April 9, 2001

Ms . Dorothy M

. Gunn, Clerk of the Board

100

Illinois

West Randolph

Pollution

Street,

Control

Suite

Board

11-500

James R

. Thompson Center

Chicago, IL 60601

Re :

Prairie Rivers Network v . Illinois

EPA & Black Beauty Coal Cc

: PCB 01-112

Dear Ms

. Gunn :

Enclosed please find an original and nine copies of Supplemental

Petition For Leave to Intervene and Notice of Filing said

Supplemental Petition in the above cause

.

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dale W , M 4tv4 67834-0042

247-446-0444 sax:

277-477-0573

Fred L . Hubbard

FLH :jml

enc

:Petition (Original & 9 Copies

:Notice of Filing (Original & 9 Copies)

RECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

APR 1 1 2001

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

---

RECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

APR 1 12001

STATE OF

ILLINOIS

PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK

Pollution Control

Board

PCB 01-112

v ,

(APPEAL FROM IEPA

DECISION GRANTING

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

NPDES PERMIT)

AGENCY and BLACK BEAUTY COAL

COMPANY

NOTICE OF FILING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on this date, April 10, 2001, I

filed with Dorothy Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, James R

. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph Street, Suite

#11-500,

For Leave

Chicago,

to Intervene,

IL 60601,

which

the

document

attached

was

Supplemental

filed by United

PetitionParcel

Service with delivery for April 11, 2001

.

FRED L

. HUBBARD

Attorney at Law

415 N

. Gilbert Street

PO Box 12

Danville, IL 61834-0012

Telephone

: (217) 446-0144

Fred L

. Hubbard (Reg . No . 1275682)

Counsel for Vermilion Coal

Company

415 N

. Gilbert Street,

Danville, IL 61834

PO Box 12

---

RECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

APR 1 1 2001

BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK

V .

PCB 01-112

(APPEAL FROM IEPA

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

DECISION GRANTING

AGENCY and BLACK BEAUTY COAL

NPDES PERMIT)

COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE

VERMILION COAL COMPANY, A Delaware Corporation authorized

and doing business in Illinois, by Fred L

. Hubbard, its attorney,

for supplement to its Petition to the Illinois Pollution Control

Board for leave to intervene in the above-captioned matter

supplements its previously filed Petition with the following

allegations

:

1 .

The Illinois Pollution Control Board issued an order on

April 5, 2001, neither granting nor denying intervention, but

granting the intervenor seven (7) days to provide additional

information .

2

. The proposed intervenor is a Delaware Corporation

authorized and doing business under the laws of the State of

Illinois .

3 .

The proposed intervenor is the owner of thousands of

acres of coal in Vermilion County, Illinois, as per the attached

copy of a title insurance commitment, such copy is attached to

and made a part of this pleading by this reference as Exhibit A

as if fully set forth in this paragraph

.

4 .

The coal referred to in the preceding paragraph has a

value upwards of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000

.00) if mined

and a value of nothing if the appropriate mining permits are not

issued, including the environmental permits .

5 .

The intervenor has leased the coal interests to Catlin

Coal

is attached

Company

to

as

and

per

made

the attached

a part of

Memorandum

this pleading

of Lease,

by this

such

referencecopy

as Exhibit B as if fully set forth

in this paragraph .

6 .

The lease referred to above as made and entered into

between Vermilion Coal Company and Catlin Coal Company has since

been transferred to Black Beauty Coal Company by its purchase of

Catlin Coal Company

.

---

7 .

The intervenor does not own the surface at any of the

locations proposed to be mined by Black Beauty Coal Company under

the

is the

alleged

subject

lease

of

and

these

pursuant

proceedingsto

the

.

environmental permit that

8 .

Vermilion Coal Company will suffer substantial and

irreversible damage by a reversal of the Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency's decision to issue the NPDES permit that is

the subject matter of these proceedings .

9 .

The intervenor attaches the Affidavit of Frederick D

.

Keady as a part of this Supplemental Petition, such copy is

attached and made a part of this pleading by this reference as

Exhibit C as if fully set forth in this paragraph .

Pollution

WHEREFORE,

Control

VERMILION

Board grant

COAL

it

COMPANY

leave

prays

to intervene

that the

in

Illinoisthe

above-

captioned matter and for such orders as may seem just and proper

under the circumstances .

Dated this (0

day of April, 2001 .

VERMILION COAL COMPANY, A

Delaware Corporation .

BY -1-7

Fred L . Hubbard, Its Attorney

FRED L . HUBBARD

Attorney

415 N . Gilbert

at LawStreet

Danville, IL 61834-0012

Telephone (217) 446-0144

---

Cannitment Effective Date

:

Cannitment No :

December 20, 1999

226642B

Prepared For :

Terre Haute First National

Attn : David W . Furhmeister

One First Financial Plaza

Terre Haute, IN 47807

Please Direct Inquiries to : ALLIED TITLE SERVICES, INC . (217) 442-3100

1 . Policy or Policies to be issued :

Amount :

(a)-

ALM Owner's Policy-Form B

Proposed Insured :

$

None

None

(b) X ALTA Loan Policy

$5,000,000 .00

Proposed Insured :

Terre Haute First National ; its eligible successors and/or assigns, as

defined by the terms of the policy .

2 . The estate or interest in the land described or referred to in this

Cannitment and covered herein is a fee simple .

3 . Title to said estate or interest in said land is at the effective date

hereof vested in

:

Vermilion Coal Conpany, a Delaware Corporation .

4 . The land referred to in this CamLitment is located in the County of

Vermilion, State of Illinois and described

as

follows

:

SEE ATIPCHED FOR LEGAL DESCRIPTION

---

Cannitment No : 226642

LEX3AL DESCRIPTICtT :

The following described lands in fee single in Township 17 North, Range

11 West of the 2nd P.M. :

Tracts of Land in Section 6, to-wit :

A part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section

6 described as follows : Beginning at the Northeast corner of said

Southeast Quarter of said Southwest Quarter ; thence West to a stone on

the

Fast line of the right of way of the former Cairo, Vincennes &

Chicago Railroad ; thence Southwesterly along the Fast line of said right

of way 502 feet to a stone which is 463 .1 feet South of the North line

of said 40 acre tract ; thence East to the Half Section line ; thence

North 463 .68 feet to the beginning .

A part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 6, described as follows : Beginning at a stone at the

Southeast corner of said Southwest Quarter of said Northeast Quarter

;

thence North 673 feet to a stone at the Southeast corner of the former

Shepler land ; thence West 330 feet to a stone at the Southwest corner

of said Shepler land ; thence South 672 .5 feet to a stone in the Half

Section line, to the Southeast corner of the former Snapp land ; thence

East 330 feet to the place of beginning .

