Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1920-06-18
John D, Racey Tracts.

John D. Racey Tracts.
Consisting of three adjoining
tracts (aggregating 1898 acres sit
uated in Opequon District, Freder
lick Cunty, and, possibly, to some ex
tent. in Stonewall District, Shenan
doah County, lying between Grea
North Mountain and Paddy Noun
tain. in or near Paddy Cove, as fol
lows:
Tract of 1853 acres (overlapped
to the extent of 235.72 acres, by tn,
Hugh Holmes 1748-acre grant: anC
OverIapped also, to the extent O
213.72 acres, by the McCune Lap gu
of the John koontz 2410-acre grant
claimed by the Bear Pond Lumber
grant lap and the McCune lap inter
locking with each other, to the eX
tent of 1907 acres) Tract of 51.S!
acres (Overlapped by a boundary
claimed by the Crist heirs); anC
Tract of 1915 acres.
(b)
Hannah Peer Heirs Tracts.
Consisting of three tracts (aggre
eating 44S5.87 acres, situated il
Stonewall District, Shenandoah
County, and, possibly, to some ex
tent, in Opequon District, Freder.
lex County, lying on or near to Pad
dy Mountain and North Mountain
as follows:
Tract of 1882 acres Overlap.
ped, to the extent of 196026 acres
by the John Koontz 2410-acre grant
the overlap being claimed, in the
proportions stated, by the follow.
ing: 320.S3 acres, by Devries anC
Delashmut: 554.10 acres, by Luther
A. Swartz and also by ]. D. Thomas
or his heirs; 10S5.33 acres. by The
Bear Pond Lumber. Coal & Oil Com.
pany; also overlapped. to the extent
of 2.61 acres. by the Nicholas Walter
100-acre grant-claimed by the Crist
heirs; and possibly overlapped, to
the extent Of 4 or : acres, by the
Alexander Lowry 116-acre grant
claimed by S. C. OrndorN Tract
of 1851 acres (overlapped, to- the
extent of 1864 acres, by the William
Davis 150-acre grant-claimed by
the heirs of William Davis; and also
overlapped. to the extent of 94.71
acres, by the Thomas Cover grant
for 1918 a, 2r & 81 So. p.-the Davis
grant overlap lying entirely within
the Cover grant overlap; and Tract
of 1904 acres.
st. Luke's Hospital Grant.
Consisting of four tracts (aggre-
eating 2572.74 acres), situated in
Stonewall District, Shenandoah
County, lying on, upon or near tC
Cedar Greek Valley, the Great North
Mountain, the Little North Mountain
Paddy Mountain and Bonnet Hill
Tract of 24oe.42 acres; Tract Of
1903 acres (overlapped by bound
airy claimed by Frank Peer anC
Frank Wymer or one of them
Tract of 1909 acres (part of which
is sometimes known as the Bonnet
Hill TracD; and Tract of 21.2O acre
possibly overlapped by the Franci
Deakins 35OO-acre grant,.
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Shenandoah Iron & Coal Compan,
Tracts.
Consisting of two tracts (aggregat
ing 1865 acreS), situated in Shen
andoah County, as follows:
Tract of 1920 acres (sometime
known as the Shipp land andt tn
Tasker land, lying partly in Madiso
District and partly in Stonewall Dis
trict, upon or near to the souther
and southeastern slopes of Littl
North Mountain; and Tract of4.2
acres sometimes known as the Ian
lap. lying in Ashby District, upo
or near to the southern and south
eastern slopes of North Mountain
subject to an exception or reserv;
ton, of the right to mine and remo1
minerals lin accordance with tt
rules and regulations prescribed
the Secretary of Agriculture)' to II
shenandoah Iran & Coal Compan
las is more fully set out in the pet
ltion for condemnation to which re
ference is hereby made.
Wetherholtz Heirs Tract.
| Containing 1856 acres, situated
Madison District, Shenandoah Cou
lty, lying at the south end of Thr
Mile Mountain, draining throu,
lStony Greek into North Fork
Shenandoah River.
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Smoot & Wisman or OFT Tract.
CONTAINING 1901 acres, situated
lStonewall District, Shenando;
County, lying southwest of Shaffe1
Gap on Little North Mountain, drai
ed by Narrow Passage and Ced
iCreeks.
i (g)
shenandoah Lumber & Iron Conn
ny Tract.
II Containing 1905 acres (som
times known as the Delawd
Claim), situated in Ashby Distri
shenandoah County, lying upon t
ltop and the easterly side Of MOI
J Mountain, and traversed, in t
0southern part by the Mt Jacks
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