Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1920-06-18
m THE UNITED STATES DIS
TRICT COURT FOR THE WEST
I,RN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA At
LYNCHBCRG, VIRGINIA.
NOTICE CT CONDEMNATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Heirs of A. V. Kaiser, deceased.
W. ". Logan, A. &. Wynkoop,
Heirs of Robert Hume. deceased,
Lawrence H. Crickenberger,
Joseph A. Jeffries, Helen C. White,
r. W. Hillery, Philip P. Long, Will
liam NJ. Long, Emma c. Ricketts,,
w. c.. Graham. Rietta Graham,
Heirs of Mrs. Frances Gray, de-
ceased, Heirs of George Jones. de-
ceased, R. J. Holden, S. f. Hausep-
fluck. J. |. Triplett, NJ. H. Hotel,
Walter NJ. Fravel, Lydia NJ. Rim
ker, Heirs of Isaac Nj. Sibert, de-
ceased, Elizabeth Glen and others.
and 272l.22 acres of land, more
or less, in Shenandoah County,
Virginia.
Pursuant to an order of the Honor,
able Henry c. Mcdowell. Judge of
the District Court of the United
States of America. in and for The
Western District of Virginia. in this
case, this notice is hereby given
In this suit, the United States OF
America seek to acquire, by con-
delnnation, for the public uses de
clared and provided by the Act of
Congress. approved March 1. 1911,
entitled, AN Act to enable any State
TO cooperate with any other State or
States. or with the United States. for
the protection of the watersheds of
nayigable streams, and to appoint q
Commission for the acquisition OF
lands for the purpose of conserving
the navigability of navig&bla
streams" popularity known as The
"Weeks' Forestry Law" United
States Statutes at Large, chap. 1876,
pages 961 ct seq, fee simple titles
to 2721.22 acres of land, in Shenan-
dOah County, Virginia. consisting of
the following nineteen tracts, known
o. designated as follows, viz:
Stoneburner Tracts
Consisting of three tracts (aggre-
eating 1892 acres), known or de
sisnated as the L. 7. Stoneburner or
]. :. StOneburner Heirs Lands, lying
along and upon the Massanutten
Mountain or spurs therefrom. in
Ashby and Madison Districts, Shen-
RndOah County, Virginia. as follows
Tract Of 1929 acres. lying upon
tie eastern and western sides oil
Snort Mountain, near the southern
end, in Ashby District: tract Of 1873!
acres, lying upon the slopes of east
err side of Short Mountain. in Matii-
son District, and tract of 3.45 AGRA.
sometimes known rs The -. N
Solomon Lap") lying west of More
land Gap. near Mi Jackson For
Road, in .Ashby District.
Hotel & FUR Tracts
Consisting Of two tracts (aggre
Sating 1912 acres, sometime.
known as parts of the "Caledoni;
Tract"(, lying, principally, upon t.
western AID eastern sides of Kerr
and Short Mountain tparts Of /
Massanutten M0untain) and in
valley between said mountains. O.
or near 10 the headwaters of Gai
Greek, in Ashby and Madison DIS
tricts. Shenandoah County, Virginia
as follows:
Tract Of 3S0.tS acres (overlappc'
entirely by a boundary claimed b,
the ]. j. StonebuTner heirs, Situat
ed in Ashby and Madison Districts
traversed, in part, by the Vt. Jack
son Road; and tract Of 27.14 acres
Situated in AshbS District, crossed
near center, by the Vt jackson
Road. <ax3
A. V. Kaiser Heirs Tract
Containing 1917 acres (overlaI
ped, to the extent Of 222 acres. b
boundary claimed by Hotel
Furr}, lying upon the top and tn
eastern and western sides OF ShOI
Mountain "a part of the Massanutte
Mcuntainl, situated in AShby an
Madison Districts. Shenandoa
County. Virginia.
w w. Logan Tract
Containing l23.04 acres, lying VI
on the westerly side of Kern MouI
tain Ga part Of the Massanutte
Mountain). situated in Ashby Di.
trict. Shenandoah County, Virgins
A. G. Wynkoop Tract
Containing GOA acres. lying upo
the northwesterly side or slope {
Short Ash Mountain e. part of tt
Massanutten Mountaln), situated
Madison land, possibly, to some t,
tent, in Ashby) District, Shenandoa
County, Virginia: subject to an e,
ceptiOn or reservations of the rigl
TO mine and remove minerals il
Guiding oils and mineral waters ii
accordance With the rules and reg
cations prescribed BY the Secretar
of Aericulture>. for and on beha
Of 4. q. Wynkcop and wife. Mar
Brooke Wynkoop, their heirs, exec,
tors. administrators and assigns,
is more fully set out in the petItjo
for condemnation to which refe
ence is hereby made.
Robert Hume Heirs Tracts
Consisting of three tracts (agGr,
eating 1871 acTes). lying along th
westerly side and near to or partl
Mp9n the top Of the Massanutten &c
Forth and New Market Mountain
adjoining each other in such mar
ner as to make, together. a con
paratiyely narrow strip of land, e>
tending. southwesterly, from Ne'
Market Gap to point near to tn
dividing line between Shenandoah
and Rockingham Counties, situate
in Lee District. Shenandoah County
Virginia, as follows:
Tact of U71 acres (sometime
III sigGatesl as the "Jeffries- White
Il!ilefN TTact''); tract of 1859 acre
(sometimes designated as the vii
liam NJ. and Philip P. Long Tract"D
and tract of l4.31 acres Sometime
designated as the philip ?, Lon
Tract"t.
Frances and Nancy Gray Heirs
Containing 1870 acres tsome
times designated as part of tn,
Ricketts, & Graham claim out of tn,
william Elzey 9550-acre grant," con
tanning a boundary of 1895 acre.
possibly claimed by E. I, Barbe O.
the heirs of Mrs Almira V. Barbe
deceased. lying upon the northern
end of Three Top Mountain Ga par
of Massanutten Mountain), adjoin
ing the southwestern boundary o.
the Strasburs Water Company land
situated in Davis District, Shenan-
doah County, Virginia.
George Jones Heirs Tract
Containing 5O.39 acres tsometimes
designated as part of .he Ricketts,
& Graham claim out of the William
Elzey 9550-acre grant"p, lying alone
the top and west side of Three Toy
Mountain ia part of the Massanuttol
Mountain), adjoining the southerly
or southeasterly boundary of the
Woodstock Water Works land, stu
ated in Johnston District, Shenan-
doah County, Virginia.
Ricketts, & Graham or R, J..