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

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In the District Court Of the United
States for the Western District Of
South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract OF land containing
1887 acres, more or less, situate in
Whitewater Township, in the Coun-
ty Of Oconee, In the Sttae of South
Carolina, known as G. w. Pitch
ford tract.
Notice tlat Application has Boon
Made by The United States to Ac-
Huirc the Land Herein Described
by Condemnation.
Pursuant to an order made by his
honor, Joseph T. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
OF South Carolina, on the I'd day Of
July, A. ID. 1917. notice is hereby
pubilshed 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 purposa
or National Forest Reserve, of certain
tracts OF land, owned or supposed to
be owned by G. w. Pitchford and Car
rie w. Pitchford, and a general de-
scription Of said tract OF land being
as follows:
A tract OF land claimed by G. w.
P1tchford, situatue In Whitewater
township, Oconee County, South Car
olina, known as Welsh Heirs Land.
lying northwest Of Mountain Rest. on
watershed Of Village and Ltck-I.og
creeks, along road leading from Wal
halla to Nicholson Ford, adjoining
lands Of Ke0wn, Nicholson, James
Welsh and B. w. Martin, containing
99.37 acres, beginning ut corner /.
common to the James Welsh tract.
also corner 23 of VIM. Nicholson
tract, "a" pine, an original corner
with witness; thence with boundary
OF James Welsh tract s liz Il 42.OO
chains to corner 3, with witnesses;
thence N S1-23 q 14.75 chains to
corner 3, common to James Welsh
| and Rexford &c Graves tracts; thence
with west boundary Of Rexford &c
Graves S 1924 - "a chain to corner
4, common to ReXford & Graves and
with witnesses; thence s 400 w
stock tract to corner 5, an s" black
oak with witnesses; thence 8. .46-53
w sos chains to corner 6, az large
poplar stump with witnesses, about
four chains south Of Village Creek
School House; thence s 1900 w
1892 chains to corner 2, common to
Fahnestock and Edgen tracts, ono
| chain west Of road; thence N 28-23
w 1929 chains with boundary Of
Edgen tract to corner 8, q 6" black
jack with witnesses; thence $3.50
w 1872 chains to corner 8; thence
N 1886 w 1910 chains with east
boundaries Of the Edgen, Rexford &c
| Graves and Oconee Timber Company
tracts to corner 10, common to Oco-
nee Timber Company tract, also COR
ner rs Of VIM. Nicholson tract an
original rock corner with witnesses;
thence with boundary Of VIM. Nichol-
son tract reversed, N 37-46 e 20.02
chains to corner II, which is corner
"a of VIM. Nicholson tract, 13"
hickory, an original corner; thence
N 65-22 e 10.11 chains to beginning;
excepting one acre, known as Village
| Creek School House tract, beginning
| at corner 1 Of said Village Creek
School House tract, a 10" white oak
Will WitHSSScS, lHonCc N UU-3U ~
400 chains with boundary Of VIII
lage Creek School House tract to cor
ner 2 Of said tract; thence s $3.50
Il $50 chains to corner Of said tract
on west bank OF Dodge Road; thence
S 00-30 w 400 chains to corner 4, a
| point, corner of G. w. Pitchford
tract bears S 24-33 w 1.60 chains
| distant; thence N 1890 w $50
chains to 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 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 have, 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,
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