Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-31
TIE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
In tho District Court of the United
Statcs-For tho Western District
Of South Carolina.
THE UNITED STATES

Ot SOutn carolina.
THE UNITED STATES
Versus
A certain tract of land containing
211.80 acres. more or less. situ-
ate in Chattooga Township, in the
County OF Oconee, in the State Of
South Carolina, known as w. e.
Ebach 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 s.pposei
to be owned by w. E. Roach and
Bert Roach and an accurate descrip-
ton Of said tract of land being as
follows:
All and singular that tract Of land
known as the w. e. Roach Tract, ly-
ing IN Chattooga Township, Oconee
County, and State OF South Carolina;
heretofore said to contain three hun
drcd and fifty (350) acres, more or
less, described as being part OF the
four hundred (400) acre tract on the
wafer shed of the Chattooga River,
adjoining lands Of John Lochrie, Jeff
SwOfford and others. but containing
two hundred and eleven and SOf1OO
Oh ll.SO) acres, and circumScribed
by line, beginning at corner one. a
twfnty-four inch yellow pine, a cor
ner common to the lands OF w. e.
Roach: thence with the boundary OF
w. r. Roach S. so 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 a mound OF
stones; thence to corner five, an oak
post being set in Il mound Of stones
and bank OF a branch; thence with
the meanders Of the thread Of 4
branch in a westerly direction
to 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, point in the thread of
stream OF Chattooga River, opposite
the mouth Of a branch, also corner
two Of John Lochrie's Roach" tract.
an oak post being set on bank Of
river as Il witness corner; thence
with the mcanders Of the thread OF n
hrnnrh RI OF l.
Lochrie ''Roach" tract to corner
eight, being corner three Of the John
Lochrie "ROach" tract, an oak post
being set in 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 d 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
Lochrie Roach" tract, post being
set in mound Of stones; thence with
the boundary Of the Jeff Swofford
tract to corner twelve. which is cor
her nine of the Jeff Swofford tract, a
pO'c oCihS SCI Ill d HlOunO 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
f0urteen-inch Spanish oak, blaZed
and scribed: thence to corner fifteen,
which is corner twelve of the Swof-
ford tract. twelve-inch post oak,
blazed and scribed; thence to corner
sixteen, which Is corner one Of the
Swofford tract, a sxteen-inch post
OAK with witnesses, corner common
70 the lands of w. Il. Roach, blaZed
and scribed; thence to the place of
beginning. All bearings being turn
ct from the true meridian.
All persons interested in said tract
OF lana, 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.) ]. B. KNIGHT,
Clerk, U. S. d. Court