Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-10
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court Of tho United
Statss-For tho Western District
of&outh Carolina.


Statss-For tho Western District
of66uth Carolina.
AZ ME UNITED STATES
- Versus
A certain tract of land containing
14S.54 acres, more or less. situate
IN Chattooga Township, in the
County of oeonee. in the State of
SQpth Carolina, known as w. p.
Moore Tract,
Notice that Application has Been
Made by Tho United States to Ac-
qtifre the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
pursuant to an order made by his
nonor, Joseph T. johnson, United
states Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, OH the 14th day of
october, A. D. 1916, notice Is here
Dy published that application has
oeen made to the District Court of
tne united States for the Western
District Of South Carolina, in behalf
OF tneEUnited States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
or National Forest Reserve, of n GER
tam tract OF land, owned or supposed
TO be owned by WI p. Moore and Eta
Moore ana an accurate description of
sald tract OF land being as follows:
All and singular that tract of laad
known as the w. p. Moore tract, s,;-
uate and lying In Chattooga Town
ship, County Of Oconee, State NJ
south Carolina, on the watershed of
Wnetstone Creek and Heart Branch.
tributaries of Chattooga River. and
adjoining lands of Wagner on Tho
North, !. X. Moore OH the South: l.
II. Cannon on the West, and WAGNER
ct AZ 8on the East; formerly said to
contain one hundred and fifty-five
550 #acres, more or less. but con
tanning one hundred and forty-eight
and 5f/100 G4S.54) acres, more or
less, circumscribed by line begin
ming at,corner /, 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 8 de-
grees.26' e 24.7G chains to corner 2.
corner common to the Nose Moore
and Thomas Swofford tracts, the site
or theSoriginal Spanish oak corner on
the top Of knob; set a post in a
mou1d of stones; thence S SO de-
Srees IL q with the south boundary
or the Thomas Sw0fford tract, S.24
chains to corner 3, a corner common
to the Thomas Swolford and James
Connor Heirs tracts, stake and
pointers, set post in a mound Of
stones; thence with the boundary of
the James Connor Heirs tract. S 60
degrees IT. 1888 chains to corner
4, planted stone with witnesses;
set post in a mound of stones:
thence Ia degrees 09' w $3.50
chains to corner 5, 7" black gum
with witnesses, blazed and scribed;
thence N Sc degrees IA E 1887
chains to corner 6, corner common
to the James Connor Heirs and Enoch
Moor Ntracts, point at the intersec-
ton the original Shelton" line;
set u ,iost> IN a mound of stones;
thence s 81 degrees So e with the
SW boundary of the Enoch Moore
tract, 11.03 chains to corner 7, a
corner common to the Enoch Moore
and }. 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 J. K.
Moore tract, 28.6S chains to corner
8, corner common to the Nose
Moore tract, planted stone with wit
nesses; set post In mound Of
stones; thence S So degrees 49, w
1914 to corner 0, a corner common
to the Nose Moore, J. X Moore and
w. %. Moore tracts, 10" black pine
with witnesses, blazed and scribed;
thence N ID degrees 49, w 1888 to
corner 10, a corner common to the
w. Z. Moore tract, and corner of
the ]. II. Cannon "John Mountain"
tract, IL" dead pine; set post in
a mound of stones; thence N 10 de-
grees 56' e with the East boundary
Of the J. H. 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,