Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-23

chestnut oak; thence North 81 de
grees west "A poles to a chestnu
and white oak old marked anC
black pine now marked on top of
ridge, witnessed by a white oak
thence North 5 degrees West 2S.2
poles to a large red oak and white
oak old marked and a small rec
oak and dogwood now marked OF
the North side Of a ridge; thence
North IA degrees 80 minutes East
crossing Mud Lick Hollow and run
at % poles, continued 1882 poles
whole distance 96.42 poles to
double white oak old marked anC
a small red oak and service now
marked at fallen white oak or
the side of n ridge, double white
oak and white oak called for
thence North 80 degrees Is minutes
East 35 poles to two white oaks or
top of a ridge; thence North Al
degrees 40 minutes west 81 20 poles
to a maple and two hemlocks on
the North brow of the ridge; thence
North Is degrees 80 minutes East
80 80 poles to a white pine and q
black pine in a hollow; thence
leaving the said Alexander Gilmore
inclusive survey and running with
the line of Lot No. Is and George
Taylor South 45 degrees SO min
utes East 81 poles to a large chest
nut stump and maple stump and
large chestnut sprouts now mark
ed and white oak formerly marked
on the North side of ridge thence
North SO degrees East 97.60 poles
to a maple about 1.5O poles East OF
a large chestnut old marked for a
corner; thence South 66 degrees
East l06 20 poles to a large red
oak marked for a corner, continued
for a poles, whole distance l1O.2O
poles to Mary E. Gums line.
Note: The preceding line APP
pears to interlock with the lines of
Mary E Gum shines, formerly Rich
ard Hudson survey, Gin adjusting
said interlock line of the Richard
Hudson survey is to be followed)
Her corner a large Red Oak and
two fallen Chestnuts stands south
20 degrees west SIG poles to corn
er; thence North 20 degrees East
1886 poles to a point on said Mary
E. Gums line, this is the division
corner between Lots Nos. ii and
Is, the timber called for at this
corner is a White Oak and Chest
nut Oak, the White Oak was found
standing on the North brow of a
ridge, and is 4 poles below the line,
thence leaving said line and with
the division line between Lots IA
and Is South AZ degrees East 252.-
AZ poles to a Red Oak and a fallen
Red Oak on a side of a ridge after
crossing Stoney Run, the old marks
found on the bark of the fallen Red
Oak and several trees and witnesses
for saplings for witnesses; thence
South 2 degrees 5 minutes West
crossing Stoney Run near and be-
low the falls in the same at 33 poles,
continued whole distance POP po'es
to a Sugar and Beech on the East
bank of the South branch of Stoney
Run about l.50 poles below the
mouth of Galford's Salt Block Run
thence South 25 degrees 80 minutes
East 1852 poles to a pile of stones
between Sugar and Il dead Ash at
the foot of a ridge on the East side
of the branch and three poles from
the East bank of the same, thence
South II degrees 30 minutes East
sc poles to near and below some
market Chestnut, Chestnut Oak
and Hickory saplings on the top
of the Big Butt, continued and
crossing Apple Tree Run at 40
poles, whole distance 2l6 poles to
two Birch, Chestnut Oak and
Chestnut sapling on the West side
of the top of the mountain witness
ed by several other marked sapllngs,
Chestnut Oaks and Chestnuts called
for found fallen down, South 81 de-
grees Is minutes East 1912 poles
to the top of the mountain contin-
ued IL poles; whole distance 34.72
poles to two Red Oaks on the East
side of the top of the mountain,
another division corner of Lot No.
Is; thence 6 poles South of the top
of the mountain and with its mean
behring's to the beginning containing
l ,450 acres more or less, four-fifths
of which is hereby conveyed. The
parties OF the flrSt part except tne
corner trees on said tract of land.
A period of twenty years from
the 10th day of January, 1906, is
granted in which to remove said
timber at the end of which time
the lease may be extended at the
option of the party of the second
part by paying the sum of One
Hundred Dollars 10000 per an
mum until the timber is removed
or abandoned.
Free ineress, and egress and all
necessary right-of-way over said
land for the purpose of cutting and
removing the said timber, and right
to build slides, tram roads and rail
roads on the said land for that pur-
pose is hereby granted.