 che3tnuts,
on the top of ridge, between Abbs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, a branch of the
3luestone, 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-
erees, and $50 poles to ''three white oaks
and a MAPLE" along the Henry Milan
ridge, crossing the road to said Milim's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles.3
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
800 poles, to the corner, "by path" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east 9, $3.50 poles
to "three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at l $50; Mill Creek, at 1,16o, the South
Fork of Ellzhorn 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, S20, and the North Fork
Of Elkhorn at'2 1850 poles, to the corner,
con the northeast side Of the same" ga
poles above the mouth Of Buzzard creek
n Elkhornl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
a"poplar and maple" crossing branch
220, another at go poles Buzzard creek
and mouth Of Big Branch at 584 poles SIT
poles above tine mouth of Buzzard creek
ION Elkhorn.l And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north SO degrees, west 1910
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 Burkea 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
at l ,o3o. another ,432 poles. crossing the
at | $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1.S40
Thence South rs degrees, west1 ,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 $50,
Fletcher Branch lbs and l.19o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch $50 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 south 25 degrees, west 1850
poles to "two poplars, a walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
81, branch Of Tug at 24o and 42O, anoth.
er 500 poles, branch ofSplce creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at l,0S0
and Mudhole 1900 poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old BARLEY Rose
place, ~ at $50 poles
Thence south So 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 1880, BARLEY
creek, l,4oo, dry Fork at 1850, z miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 1900, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at 1850, John Hagea-
mans at 2,4oo poles, thence to the corr
ner, OF a branch Of Bradshaw, at 1850,
poles.
to station and pointer (near the head Of
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork Of
Slate at $50. Mudlick at so 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 92o poles, thence along the ridge
touching the county line again at 1870
poles along the edge Of Tazeweu county,
Virginia, 10 county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewell county,
Virginia, crossing Forks Of Indian, waters
of Clinch river at 2, AGO, and 1850, branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and $50 poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 1850 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3, 40, the left handbook or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers at $500 poles, near
the head Of Beech Fork i'll TazeWel
county Virginia.
Thence north "a degrees, east 1900
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 lone mile below Captain David
G. Savers, Dicks creek at 1894, Dalton
Branch at $40, head of Jacobs Fork at
,S56 state line at l ,942, Hosepen creek at
,952, right hand fork Of Horsepen at
1876, Old Camp branch at 2,8O6, head of
Horsepen at 3, 1924 poles, the. county line
and ridge between the waters Of Tug river
and Hoisepen at AIS, Tazewell G. II. and
Wyoming road at $50 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at / 600 poles.
The following are the principal streams
and branches embraced within the boun--
Diary lines CT 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, Farensbe, Rockhouse,
H o Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; Clark s branch,