Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-04-26
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court of the United
St,,tes-fOr the Western District
Snufh (Iupp1ina

| StatcS-FOr the western DiStriCt
OF South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
| Versus
A certain tract of land containing
494.13 acres, more or less, situate
in Chattooga Township, in the
County Of Oconee, in the State Of
Russell Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
! uuire the Land Herein Described,
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor Joseph r. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the 9th day
of March, 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 condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, Of GER
tain tract OF land, owned or Supposed
20 be owned by w. G. Russell and
Jane RUSSELL, and an accurate de-
scription OF said tract Of land being
as follows:
| All and singular that certain tract
Of land known as the w. G. Russell
tract, in Chattooga Township, Coun-
ty OF Oconee, and State Of South
| Carolina, formerly said to contain
| five hundred (500) acres, but con-
tanning four hundred and ninety
four and 1900 (494.13) acres, ad-
ioin nj 1nn Dr A Il,
A. Hull, John Lochrie, Nicholson es-
tate and Roxford lands, Oh the wa
ters Of Chattooga River, on the East
side of Chattooga River, just South
Of the forks OF the East and West
prongs Of said river; the line begin
! ming at corner one, rock pointed
out by w. G. Russell as his begin
ming and northermost corner, and a
corner common to the A. b., w. H.
and II. B. Nicholson tracts respect
lively, white oak post beside rock,
set and scribed; thence to corner
two, a Spanish oak post set and
scribcd; thence to corner three, a
pine post set and scribed; thence to
corner four, white oak post, set and
scribed; thence to corner five, a
Spanish oak post set and scribed;
thence to corner six, a sourwood post
set and scribed; thence to corner
seven. chestnut post set and
scribed; thence to corner eight,
sourwood post set and scribed:
thence to corner nine, q chestnut post
set and scribed; thence to corner
ten, a chestnut post set and scribed;
thence to corner eleven, a sourwood
post set and scribed; thence to COR
ner twelve, "A chestnut post set and
scribed; thence to corner thirteen, q
sourWood post setand scribed; thence
TO corner fourteen, a chestnut post set
and ScriDed; thence to corner fifteen.
white oak post set and scribed;
thence S. 3S.55 =. passing witness
corner sixteen, q black oak post set
and scribed; to a point in the center
of the Walhalla Road 9.55 chains
from corner fifteen; thence mean
dering along said road; with certain
courses and distances, passing wit
ness corner seventeen, a red oak
post set and scribed, to corner
eighteen, black oak post set and
scribed; thence to witness corner
nineteen, chestnut post set and
scribed; thence with the meanders
OF the thread of a stream, to a
point 90 feet from corner twenty, a
stone set by Surveyor e. Callas April
18th, 1908. and 4 corner common to
the John Lochrie number two, r. A.
Hull "MQngold" and w. G.. Russell
/, tracts, Spanish oak post being set
and scribed: thence with the boun-
Diary line of the John Lochrie tract
! number two to corner twenty-one, a
corner common to the John Lochrie
tract number two, J. G.. Powell and
w. G. Russell tracts; thence with
the boundary Of the J. G.. Powell
. tract to corner twenty-five, a siX-inch
pine, an original corner common to
the J. G.. Powell and w. G. Russell
tracts; thence to corner twenty
! three, fourtccn-inch white oak an
original corner; thence to corner
tWentH-lOnr, tWenty-fOur-inch
white oak, marked as the original
corner; thence to corner twenty-five,
site OF an original rock corner, a
white oak post being set and scribed:
thence to corner twenty-six an origi-
nal rock corner, thence to the place
Of beginning. All bearings being
! turned from the true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
Of land, are hereby required to come
| forward on the 1st day Of June,
l9lG. 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 THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
a True Copy. Attest:
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