The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-04

in the Circuit Court of the United States
for the Western District of Virginia al
Abingdon, the undersigned, John {.
Haskell and Il. Peyton Gray, special
masters appointed for the purpose, will on
The 23rd Day of May, 1899,
commencing between 10 o'clock A NJ. and J
O'Clock P. ". Of that day, at the front
door of the Court House of Wise county
in the State Of Virginia, proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder on
Inc terms hereinafter specified. all the
right, title and interest of the \irginla,
Tennessee 4 Carolina Steel X Iron Com
pany in and to the following real estate
situated in the County of Wise in said
State:
A tract Of land known as the 81. j.
Kelly, Sr., Tract" situated near Big Stone
GAP, Wise County, Virginia, containing
l47O.74 acres, described in n deed to the
said Company by VIM. F. Rhca, Trustee
of +. B. Moon, by Iced dated August lst,
1889. and recorded in Wise county court
clerk. office in deed book II, page 232.
A tract containing 8 acres and known
as the mansion House Tract" (out OF
the said l470 acre tract conveyed to the
said Company by W. d Jones and wife by
deed dated August LIST, 1889, and recorded
in Wise county court clerks Office in
deed book %, page IA, which said 3
acres were acquired by Jones from }. D.
Kelly, Sr.
A tract of land lying on the south side
of Stone Mountain, Wise county, Nir-
ginia, and known as the -. F. Willis
Tract" and containing - acres.
Also part of the tract of land situated
in the town of Big Stone Gap. Wise coun-
ty, Virginia, known as the "Rebecca Kelly
Tract" containing ! acre, conveyed TO
the said Company by VIM. d. Jones and
wife by deed dated June 18th, 1887, and
recorded in Wise county court clerks
Office in deed book 9, page 50.
Lots II, II and 10 of block I3l at Big
Stone Gap, Wise county, Virginia, as
shown on Big Stone Gap improvement
Company's Plat NO. ), on record in Wise
county court clerks Office, conveyed tc
the said Company by Big Stone Gap I'M
prOvement Company by deed dated May
l4th, 1890, and recorded in Wise county
court clerks Office in deed book u, page
l32.
a tract of land above Big Stone Gap,
on both sides of Pigeon Greek and Roar
ing Fork of PoweIl's River, Wise county
Virginia, and containing 1868 acres
Except right of way to railroad company,
conveyed to the said Company by VIM. D..
Jones and wife: by deed dated June It'll,
1887, anu recorded in Wise county court
clerks Office in deed book u, page 2Sj.
A tract of land containing 800 acres,
adjoining j. T. Bray's land, Wise county,
Virginia, and also a tract of land con-
tanning % acres adjoining the above, and
both tracts supposed to contain together
400 acres, conveyed TO said Company by
VIM. ID. Jones and wife by deed dated
September, 18th, 1887, and recorded in
Wise county court clerks office in deed
book 10, page 316.
The minimum fixed by the court for said
j. j. Kelly, Sr, tract, the said tract known
as the Mansion House tract containing
six acres aud the said tract above Big
Stone Gap on both sides of Pigeon creek
and Roaring Fork of Powells river con-
236.95 acres is 10000 and for said
lands in Wise county $500, and the
same will not he sold unless the bids
therefor aggregate the said sums respec-