Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-04-15
NOTICE.
To Au Whom it Man cooce,.,,.

ALI 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 Q5O, 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. H.
Hartman resurvey of 1912, and late sur
vey made by A. P. Sinnett, U. 5. Survey
or, in 1912, by order of the is. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scrjbed in said patent and resuryey as
follows:
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,.
on the top Of ridge, between Abs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, branch OF the
3uestone, 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 80 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 $50 poles. y
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, SHY PATH" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east ., $3.50 poles
to ''three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork Of Tug
at 1,05O; 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 Elkhon at $500, and the North Fork
Of Elkhorn at 1850 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
at 220, another at BIO poles Blizzard 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
Tie ridge between Elkhorn and Guy
andotte waters (being the county line
between Wyoming and McDowell,l and
the head Of Burke's Creek at 200 poles
$3.50 poles above the mouth of Burke's
creek on the Elllhorn,) 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 | 900. another | 1872 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 70 degrees, west1 ,92o poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
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 9S9,
Fletcher Branch lips 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, tine 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 al 24o and 420, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at S9S poles, Badway branch at ! ,0SO
and Mudhole loo 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 l2O, 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 1,430, BARLEY
creek, 400, dry Fork at 1850, q miles
below Perryyille,) 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 cor
ner, on branch of Bradshaw, at 1850,
poles.
Thence south 81 drgees, east 8 ,6oopoles
to station and pointer (near the head OF
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork of
Slate at 400. Mudlick at 81 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 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 ,. AGO, and :, 800, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and oslo poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 1850 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 8, 440, the left handbook or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers at 5000 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork i'll Tazewen
county Virginia.
Thence north 81 degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at 5S2 lone mile below Captain David
G. Savers, Dicks creek at "94, Dalton
Branch at $40, head of Jacobs Fork at
l $50 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
1 ,952, right hand fork of Horsepen at
. $40, 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 8, AS, Tazewell c. H. and
road at $3.50 poles, thence to
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 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, Buz-
gard, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Keewe,
Vols Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with