Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-06
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court of tho United
Statcs-l'or the Western District
OF South Carolina.

OF South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract Of land containing
1861 acres, more or less, situate
In 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
bS Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph +. Johnson, United
States Judge FOR the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the 1Ith day Of
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 condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
| of National Forest Reserve, of a GER.
tain tract Of land, owned or Supposed
to be owned by Evan Phillips and an
| accurate description Of said xtract of
land being as follows:
All 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
olina, formerly said to contain one
hundred and twenty l20) acres, but
containing one hundred and twenty
six and 61/100 (126.6D 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 +. A. Hull; the line
beginning at corner one, twelve
inch hickory, blazed and scrlbed r
"A u S f S p, same being corner r
44 of the T.. A. Hull "Ramey" tract;
thence with the boundary Of the f. A.
Hull "Ramey' tract S. 30.48 w. to
corner two, sixteen-inch post oak
on top of lead, blazcd and scribed; !;
thence to corner three. an original
corner, a dead black oak stump, an
oak post being set and scribed !;
| thence to corner four, an original
corner. fourteen-inch yellow pine,
blaZed and scribed; thence to cor
ncr five. an eight-inch red oak mark
ed with an tx" and three hacks,
blaZed and scribed; thence to corner
six, a pine near fallen Spanish oak
with original mark cut out, as locat-
| y
| 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, ii 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, a sOurwOod in a mound
Of stones. post being set, and scribed !;
| thence with the boundary of the
lands OF the Connor heirs to corner
nine, a siXtecn-inch post oak mark
ing corner common to the lands of
Evan Phillips. being blaZed and
scribed; thence with the boundary
Of the lands Of Evan Phillips to cor
ner ten, q white oak post being set III
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, a 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
sci ibed; 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 trac
Of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of February
A. D. 1917, and file with the Clerk oi
this Court, at his Office at Greenville
South Carolina. their objections, Il
any they should have, to the pro
posed purchase or acquisition OF sait
tract Of land by the United States.
J. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
4 True Copy. Attest:
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