Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-17
NOTICE..
TO AN Whom 1t Mau CONCERN.

any TIMBER or mineral, from within the
survey or boundary line of certain tract
of land, containing one hundred and fifty
thousand (15O, 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.
emit of March Goth, 1895, and otherwise
known as "The Jaeger Tract" and d. Il.
Hartman resuryey of 1S7I-72, and late sur.
vey made by A. P. Sinnett, u. S. Survey.
or, in 1892, by order of the q. S. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de.
scribed in said patent and resurvey "a
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 10 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 go poles. .
Thence north 81 degrees, west $50 polez
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 2, $50 poles
to ''three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at 1850; Mill Creek, at l,l6o, 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 $500, and the North Fork
of Elkhorn at 1850 poles, to the corner,
ION the northeast side of the same" (64
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
on Elkhorn).
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
to "poplar and MAPLE" crossing 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 $40
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 Burke's Creek at Zoo poles
oh hn NJ
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 / ,o3o. another l 1882 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns craels
at $50 poles, thence to the corners Ley
of Browns creek at 1.S40.
Thence South rs degrees, westl 800 poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
a Branch at 1876, 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 l.l9o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch 1886 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 % degrees, west 1880
poles to 1.-TWO poplars, walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
81, branch Of Tug at No and 42o, anoth-
err 500 poles, Q branch ofSpice creek at
62O. and path on sane ct 500, and Spice
creek at S6S poles, Badway branch at 1850
and Mudhole 1900 poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place." at 1850 poles
Thence south IS degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaka," crossing
Bear branch at 120, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring Of BARLEY creek
at TOO poles, Muley Fork OF BARLEY At
1,2lo the road Fork ct ,4S0, BARLEY
creek, 1,4oo, dry Fork at 1850, e miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 2,2oo, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at $3.50, John HRgea.
mans at 2,4oo poles, themes. 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 400. 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 l,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 2, AGO, and $3.50, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and 2,84o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at $3.50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3,440, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1886 poles, to
station and pointers at 5000 poles, near
the head OF Beech Fork in Tazewen
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 $40, head of Jacobs Fork at
| 1856 state line at !, 942, Horsepen creek at
1852, right hand fork Of Horsepen af
1876, Old Camp branch at 2,806, head Of
Horsepen at 1924 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 8, 4lS, Tazeweil G. II. anG
Wyoming road at $40 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at 1900 poles. 4
The following are the principal streamaS
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; Keewe,
Vols Big War, Farrenshe,, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; .Clark's branch,