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

THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract of land containing
1861 acres, mere or less, situate
IN Chattooga Township, in the
County Of Oconee, in the State of
South Carolina, known as Evan
Phillips 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 Il. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
Of South Carolina, OH the 14th day of
october, A. D. 1916, 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
or National Forest Reserve, Of a GER
tain tract of land, owned or Supposed
to be owned by Evan Phillips and an
accurate description Of said tract of
All and singular that certain tract
OF land known as the Evan Phillips
Tract, in Chattooga Township, Conn
ty Of Oconee, and State Of South Car
olina, formerly said to contain one
hundred and twenty (120) acres, but
containing one hundred and twenty
six and 61/100 (12G.G1) acres,
bounded, on the North and West by
Chattooga River, on the South by
lands Of George Connor, and on the
East by lands Of +. A. Hull; the line
beginning at corner one, a twelve
inch hickory, blazed ard scribed r
IA U S S p, same being corner r
II of the +. A. Hull "Ramey" tract;
thence with the boundary Of the T.. A.
Hull "Ramey" tract S. 3O4S w. to
corner two, siXteen-inch post oak
on top of lead, blazed and scribed;
thence to corner three, an original
corner, Il dead black oak stump, an
oak post being set and scribed:
thence to corner four, an original
corner, a fourteen-inch yellow pine,
blaZed and scribed; thence to cor
ner five, an eight-inch red oak mark
ed with an 'X' and three hacks,
blaZed and scribed; thence to corner
SIN, pine near fallen Spanish oak,
T.,
ed by Ramey and Phillips, a yellow
pine post being set and scribed;
thence to corner seven, an original
rock corner, a black gum post being
set and scribed; thence with the
boundary Of the V. II. Ramey lands
to corner eight, a stone one foot high
set in old pine stump, said to be orig
lnal corner OH Northwest slope of
ridge, corner Of the lands of the
Connor heirs, a sOurwood in a mound
OF stones, post being set, and scribed;
thence with the boundary of the
lands Of the Connor heirs to corner
nine, siXteen-inch post oak mark
ing corner common to the lands Of
Evan Phillips, being blazed and
scribed; thence with the boundary
of the lands Of Evan Phillips to cor
ner ten, white oak post being set in
mound Of stones and scribed:
thence to corner eleven, a fourteen
inch yellow pine, set and scribed;
thence to corner twelve, a fourteen
inch yellow pine in trail leading to
Phillips house, blazed and scribed;
thence to corner thirteen, a pine post
being set in mound Of stones on
west side Of road and scribed; thence
to corner fourteen, a four-inch yellow
pine on East side Of road, blazed and
scribed; thence to corner fifteen,
point in the center Of the Chattooga
River; thence with the meanders of
the Chattooga River with the thread
of the stream to the place of begin
ming. All bearings being turned
from 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 Greenyille.
South Carolina, their objections, If
any they should have, to the pro-
posed purchase Or acquisition Of said
tract Of land by the United States
]. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
A True Copy. Attest:
(Seal.) J. B. KNIGHT,
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