Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-20
No. 01i.-V0lunc LNVI.-No. 81,
As no OUR MOUNTAIN LANDS.
Ncrdicts Confirmed In Nineteen Con-
domination Proceeding Cases,
(Grcenville News, 17th.)

NN'ScHNIile news, lItn.
number Of interesting law suits.
IN which the history Of Revolutionary
war days will probably be dragged
from its grave, will in all probability
come up in the Federal Court here as
Il result Of the condemnation by tho
United states Of land In Oconee coun-
ty Tor the purpose Of creating ma
ttonal forest reserve.
Judge JOS. n. Johnson yesterday
afternoon filed orders confirming tho
condemnation verdicts in nineteen
eases. involving a total OF about SGT
600, which Is to be paid to the own
ers Of these tracts OF land, whenever
the ownership is definitely determin-
cd by legal processes.
judge JOhnOSn'S orders cOnnrminr
the condemnation verdict in these
nineteen cases were Immediately
sent In to the proper officials at
Washington, and the money will be
sent here to J. b. Knight. Clerk OF
the Federal Court, probably within
the next ten days. A deed to tho
properties will then be given to tho
United States, and the government
will then enter upon the possession
OF these lands as part of the great
Appalachian forest reserve that Is to
be established In this territory.
These nineteen tracts Of land In OcO-
nee county are the first lands to be
received in South Carolina by tho
this forest reserve. but there are
number OF others on their way
through the courts.
Suits for Money.
When the government will pay for
the land, and take possession, tho
question of who will get the money
for the property Is an entirely diff
ferent matter, and will have to be
settled by number Of law suits.
While the persons now In posses
sion OF the lands are named in the
condemnation proceedings, they may
or may not get the money which ls
to be held by the Clerk Of the Court
here until the title to 1t is decided.
The titles to these properties seem
very much undetermined, and claims
for the money for the same will be
made by heirs of Robert Morris, de-
ceased, OF Philadelphia, by members
Of the Calhoun family. and by heirs
Of John Nicholson, and probably 9TH
ers. Their claim to the property
goes back to grants Of enormous
tracts OF land in that vicinity, made
about 1890. Transactions later than
this have been In some cases by word
or mouth, and no record seems to
exist
Revolutionary Finnncicr.
Robert Morris, as is well known. Is
the man who is rGputcd to have fl
nanced the Rcvolutionary war.
Grants Of many thousand acres Of
land in OcOnec county are on record.
and these will probably be brought
in as the basis Of the claims Of his
heirs to the money to be received.
Similar large grants were made to
James Edward Calhoun, and among
the claimants for his alleged share
in the money will probably be the
Calhoun Falls Company
The present holders of the lands,
OF course, will put up stiff fight for
the money.
The deeds for these various prop
critics were worked up by a A. Man
ming.
The condemnation verdicts which
were confirmed by Judge Johnson
yesterday showing the following
prices to be paid for lands in Oc0nee
county:
Cases Decided by Judge.
w. B. Doyle, 44.14 acres, $SG1.S4:
w. y. Moore, 1882 acres, $27G.22:
Miss l.. G. Kuhtman, 96&72 acres.
$G,2GA.lS; w. ~. Burton. 1922
acres, $GG0.8S; r. Jeff Lee, 67.24
acres, $201.72; Geo. w. Smith. 1881
acres, $207.9G; w. ]. Striblng,
102.S0 acres, $411.20; NJ. II. Lee,
250.S2 acres, $1,379.57: J. I. Case
Thrcshing Machine Co, 217.17 acres.
$SGS.GS; f. A. Hull, 891.31 acres.
$5,353.8G; J. and II. Bottoms.
1892 acres, $G99.G0; Messiah
Cobb. 1jG.7S acres, $666.31; J. ID.
Werner 94.SG acres, $521.73; J. T..
Gaines, 120.G4 acres, $4S2.5G; J. p.
Mccall, 40.08 acres, $220.44; J. G.
Powell, 55.57 acres, $222.28; J. II.
Long, 108.30 acres, $487.76; J. II.
Barnett 211.23 acres, $1,056.15;
Murc e Mure, 31.12 acres, $202.35.