Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-04-19
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court Of the United
States-I'Or tho Western District
of South Carolina.

In the District Court of the United
Statcs-I'or tho Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
202.12 acres, more or less, situGle
in Pulaski Township, in the County
Of Oconee, in the State of South
Carolina. known as the J. II. Can
non tract No. "B.'
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
65l.5G acres, more or less, situate
IN Pulaski Township, in the County
OF Oconee. in the State OF South
Carolina, known as the J. II. Can
non tract No. &C."
Notice that Application has Been
Made by Tho United States to Ac-
Uuire the Land Herein Described,
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph #. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
of South Carolina, on the 30th 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 two
certain tracts OF land, owned or sup
psode to be owned by j. Fl. Cannon
and Celia A. Cannon. and an accurate
description Of said tract OF land be-
ing as follows:
All and singular those two tracts of
land known as the j. II. Cannon
"JOhn Mountain" tract and the J. Fl.
Cannon tract, referred to in the pur-
chase agreement Of }. II. Cannon with
the United States of America, as
tract 'B.' and tract &C." respectively,
situate and lying in Pulaski Town
ship, Oconee County, State Of South
Carolina, hereinafter more fully de-
scribed:
The J. H. Cannon "John Mountain"
| tract, or tract B." hereinabove re-
| ferred to, is represented to lie north
west OF Long Creek Post Office, on
John Mountain, on waters Of Tugaloo
| River, and to contain four hundred
| and twenty-five (422) acres, but con-
| tains two hundred and two and
l2/1O0 (202.12) acres, and is cir
| cumscribed by line beginning at
| corner one, a rock marking the origi-
nal corner Of j. II. Cannon's John
Mt" tract, the lands Of W. e. Moore
and Gibbs Whaley, an oak post being
set in mound of stones and scribed
, G. l; thence n. 45-43 w. with the
Iine of Gibbs Whaley to corner two,
a rock with witnesses, an oak post
being set in a mound Of stones;
thence to corner three, a rock, al oak
post being set in mound Of stones;
thence to corner four, 4 thirty-six
inch white oak, common to the Will
banks land; thence to corner five, a
twenty-four inch pine, corner on
Tom Swofford's line; thence n. 1898
e. with Tom Swofford's line to corner
six. a black gum, hlaZed and scribed
marking corner common to Tom
Swofford's tract; thence to corner
seven, rock marking corner common
to w. p. Moore; thence S. 1886 w.
with the line Of w. P. Moore, to cor
ncr eight, twelve-inch lead pine,
common to the lands Of ". p. Moore
and W. E. Moore, a post being set in
a mound Of stones; thence S. S0-59
| w. with the line of the w. e. Moore
lands to the place of beginning
The J. II. Cannon tract, or tract
| CO above referred to. is represent
ed as lying southeast Of Long Creek
Post Office, and being drained by
Brasstown Creek and Toxaway
Creek, and said to contain nine hun
dred and thirty-five (935) acres, but
contains six hundred and fifty-one and
| $4,000 .56) acres, and is cir
cumscribed by line beginning at
corner one, also corner Of the lands
of w. H. Page, a rock with witnesses,
a post being set in a mound of stones,
scribed G Z; thence y. 37-55 T.. with
the boundary Of the lands Of w. II.
| Page to corner two. corner common
to w. II. Page and Oconee Timber
Co. lands, post being set in mound
of stones; thence y. 2-02 e. with the
boundary Of the Oconee Timber Co.
lands to corner three, also a corner to
the Oconee Timber Co. lands, a post
being set in a mound of stones
| thence to corner four, a ridge which
bears y. 10 E., also a corner to the
| lands Of Oconee Timber Co., a post
| being set in mound of stones ;
! thence to corner five. also 4 corner to
the OcOnec Timber Co. lands, a four
teen inch hickory; thence to corner
six, also corner to the Oconee Tim
ber Co. lands and lands OF J. J. Wood
all, rock pile. post being set in a
mound Of stones; thence y. 1910
w. with the boundary of lands of j.
j. Woodall to corner seven, also a
corner to J. j. Woodall tract, a ten
inch post oak; thence to corner eight,
an oak post being set in a mound OF
| stones; thence to corner nine, an
| oak post being set in mound OF
| stones; thence to corner ten, an oak
post being set in q mound Of stones;