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

October, A. D. 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, in behalf
OF the United States, for the con DEM
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, OF a GER
tain tract of land, owned or supposed
to he owned by w. p. Moore and Eta
Moore and al accurate description of
said tract of land being as follows:
All and singular that tract Of land
known as the w. p. Moore tract, sit
uate and lying in Chattooga Town
snip, County OF Oconee, State Of
MILESTONE Creek and Heart Branch,
tributaries Of Chattooga River, and
adjoining lands Of Wagner on the
North, |. X. Moore on the South; J.
II. Cannon on the West, and Wagner
ct al. on the East; formerly said to
contain one hundred and nfty-Rve
1900 acres, more or less, but con-
tanning one hundred and forty eight
and $4,000 G48.54) acres, more or
less, circumscribed by q line begin
ming at corner !, a corner common to
the Nose Moore tract and corner
OF the J. II. Cannon John Noun
tain" tract, set an oak post in q
mound Of stones; thence N 8 de-
grees 2G E 24.76 chains to corner 2,
a corner common to the Nose Moore
and Thomas Swofford tracts. the site
OF the original Spanish oak corner on
the top OF knob; set post in a
mound OF stones; thence s SO de-
grecs II e with the south boun Diary
of the Thomas Swofford tract, 8.24
chains to corner 3, a corner common
to the Thomas Swofford and James
Connor Heirs tracts, a stake and
pointers, set post in a mound OF
stones; thence with the boundary Of
the James COnnor Heirs tract, S 50
degrees II e 1898 chains to corner
4, a planted stone with witnesses;
set post in mound of stones;
thence S Ia degrees o. w $3.50
chains to corner 5, 7" black gum
with witnesses, blazed and scribed;
thence N Sc degrees IA Il 1857
chains to corner 6, a corner common
to the James Connor Heirs and Enoch
Moore tracts, point at the intersec-
tion with the original "Sheltotl" line;
set post in a mound Of stones;
thence 81 degrees 50' Il with the
SW boundary Of the Enoch Moore
tract, LOB chains to corner Z,
corner common to the Enoch Moore
and j. K. Moore tracts, a 5" Span
ish oak with witnesses, blaZed and
scribed; thence S 81 degrees 0G' w
with the NV boundary Of the J. X.
Moore tract, 2S.68 chains to corner
8, corner common to the Nose
Moore tract, a planted stone with wit
nesses; set post in mound of
stones; thence So degrees 49, w
1874 to corner 8, corner common
to the Nose Moore, j. X. Moore and
w. E. Moore tracts, a 10" black pine
with witnesses, blaZed and scribed;
thence N ID degrees 49, w 1888 to
corner 10, corner common to the
w. +. Moore tract, and corner OF
the j. II. Cannon "John Mountain"
tract, IL" dead pine; set a post in
a mound Of stones; thence N 10 de-
grees So e with the East boundary
Of the J. H. Cannon John Mountain"
tract reversed, 22.66 chains to the
place Of beginning. All bearings be-
ing turned from the true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
Of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day OF February,
A. u. 1917, and file with the
Clerk OF this Court, at his office
at Grecnville, s. c., their objections,
II any they should have, to the pro-
posed purchase or acquisition of said
tract OF land by the United States.
J. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
A True Copy. Attest:
(Seal.) J. b. KNIGHT,
Clerk, U. s. D. Court.