A part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 6

described as follows : Beginning at the Northeast corner of said West

Half ; thence West to the center of the Section ; thence South following

the Half Section line, to a point which is 325 feet North of the

Southwest corner of said West Half, and which is in the North Bank of

the stream known as the Little Vermilion River ; thence following the

North Bank of said stream Northerly and Northeasterly with its

meanderings to a point where the same intersects the East line of said

West half, at a point 149 feet South of the place of beginning ; thence

North to the place of

beginning ;

and, also, the Northeast Quarter of the

Southwest Quarter of Section 6, and also, a part of the

Southeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, described as

follows : Beginning at the center of the Section

; thence North 335 .6

feet to a stone at the Southeast corner of a tract of land formerly

belonging to Susannah A . Murphy ; thence West 1339 feet to a stone in the

Quarter Section line, at the Southwest corner of said Murphy Tract ;

thence South 335 .2 feet to a stone on the Half Section line ; thence East

to the place of beginning, except that part of the West Half of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 6 described as follows : Beginning at the

Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

said Section 6 ; go North on the West line of said Quarter, Quarter, 200

feet ; thence Fast

326 feet to the West bank of the Little Vermilion

River

; thence following the West bank of said stream Southerly and

Southwesterly with its neanderings to a point which same intersects

the West line of the West Half of said Section

; thence North on said

West line to the point of beginning

; and also excepting the right of way

of the former Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railroad ; and also excepting

SCHEDULE A

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---

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;

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;

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;

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located

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place

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line

west

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of

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of

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of

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described

on

the

a

said

the

beginningsaid

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point

Northwest

;

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west

then

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as

on

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of

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said

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and

the

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300

Southeast

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the

:

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also

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feet

of

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bank

to

of

the

excepting

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the

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the

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the

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of

feet

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at

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place

said

bank

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;

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then

of

river

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Southwest

of

of

of

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said

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of

beginningthe

said

in

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along

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The

12 West

following

of the

described

Second Principal

lands in

Meridianfee

simple

:

in Township 17 North, Range

A tract of land in Section 4, to-wit :

The

Southeast

Northeast

the

North

Southwest

Half

QuarterQuarterQuarterof .

;

the

also

;

Southwest

also

the

the

South

QuarterSouth

Half

50

of

;

acres

also

the Southwest

the

of the

Southeast

West

Quarter

Half

Quarter

of

of

thetheof

All

Second

following

the

Principal

coal,

described

natural

Meridianlands

gas

:

and

in Township

petroleum

17

oil

North,

underlying

Range 11

and

West

within

of thethe

Tracts of land in Section 4 to-wit :

quarter

Section

The North

4of

;

half

the

also

Northwest

of

the

the

North

Northwest

quarter

half of

quarter

of

the

said

Southwest

of

Section

the Northwest

quarter

4 .

of

quarter

the Northwestof

A part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 4,

beginning

extending

North

South

beginningSouthwest

60 rods

86

to

and

the

1/2

.

thence

corner

20

Southeast

degrees

links

South

of said

South

East

76

corner

West

3/4

to

of

the

degrees

the

Halfof

East

said

Northwest

; thence

East

line

West

21

Halfof

North

corner

roils

said

;

to

thence

of

West

and

the

said

15

Halfplace

West

linksWest

;

to

ofthenceHalf,

;

thethence

4

---

Part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 4,

beginning

at the Northwest corner of said West Half, extending thence South 60

rods and 20 links ; thence South 76 3/4 degrees

Fast 21 rods and 15

links

; thence North 86 1/2 degrees East to the Fast line of said west

Half

; thence North 61 rods and 4 links to the Northeast corner of said

West Half

; thence West to beginning .

The Southeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter

of Section 4, except the No

. 7 vein of coal under said Southeast Quarter

of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 4

.

Tracts of land in Sections 4 and 5, to-wit :

The Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the South Half of the

Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 4

; also all that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter

of Section 5 lying South of the center line of the Little Vermilion

River, the West 34 rods of that part of the East Half of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 5 which lies South of the North edge of the Little

Vermilion River, also beginning 22 rods West of the Southeast corner of

the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Said Section 5

; thence West 24

2/3 rods

; thence North about 85 rods to the South line of Lot 8 in

Assessors Subdivision of said East Half

; thence East on the South line

of Said Lot 8 about 14 rods to the Southeast corner of said Lot 8

;

thence North on the East line of said Lot 8 11 rods 10 links to a post

on the North bank of the Little Vermilion River

; thence Easterly down

said bank to a point 22 rods due West of the East line of said East

Half

; thence South to the place of

beginning,

also a strip or parcel of

land 22 rods in width off of the East side of the East Half of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 5 lying South of the North bank of the

Little Vermilion River

; except the No

. 7 vein or seam of coal underlying

the East Half in area of the above described property, except also

beginning 533 feet North of the Southeast corner of the southwest

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 4

; thence West 200

feet

; thence North 148.1 feet

; thence East 200 feet ; thence South 148

.1

feet to

beginning

.

Tracts of land in Section 5, to-wit :

A part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, described

as follows

: Beginning at a point 1137

.5 feet South of the Northeast

corner of said West Half, said point of beginning being the Southeast

corner of the former William Swim land, thence along the South line of

said William Swim land, West 1001

.6 feet to the Southwest corner of said

William Swim land, thence south 186

.2 feet, thence West 331 .6 feet,

thence South 49

.5 feet to the Northwest corner of the former Joseph

Sweeny land, thence East along the North line of said Joseph Sweeny

land 1333

.2 feet to a point in the East line of said West Half, thence

North along said East line 235

.7 feet to the place of beginning

.

One acre off the South end of the following described tract : Beginning

at the Northwest corner of said Section 5, thence South 20 chains,

thence East 5 chains, thence North 20 chains, thence West 5 chains to

the point of

beginning .

t

4

---

The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter

of

Quarter

Section

of said

5

; also

Section

part

5,

of

described

the Northeast

as followsQuarter :

of

Beginning

the Northeastat

the

Northeast

Vermilion River,

corner

thence

of said

up

Section,

said stream

thence

to

South

the West

14 chains

line of

to

thethe

FastLittleHalf

of the

Northeast

Quarter of said Section, thence North to the North line

of said Section, thence Fast

along said line to the place of beginning .

Lot 8 of Clerk's Subdivision of the

Fast

Half of Section 5, as shown by

plat thereof, recorded in Plat Record 1, page 45, Records of Vermilion

County, Illinois .

The Southeast

Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 5 .

Except one

acre described as beginning 100 feet North of the Southeast corner of

said Section 5, extending thence North 132 feet

; thence West 330

; thence

South 132 feet

; thence East 330 to the place of beginning .

The East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

Section 5 .

Beginning at a stone at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 5, thence East 1207

.3 feet to the west line of lands formerly

owned in canmn by Frank C

. Shepler and Alonzo L

. Shepler, thence

North 676

.5 feet, thence West 1207

.3 feet to the West line of said

Section, thence South to the place of beginning, 676

.5 feet .

The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5

.

The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5

; also a part

Quarter

of the Northwest

of Section

Quarter

5, described

of the

as

Southwest

follows

Quarter

: Beginningof

the

at

Southeastthe

Southeast

corner of said Quarter quarter quarter, extending thence North 40 rods

;

thence West 40 rods

; thence $outh 14 rods

; thence East 14 rods

; thence

South 26 rods

; thence East 26 rods, to place of

beginning ;

also a strip

Southeast

beginning

Quarter

at a point

of Section

40 rods

5East

; thence

of the

North

Southwest

40 rodscorner

; thence

of theWest

2

rods

; thence South 40 rods ; thence East 2 rods

.

