Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-01-28
NOTICE.
To Al Whom it Nay Concern:

cause 10 Dc GU vi iC1io'eu; IoI ulspOSe OF
any timber or mineral, from within the
survey or boundary line OF a certain tract
/ of land, containing one hundred and fifty
thousand (15O, 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 tThe Jaeger Tract, and ID. ID.
Hartman resurvey of 1S71-72, and late sur
vey made by A. p. Sinnett, U. 5. Survey.
or, in 1892, by order Of the US. Court
at Charleston, West Virginia, and de-
scr;bed in said patent and resurvey as
follows:
Beginning at "a locust and chestnuts,.
on the top of a ridge, between Abbs Val
lev and Laurel, creek, branch of the
Diuestone, sin sight of Jonathan Smiths,
Esq" Tazewell county Virginia; thence
north 20 degrees, west $50 poles to"three
red oaks" crossing Laurel cresk at 2SO
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 MiBm's
several times, to the corner at $50 poles. q
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 a PATH" at
$50 poles.
Thence north 10 degrees, east . ,960poles
to "three white oaks and poplar" crossing
the dividing ridge the North Fork of Tug
at 1,050; Mill Creek, at l,l6o, the South
Fork of Elkhorn at 2,l42 poles, crossing
tile 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 1920. and the North Fork
of EIkhorn at 1860 poles, to the corner,
'on the northeast side Of the same" ga
poles above the mouth of Buzzard creek
n ElkhOrnl.
Thence north 10 degrees, west $50 poles
Of poplar and maple, " crossing branch
q" 220, another at $40 poles BuzZard 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 50 degrees, west $40
poles to "a white oak and maple, crossing
the ridge between Elkhorn ami 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 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 creek
AZ |, $50. another / ,432 poles. crossing the
ridge between Laurel and Browns creeks
at i $50 poles, thence to the corner, Lead
of Browns creek at 1910.
Thence South rs degrees, westl 800 poles
to ga walnut, hicory and poplar" crossing
Branch at 1855, another at 440 poles,
crossing Browns creek at 763 poles,
to top of the Indian Ridge, crossing the
Tazewell and Wyoming road at $50,
Fletcher Branch lbs and 1.19o poles,
Lover Shannon Branch ,5S6 poles, thence
| $40 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 1860
poles to 1.-TWO poplars, a walnut and sugar
tree" crossing Tug river, and Lick creek at
'94, a branch of Tug at 24o and 40, anoth-
er 500 poles, branch ofSpice creek at
$40. and path on sane at $50. and Spice
creek at sos poles, Badway branch at ESQ
and NIudhole 1900 poles, down
Mndhole branch, to the corner on Clear
Fork (below the old "Bartley Rose
place." at $50 poles
Thence south SO degrees, west 2
poles to "three white OAKS" crossing
Bear branch at 120, Big branch at 40,
tie ridge and head spring Of Barley creek
at 700 poles, Muley Fork Of BARLEY at
LILO the road Fork at l,430, Barley
creek, 400, dry Fork at $50, q miles
below Perryyille,) Slate creek at 2,l20,
Yates branch at 1900, Little Mountain
and Paddle Fork at 1880, John Hagea.
mans at 2,4oo poles, thence to the cor
ner, on branch Of Bradshaw, at 1850,
pc!es.
Thence south 81 drgrees, east {, Goopeles
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
lire at go poles, thence along the ridge
touching the county line again at 1910
poles along the edge of TaZeweIl county,
Virginia, to county line at 2,o44 poles
thence along through Tazewell county,
Virginia, crossing Forks of Indian, waters
of CIinch river at 2.46O, and 1850, a branch
of said Forks at 2,74o and 2,S4o poles,
Belcher's Ridge at 9, $50 poles, and crossing
Beech Fork at 3, 440, the left handfork or
Beech Fork and road at 1855 poles, to
station and pointers OF 5000 poles, near
the head Of Beech Fork i'll TazeweD
county Virginia.
Thence north 81 degrees, east 1000
poles to the beginning, crossing the Dry
Fork at So Zone mile below Captain David
G. Savers Dicks creek at "94, Dalton
Branch at $40, head of Jacobs Fork at
l .S56 state line at l ,942, Horsepen creek at
| $50, right hand fork of HCrsepen at
2,576, Old Camp branch at 2,S06, head of
Horsepen at J, 324 poles, the county line
and ridge between the waters Of Tug river
and Horsepen at 8, 4lS, TazeWell c. II. and
Wyoming road at $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 salne) 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
card, Bottom, Sand Lick, Mill, Spice,
Browns and Little Indian creek; Reeve,
Volls Big War, Farrenshe, Rockhouse,
Horsepen, Cucumber and Big creeks, with
their numerous tributaries; Clark s branch,
Buk's, DAMS, Sugar Camp, Upper and
Lower Shannon branches, Fletcher Jeds,
Grape, Rocknarow, Akin. Turnhole,
Harman's Lesle's Dock, Huncs, Laurel,
Jr:.l, Dol+o,, Old Topnp CnIJ ol, MIL