Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-04
NOTICE..
To AU Uhom it Man CONCERN.


All persons are hereby notified an
warned not to trespass 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 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 1S7I-72, and late sur
vey made by A. 2. Sinnett, U. S. Survey
or, in 1912, by order Of the y. S. 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, 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 ID de-
grees, and $50 poles to ''three white oaks
and maple" along the Henry Milan
ridge, crossing the road to said Slilim's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. /,
Thence north "a degrees, west $50 poles
10 GEltrO o,,lac Cpnnicl ou1 binlyorty
by PATH" along the north side of the
Jump Spur, crossing the Jump branch at
$50 poles, to the corner, Shy path" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east ., 900 poles
to ''three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at ,050; Mill Creek, at l ,l6o, the South
Fork Of Elkhorn at JAP 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 $500 poles, to the corner,
con the northeast side of the same" (64
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
IL lSlhiOIlJs
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
a poplar and maple" crossing branch
900, another at $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at 5S4 poles 677
poles above the mouth of Blizzard 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 McDowef,l and
the head of Burke's Creek at zoo poles
(9SG 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 q fork Of Bottom creek
at $50, another ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1.S40.
Thence South rs degrees, westl ,92o poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
q Branch at l56, 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 LIPS and 1.19o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch $50 poles, thence
l ,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
81, branch Of Tug at 30 and 400, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
go, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at l ,0S0
and Mudhole l,2oo poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place. at $50 poles
Thence south 50 degrees, west 2
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, Muley Fork Of Barley at
l,2lo the road Fork at ,43O, BARLEY
creek, 400, dry Fork at $50, e miles
below PemyyiIle,) 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 a branch of Bradshaw, at $3.50,
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 4Go. 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 1910
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 $500, branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and oslo poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 1850 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3, 40, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers at $500 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork i'll Tazewell
county Virginia.
Thence north GA degrees, east 1900
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 Zone mile below Captain David
G. Savers, Dicks creek at "94, Dalton
Branch at ! ,546, head OF JACOBS FORK at
1856 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
1852, right hand fork Of Horsepen at
3 ,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, AIS, Tazewell c. II. and
Wyoming road at 1910 poles, thence to
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
card, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Reeve,
Volts Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,