The

described

5, beginning

Northeast

as a

at

Quarter

part

the

of

Northeast

of

the

the

East

Southeast

corner

Half of

of

Quarter

the

said

Southeast

East

of section

Half

Quarter

of

5,

the

otherwiseof

SoutheastSection

Quarter, extending thence South 80 rods

; thence West 80 rods

; thence

North 80 rods

; thence East 80 rods to the place of

beginning .

A part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5,

beginning

poles

40 poles

and

South

75 links

of the

to

Northeast

the middle

corner

of the

of

Little

said

Vermilion

lot, thence

Creek,

South

thence28

poles

West with

and

the

75 links,

middle

thence

of said

East

creek

40 poles

40 poles

and

and

2 links

2 links,

to thethence

beginningNorth ;

40

also, a part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5,

bounded as follows

: Beginning

20 poles East of the Northwest corner of

20

the

to

poles

the

above

middle

and

lot,

one

of

thence

link,

the Little

East

thence

20

Vermilion

North

poles,

76

thence

Creek,

poles

South

and

thence

25

80

links

West

poles

with

to

and

the

said

75

placelinkscreek

of

beginning ;

also, a part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of

Section

Vermilion

Quarter,

thence North

5,thence

Creek,

beginning37

running

poles,

thence

40

thence

East

South

poles

with

34

South

West

poles

said

20

of

poles

creek

to

the

the

Northwest

and

20

middle

poles

one link

of

corner

and

the

to

one

Littleof

the

link,said

place

Halfof

beginning, except strip coal of No

. 7 vein .

---

Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 5, thence West 128

.7 feet to the East line

of the land formerly owned by Frank C

. Shepler, thence North following

the

Fast boundary of said Frank C

. Shepler land, 676 .5 feet, thence

Fast 128

.7 feet to a stone on the Quarter section line, thence North

16

.5 feet, thence Fast 107

.25 feet to the Center line of the Little

Vermilion River, thence following the Center line of said stream in a

Southerly and Southwesterly direction to its intersection with the East

line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section

5, thence North 254 feet to the beginning

.

A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5,

beginning at the Northeast corner of said tract, running thence South

120 feet to the former Reed land

; thence West 646 feet to Walnut Street,

in the Village of Georgetown

; thence North 120 feet to the alley

; thence

East to the place of beginning

.

A part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, described

as follows

: Beginning 533

.75 feet South of the Northeast corner of the

West Half of said Northwest Quarter, said point of

beginning

being the

Southeast corner of the former M .H

. Pritchard land, thence running

West along the South line of the M.H

. Pritchard land 1001

.6 feet,

thence South 226

.1 feet to the Northwest corner of the former Andrew

Hansgen land, thence

Fast 1001

.6 feet to the Northeast corner of the

said Andrew Hansgen land, thence North along the

Fast line of said

West Half 226

.1 feet to the place of

beginning .

Beginning 333

.15 feet South of the Northeast corner of the West Half of

the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, thence West 825 feet, thence South

130

.7 feet, thence West 176

.6 feet, thence South 69

.9 feet, thence East

1001

.6 feet to a point in the East line of said West Half said point

being the Northeast corner of

the former Mert Kelly land, thence North

along said East line 200

.6 feet to the point of beginning ;

also all that

tract of land described as follows

:

Beginning 343 .85 feet South and 825

feet West of the Northeast corner of the West Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 5, thence West 130 feet, thence South 120 feet,

thence East 130 feet, thence North 120 feet to the place of beginning

.

The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter

of Section 5, said land is bounded on the East and South by the former

lands of Francis M

. Canpbell, on the West by the former Anknum land,

and on the North by the forner Shepler land

.

One acre of land situated in the Northwest corner of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 5, described as follows :

Beginning at the Northwest

corner of said lot at the Quarter corner stake, thence East 4 poles

;

thence South 40 poles, thence West 4 poles, thence North 40 poles, to

the place of

beginning .

The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5

; also the

East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said

Section 5

; also the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the

Southwest Quarter of said Section 5 ; and also a part of the Southwest

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 5, bounded as follows

:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter, running

thence North 66 rods, thence East 14 rods, thence South 26 rods, thence

East 24 rods, thence South 40 rods, to the South line of said Section,

thence West to the place of beginning .

---

The East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, excepting that part

thereof known as lot 3 of the Clerk's Subdivision of said Half Quarter,

as shown by plat recorded in Plat Record 1 at page 47 of the records of

Vermilion County, Illinois ; also a parcel of land known as Lot 9 of the

Clerk's Subdivision of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section

5, as shown by plat recorded in Plat Record 1 at page 46 of the records

of said county, also described as follows : Beginning on the Fast

line

of said tract at the corner formerly owned by Nelson Moore, thence South

36 rods, thence West 13 rods, 8 1/3 links, thence North 36 rods, thence

Fast 13 rods, 8 1/3 links to the beginning .

The Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5 .

A part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, beginning

986 .15 feet South of the Northeast corner of said West Half of the

Northwest Quarter and at the Southeast corner of the former Andrew

Hansgen Land, thence South with the East line of said West Half of

said Northwest Quarter 150 .9 feet to the Northeast corner of the former

Henry A. Jones land, thence West of the North line of said Jones land

1001.6 feet, thence North 150.9

feet to the Southwest corner of said

Hansgen land, thence East along the South line of said Hansgen land

1001 .6 feet to the place of beginning .

A part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, described

as follows : Beginning 676 .5 feet North of the Southwest corner of said

West Half, thence East 1333

.2 feet to the East line of said West Half,

thence North 605

.2 feet to the Southeast corner of the former Henry A .

Jones land, thence West along the South line of the said Jones land,

1333 .2 feet to the Southwest corner of said Jones land, thence South

605 .2 feet to the place of beginning, excepting 3 acres of even width

off the East side of said described tract

.

A part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 5, beginning

759

.85 feet South of the Northeast corner of said West Half of the

Northwest Quarter of said section and at the Southeast corner of the

former Mert Kelly land, thence South with the East line of said West

Half of said Northwest Quarter, 226 .3 feet to the Northeast corner of

the former M .E

. Swim land, thence West along the North line of said Swim

land, 1001.6 feet to the former Hall land, thence North 226.3

feet to

the Southwest corner of said Mert Kelly land, thence East with the

South line of said Kelly land 1001.6

feet to the place of beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 6, to-wit

:

Beginning

at the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of said Section 6

; go North on the West line of said

Quarter, Quarter, 200 feet, thence East 326 feet to the West bank of the

Little Vermilion River, thence following the West bank of said stream

Southerly and Southwesterly with its meanderings to a point where same

intersects the West line of the West Half of said section, thence North

on said West line to the point of beginning .

