Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-04-01
NOTICE..
To AlI Whomit Man Conce,.n.

AL pefsoils are hereby notified an
warned not to trespass upon nor cut nor
,ause to be cut or removed, nor dispose of
my 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, 1876, and otherwise
known as "The Jaeger Tract" and d. II.
Hartman resurvey of 1S7I-72, and late sur
veY made by A. p. Sinnett, U. S. Survey
or, in 1912, by order of the U. S. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scribed in said patent and resurvey as
follows:
Beginning ct ga locust and chestnuts,
on the top of a ridge, between Abs Val
ley and Laurel, creek, branch of the
Dluestone, Sin sight Of Jonathan Smiths,
ESQ.," Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to"three
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at go
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 j. 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.
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
800 poles, to the corner, "by PATH" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east :, geo poles
to three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at $50; Mill Creek, at l,lGo, the South
Fork OF Elkhorn at Pip 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 1850 poles, to the corner,
''on the northeast side of the same" (64
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 $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth Of Big Branch at 5S4 poles CIT
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
Ton EllhOn.l And several branches to the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north SO degrees, west 1,S40
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 200 poles
1856 poles above the mouth of Burke's
creek on the Elkhon, 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 ,o3o. another ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
Of Browns creek at l.Si0.
Thence South Is degrees, westl ,92o poles
to "a walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
i Branch at 1856, another at 40 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 763 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewel and Wyoming road at 9S9,
Fletcher Branch lips and l.19o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch | $50 poles, thence
l 500 poles, to the corner, on Tug River,
below Peter Rock" four miles pelJ&,
Welsh, the county seat Of Of Mcdowell
Thence south % degrees, west 500
poles to two poplars, a walnut and sugar
tree," crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
"a, branch Of Tug at 30 and 420, anoth-
er 500 poles branch ofSpice creek at
620, and path on sane at $50, and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at 1889
and Mudhole l,2oo poles, down
Mudhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place. " at 500 poles
Thence south SO degrees, west 2
poles to "three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at l20, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring of BARLEY creek
at 700 poles, Muley Fork of BARLEY at
/ ,21o the road Fork at l ,430, BARLEY
creek, 400, dry Fork at $50, q miles
below Perryvile,) 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 1850,
poles. 80
Thence south 81 drgrees, east 3 ,6oopoles
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 $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,
Irglnia, crossing Forks of Indian, waters
d Cllnch river at 2 400, and ., 800, q branch
1f said Forks at 2,74o and 2,S4o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at $3.50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 40 4G, Inc left iiaRdi6fk or
6eecns-Eork and road at 1856 poles, to
he head Of Beech Fork in Ta2ewell +
county Virginia.
Thence north "a degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry +
Fork at 5S2 Zone mile below Captain David
j. Savers, } Dicks creek at "94, Dalton
Branch at ,546, head of Jacobs Fork az
1856 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
1852, right hand fork of Horsepen at b
1916, Old Camp branch at 2,SO6, head of b
dorsepen at 1924 poles, the county line r
md ridge between the waters of Tug river
md Horsepen at 3,41S, TazewellC C. II. and
Wyoming road at 3,S4O poles, thence to
o the beginning corner at 4 900 poles. -
The following are the principal stream
md branches embraced within the boln:
larry lines of said tract.
The Dry Fork, Tug river land head
pring of same) and the Elkhorn. with
heir tributaries for over 20 odd miles. The
Clear Fork of Tug river for over three
niles, Laurel Creek, Indian Creek, Buzz
ard, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice
Browns and Little Indian creek; Reeve
Jolls Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse
iorsenen. Cucumber and Bio creels viii