Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1920-06-25
IN THA UNITED STATES DIS.
TRICT COURT FOR THE WEST.
ERN n'STRlIT OF VIRGINIA AT
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION

burner, c. j. Hotel, }. II. Furr,
Heirs of A. V. Kaiser, deceased,
W. w. Logan, A. g. Wynkoop.
Heirs of Robert Hume, deceased,
Lawrence H. Crickenberger,
Joseph A. Jeffries, Helen C.. White,
r. W. Hillery, Philip P. Long, vii
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. E. Hausen-'
fiuck, J. |. Triplett, NJ. H. Hotel,
Walter NJ Fravel, Lydia NJ. Pin
ker, Heirs of Isaac NJ. Sibert. de-
ceased Elizabeth Glen and others.
and 272122 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
demnation. for the public uses de
clared and provided by the Act Of
Congress. approved March I. 1911.
n
to cooperate with any other State or
States or with the United States. for
the protection Of the watersheds of
navigabIe streams, and to appoint q
Commission for the acquisition of
lands for the purpose of conserving
the navigability of navigabl2
streams popularity known as the
Weeks Forestry Law" United
States Statutes at Large, chap. 1856,
pages 961 ct seq. fee simple titles
to 2721.22 acres of land, in Shenan-
sinah County Virginia, consisting of
II" following nineteen tracts, known
on designated as follows, viz:
Sto~eburner Tracts
Consisting Of three tracts (aggrr-
gst;un 1882 acreS}, known or de
signated as the l.. T. StOneburner OF
] :. Stoneburner Heirs Lands Lyme
alcng and upon the MaSsanuttHo
Mountain OF spurs 'Acrefrom. j.
Ashby and Madison Districts. Shen
andoah County. Virginia. as follows
Tract of 1928 acres, lying upC,
the eastern and western sides OF
ed, in Ashby District; tract of 1885
acres, living upon the slopes of east
ern side Of Short Mountain. in Madi-
sen District, and tract of 3.45 acres
sometimes known as the j. NJ
Solomon Lap'0 lying west of More
land Gap. near Mt. Jackson For
Road, in Ashby District.
Hotel & Furr Tracts
Consisting Of two t.&cts tas9re
eating 1872 acres. sometime!
luoWn as parts of The "Calvdoni'
Tract'0. lying, principally apCn tn,
western and eastern sides Of Kerr
ard Short Mountain )parts Of III,
Massanuttrn Mountain) and in th
valley between said mountains, o.
OF near to The headW ljrr> of tial
Greek, in ASnby and Madison d,
lIictS, Shenandoah County, Nirginit
rs follows;
Tract Of 3S018 acres ;overIappe
entirely by boundary claimed h.
the ]. j. Stoneburner heirs, situat
ed in Ashby and Madison Districts
traversed. in part, by the Mt Jack
situated in Ashby District, crossed
near center. by the Mt. Iackso
Road.
A. V. Kaiser Heirs Tract
Containing 1874 acres (oNerlaT
ped. to the extent OF 22,21 acres. !,
d boundary claimed by Hotel
i ulI ;, iEIliS upon Nllt iVp anu =
eastern and western sides Of ShD
Mountain Ca part Of the MassanuNc
Nountain), situated in AShby ar
Madison Districts. Shenandoa
County Virginia.
W. W. Logan Trac:
Containing 1904 acres, lying u
on the westerly side of Kern Mour
tain Ia part of the Massanutte
Mountain), situated in AshbN hi:
trict, Shenandoah County. Nirgini
A. G. Wynkoop Tract
Containing 60.74 acres, lying upO
the northwesterly side or slope {
Short Ash Mountain Ga part Of til
Massanutten Mountain), situated i
Madison land, possibly, to some e2
tent, in Ashby) District, Shenandoa
County, Virginia; subject to an e2
ception or reservations of the rigl
to mine and remove minerals il
Guiding oils and mineral waters ii
accordance with the rules and reg
lations prescribed by the Secretar
of Asriculturel, for and on beha
of A. G. Wynkoop and wife, Mar
Brooke Wynkoop, their heirs. execl
tors, administrators and assigns
is more fully set out in the petite
for condemnation to which refe
ence is hereby made.
Robert Hume Heirs Tracts
Consisting of three tracts (aggr
eating 1881 acreS), lying along II
westerly side and near to or part
upon the top of the Massanutten e
Fourth and New Markell Mountai
adjoining each other i'll such MAJ
ner as to make, together. a con
paratvely narrow strip of land. e,
tending, SouthWeSterly, from Ne
Market Gap to a point near to II
dividing line between Shenandoa
and Rockingham Counties, situate
in lee District Shenandoah Count
Virginia. as follows:
Tract of 31.71 acres tsomctim,
designated as the "JetIries-Whit'
31iliery IraCt'1; tract Of 1859 acrt
sometimes designated as The wi
liam NJ and Philip f. Long Trac,"
and tract Of ff.31 acres (s0metimt