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F uu the center of said Section 6, treasure westerly along East and West

center line of said Section 6, 568 .8 feet, thence deflecting 112 degrees

to the right measure Northeasterly 359 feet to a point of beginning,

thence continuing last described course measure Northeasterly 519 .8

feet, thence deflecting 90 degrees to the right measure Southeasterly 10

feet, thence deflecting 90 degrees to left measure North

easterly

350

feet, thence deflecting 90 degrees to the left measure Northwesterly 10

feet, thence deflecting 90 degrees to the right measure Northeasterly

211

.2 feet to the North boundary line of the Southeast Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, thence deflecting 68 degrees to

right measure Easterly along North boundary line of said Southeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, 21

.5 feet, thence

deflecting 112 degrees to right measure Southwesterly 219 .3 feet,

deflecting 90 degrees to left measure Southeasterly 15 feet, thence

deflecting 90 degrees to the right measure Southwesterly 350 feet,

thence deflecting 90 degrees to the right measure Northwesterly 15 feet,

thence deflecting 90 degrees to the left measure Southwesterly 150 feet,

thence deflecting 90 degrees to the right measure Northwesterly 10 feet,

deflecting 90 degrees to left measure Southwesterly 365

.8 feet, thence

deflecting 68 degrees to the right measure westerly 10

.8 feet to the

beginning ;

and, also beginning

at the Northeast comer of the Southeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, said point of

beginning being 72

.6 feet distant (measured Southwesterly at right

angels) from center line of the main track of the former C .V

. & C.Ry.,

measure Westerly along the North boundary line of Southeast Quarter of

Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, 3 feet, thence deflecting 68

degrees to left measure Southwesterly 219

.3 feet, thence deflecting 90

degrees to the left measure Southeasterly 15 feet, thence deflecting 90

degrees to the right measure Southwesterly 350 feet, thence deflecting

90 degrees to right measure Northwesterly 15 feet, thence deflecting 90

degrees to left measure Southwesterly 150 feet, thence deflecting 90

degrees to right measure Northwesterly 10 feet, thence deflecting 90

degrees to left measure Southwesterly 365 .8 feet more or less to a

point, thence deflecting 112 degrees to left measure Easterly 118

.6

feet, thence deflecting 68 degrees to left measure Northeasterly 803 .1

feet, more or less, to a point in East boundary line of Southeast

Quarter of Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, thence deflecting 22

degrees and 7 minutes to left measure Northerly along East boundary line

of Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter of said Section 6, 258

.7 feet,

more or less, to

beginning .

A part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, described

as follows :

Beginning

at a point 946

.70 feet North of the Southeast

corner of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 6 at

the Northeast corner of the former Charles C . Parker land, thence North

following the boundary of the former Outland land, 581

.50 feet, thence

West along the South line of said Outland land, 1006

.5 feet to the North

or West edge or bank of the Little Vermilion River, and to the boundary

of the former Hewit land, thence in a Southwesterly direction up said

stream, 588 feet to a point directly West of the place of

beginning,

following in said course the West line of said river, and the East line

of said Hewit land, thence East 1005

.5 feet along the North line of

the land formerly owned by Charles C . Parker, to the place of beginning

.

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Beginning at a stone at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of

the

Northeast

Quarter of Section 6, thence West 1671 .5 feet, more or

less, to a stone and to the Fast

line of what was formerly known as the

Snapp land, thence South following the

Fast boundary of said Snapp

land 669 feet to a stone and to the Northwest corner of what was

formerly known as the James H

. Hewit land, thence East following the

North boundary of said Hewit land 330 feet to a stone, which is the

Northeast corner of said Hewit land and which is the Northwest corner

of the land formerly owned by Frank C . Shepler, thence East, following

the North boundary of said Frank C . Shepler land, 1011

.5 feet, thence

North 66 feet, thence East 660 feet still following the North line of

said Frank C . Shepler land to the Fast

line of said Section, thence

North 600

.1 feet to the place of beginning, excepting therefrom an area

of 4 .83 acres described as follows

: Beginning at the Northeast corner

of said Southeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter, thence West 350

feet, thence South 1 1/4 degrees West 602 feet to the South line of said

above described tract, thence East 350 feet to the West line of the

public road, thence North 1 1/4 degrees East 602 feet to the place of

beginning .

Beginning at a stone at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of

said Section 6, thence West 288 .4 feet, following the Half Section line,

thence South 5 degrees West, no magnetic variation, to the South line of

the Northeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter, thence East, following

the Quarter Section line, 551 .1 feet to the East line of said Section,

and thence North 1341 feet to the place of beginning .

The North Half of Lot 2 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6 .

A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6,

beginning

at the Northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of said Section, running thence East with the South

line of the former Shepler land, 1047

.35 feet to a point in the west

side of the public highway known as the State Road, thence South along

said West line of said public highway 11 degrees West 313 1/2 feet to

the former Canaday land, thence North 81 degrees and 4 minutes West

along the North line of said Canaday land 995

.25 feet to a point in

the edge of the Little Vermilion River, and in the East boundary line of

the former Hewit land, thence Northerly with the East boundary line of

said Hewit land 171 feet to the place of beginning, excepting,

however, the following portion of the above described tract :

Beginning

at the Northeast corner of said tract, thence West 23 feet, thence South

36 degrees and 9 minutes West 348

.3 feet, thence South 81 degrees and 4

minutes East 177 feet, thence North 11 degrees East 313 1/2 feet to the

place of

beginning .

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A part of the West Half of

the Southeast Quarter of Section 6,

beginning

at the Southeast

corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 6, running thence North

hearing

West 2 7/8 poles to a point 332-17/100 feet North of the South

line of the Southwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of said Section

6, running thence Fast

685 feet to the East line of said Southwest

Quarter of said Southeast Quarter of said Section 6, thence North

614-53/100 feet to the South line of the former land of A

. W . Rhoten,

thence West with the South line of said Rhoten land 998-50/100 feet to

the Little Vermilion River, thence in a Southwesterly direction with

said river, following the meanderings thereof to a point 269-50/100 feet

North of the Southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of said Section 6, thence South with said West line of said

Quarter Quarter, 269-1/2 feet to the Southwest corner of the Southwest

quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 6, thence East along

the South line of said Quarter Quarter 665-60/100 feet to the place of

beginning .

The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, otherwise described

as Lot 2 of the Southwest Quarter of said section, except the

right-of-way of the former Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railroad

; also

the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 6,

otherwise described as the South Half of Lot 2 of the Northwest Quarter

of said section .

The North Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6,

excepting the right of way of the former Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago

Railroad, and excepting the triangle on the East Side of said right of

way, conveyed by a deed dated April 10, 1906, recorded in deed record

200 at page 68

.

Beginning at a stone at the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of

Section 6, thence West, following the Half Section line, 1341

.5 feet to

the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter

of said Section, thence North 674 feet to a stone and to a point which

is the Northeast corner of the land formerly )mown as the James H

.

Hewit land and in the South line of the land formerly owned by Alonzo

L . Shepler, thence East 681

.5 feet, thence North 66 feet, thence East

still following the South line of said Alonzo L

. Shepler land, 660

feet to the East line of said Section, thence South 732

.9 feet to the

place of beginning ; excepting an area of 2

.31 acres described as

follows

: Beginning

at a point in the North line of the land above

described at its intersection with the west line of the public road

crossing said land from a Northerly direction to a Southerly direction,

thence West to a point which is 660 feet West of the East line of said

Section, thence south 12 rods, thence East, parallel with the North line

above mentioned, to the West line of said public road, thence

Northeasterly, following said line of said highway to the place of

beginning

.

