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 tho Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
A certain tract Of land containing
14S.54 acres, more or less, situate
In Chattooga Township, in the
County Of Oconee, In the State of
South Carolina, known as w. p.
Moore Tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by Tho 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, OH the 14th day Of
OCTOBER, A. D. 1916, notice is here
~ published that application has
Deen 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
or National Forest Reserve, of a cer-
tain tract Of land, owned or supposed
to be owned by w. p. Moore and F,tta
Moore and an accurate descrintion of
said tract of land being as follows:
All and singular that tract of land
known as the w. p. Moore tract, sit.
uate and lying in Chattooga Town
ship, County Of Oconee, State of
South Carolina, on the watershed Of
Whetstone Creek and Heart Branch,
tributaries OF Chattooga River, and
adjoining lands of Wagner on the
North, l. X. Moore on the South: J.
II. Cannon on the West, and Wagner
ct al. on the East; formerly said TO
contain one hundred and fifty-five
155) acres. more or less, but con-
tanning one hundred and forty-eight
and 54/100 G4S.54) acres, more or
less, circumscribed by line begin
nlng at corner |, a corner common to
the Nose Moore tract and corner 7
OF the j. II. Cannon "John Noun
tain tract, set an oak post in
mound of stones; thence N de-
grcos 26' e 24.7G chains to corner Q,
a corner common to the Nose Moore
and Thomas Swofford tracts, the site
OF the original Spanish oak corner on
the top of knob; set post in
mound Of stones; thence SO de-
grees IL E with the south boundary
Of the Thomas Swofford tract, S.24
chains to corner 3, a corner common
to the Thomas Swofford and James
Connor Heirs tracts, a stake and
pointers, set post in a mound of
stones; thence with the boundary Of
the James Connor Heirs tract. S 60
degrees ~ E 16.3S chains to corner
4, planted stone with witnesses;
set post In mound Of stones;
thence S Id degrees O9' w $3.50
chains to corner 5. Z" black gum
with witnesses, blaZed and scribed;
thence N Sc degrees IA q 1857
chains to corner 6, a corner common
to the James Connor Heirs and Enoch
Moore tracts, point at the intersec-
ton with the original "Shelton" line;
set post in a mound Of stones;
thence S 81 degrees So e with the
SW boundary of the Enoch Moore
tract, l1.O3 chains to corner Z, a
corner common to the Enoch Moore
and j. K. Moore tracts, a IS" Span
ish oak with witnesses, blazed and
scribed; thence S 81 degrees 06' w
with the NV boundary Of the ]. X.
Moore tract, 28.6S chains to corner
8, corner common to the Nose
Moore tract, planted stone with wit
nesses; set a post in mound of
stones; thence S SO degrees 49, w
1914 to corner 8. corner common
to the Nose Moore, J. K. Moore and
w. e. Moore tracts, a 10" black pine
with witnesses, blaZed and scribed;
thence N ID degrees 49, w 1888 to
corner 10, a corner common to the
w. e. Moore tract, and corner 8 Of
the ]. II. Cannon "John Mountain"
tract, a IL" dead pine; set a post in
mound OF stones; thence N 10 de-
grees So q with tho East boundary
of the j. II. Cannon "John Mountain"
tract reversed, 22.66 chains to the
place Of beginning. All bearings be-
ing turned from the 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, S. c., their objections
If 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:
(Seal) j. b. KNIGHT