Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-07-20
In the Clerks Office of the
United States District
Court for the Western Dix :
trict of Virginia, at Lynch
burg, Virginia.
On the 18th day Of July, 1917

On the 18th day Of July, 1917
United States of America, Action
(Petitioner) to
VS.. No. Col Condemn
|. 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 navlgablllty 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, (31 Stat. L.,
300), and March 4, 1913, Ut Stat. L.,
1851 ;6597. 81 acres of land in Augusta
and Highland Counties, Va, being a
boundry contain ing I'LL. Il acres, less
the I. N. Graham Tract fll2O.46 acres.
Said 6597.31 acres are situated, prlncl--
pally, in the Pastures District OF said
Augusta county. Said lands lie MAIN
ly, on the southeast side OF Shenan-
doah Mountain and the northwest side
of Calf Pasture River, and between
Hodges Draft at the north end ana
Hugharts Run at the south end. Inc
| top of the mountain forms, in the nam,
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 straight
lines a 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 lappcd by or affected by, in whole
or in part. the following grants or
patents: Michael Gearhard, February
2, 1851, for S25 res;John " Rodgers,
Feb.2, 1857, for 800 acres; John Ryan,
Jr., January 10, 1881, loo 70 acres res lh0 I'M;
as Adams, November %, 1887, III
acres: Richard Adams, July 81, lbs,
1858 acres; Samuel Blackburn, Novem-
ber.1, 1850, 1874 acres; Robert j. Glen
dye and VIM. W. Montgomery, NO
vember l, 1850, 300 acres; Thomas
Phillips, July 8, 1893, 100 acres; Cor
nelius and Thomas Ruddle, January
30. 1923, 295 acres: William Guy, june
| 30. 1916, 152 acres; William Guy, No
vember 2. 1857, $3.50 acres; Thomas
Hughart, May 10, ~~1T94, 265 acres,
James Black, November l, 1917, 2Ot
acres: Ralph and VIM Clayton, July
II, 1921, 100 acres: J. M. Ervine, Octo-
Der 3, 1906, 2173 acres; James Swami,
January q, 1886, 10000 acres, and
Thomas Phillips, May Is, 119S, 3Oo
acres, The location and description,
bv metes and bounds, of said land,
with a 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
,,etition and exhibits thereto, which
Esere filed in my Office on February Is,
1916. and to which reference is MADE.
1t appearing, by affidavit, as 1ol-
lows:
are non-residents of the State OF VIZ
ginia. towit: American National
Bank of Asheville, North Carolina,
w. A. Levin, Annie Clare Chlles ana
husband, Harry L. Chiles, Pauline
Bowers Caricofe and husband. Benla-
min Caricofe, Singer Sewing Machine
company, Edward M. Sheldon and
wife. Annie S. Sheldon, George FL.
calvert. Jr., and wife, Mrs. George Il.
calvert, Jr., John M Dudley and wife.
Mrs. John M. Dudley, r. C. Grogg
and wife, Mrs. R. C. Grogg, Robert
A, McKenney. Mrs. Howard S. Har-
rington, Willard F. Eakle, James I.
Eubank, William Bratton, J. W. Z.
Rodgers and wife, Hannah Rodgers,
and cameron Johnson, 49,.
~ That due and reasonable dlllg.
ence has been used by and on behalf
of petitioner, without effect, to ascer-
tain the following, to-wit:
LAY Inwhat county or corporation
the following defendants are, to-Wlt:
D. M. Osborne & company, L. W alter
Davis, Mrs. F. A. Davis, Shenandoah
Valley Lumber company, w: A: NC
Kay, Mckay Brothers, Alma b Kerr.
Sarah S. Huffman, widow, Lenoe
Stevens, Emma Fl. Rawlings and nus
band, Jonn A. Rawlings, Mrs. Bell
Young Schemerhorn, widow, John
Peter Dumas, Laura V. Eakle, Graves
& Hubbard, Louisa E. Blackburn,
Archibald A. Blackburn, James Z:
Blackburn, James H. Blackburn and
wife, Evaline blackburn, John Black
burn, Elizabeth blackburn, daughter
of benjamin blackburn, deceased)
Lucinda blackburn, Sarah J. Kennedy
and husband, Thomas Kennedy, Nancy
Gerolds, Tor Jeroldsl and husband,
Marcus Gerolds, Tor Jerolds Amanda
Seahorn and husband, Campbell Sea-
horn, Isabella Gillespie and husband,
William D. Gillespie, Samuel B; Hoss
and wife, Amanda Hoss, Archibald
Hoss and wife, MERGED Hoss, Emily
Hoss, Elizabeth Hogen and husband,
David Hogen, Archibald A. Mathes
and wife, Christiana G. Mathes, Will
lam Mathes, Evaline A blackburn,
Mary E. Pullin and husband. George
c.. Pullin, Archibald blackburn, Alfred
blackburn, William Blackburn,
Samuel. Blackburn and wife, Sarah
Blackburn, Simeon Blackburn,
Henry F. Blackburn, Mary ',
Blackburn, Elizabeth Blackburn
| daughter of William Blackburn,
deceased Melville R. Blackburn,
Isabella Saunders and husband.