The West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

Section 6 and the East Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 6 .

The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

Section 6 .

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A part of the

Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6,

described as follows

: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said forty

acre tract, thence West 1340.2

feet to a stone at the Northwest corner

of said forty acre tract, thence South to a stone on the Quarter Section

line, 1005

.6 feet, which stone is also 335

.2 feet North of the South

line of said forty acre tract, thence

Fast to the East line of said

forty acre tract, 1339 feet to a stone, which is 335

.6 feet North of the

center of said section, thence North to the

beginning

;

excepting,

however, therefiun, the right of way of the former Cairo, Vincennes &

Chicago Railroad .

A part of the West Half of the Northeast quarter of Section 6 :

Beginning at the center of the said section, thence North on the Half

Section line to the Northwest corner of said Quarter Section, thence

East to a stone on the Section line at the Northeast corner of the

former Moore land, and which is 333

.8 feet West of the Northeast corner

of said West Half, thence South following the boundaries of the former

Moore, Shepler and Hewit lands, to the Half Section line, thence

West 1007 feet to the place of beginning, excepting, however, from said

tract the right of way of the former Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago

Railroad .

A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6,

described as follows

:

Beginning

at the Southwest corner of the

Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, then North along the West

line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 200 feet to the

place of beginning, then East to the West bank of the Little Vermilion

River, then along the West bank of said river in a northerly direction

to a point on said West bank 500 feet North of the South line of the

Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 6, then West

to the West line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 6, then South

on said West line 300 feet, to the place of beginning

.

Tracts of land in Sections 6 and 7, to wit :

All of the North 30

.895 acres of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 6, lying East of the Right-of-Way of the Former Big

Four Railroad

.

Beginning

at the center of Section 6, thence North 335

.72 feet, thence

West to the West line of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter

of said Section, thence South on the Quarter Section line, 1659

.55 feet

to a stone at the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the

Southwest Quarter of said Section

; thence East on Quarter Section line

837 feet, thence North parallel with Section line 690 feet, thence East

parallel with Section line 600 feet, thence Northeastwardly to a point

557 feet East of point of

beginning, thence West along center line of

said Section, 557 feet to beginning ;

EXCEPTING the Right-of-Way of the

former Big Four Railroad, and also EXCEPTING 16

.5 feet off the South

side of that part of above described tract lying West of Right-of-Way of

Railroad drip ny .

Beginning at the Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 7, thence South on Quarter Section line

805 .56 feet, thence West to the Fast

Right-of-Way line of the former Big

Four Railroad, thence Northeastwardly along the East Right-of-Way line

to the North line of said Section, thence East along said Section line

to the point of beginning .

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Beginning at the Northeast

Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 7, thence South on Quarter Section line

780

.12 feet, thence North 30 degrees, 55 minutes, 35 seconds East,

1933

.82 feet, thence West parallel to the Section line to the East

Right-of-Way line of the former Big Four Railroad, thence

Scuthwestwardly along said East Right-of-Way line to the West Quarter

Section line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 6 thence South along said Quarter Section line to

beginning

.

Beginning

at a point 780

.12 feet South of the Northeast Corner of the

Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, thence East to

the East bank of the Little Vermilion River, thence down said stream

along its Fast

bank to the Section line between said Section 7 and

Section 6, thence

Fast

to a stone at the Southeast Corner of the

Southwest Quarter of said Section 6, thence North along Quarter Section

line 859

.03 feet, thence West 301

.26 feet to the former lands of Albert

Greene, thence South 30 degrees, 55 minutes and 35 seconds West along

the Southeasterly line of the said Albert Greene land 1933

.82 feet to

the point of

beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 7, to wit

:

A part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7

; starting at the Northwest

Corner thereof, thence South 806 feet for a place of beginning, thence

East parallel with the Quarter Section line 1364 feet to the line

between the Northwest Quarter and the

Northeast

Quarter of said

Northwest Quarter, thence North 24 feet, thence East to the South bank

of the Little Vermilion River following in said East and North courses

the boundaries of the former Spicer and Hall lands

; thence following

said South bank to its intersection with the line between the East Half

and West Half of said Quarter Section, thence North 475 feet to the

Northeast Corner of the former Esau Starr land, thence West 1364

feet to the West line of the, Section and to a point 1501 1/2 feet South

of the Northwest Corner of the Section, thence North 694 feet to

beginning ;

EXCEPTING the Right-of-Way of the former Cairo, Vincennes &

Chicago Railroad

.

That part of Lot 2 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7

; beginning at

the Northwest Corner of said Section, running thence East on the Section

line 1511 links to a point 17 links West of the center line of the

railroad, (formerly known as the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St

.

Louis Railway)

; thence Southwesterly along said railroad, 17 links

distant therefrom, until 1220 links Southing have been made and to the

former land of Luther A

. Clingan

; thence West parallel with the North

Section line 1200 links to the Section line, and running with the North

line of said Clingan land, thence North 1220 links to the place of

beginning .

A part of Lot 2 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, described as

follows : Beginning

at a stone on the West line of the Section at a

point which is 1501.5

feet South of the Northwest corner of said Section

7, running thence South 677 feet to the South Bank of the Little

Vermilion River, thence down said stream on its South Bank to

the East

line of said lot

; thence North 475 feet on the East line of said lot to

a point 1501

.5 feet South of the North line of the Section

; thence West

1364 feet to the place of beginning,

otherwise known as Lot 10 of the

Clerk's Subdivision of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 7, as shown

by the Plat in Plat Record 1, page 45, of the records of Vermilion

County

; EXCEPTING, however, the Right-of-Way of the former Cairo,

Vincennes & Chicago Railroad

.

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Beginning

at a point on the Section line North no degrees, 35 minutes

and 15 seconds West 1733 .46 feet from the Southeast corner of the

Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 17

North, Range 12 West, thence along said Section line North no degrees,

53 minutes and 15 seconds West 143 feet to a point in the South bank of

the Little Vermilion River ; thence down said stream on its South bank by

the following described courses ; North 83 degrees, 49 minutes East, 214

feet ; thence North 59 degrees no minutes East 288 feet, thence South 67

degrees, 55 minutes East 146 feet to a point in the West Right-of-Way

line of the former C.C.C

. & St . L.R.R . ; thence South 3 degrees, 14

minutes and 25 seconds West 257 feet, along the West Right-of-Way line

of said railroad, thence South 89 degrees, 43 minutes West 578 .98 feet

to a point of beginning .

All of the coal, natural gas and petroleum oil underlying and within the

following described lands in Township 17 North, Range 12 West of the

2nd P.M

.

Tracts of land in Section 1, to-wit :

A part of Lot 1 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 1, described as

follows

: Beginning at the center of said Section, running thence North

on the Half Section line 682 feet to a stone at the Southeast Corner of

the former white land, which corner is in said Half Section line, thence

West with the line of said White land, 670 feet to a stone, thence South

with the line of said White land 682 feet to a stone in the Half Section

line, thence East on said Half Section line 670 feet to the place of

beginning

; and also a part of Lot 1 of the Northeast Quarter of said

Section 1, described as follows : Beginning at the center of said

Section, running thence North on the Half Section line 2749 feet to a

stone in the North line of said Section, thence East on the North line

of said Section, 610 1/2 feet to a stone at the Northwest Corner of the

former Spicer land, thence South with the west line of said Spicer

land 1375 1/2 feet to a stone at the Southwest Corner of said Spicer

land which is 610 1/2 feet East of said Half Section line, thence West

60 1/2 feet to the Northwest Corner of the former Malone land, thence

South 1373 1/2 feet to a stone in the Half Section line at the Southwest

Corner of said Malone land, thence West 550 feet on the Half Section

line to the place of

beginning .

The Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and ALSO 40 Acres off of

the West side of the Southeast Quarter .

A part of the

Fast

Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1, described

as follows : Beginning at the Southwest Corner of said East Half, thence

East on the Section Line to a point 479 .6 feet West of the Southeast

Corner of said East Half and which is also the Southwest Corner of a

tract of land formerly owned by W . V . Jones, thence North on the West

line of said Jones tract, 615 .2 feet to a stone at the Southeast Corner

of a tract of land formerly owned by Charles Barr, thence West

parallel with the South line of the Section, to the West line of said

East Half, and to the Southwest Corner of said Barr tract, thence

South 615.2 feet to the place of beginning . ALSO the Fast Half of Lot 2

of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1 .

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A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1,

described as follows : Beginning 32 rods Fact

of the Southwest corner of

said Section at the Corner of land formerly owned by Ray F

. Barnett,

thence East along said Section line

adjoining

W . V . Jones 32 rods, more

or less, to the corner of the land formerly owned by Charles E . Barr,

et al, thence by said Barr land North 80 rods, more or less, to

the land formerly owned by A

. C . Martin, thence West by said Martin land

32 rods, more or less, to the land formerly owned by Ray F . Barnett, and

thence South 80 rods, more or less, to the place of beginning .

All that part of the West Half of Lot 2 or the Northeast Quarter of

Section 1, described as

beginning

610 1/2 feet East of the Northwest

corner of said Lot 2 and at the Northeast corner of the former Lorenzo

Bennett land, running thence East on the Section line 731 1/2 feet to

the Northwest Corner of the former John F

. Spicer land, thence South

along the West line of said John F

. Spicer to the South side of said

Lot 2 and to the North line of the former James Malone land, thence

West along the South side of said Lot 2 and with the North line of said

Malone land, 733 1/2 feet to the Southeast Corner of said Lorenzo

Bennett land, thence North with the East line of said Lorenzo Bennett

land to the place of

beginning ;

ALSO, the East Half of the West Half of

the Southeast Quarter ; and ALSO the

Southeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 1 .

Commencing at a stone at the Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter

of Section 1, thence East 1073 feet to a stone at the Northwest Corner

of the former White land, thence South 1340 feet to a stone at the

Southwest Corner of said White land, thence West 1075 feet to a stone on

Section line, thence North to beginning

; ALSO, commencing at a stone at

the Southwest corner of said Section 1, thence North 1340 feet to a

stone at the Southwest Corner of the tract last named,

thence East 268 .5

feet to a stone at the Northwest corner of the former Snyder land,

thence South 1340 feet to a stone on the Section line at the Southwest

Corner of said Snyder land, thence West 268

.8 feet to place of beginning .

Co mencing at the Southwest corner of the East Half of the Southwest

Quarter of Section 1, thence North 615

.2 feet for a place of beginning,

which place of beginning is the Northwest Corner of a tract of land

formerly owned by Lemon C . Hewitt and Nellie

M . Hewitt, thence North

707

.5 feet to a stone at the Southwest Corner of land fornerly owned by

Annstead Ward, thence East 672

.2 feet to a stone, thence North 18

.8

feet to a stone, thence East 192 .7 feet to a stone at the Northwest

Comer of land formerly owned by W . V

. Jones, thence South 725 feet to a

stone at the Northeast Corner of said Hewitt land, thence West 866

feet to the place of beginning

; ALSO, commencing at the Southeast Corner

of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 1,

thence

North 1341

.5 feet to a stone at the Southeast Corner of land formerly

owned by Joanna K . White, thence West on the Quarter Section line 268

.8

feet to a stone, thence South 1341.5

feet to the South line of the

Section, thence East 268 .8 feet to

beginning .

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The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section

1 ; ALSO a part

of Lot 1 in the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1, described as

follows : Beginning at the

Northeast Corner of said Lot 1, thence South

684

.5 feet to the Northeast Corner of a tract of land fornerly belonging

to Lorenzo Bennett, thence West 670 feet, to the Northwest Corner of

said Bennett tract, thence South 682 feet to the Half Section line, and

to the Southwest Corner of said Bennett tract, thence West 1005

.5 feet

following the Half Section line to the Southeast Corner of land formerly

owned by Jotham Lyon, thence North 1367 feet to the Quarter Section

line, thence

Fast 1675 feet to the place of beginning

; ALSO, a part of

the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 1

;

Beginning

at the Northeast

Corner of said Quarter Quarter, thence West

267

.5 feet on the Half Section line to the Northeast Corner of a tract

of land formerly owned by Achilles C

. Martin, thence South 1340 feet to

the Quarter Section line and to the Southeast Corner of said Martin

tract, thence East 267 feet, thence North on the Quarter Section line

1343 feet to the place of beginning .

Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 1,

beginning at the Northeast Corner of said 40 acre tract, thence West

following the boundary of the former Ward land 479

.6 feet to the East

line of the former Barr land, thence South following the East line of

said Barr land and of the forner Hewitt land 1340

.2 feet to the

Section line, thence East 479

.6 feet to the Southeast corner of the

Quarter Section, thence North on the Half Section line following the

West line of said Ward land, 1339 feet to the place of

beginning ;

EXCEPTING fiuit the last described tract a parcel used for school

purposes, containing 1 1/2 acres located in the Southeast Corner, and

being 265 feet in width East and West and 248 feet in length North and

South .

A part of Lot 1 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 1

:

Beginning

at a

stone on the North line of said Lot, 20 poles East of the Northwest

Corner of said lot, thence Fast 40 poles and 23 links, thence South 78

poles, and 6 links to the South line of said lot

; thence West on the

Half Section line 40 poles and 23 links to a stone, thence North 78

poles and 6 links, to the place of beginning

.

The Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 1, and all of

the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 1, otherwise

described as Lot 1 of the Northeast Quarter of said Section, EXCEPT a

tract off the West side thereof described as follows

: Beginning at the

Southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter, running thence East 33 1/3

rods

; thence North 80 rods, more or less, to the North line of said lot

1 of the Northeast Quarter, thence West 33 1/3 rods th the West line of

said Northeast Quarter, thence South 80 rods more or less to the place

of

beginning .

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A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of section 1

described as hereinafter set forth, and also known as lot 7 of the

Clerks Subdivision of the South Half of the Southwest of said section 1,

as shown by a Plat recorded in Plat Record 3 at page 144 of the records

of Vermilion County, Illinois, more particularly described as follows

:

Beginning at the Southeast Corner of lot 8 of said Subdivision, at a

stone which is situated 268 .8 feet, more or less, East of the Southwest

Corner of said section; thence Fast on the section line 268 .8 feet, more

or less, to the Southwest Corner of lot 6 of said Subdivision ; thence

North to the Quarter Section line, 1340 feet, more or less, to the

Northwest Corner of said lot 6, thence West with the Quarter Section

line 268 .5 feet, more or less, to the Northeast Corner of said lot 8 ;

thence South to the place of

beginning,

1340 feet, more or less .

