Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-02-21
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

III TIC DlSCrlCC COurC Oh tie United
States--FOr tho Western District
of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract of land containing
211.SO acres, more or less, situ-
ate III Chattooga Township, in the
County Of Oconee, in the State of
South Carolina, known as w. E.
Roach 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 II. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
Of South Carolina, ON the 9Th day Of
January, 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 Ger.
tain tract Of land, owned or Supposed
to be owned by w. T.. Roach and
Bert Roach and an accurate descrip-
tlon or said tract Of land being as
follows:
All and singular that tract Of land
known as the w. e. Roach Tract, ly-
ing III Chattooga Township, Oconee
county, and State Of South Carolina:
heretofore said to contain three hun
dred and fifty (35O) acres, more or
less, described as being part Of the
four hundred (400) acre tract on the
water shed Of the Chattooga River,
adjoining lands Of John Lochrie, Jeff
Swonord and others, but containing
two hundred and eleven and SO/1OO
(2ll.SO) acres, and circumscribed
by a line, beginning at corner one,
twenty-four inch yellow pine, cor
ner common to the lands of w. E.
Roach; thence with the boundary of
w. lG. Roach S. 90 w. to corner two,
an oak post being set in mound of
stones; thence to corner three, an
oak post being set in a mound of
stones; thence to corner four, an
oak post being set in mound of
stones; thence to corner five, an oak
post being set in a mound of stones
and bank Of a branch; thence with
the meanders of the thread of a
branch in westerly direction
10 corner six, point in the
thread of Chattooga River, a six-inch
yellow pine on the bank Of the river
being blazed and scribed for wit
ness corner; thence with the mean
ders OF the thread Of Chattooga
River In a northerly course to corner
seven, a point in the thread of
stream Of Chattooga River, opposite
the mouth Of branch, also corner
two OF John Lochrie's Roach" tract,
an oak post being set on bank of
river as a witness corner; thence
with the meanders Of the thread of a
branch. the boundary Of the John
Lochrie Roach tract to corner
eight, being corner three Of the John
Lochrie Roach" tract, an oak post
being set in a mound OF stones:
thence leaving branch to corner four
of the John Lochrie Roach" tract, a
rock with witnesses, an oak post be-
ing set in mound Of stones; thence
to corner ten, which Is corner five of
the Lochrie Roach" tract, ten-inch
hickory with witnesses, blazed and
scribed; thence to corner eleven, a
chestnut with witnesses, which is
also corner eight Of the Jeff Swofford
tract. and corner six Of the John
Lochrle Roach" tract, a post being
set IN mound Of stones; thence with
IhS OouiudIy OI Lno Jeff SWOfOru
tract to corner twelve, which ia cor
ner nine Of the Jeff Swofford tract. q
post being set in mound Of stones:
thence to corner thirteen, which is
corner ten Of the Swofford tract, a
twelVe-inch pine. blazed and scribed;
thence to corner fourteen, which is
corner eleven Of the Swofford tract, a
fourteen-inch Spanish oak, blazed
and scribed; thence to corner fifteen,
which Is corner twelve Of the Swof-
ford tract, a twelve-inch post oak,
blazed and scribed; thence to corner
sixteen, which Is corner one of the
Swofford tract, siXteen-inch post
oak with witnesses, corner common
to the lands Of W. E. Roach, blaZed
and scribed; thence to the place Of
beginning. All bearings being turn
ed from the true meridian.
All persons interested In said tract
of land, are hereby required to come
forward on the I'd day of April,
A. d. 1917, and file with the Clerk of
this Court, at his office at Greenville,
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.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND,
United States Attorney.
a True Copy. Attest:
(Seal.) J. B. KNIGHT,
Clerk. U. S. d. Court