Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-06
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court OF the United
Statcs-For tho Western District
OF South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES

OF south Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
25S.90 acres. more or less. situate
In Whitewater Township. In tho
County OF Oconee, in the State Of
South Carolina. known rs The
William Nicholson Northern and
Southern" Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by Tho United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph Il. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
Of South Carolina. on the 14th day of
October, A. d. 1915, notice Is here
by published that application has
been made to tho District Court Of
the United States. for the Western
District Of South Carolina, In behalf
of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
Of National Forest Reserve, OF a GER
tain tract Of land. owned or supposed
to be owned by William Nicholson,
and an accurate description of said
tract Of land being as follows:
All and singular that tract of land
known as the William Nicholson
Northern" and Southern" tracts.
situate and lying In Whitewater
Township. County of Oconee, and
State Of South Carolina; heretofore
said to contain two hundred and
tM enty-eight t22S) acres, move or
less, and said to consist OF two tracts
separated by farm lands. and adjoin-
| ing lands Of ReXford and others. but
now connected into one tract contain
ing two hundred and tifty-eight and
9O/l00 t26S.90) acres; circum-
scribcd by line beginning at corner
one, an original rock corner, com
mon to the lands Of Nicholson and
ReNford. as shown by Mr.. Nicholson,
pine post being set and scribcd No.
\ l-t f. SIR; thence y. i615 E to
corner two, white oak post being
set; thence to corner three, pine
post being set; thence continuing to
corner four, q white oak post being
set; thence to corner five, a chestnut
oak post being set: thence to corner
six, chestnut oak being set: thence
to corner seven, pine post being
set; thence to corner eight, a chest
nut oak being set; thence to corner
nine, a Spanish oak post being set
thence to an original rock corner on
edge OF clearing; thence continuing
i'm same course to corner ten. a per-
sjmmon post being set: thence to
corner eleven, a pcrsimmOn post be-
ing set; thence to witness corner
twelve, pine post being set; thence
in all Lac chains to the center Of
highway; thence with the meanders
OF tho road in a EOrthcrly course to
corner thirteen, Spanish oak post
being set; thence to corner fourteen
chestnut post being set: thence to
corner fifteen, a pine post being set;
thence to corner sixteen, n dopwood
post being set; thence to corner sew
ontcen, white oak post being set;
thence to corner eighteen, chestnut
post being set; thence to corner
nineteen, a chestnut post being set;
thence to corner twenty, chestnut
post being set; thence to corner
twenty-one, n black gum post being
set; thence to corner twenty-five, on
| original line, sourwood post being
set; thence to corner twenty-three,
| n t"G"ty-fOur-inch pine, an original
| corner, blaZed and scribed: thence
to corner twenty-four. sourwood
| post being set; thence to corner
| twenty-five, an original rock corner,
pine post being set; thence to cor
| ner twenty-six, an eight-inch black
jack, an original corner, blazed and
scribed; thence to corner twenty
| seven, a fifteen-inch spotted oak, an
original corner blaZed and scribed :;
| thence to corner twenty-eight, q
chestnut post being set; thence to
corner twenty-nine. a black jack post
being set; thence TO corner thirty;
! a chestnut post being set; thence to
| CORNER thirtN-Onc. 4 white oak most