So much of the following described tract as lies in the South Half of

the Northwest Quarter of seciton 1, otherwise described as lot 1 of the

Northwest Quarter of section 1, beginning at the Southwest Corner of

said Northwest Quarter, thence North 81 nods and 15 links, thence East

20 rods, thence South 81 rods and 15 links, thence West 20 rods to the

place of

beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 2, to-wit :

60 acres off the South side of the Southwest Quarter of section of 2

;

also 30 acres of the South side of the Southwest Quarter of Southeast

Quarter of section 2 .

100 acres of even width off the North side of the Southwest Quarter ;

also, 50 acres of even width off the North side of the West Half of the

Southeast Quarter, all in section 2 .

A part of the Northeast Quarter of section 2, described as follows :

Beginning at the Northwest Corner of said Northeast Quarter, thence

South 30 rods th the North line of the former Lyon's land, thence

Easterly along the North line of said land to a point 80 rods due East

of the West line of said Northeast quarter, in the East line of the

Northwest Quarter of said Northeas Quarter, and 18 rods due South of

the North line of

said

Northeast Quarter, which point is the Southwest

Corner of the former land of Noah Lyon, thence North 18 rods, thence

West on the North line of said Northeast Quarter of the place of

beginning

;

excepting from the last mentioned tract, however, off the

West end thereof, so much as has been heretofore conveyed for cemetery

and church purposes, and which is described as follows, viz

:

beginning

at the Northwest Corner of said Northeast Quarter, thence East 572 feet

to a stone, thence South 289 feet to a stone, thence West 359 feet to a

stone, thence South to a point in the Easterly line above described,

thence Westerly following the course of said line to the West line of

the said Northeast Quarter, thence NO th 30 rods to the place of

beginning .

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Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 2 .

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Tracts of land in Section 3 to-wit

:

The

Northwest Quarter of section 3 ; also, the West Half of the

Northeast

Quarter of section 3

; also the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of

section 3 ; also, the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of section 3,

also the Fast Half of the West Half of the

Southwest Quarter of section

3, excepting 10 acres in the form of a square descri

bes as follows :

beginning

at a stake which is 3244 .5 feet South of

the Northeast Corner

of said West Half of the Northeast Quarter of said section 3, and

1742

.86 feet West of the East line of the West Half of the Southeast

Quarter of said section, thence South 0 degrees, 37 minutes East 660

feet to a stake

; thence South 89 degrees 23 minutes, West 660 feet to a

stake, thence North 0 degrees 37 minutes, West 660 feet to a stake

;

thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes, East 660 feet to a stake

.

The Fast Half of the Northeast Quarter of section 3

.

The Fast Half of the Southeast Quarter of section 3

.

The West Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of section 3

.

Tracts of land in Section 4, to-wit :

The Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of section 4 .

The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of section 4 .

The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of section 4 ; the North 60 acres

of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of section 4 ; the Southeast

Quarter of section 4, except the right-of-way of the fonner Chicago &

Eastern Illinois Railroad, known as The Grape Creek Branch .

The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of section 4

.

The East Half of the Northwest Quarter of section 4

.

Tracts of land in Section 5, to-wit :

The East Half of the Northeast

Quarter of section 5 .

The Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of section 5 .

Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of section 5

described as follows : Beginning at the Northeast Corner of said lot ;

thence West to the point where the county road runs South

; thence South

along said raod to the Southwest Corner of said lot

; thence East to the

Southeast Corner of said lot

; thence North to the place of beginning .

---

Tracts of land in Section 9, to-wit :

The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

section 9 ; the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 9 ;

all of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of section 9 that

lies South and Fast

of the right-of-way of the former C

. & E . I .

Railroad

; all of the South Half of the Northeast of the Northwest of

section 9 that lies South and Fast of the right-of-way of the said C . &

E . I . Railroad ; all of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

section 9 that lies Southeast of the right-of-way of the said C . & E . I .

Railroad ; the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of section 9 ;

the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of section 9, except a cemetery

describes as beginning at a post on the South side of the State Road ;

thence 40 1/2 degrees East 8 rods and 12 1/2 links to a post ; thence

South 44 degrees East 14 rods and 10 links to a post ; thence South 40

1/2 degrees West 8 rods and 12 1/2 links to a post ; thence North 44

degrees West 14 rods and 10 links to the place of beginning .

All of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of section 9 lying East of

the right-of-way of the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad ; the

Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of section 9 ; the South Half

of the Southeast Quarter of section 9 .

All that part of the following described tract

. of land which lies West

of the right-of-way of the railroad formerly known as the The Grape

Creek Railroad and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, to-wit : The

West Half of the Southwest Quarter of section 9 .

All of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of section 9, lying North

and West of the right-of-way of the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois

Railroad Carpany ; also the South 60 acres of the East Half of the

Northeast Quarter of section .9 ; the North Half of the Northeast Quarter

of the Northwest Quarter of section 9, except the right-of-way of the

said Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Cargaany ; also a part of the

East Half of the Northwest Quarter of section 9

beginning

at a stone 40

rods South of the Northwest Corner therof, extending thence South 2367

links to the right-of-way of the said Chicago & Eastern Illinois

Railroad Catpany; thence Northeasterly along said right-of-way 2604

links to the center of the county road ; thence West 1160 links to the

place of beginning ; also the South 15 acres of the North Half of the

Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 9 .

The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

section 9, except the right-of-way of the former Chicago & Eastern

Illinois Railroad, formerly known as The Grape Creek Branch, and except

a tract described as beginning at the Southeast Corner of the North Half

of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said section 9 ;

thence West 200 feet ; thence North 500 feet ; thence East 200 feet ;

thence South 500 feet to beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 10, to-wit :

The Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter

;

also the East Quarter of the Southeast Quarter

; also the Northwest

Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter

; all in

section 10 .

---

The North 48 1/2 acres of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of

section 10

.

The West Half of the Northwest Quarter of section 10, except a tract

described as beginning at the

Southeast Corner of the North Half of the

Northeast

Quarter of section 9, thence East 235 .6 feet, thence North 500

feet, thence West 235

.6 feet, thence South 500 feet to beginning, and

also except such part thereof as lies Southeasterly of the center line

of puboic road running from Indianola to Georgetown, and also except the

right-of-way of the former Chicago &

Factern Illinois Railroad, formerly

known as The Grape Creek Branch

.

The South 31 acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

section 10

.

The Northwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of section 10

; also the

Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter

; and

the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

section 10

.

The Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter

of section 10

.

The South Half of the South two-thirds of the East Half of the Southwest

Quarter of section 10

.

The North Half of the South two-thirds of the East Half of the Southwest

Quarter of section 10

.

The Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 10

; and, also,

the North Half of Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section

10 .

The West Half of the Northeast Quarter of section 10

; and, also, the

East Half of the Northwest Quarter of section 10 .

