Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-11
NOTICE.
To AN Wbom it 1Iay Concern.


any timber or mineral, from within the
survey or boundary line of a certain tract
of land, containing one hundred and fifty
thousand Q50, 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 resuryey of 1912, 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, branch of the
Dluestone, Gin sight of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ.," Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to"tbree
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at $50
poles, the TaZewell and Wyoming road at
at 800 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 MiIim's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. }
Thence north "a degrees, west $50 poles
to "two naples, Spanisl. oak and hickory
by path" along the north side Of the
Jump Spur, crossing the Jump branch at
$50 poles, to the corner, 'by a path" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east 2, $3.50 poles
to "three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork Of Tug
at 1850; Mill Creek, at | 100, the South
Fork Of Elkhom at 2,l42 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 ''EIkhorn,' station crossing the
ridge between the South and North Forks
Of Elkhorn at $500, and the North Fork
of Ellhorn at 1850 poles, to the corner,
"on the northeast side of the same" ga
poles above the mouth Of Buzzard creek
Elkhonl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
"poplar and maple" crossing branch
900, another at $40 poles BuZzard creek
and mouth Of Big Branch at 5S4 poles SIT
poles above the mouth Of BuzZard creek
ION Elkhorn.l And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north so degrees, west 1,S40
poles to ga white oak ard maple, crossing
the ridge between Elkhom and Guy
andotte waters (being the county line
between Wyoming and McDowell,l and
the head of Burke's Creek at 200 poles
(9S6 poles above the mouth Of Burke's
creek on the Elkhofn, 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 l, 492 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at | $40.
Thence South IS degrees, west1 ,92o poles
to ga walnut, hcory and poplar" crossing
a Branch at l56, another at $40 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 76S poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at $50,
Fletcher Branch lips and 1.19o poles,
Lower Shannon Branch $3.50 poles, thence
800 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 "two poplars, a walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
81, branch of Tug at 24o and 400, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
$40, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at S9S poles, Badway branch at ,0S0
and Mudhole 1900 poles, down
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place. at l, $50 poles
Thence south SO degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at 100, Big branch at 40,
tie ridge and head spring Of BARLEY creek
at zoo poles, NIuley Fork of BARLEY at
/ ,2lo the road Fork at 1,430, Barley
creek, 1,4oo, dry Fork at $50, z miles
below Peryyille,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 300, 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 drgrees, east 8 ,Goopoles
to station and pointer NEAR the head of
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork of
Slate at $50. Mudlick at GO 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 1910
poles along the edge Of Tazewel 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 2, $50, a branch
Of said Forks at 2,74o and oslo poles,
Be!chef's Ridge at :, $50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 5, 440 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 "a degrees, east 1900
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at So lone mile below Captain David
6. Savers, Dicks creek at "94, Dalton
Branch at ,546, head of Jacobs Fork at
| ,S56 state line at | 1872, Horsepen creek at
1 ,952, right hand fork Of Horsepen at
2 SIG, Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head of
Horsepen at 1924 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters of Tug river
and Horsepen at 3, AS, farewell G. Ii. and
Wyoming road at 3,S40 poles, thence to
to the beginning corner at 1000 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, Buzz
gard, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Keewe,
Vols Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
heir numerous tributaries; Clark's branch,
Burk's, Dams, Sugar Camp, Upper and
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Grape, Rocknarrow, Akin. Turnhole,
I Do.l, II,,ro,