Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-22
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
404.61 acres, more or less, situate
IN Pulaski and Tugaloo Townships,
IN the County Of Oconee, in the
State Of South Carolina, known as
w. p. Dickson 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 r. 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 certain
tracts Of land, owned or supposed
to be owned by W. P. Dickson and
Bessie J. dickson, and a general de-
scription Of said tract of land being
as follows:
A tract Of land known as the w. p.
DICKSON tract, situate in Pulaski and
Iugaloo Townships, Oconee County,
South Carolina, bounded on NE by
Chauga River, on NV by Oconee
Timber Company, William Burton
and others, on SW by Taylor Bur
ton and others, and on Sc by John
Harden Long, containing 4O4.67
acres, beginning at corner II of J.
S. Carter Long Mountain" tract and
corner OF Andrew Morrison tract;
thence with reversed boundary of J.
S. Carter N 1910 w, SIT chains to
corner q; thence N 100 w 700
chains; thence N 1916 e 11.99
chains; thence S 74-00 l. 500 chains
to pine stump with witnesses; thence
1900 e 9.73 chains to 90" dead
chestnut; thence N 1921 e 6.25
chains; thence S 30-45 e 'O.94
chain to corner Of J. H. Long tract,
point at intersection Of boundaries
Of w. p. Dickson and J. S, Carter:
thence leaving boundary Of ]. S. Car
ter and with boundary Of J. II. Long
reversed, N 65-34 e 800 chains to
corner of j. Fl. Long tract; thence
n $500 e 3.51 chains to corner 7 of
j. II. Long; thence N $500 e 2O.45
chains to corner of j. II. Long, a
12"j poplar; thence N 1920 e 8.55
chains to corner of j. II. Long;
thence N 1888 T. 4.68 chains to the
thread Of Chauga River, corner d Of
j. II. Long, a %" yellow pine on bank
of river, blaZed and scribed as wit
ness; thence with meanders Of Chau-
ga River, northerly course, leaving
the line Of ]. Fl. Long, 1897 chains
to point in thread Of Chauga River,
a corner of Oconee Timber Company;
thence with boundary Of Oconee Tim
ber Company S 1910 w 1859 chains
to corner Of J. S. Carter "Chauga"
tract and Oconee Timber Company;
thence with boundary of j. S. Carter
S 1890 w 20.12 chains; thence s
0-17 E 1886 chains to 10" black
jack with witnesses; thence with
lands Of Andrew Morrison S 1925 T.
1855 chains; thence s 1920 E12,73
chains; thence S $40 E 400 chains:
thence S 1919 e 25.08 chains to be-
ginning; 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
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.
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