Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-22
CHE UNITED STATES OF AMEPtCA

In tho District Court of the United
Stutcs for the Western District
| of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
| Versus
a certain tract of land containing
| 496.64 acres. more or less, situate
in Chattooga Township. in the
| County of Oconee, in the State Of
| South Carolina, known as G. w.
| Hunt tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quire the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
| Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph #. Johnson. United
States Judge for the Western District
Of South Carolina. on the I'd day Of
July, A. D. 1917, 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 cer-
| tain tracts Of land, owned or suppos-
| ed to be owned by Ransom Hunt and
wife. Lima, of Mt. Airy, Ca; Mrs. En-
ma Harper and husband, J. G. Har-
! per, Of Seneca, South Carolina: w.
r. Hunt and wife, Mag l.. Hunt. of
Mountain Rest, South Carolina; Sam
Belgrade, Montana; d. Hunt and
wife, Addie B. Hunt, of Seneca,
South Carolina; and Simon Hunt,
| widower, Of Mountain Rest, South
Carolina; and a general description
Of said tract Of land being as fol-
| lows:
tract Of land known as the &C.
w. Hunt tract, situate in Chattoo-
ga Township, County Of Oconee, State
of South Carolina, lying on headwa-
ters Of Milestone Creek, of Chattoo-
ga River, including the eastern and
southern slopes of milestone Noun
| tain, adjoining lands of w. II. Mon
| gold, Samuel Hunt, l. w. Snider,
Mrs. Fannie Robins ct al, containing
496.64 acres. beginning at corner s
of the F. A. Hull "Mongold" tract, a
corner Of T.. A. Fall "Ramey" tract;
thence S 1876 w 1919 chains to
corner HI with witness trees pres
ent OIL ridge. an original corner COM
mon to c. w. Hunt and +. A. Hull
! "Ramey" tracts; thence with line of
! +. A. Hull "Ramey" tract 1910 w
Las chains; thence S Salt w 6.93
chains; thence S 5S-55 w 6.87
chains; thence S $500 w 1872
chains to corner his, a II" yellow
pine on top Of ridge, an original cor
ner common to G. w. Hunt and i. A.
Hull "Ramey" and "Snider" tracts;
, thence leaving line Of F..A. Hull
'Ramey" tract and with line Of F. A.
| Hull "Snider' tract S 6-13 w 13.47
! chains; thence leaving at 10 chains
: the line Of r.. A. Hull "Snider" tract
5 21-lS w 27.99 chains to corner
HI on west slope of Milestone
! Ridge, common to G. w. Hunt and
! 'Ramey' tracts; thence S O-49 w
40 chains; thence S 3-17 w $50
chains to corner no on main ridge
to MILESTONE Mountain; thence S
69-42 E 1850 chains to corner HI 0
I: with two witness trees present on top
or milestone Mountain, common to
=. w. Hunt and "Mongold" tracts;
thence S 1921 l. 4.75 chains; thence
descending along ridge N SS-47 e
| $50 chains; thence 35-45 e 22,93
chains to corner on top Of ridge.
common to G. w. Hunt and w. T..
Handy tracts; thence S 35-46 E
| 1921 chains to corner witnessed by
yellow pines; thence N 1915 e
! 1896 chains; thence N 1855 w
IL $40 chains; thence N 45-32 w
2l.5S chains; thence N 1868 e 6.65
chains; thence S STAT E7.76 chains.
thence CLAP e $50 chains; thence
! n Ills e 14.61 chains; thence N
77-f9 9.29 chains; thelfce s 11-51
E 22.70 chains; thence N 45-47 e
3.25 chains to a 8" black gum on
spur, an original corner common to
c. W. and Sam Hunt tracts; thence
n 32-03 e 1874 chains to corner
with witness trees present, common
to c. w. and Sam Hunt and J. D.
Handy tracts; thence N N\46-50 q
1.99 chains to corner common to c..
w. Hunt and Handy tracts; located
one chain north Of fork in ridge
thence N 1852 70 1917 chains to
corner II OF r. A. Hull "Mongold"
tract, common to c. w. Hunt and T.
Handy tracts; thence with line Of
f.. A. Hull "Mongold" tract N 1886
e VII chain to corner 10 Of said
tract on top Of ridge bearing north
and south; thence N $3.50 w 20.42
chaihs; thence N 42-48 w 45.19
chains to the beginning, all bearings
being turned from the true meridian.
| All persons interested in said tract
Of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the 1st day Of October,
A. d. 1917, and file with the Clerk of
| this Court, at his office at Greenville,
5. c., their objections, If any they
should have, to the proposed purchase
or acquisition Of said tract of land
| by the United States.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Atfornov