Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-05-13
NOTICE..
1o Azl Whom 1t Mav Concern:

Virginia and portions thereof in Iazewel
and Buchanan counties, Virginia, and
Wyoming county, West Virginia, and
Snown as Robert Pollard Grant and Pat
emf of March Goth, 1895, and otherwise
known as "The Jaeger Tract" ana u d.
Hartman resuryey of 187l-72, and late sur
yey made by A. P. Sinnett, U. 5. Survey
or. in 1892, by order of the U. 5. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scribed in said patent and resurVey as
follows:
Beginning at ga locust and chestnuts,,
on the top Of ridge, between Abbs val
ley and Laurel, creek, a branch OF the
3iuestone, Gin sight of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ., Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to''three
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at 230
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 MAPLE" along the Henry Milan
ridge, crossing the road to said Milim's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. q
Thence north "a degrees, west $50 poles
to 1.-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 $3.50 poles
to "three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork Of Tug
at 1850; 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 2,S20, and the North Fork
Of Elkhorn at 1850 poles, to the corner,
"on 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 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. And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north SO degrees, west l,S40
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 $50. another ], 1882 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at l $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at $40.
Thence South75 degrees, westl 800 poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
Branch at 156, another at 440 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 1853 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at 9S9,
Fletcher Branch lips and 1.19o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch 1856 poles, thence
,92o 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 1.-TWO poplars, walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
"a, a branch of Tug at 24o and APO, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on SAME at $50, and Spice
creek at S9S poles, Badway branch at 1850
and NIudhole 1900 poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old BARLEY Rose
place. at 1860 poles
Thence south SO degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaks crossing
Bear branch at 12O, Big branch at 4l0,
the ridge and head spring of BARLEY creek
at 700 poles, Muley Fork of BARLEY at
LILO the road Fork at l,430, BARLEY
creek, 1,4oo, dry Fork at 1850, q miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
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 46o. 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 92o poles, thence along the ridge
touching the county line again at 1870
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 2 ,460, and {, $50, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and. 2,S4o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at $3.50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3,440, the left handbook or
Beech Fork and road at 1856 poles, to
station and pointers at $500 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork III Tazewell
county Virginia.
Thence north GA degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 Zone mile below Captain David
G. Sayers,) Dicks creek at 1894, Dalton
Branch at l ,546, head of Jacobs Fork at
/ 1856 state line at /, 942, Horsepen creek at
1 1852, right hand fork of Horsepen at
., $40, Old Camp branch at 2,806, head of
Horsepen at 3 1924 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 8, AIS, Tazewell C. II. anc
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 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, Buz.
zard, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Keewe,
Yolls Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; Clark's branch,
2urk's, DAMS, Sugar Camp, Upper and
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Grape, Rocknarrow. Akin. Turnhole,
Harman's Lesle's Dock, Huncs, Laurel.
Kiah's Dalton, Old Camp, Cold, lick, Mile
md Jump branches, Beech Fork and
Jacobs Fork, with their tributaries, beinS
Ill embraced within the lines of said patert
md survey.
And any person or persons, SO tresspass