Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-17

in Pulaski Township, In the County
| or Oconee, in the State Of South
| Carolina, known as the J. S. Carter
"L. ID. Cox" tract
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire 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 3Oth day of
March, 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, in behalf
| Of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, of nine
| certain tracts Of land, owned or sup
posed to be owned by J. S. Carter,
and an accurate description of said
| tracts OF land being as follows:
All and singular those tracts Of
land known as the J. S. Carter tracts,
and described as follows:
The Holbrook tract, in the County
Of Oconee, and State of South Caro-
lima, formerly said to contain two
hundred and twenty-eight (22S)
acres. more or less, but containing
two hundred and twenty-nine and
S6/1O0 (229.S6) acres, more or less,
and formerly known as the E. A. Hol-
brook tract; the line beginning at
corner one. a stone, which is also
! corner to the lands Of e. A. Holbrook,
running thence to corner two, a pile
of rocks. Il post set in a mound Of
stones; thence to corner three, a
corner common to the Smith lands
and lands Of T.. A. Holbrook, a hicl-
ory; thence to corner four, a corner
common to the Smith lands and Kate
.. FandiVer tract, Il hickory: thence
with the line Of the Kate D. Vandiver
lands to corner five, 4 rock with wit
nesses, a corner common to tract Of
j. II. Cannon and lands Of Kate O.
Nandiycr; thence with the boundary
OF the j, Fl. Cannon tract to corner
six, twelve inch post oak: thence
to corner seven, post oak stump
with witnesses on a ridge; thence to
corner eight, fourteen inch yellow
pine with witnesses; thence to cor
ner nine. q corner common to lands
Of w. j. Watkins and J. II. Cannon
tract. an Is inch Spanish oak with
witnesses; thence to corner ten,
! corner common to lands of George
Alatherson and E. a. Holbrook, a
post in a mound of stones; thence
with the line Of e. A. Holbrook to
the place of beginning.
The ToXaway tract, lying in the
County OF Oconee, and State OF Sou tn
Carolina, lying OIL Toxaway Creek,
formerly said to contain one hundred
and siXty-twO (162) acres, but
| Amino w. h,n
five and 32/1OO t275.32) acres, and
being bounded on the north by lands
Of Jake Rothell, south by lands of
Southern Woodland Company, east
by lands Of Southern Woodland Com
pany, west by lands of ]. l. Case
rhreshing Machine Company; the
line beginning at corner one, which is
corner to the lands OF Mrs. J. NJ.
Hothell and Mary Long, point in the
center Of minSter-Clayton Road
at the north end OF the bridge over
TnNa"ay Creek, a witness corner, be-
ing a post set in mound Of stones
by the side of the road; thence with
the road. the boundary Of Mrs. Mary
Long, point at the forks of the old
and new road. continuing with the
boundary Of the lands Of Jacob Roth
ell, meandcring the old Rogue's Ford
Road to corner two, a rock with wit
nesses. leaving the old road to COR
ner three, a rock with witnesses:
thence to corner four, a rock with
witnesses; thence to corner five, a
five inch white oak; thence to corner
six. old witness trees being present;
hence to corner seven, pine knot
With witnesses on the line Of the Silas
Butt tract, to corner eight, a rock
with Witnesses, being corner four Of
the Silas Butt tract and a corner Of
The lands Of Oconee Timber Com
pany; thence to corner nine, common
to the lands OF llamp Butt, a five inch
black gum, said by Mr.. Jacob Rothcll
to be the corner; thence with the
boundary OF the lands Of Hamp Bntt
to corner ten. Il pine knot with wit
ncscs; thence to corner eleven, being
also corner six OF the }. l. Case
Thrcshing Machine Company tract, a
pine knot with witnesses on the
Rock House Mountain trail; thence
with the meanders of the Rock House
Mountain trail and the boundary OF
the j. |. Case Threshiug Machine
Company tract to corner twelve,
which is corner one OF the j !. Case
Thrcshng Machine Co tract. and
common to the lands OF the Oconee
Timber Company, an eight inch black
jack on the edge Of tho Rock House
Mountain trail; thence with the
boundary Of the Oconee Timber Com
pany's lands to corner thirteen, which
is common to the lands Of ]. NJ. Roth
ell, All eight inch white oak, with wit
ncsscs; thence with the boundary Of
the lands OF ]. NJ. Rothcll to corner
fourteen. five inch sOurwOnd
thence to corner fifteen, pine knot
with witnesses; thence to the place