Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-15
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
99.37 acres, more or less, situate In
whitewater Township. in the Coun-
~ OF Oconee, in the.Sttae Of South,
carolina, known ms C. w. Pitch
ford tract.
Notice that Application has Been
Made by The United States to Ac-
quirc tho Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph Y. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the I'd day of
July. A. ID. 1917, notice Is hereby
published that application has been
made to the District Court Of the.
United States for the Western Dis
trict OF South Carolina, in behalf OF
the United States, for the condemna-
ton for the public use and purpose
or National Forest Reserve, OF certain
tracts Of land, owned or supposed to
be owned by G. w. Pitchford and Cnr-
RE w. Pitchford, and general de-
scription Of said tract OF land being
as follows
A tract Of land claimed by C, w.
Pltchford, situatue In Whitewater
township, Oconee County, South Car
DINA, known as Welsh Heirs Land.
lying northwest Of Mountain Rest, on
watershed Of Village and Lick-Log
Creeks, along road leading from Wal
halla to Nicholson Ford, adjoining
lands Of Keown, Nicholson, James
Welsh and B. w. Martin, containing
99.37 acres, beginning at corner /.
common to the James Welsh tract.
also corner % of VIM. Nicholson
tract, a "a" pine, an original corner
with witness; thence with boundary
OF James Welsh tract s LII IL 1900
chains to corner 2, with witnesses:
thence N S1-23 e 14.76 chains to
corner 3, common to James Welsh
and Rexford & Graves tracts; thence
with west boundary Of Rexford &
Graves s 14-24 q "a chain to corner
I, common to Rexford & Graves and
Fahnestock tracts, 10" hickory
with Witnesses; thence S 400 w
1883 chains with boundary Of Fahne-
stock tract to corner s, an s" black
oak with witnesses; thonce 8 45-53
w sos chains to corner 6, a. large
poplar stump with witnesses, about
four chains south Of Village Creek
School House; thence 1900 w
1892 chains to corner z, common to
Fahnestock and Edgen tracts, one
chain west Of road; thence N 1923
w 1923 chains with boundary OF
Edgen tract to corner 8, a 6" black
jack with Witnesses; thence S $3.50
w 1872. chains to corner 8; thence
N 1886 w 1910 chains with east
boundaries Of the Edgen, Rexford &
Graves and Oconee Timber Company
tracts to corner 10, common to Oco-
nee Timber Company tract, also cor
ner 25 Of VIM. Nicholson tract, an
original rock corner with witnesses;
thence with boundary OF VIM. Nichol-
son tract reversed, N 37-46 e 20.O2.
chains to corner II, which Ia corner
"a Of VIM. Nicholson tract, n 13"'
hickory, an original corner; thence
N 65-22 e 10.1 / chains to beginning;
excepting one acre, known as Village
Creek School House tract, beginning
at corner l OF said Village Creek
School House tract, 10" white oak
with witnesses; thence N 0O-30 u
100 chains with boundary OF VIII
lage Greek School House tract to cor
ner 2 OF said tract; thence s 1880
II zoo chains to corner OF said tract
on west bank Of Dodge Road; thence
- oo-oV " f'OU CllhlllS 10 corner q, q
point. corner 6 Of G. w. Pitchford
tract bears s 24-33 w 1.60 chains
distant; thence N 1890 w $50
chains to beginning; all bearings bo-
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 October,
A. D. 1917, and file with the Clerk OF
this Court, at his Office at Greenville,
s. c., their objections, If any they
should hav9, to the proposed pur-
chase 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 IT. g n Conrt