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

| States for the Western District
| of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
| Versus
| A certain tract OF land containing
| 496.64 acres, more or less, situate
| in ChattOoga Township, in the
| County OF Oconee, in the State of
South Carolina, known as G. w.
| Hunt 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 ~. Johnson, United
States Judge for the Western District
of South Carolina, on the I'd day of
July, \. ID. 1917, notice is here
by published that application has
been made to the District Court Of
the United States, for the Western
Of the United States, for the condem-
nation for the public use and purpose
OF National Forest Reserve, of GER
tain tracts Of land, owned or supp os-
ed to be owned by Ransom Hunt and
wife. Lima, OF Mt. Airy, Ca. Mrs. EN-
ma Harper and husband, j. G.. Har-
per, 'of Seneca, South Carolina; w.
X. Hunt and wife, Mag l.. Hunt, Of
Mountain Rest, South Carolina; SAM
uel Hunt and wife, d. NJ. Hunt, of
Belgrade, Montana; d. Hunt and
wife, Addie B. Hunt, of Seneca,
South Carolina; and Simon Hunt,
widower, of Mountain Rest, South
Carolina; and a general desc ription
| Of said tract Of land being as fol-
lows:
A tract Of land known as the &c.
w. Hunt tract, situate in Chattoo-
ga Township, County of Oconee, State
Of South Carolina, lying on headwa-
ters Of MILESTONE Creek, OF Chattoo-
ga River, including the eastern and
southern slopes Of MILESTONE Noun
tain. adjoining lands of w. II. Mon
gold, Samuel Hunt, |. w. Snider,
Mrs. Fannie Robins ct al, containing
1864 acres, beginning at corner s
OF the Il. a. Hull "Mongold" tract, a
corner OF +. A. Hull "Ramey" tract;
thence s 1895 w 17.79 chains to
corner HI with witness trees pres
cnt on ridge, an original corner COM
mon to G. w. Hunt and f. A. Hull
"Ramcy' tracts; thence with line of
f. A. Hull "Ramey" tract S 1910 w
4:33 chains; thence S S4-14 w 6.93
chains; thence S 5S-55 w 6.S7
chains; thence S S5-o4 w 1922
chains to corner h-a, a II" yellow
pine on top of ridge. an original cor
ner common to c. w. Hunt and F.. A.
Hull "Ramey" and "Snider". tracts;
thence leaving line Of f. A. Hull
"Ramey" tract and with line of f. A.
Hull "Snider" tract 6-l3 w 13.47
chains; thence leaving at 10 chains
the line Of T.. A. Hull "Snider" tract
S 27-1S w 27.99 chains to corner
HI on west slope of MILESTONE
Ridge, common to G. w. Hunt and
"Ramey' tracts: thence S O-49 w
40 chains: thence S 3-17 w $50
chains to corner h-9 on main ridge
to MILESTONE Mountain thence S
| h9-42 e 1850 chains to corner h-1O
with two witness trees present on ton
or Whetstone Mountain, common to
c. w. Hunt and "Mongold" tracts;
thence S 1921 4.75 chains; thence
descending along ridge N SS-47 r
$50 chains; thence S 35-45 E casa
chains to corner on top OF ridge,
common to G. w. Hunt and w. r.
llamby tracts; thence S 35-46 e
|
" yellow pines; thence n 46-16 E
1886 chains; thence N 1855 w
1880 chains; thence N 45-32 w
21.5S chains; thence N 1853 E 6.65
chains; thence STAT E776 chains:
thence n G1-42 e $50 chains; thence
n 71-16 E 14.61 chains; thence N
T-49 e 9.29 chains; thence S 1851
e 22.70 chains; thence 45-47 E
3.25 chains to 8" black gum on
spur. an original corner common to
G. w. and Sam Hunt tracts: thence
n "2-03 1874 chains TO corner
with witness trees present. common
10 Z. w. and Sam Hunt and j. D.
Hamby tracts; thence N 1850 f.
| i.99 chains to corner common to G..
w. Hunt and Handy tracts; located
one chain north Of fork in ridge;
thence n 1892 e 1917 chains to
corner Of F.. A. Hull "Mongold"
tract common to c. w. Hunt and #.
Handy tracts; thence with line of
f. A.: Hull "Mongold", ,tract N 1856
E O.7l chain to corner 10 of said
tract on top Of ridge bearing north
and south: thence N $3.50 w 20.42
chains; thence N 42-4S w 1919
chains to the beginning, all bearin
being turned from the true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
OF land, are hereby required to come
forward on the ist day of October,
a. d. 1917, and file with the Clerk Of
| this Court, at his Office at Greenville,
S. c., their objections, II any they
should have. to the proposed purchase
or acquisition Of said tract of land
by tho United States.
j. WILLIAM THURMOND.
| United States Attorney.
| "A TPue CODy Attest.