Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-13
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In the District Court OF the United
Statcs-For tho Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract OF land containing
25S.90 acres. more or less, situate
in Whitewater Township. in the
County Of Oconee, in the State Of
South Carolina, known as The
William Nicholson "Northern and
Southern" Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
Quirc the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph II. johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the 14th day OF
October, A. ID. 1916, notice Is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court Of
the United States, for the Western
District Of South Carolina, III behalf
Of the United States, for tho condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
Of National Forest Reserve, Of a cer-
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 rs 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
twenty-eight (22S) acres. move or
less, and said to consist Of two tracts
separated by farm lands. and adioin-
ing lands Of Rexford and others. bat
now connected into one tract contain
ing two hundred and tifty-eight and
90/100 t25S.9D acres: circum-
scribed by a line beginning at corner
one, an original rock corner, COM
| mon to the lands OF Nicholson and
RcNford, as shown by Mr.. Nicholson,
| Il r'nc post being set and Scribed No.
y IT. s j. SIR; thence n. 4G15 E to
| corner two, Il white oak post being
set; thence to corner three. pine
post being set; thence continuing to
corner four. Il white oak post being
set; thence to corner five. n 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, Spanish oak post being set;
thence to nn original rock corner on
edge Of clearing; thence continuing
| in same course to corner ten, n per-
slmmon post being set; thence to
corner eleven, Il persimmOn post be-
| ihg set; thence to witness corner
twelve. pine post being set; thence
| in all LAG chains to the center of
highway; thence with the meanders
OF tho road In Il Horthcrly course to
corner thirteen, Spanish oak post
being set; thence to corner fourteen,
a chestnut post being set; thence to
corner fifteen, a pine post being set:
thence to- corner sixteen, a dogwood
! post being set; thence to corner sew
enteen, a 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, a chestnut
post being set; thence to corner
twenty-one, black gum post being
set; thence to corner twenty-five, on
original line, a sourwood post being
set; thence TO corner twenty-three,
a twenty-four-inch pine. an original
corner. blazed and scribed: thence
to corner twenty-four. a sourwood
post being set: thence to corner
twenty-five. an original rock corner,
a pine post being set; thence to cor
ncr twenty-siX, an eight-inch black
Jack, an original corner. blazed and
scribed; thence to corner twenty
seven. a tifteen-inch spotted oak, an
original corner blaZed and scribed;
thence to corner twenty-eight, a
| chestnut post being set; thence to
corner twenty-nine. black jack post
hcin" set; thence to corner thirty;
a chestnut post being set; thence to
COrlnH lirt Whita Oak