Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-27
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court OF the United
States-For the Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATEC

THE UNITED STATES
Versus
! A certain tract of land containing
l26.6l acres, more or less, situate
III Chattooga Township, in the
County Of Oconee, in the State of
South Carolina, known as Evan
Phillips 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 T. Johnson, United
states Judge for the Western District
or South Carolina, on the 14th day of
october. A. D. 1916, notice Is here
ny published that application has
been made to the District Court of
the United States, for the Western
District OF South Carolina, in behalf
or. the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, of q GER.
tain tract of land, owned or s.pposei
to be owned by Evan Phillips and an
accurate description of said tract of
land being as follows:
Ali and singular that certain tract
OF land known as the Evan Phillips
Tract, In Chattooga Township, Coun-
ty OF Oconee, and State OF South Car
DINA, formerly said to contain one
hundred and twenty (12O) acres, but
containing one hundred and twenty
six and 61/100 126.61) acres,
bounded, on the North and West by
Chattooga River, on the South by
lands Of George Connor, and on the
East by lands of f. A. Hull; the line
beginning at corner one, twelve
inch hickory, blazed and scribed r
"a U 5 f. p, same being corner r
ia Of the e. A. Hr'. "Ramey" tract:
thence with the boundary Of the T.. "A.
Hull 'Ramey" tract S. 3O.4S w. to
corner two, a siXteen-inch post oak
on top of lead, blazed and scribed;
thence to corner three. an original
corner. dead black oak stump, an
oak post being set and scribed;
thence to corner four, an original
corner, fOurteen-inch yellow nine.
blazed and scribed; thence to cor
ner five, an eight-inch red oak mark
Ell with an ''X' and three hacks.
blaZed and scribed; thence to corner
SIN, pine near fallen Spanish oak,
with original mark cut out, as locat-
ed by Ramey and Phillips, yellow
pine post being set and scribed:
thence to corner seven, an original
rock corner, a black gum post being
set and scribed; thence with the
boundary Of the V. II. Ramey lands
to corner eight, a stone one foot high
set in old pine stump, said to be orig
inal corner on Northwest slope of
ridge. corner Of the lands of the
Connor heirs, SOurwood in q mound
OF stones, post being set, and scribed;
thence with the boundary of the
lands of the Connor heirs to corner
nine, sixteen-inch post oak mark
ing corner common to the lands of
EVAN Phillips, being blazed and
scrlbed; thence with the boundary
or the lands of Evan Phillips to cor
ner ten' a white oak post being set in
a mound Of stones and scribed;
thence to corner eleven, a fourteen
inch yellow. pine, set and scribed;
thence to corner twelve, a fourteen
inch yellow pine in trail leading to
Phillips house, blaZed and scribed;
thence to corner thirteen, q pine post
being set in a mound Of stones on
west side OF road and scribed; thence
to corner fourteen, Il four-inch yellow
pine on East side Of road, blaZed and
scribed; thence to corner fifteen, a
point in the center of the Chattooga
River; thence with the meanders Of
the Chattooga RIVER with the thread
Of the stream to the place Of begin
ming. All bearings being turned
from true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
Of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of February,
A. D. 1917, and file with the Clerk of
this Court, at his office at Greenville,
South Carolina, their objections, IL
any they should have, to the pro-
posed purchase or acquisition of said
tract Of land by the United States.
J. WILLIAM TIURMOND.
United States Attorney.
A True Copy. Attest:
(Seal.) j. B. KNIGHT,
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