Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-01-21
NOTICE.

cause to be cut or removed, Hof uIspoec VI
any timber or mineral, from within the
survey or boundary line of a certain tract
of land, containing lone hundred and fifty
thousand Csc, 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 20th, 1895, and otherwise
known as "The Jaeger Tract" and D. ID.
Hartman resurvey of 1S7I-72, and late sur
vey 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 resurvey as
follows
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,,
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 Z3o
poles, the Tazewell and Wyoming road at
at $50 poles the state line into McDoweh
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 Mibm's
several times, to the corner at 2So poles.
Thence north "a 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, "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 ], $50; Mill Creek, at $50, the South
Fork of Elkhorn at 2,142 poles, crossing
the Ohio river extension of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad near thu 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 1880 poles, to the corner,
ION the northeast side of the game" (64
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
n Elkhornl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
a"poplar and maple" crossing branch
at 200, another at $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at 584 poles 677
poles above the mouth Of Buzzard creek
| ION Elkhorn.l And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north 80 degrees, west 1,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
1886 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 creekf
at ,o3o. another ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1.840.
Thence South 70 degrees, west1 ,92o 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 $50,
Fletcher Branch LIPS and 1.19o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch 1856 poles, thence
$50 poles, to the corner, On Tug River,
bslow "Peter Rock" four miles below,
Welsh, the county seat of of Mcdowell.
county.
Thence south % 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 420, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
600, and path on sane at 800, and Spice
creek at S98 poles, Badway branch at $3.50
and Mudhole l,2oo poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place, at 1850 poles
Thence south SO 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
LILO the road Fork at 1,430, BARLEY
creek, 1,4oo, dry Fork at 1850, z miles
below Perryville,) 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 branch of Bradshaw, at 1900,
poles.
to station and pointer (near the head OF
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork of
Slate at $50. 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 480
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, 400, and 1850, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and 2,84o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at z, $50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 40, the left handbook or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers at 5000 poles, near
fhe head of Beech Fork in Tazewen
county Virginia.
Thence north Ga degrees, east 1900
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 lone mile below Captain David
G. Savers Dicks creek at "94, Dalton :
Branch at $40, head Of Jacobs Fork at
|. $3.50 state line at 1912, Horsepen creek at
.952, right hand fork of Horsepen at
1876, Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head of
IIorsepen at 3 1924 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 8, AS, TazewellC C. Ii. and
Wyoming road at $50 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at LOCO poles.
The following are the principal streams
and branches embraced within the boun-
dairy 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-
zard, 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,
Burk's, DAMS, Sugar Camp, Upper and
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Grape, Rocknarrow, Atkin. Turnhole,