Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-10
In the Clerks Office Of the
United States District
Court for the Western Dis
trict of Virginia, at Lynch
burg, Virginia.
On the 18th day of July, 1917


(Petitioner) to
VS.. No: COL ondemn
l. N. Graham. J. M. Err Land
vine ct ais: (Defendants)
The object of this suit is to condemn,
for the uses and purposes of the Unit
ed States of America, for a National
Forest Reserve and for the protection
of the watersheds of navigable streams
and of conserving the navigability OF
navigable rivers, as provided. by the
Act of Congress of March l, 1911, (36
Stat. L., 961), known as the Weeks
Forestry Act, and the amendments
thereto of August 10. 1912, (37 Stat. L.,
30O), and March 4, 1913, (37 Stat. L.,
S55j, 6597. 81 acres of land in Augusta
and Highland Counties, Va, being a
boundry contain ing T717.77 acres, less
the l. N. Graham Tract of l12O. 46 acres.
Said 6597.31 acres are situated, princl-
pally, in the Pastures District of said
Augusta county. Said lands lie main
", on the southeast side of Shenan-
doah Mountain and the northwest side
of Calf Pasture River, and between
Hodges Draft at the north end and
Hugharts Run at the south end. The
top of the mountain forms, in the main,
the boundry on the west, except that
about 200 acres lie just across the top
of the mountain on the waters OF Cow
Pasture River. On the east side the
lands border on or near the river at
mouth of Reuben's Run at the north
end and follow more or less Stralght
lines little back of cleared land.
Among others, the following streams
run, in part, through said LANDS:
| Hodges, Reubens, Tim, Little Tim,
Rock Lake, Holloway, Hoy and Deer
field. Said lands are embraced within
or lapped by or affected by, in whole
or in part, the following grants or
patents: Michael Gearhard, February
2, 1857, for S25 acres; j ohm W. Rodgers,
Fcb.2 1857, for 800 acres; John Ryan,
Jr., January Is, 1881, los acres; Thom-
as Adams, November %, 1887, Iii
acres: Richard Adams, July 80, l79o,
468 acres: Samuel Blackburn, Novem-
Der l. 1850, 1874 acres; Robert j. Glen
! dye and VIM. W. Montgomery, No
vember l.. 1850, 300 acres; Thomas
Phillips, July 9, 1893, 100 acres; Cor
nelius and Thomas Ruddle, January
80. 1923, 295 acres; William Guy, June
80. 1916, 152 acres: William Guy, No
vcmber 2, 1857, $3.50 acres; Thomas
Hughart, May 10, 1904, 265 acres,
James Black, November l, 1917, 200
acres: Ralph and VIM Clayton, July
2. 1921, 100 acres; J. M. Ervine, Octo-
Der 3, 1906, 2173 acres; James Swami,
January q, 1896, 10000 acres, and
Thomas Phillips, May %, 1893, 300
! acres. The location and description,
by metes and bounds, of said land,
with plat and survey of same, and
the particular nature of the uses and
purposes for which the condemnation
of same is sought fully appear in the
netition and exhibits thereto, which
: ere filed in my Office on February %,
1916. and to which reference is made.
1t appearing, by affidavit, as fol-
lows,
az That the following defendants
are non-residents of the State of Vir-
ginia, towit American National
Bank of Asheville, North Carolina,
w. A. Levin, Annie Clare Chiles and
husband, Harry L. hiles, Pauline
Boyers Caricofe and husband. -Benja-
! min Caricofe, Singer Sewing Machine
company, Edward M. Sheldon and