Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-02-25
NOTICE.
To An Uholn 1t May Concern:


warned not to trcspass 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 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 ana Pat
ent Of March 10Th, 1875, and otherwise
known as '"Ghe Jaeger Tract, ana u. Ii.
Harman resuryey of lS7I-72, and late sur
vey made by A. 2. Sinnett, u. 5. Survey
or, in 1892, by order Of the U. ). 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
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 go
poles, the Tazewell and Wyoming road at
at 500 poles the state line into Mcdowell
county, West Virginia, at $50 pole: thence
to corner at $50 poles, thence north 10 de-
erees, and $50 poles to ''three white oaks
and maple" along the Henry Milan
ridge, crossing the road to said MIiims
several times, 10 the corner al $50 poles. )
Thence north 81 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 .. csc poles
to "three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at / $50; Mill Creek, at l,l6o, the South
Fork of Elkhon ut ,, 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 "Elkhorn," station crossing the
ridge between the South and North Forks
of Elkhorn at 2,S20, and the North Fork
Of Elkhorn at 2,9G0 poles, to the corner,
con the northeast side Of the same" ga
poles above the mouth Of Blizzard creek
II Elkhornl,
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
poplar and maple, /" crossing branch
220, another at $40 poles Buzzard creek
and mouth of Big Branch at 5S4 poles 677
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
ION Elllhornl And several branches TO the
corner at $50 poles.
Thence north so degrees, west $40
poles to "a white oak and maple, crossing
the ridge between Elkhorn and Guy
andotte waters (being the county line
between Wyoming and McDoweH,) and
the head of Burkes Creek ut 200 poles
1856 poles above the mouth OF Bmke's
creek on the Elkhorn, along the northeast
side Of said ridge, in the county Of Wy
omine, to top Of same and county line,
crossing into Mcdowell county again at
$50 poles crossing fork of Bottom creek
at ,o3o another | 1852 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1870.
Thence South IS degrees, westl $50 poles
to ga walnut, hicoly and poplar. crossing
Branch at 1856, another at 40 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 769 poles,
TO top Of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at $50,
Fletcher Branch lbs and l.l9o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch ,GS6 poles, thence
,92o poles, to the corner, Oh Tug River,
below "Peter Rock" four miles below,
Welsh, the county seat Of Of Mcdowell.
county.
Thence south % degrees, west 800
poles to 1.-TWO poplars, a walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
81, branch OF Tug at 240 and 42O, anoth-
er 500 poles. branch Of Spice creek at
go, and path On sane at $50, and Spice
creek at S9S poles, Badway branch at ,0S0
and Mudhole 1900 poles, down
Aludhole branch, 10 the corner or Clear
Fork (below the old BARLEY Rose
place, " at l $50 poles
Thence south So degrees, west =
poles to three white oaks" crossing
Bear branch at l20, Big branch at 40,
the ridge and head spring of Burnley creek
at 700 poles, Muley Fork Of Barley at
1.2lo the road Fork at ,430, Barley
creek, !, 400, dry Fork ut $50, p miles
below Perryville,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 2,2o0, Little Mountain
and Paddle EorI, ut 1850. John Hagea'
mans at ., 400 poles, thence to the cor
ner, on branch Of Bradshaw, at 1850,
poles.
Thence south 81 drgrees, cast 5 ,6oopoles
to station and pointer (near the head OF
the Beach Fork crossing Laurel Fork Of
Slate at 400. AIudlick at 80 poles and the
nor. n 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,S40
poles along the edge of TaZeWe!l county,
Virginia, to county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewell county,
Virginia, crossing Forks OF Indian. waters
of C!inch river at :, 400, and . $50, q branch
of said Forks at 2,7Io and 2,Slo poles,
Belcher's Ridge at , $50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork al 3,4iO, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1885 poles, to
station and pointers Of $500 poles, near
the head of Beech Fork III Tazewell
county Virginia.
Thence north 81 degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at $50 zone mile beiowGaptain David
G. Savers, Dicks creek at ''94, Dalton
Branch at $40, head Of Jacobs Fork at
| $50 state line at ,942, Horsepen creek at
.952, right hand fork of Horsepen at
2.576, Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head of
Horsepen at 3 ,S24 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters OF Tug river
and Holsepen at 3, AIS, Tazewel! G. Ii. and
Wyoming road at 1910 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 (and 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
zard. Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Reeve,
Vols Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouee,
Horsepcn, Cucumber and Big creeks, with