Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-07
acres he the same more or less.

acres be the same more or less.
Second. The seven ninths Undivided
Interest of the party of the first part in
what is known as the Sledge Tract on
the waters of Roanoke River in Halifax
County, North Carolina, bounded and
described as follows;-
Beginning at stake Oh the river
bank corner of the above described
Miles tract gum pointers, running
thence S. Al degrees w. 33SS' to
stake. thence S. Is degrees 45' W. 744
to the center of the Weldon County
Road, thence S. IS degrees As w. 2l29'
to stake on the Sledge Spring
Branch gum pointer, thence with said
branch the following course and dis
tances N. IS degrees As w. 725' N. "a
degrees TO- W. 389 S. IA degrees As
W. 2O3 N. 81 degrees as w. 1852 N. 81
degrees 35' W. 374' N. 60 degrees IT, W.
5l3 to hickory, thence leaving said
branch S. 10 degrees 49, W. ST. to a
rock corner of the land of j. A. House
and Bro. thence N. 66 degrees 10 W.
2O65' to an iron stake, thence N. SO de-
grees 80 E. 1885 to rock, thence
S. 80 degrees 90 w AGO. to a rock thence
N. 81 degrees l5' z. 1921 to stake on
the Southerly eide of the right of way
Of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, thence
crossing said rightofway to the northerly
side thence along said northerly side Of
said right of way S. q degrees 30' W.
$500 to stake, corner Of property of
Hamill Brothers, thence with said
Hamill Brothers property N. 0 degrees
So E. 1859 to stake, thence 5. II de-
grees as W. 1856 to stake on the
easterly side of the CASTOR County
Road, thence with said road S. II de-
grees Is W. GAO to a stake thence
across said road N. 60 degrees W. 49,
to stake on the westerly side Of
said road, thence N. "a degrees, go
W. GIG to Railroad iron on the east
erly side Of the right of way of the
Camp Manufacturing Companys rail
way, thence across to the westerly
side of said right of way, thence
south westerly with said right OF way
about 760' to post corner of the land
Of W. H. Williams, thence N. de-
grees 80 E. 1910 to a Railroad Iron,
thence N. degree. E. $500 to cedar
post corner of the land of Eugene
Johnston, thence S. SO degrees IS E.
479' toan ash stump, thence S. u de-
grees 10 E. 60 to an ash stump, thence N.
AZ degrees So E. S2' to stake on the
bank of the Muddy Gut" thence down
Muddy Gut" the following courses and
distances, N. 81 degrees E. l73' N. n
degrees E. $3.50 N. degrees As W. 1884
N. % degrees 25' E. AIS to sweet gum
on Muddy Gut, Ashley wilkins Corner,
gum pointer thence with Ashley Viii
kins line S. 49 degrees Is E. 1865
to the center of the CASTOR County
road oak pointer, thence with said
road the following courses and distances.
N 40 degrees Is E. 900 N. AZ degrees
30 E, 500 N. "a degrees TO- E. 623' to
the center line of the old Raleigh and
CASTOR R. r. thence northwesterly 1877
to the Roanoke River, thence down
said River approximately the following
course and distances S. AZ degrees Z.
1900 S. Sc degrees 80 E. 300 S. SO de-
grees 80 E. 1860 to the place Of beginn-
ing, containing by sur vey made by c.
Hughes in May, 1917 55l,3 acres be
the same more or less. Excepting there
from the right of way of the said
Seaboard Air Line Railway containing
by said survey acres and the right of
way of the Camp Manufacturing Com
pany Railway containing A.. acres,
leaving residue of 1882 acres, b