Land burned bare in 1931
The land on this Madison Timber Corporation tract was burned over in the spring of 1931 by a damaging fire that laid the topsoil bare over much of the area.
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Three peach trees valued at one dollar each
The tract included three peach trees, each valued at one dollar.
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A log dwelling on Tract 191-k
Tract 191-k had a log dwelling of 28 by 28 feet with six rooms, an old log kitchen, and an old log meat house, all in poor condition.
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Three peach trees on Tract 191-k
Tract 191-k included three peach trees valued at $1.00 each.
Sources differ: the park land records at JMU gives “Tract 191-k included three peach trees valued at $1.00 each”; the county court land file says “3 peach trees at $1.00 each”.
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Four frame dwellings and camp buildings
The Madison Timber Corporation said it owned four frame dwellings of five or six rooms each, with outbuildings, and four new camp buildings with baths and a plumbing system.
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A burned area on Tract 191c
Approximately 400 acres of the timbered portion of Tract 191c were burned over last year, killing merchantable timber in many places.
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Five heavy type circular saw mills
The claimant owned five heavy type circular saw mills complete with edgers, trim saws, log haul-ups, boilers, engines, and necessary camp buildings and camping equipment.
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Timber rights on 1,805 acres
The general report on the claim of timber rights of the Ward-Rue Lumber Company covered timber rights on 1,805 acres.
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Ward-Rue claim included 8 sawmills
The Ward-Rue Lumber Company's timber-rights claim covered, among other things, the value of 8 sawmills and miscellaneous logging tools and equipment within the area to be condemned.
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