Tracts of land in Section 11, to-wit

:

Beginning 23 rods West of the Northeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter

of the Southeast Quarter of section 11, thence West 27 rods, thence

South 80 rods, thence East 27 rods, thence North 80 rods, to the place

of beginning .

Camencing at the Southeast Corner of a piece of land formerly owned by

Willis N . Kidd, for a

beginning,

which corner is the Southeast Corner

of the tract of land known as Lot 5, in the Clerk's Subdivision of the

East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, as shown by the plat

recorded in Plat Record 1, at page 54 of the records of Vermilion

County, Illinois, in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of said county,

and was formerly known as the Branam land, thence South 27 rods and 15

links to the

Northeast Corner of a tract formerly owned by A

. C . Martin ;

thence West 58 poles to the Northeast Corner of said Martin tract

;

thence North 27 poles and 15 links to the Southwest Corner of said

Branam tract

; thence East 58 poles to the place of beginning, being

the same land described in said Subdivision as Lot 6

.

4

---

All that part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11,

which lies South of the center of the Little Vermilion River, and, ALSO,

a part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11,

described as follows : Beginning at a stone at the Southeast Corner of

the Section, thence North 1369 feet, more or less, to a stone at the

foot of a hill and also at the Southeast Corner of the former A . Martin

land, thence West 382 feet, more or less, to a post at the Southwest

Corner of the land formerly owned by A

. Martin, thence South to a point

which is 1335 feet North of the South line of said Section, thence West

442 feet, thence North 451 feet, thence West 494 feet to the West line

of the Fast

Half of said Southeast Quarter, following from the Southwest

Corner of said Martin land the boundary line of the land formerly known

as Dowers land, thence South 1789 feet to the Southwest Corner of the

East Half of said Southeast Quarter, thence East following the Section

line, 1320 feet to the point of

beginning .

A part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11,

described as follows

: Beginning at a stone at the Northwest corner of

said 80 acre tract, thence Fast

on the Half Section line 502 .5 feet to a

stone at the Northeast Corner of the former Moreland land, thence

South with the boundary of said Moreland land, 894 feet to the

Northeast Corner of the former Mills land, thence West to the Quarter

Section line, thence North with the Boundary of the former Slazas

land, to the place of beginning ; ALSO, the Southwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of said Section 11 ; ALSO, beginning at a point on the

West line of the East Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of

said Section 11 at a stone which is 1019.2 feet South the Half Section

line and at the Southwest Corner of said Slazas land, thence East

236 .28 feet to the center of the Little Vermilion River, thence

following said stream in its center line Eastward and also following the

boundary of said Slazas land to the point where said intersects a

North and South line which is 984 .6 feet West of the East line of the

Southwest Quarter of said Section, thence South, following said line,

which is the Boundary of the former Judd land, to the South line of

the Quarter Section; thence West 991 .5 feet to the West line of the East

Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 11 and

which is the East line of the former ward land, thence following said

line North 1659 .5 feet to the place of

beginning .

A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11,

and part of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 11,

more particularly described as follows :

Beginning

at a stone at the

Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

said Section 11 and at the Northwest Quarter of the former Dowers land

;

thence West of the Half Section line, to a stone which is 662 feet East

of the Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 11 and

which is the Northeast Corner of the former Ward land

; thence South

following the East line of said Ward land 1019 .2 feet, parallel with the

West line of the Section, to a stone, thence East 236 .28 feet to the

center of the Little Vermilion River, thence following said stream in

its center line Eastward to the point where the same intersects the East

line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section

11, thence North following the West line of said Dowers land 933 feet

the the place of beginning

; ALSO, the West Half of the Southwest Quarter

of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 11

---

described as follows

: Beginning at the Southwest Corner of said

Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

said Section 11 at the Southeast Corner of the former Sandusky land

;

thence North following the line of said Sandusky land 667

.35 feet to a

stone on the Quarter Section line on the South line of the forner Hester

land, thence East following 328 .25 feet

; thence South following the West

line of said Hester land, the line of said Hester land, 667

.35 feet to

the Half Section line, thence West to the beginning

.

The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter

of Section 11 .

Camiencing at the Northwest Corner of the Fast Half of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 11, thence

Fast 360 .6 feet to a stone, thence South

1219 feet to a stone, thence West 360 feet to a stone, thence North 1219

feet to the beginning

.

Beginning at the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section

11, thence North 852

.5 feet to a stone, thence West 955 feet to a stone,

thence South 842.5 feet to a stone, thence East 957 feet to the

beginning

; ALSO beginning at the Northeast Corner of the Southeast

Quarter of said Section 11, thence West 384 feet to a stone, thence

South 1290 feet to a stone, thence East 384 feet to a stone, thence

North 1295 feet, to

beginning .

The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11 .

The South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 11, the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 11 ; and 15 acres off the Fast end of the South Half

of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11 .

The North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, ALSO,

the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,

ALSO the West Quarter of the Southwest Quarter

; all in Section 11 .

All

that part of the following tract which lies South of the center line

of the Little Vermilion River, viz :

Beginning

at the Southeast Corner

of the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, thence North 161 rods to the

center of said Section, thence West on the Half Section line 60 rods to

the land formerly owned by Joe Slazas, thence south 160 rods, more of

less, to the South line of said Section, thence Fast 60 rods to the

place of beginning .

The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 11 ; and ALSO, the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

Section 11 .

The West Half of the following described tract of land, to-wit

:

Camrencing at a stone at the Northeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter

of Section 11, thence South on the Section line 463 feet to a stone,

thence West 950

.8 feet to a stone in the East line of a tract fornuerly

owned by Charles E . Barr, thence North 463 feet to a stone in the

North

beginningline .

of the Section, thence East 950

.8 feet to the place of

---

A part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11,

described as follows : Beginning at the Northeast Corner of said Section

11 and running thence South along its Fast line adjoining former lands

of W . V . Jones, A . M . Spicer and A . C . Martin, 84 rods and 2 1/2

links, more or less, to corner of land formerly owned by Richard E .

Swank ; thence West 58 rods, more or less, to land formerly owned by

Branam, thence North by said other land of Branam and former land of

Charles E . Barr, et al, 56 1/2 rods, more or less, to corner of

land formerly owned by C . E . Barr, et al, thence Fast by said

Barr land 29 rods, more or less, and North 27 rods, 15 links, more or

less, to North line of said Section 11 and thence Fast by said line 29

rods, more or less, to the place of beginning .

A part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11,

described as follows : Can ncing at the Southwest Corner of said Fast

Half, running North by West line of same adjoining former land of James

A . Dowers, 87 rods more or less, to corner of land formerly owned by

Charles E . Barr, et al, thence Fast 22 rods more or less, to line

of land last above described ; thence South by former lands of Richard E

.

Swank and A . C . Martin 87 rods, more or less, to the South line of said

East Half adjoining former land of James A . Dowers, and thence West by

said South line 22 rods, more or less, to the place of beginning

.

Tracts of land in Section 12, to-wit

:

A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12,

described as follows :

Beginning

at the Southwest Corner of said 40 acre

tract

; thence North on the Section line, 518 feet to the Southwest

Corner of a tract formerly owned by W . V

. Jones, thence East parallel

with the North line of the Section, 1039 feet to the Northwest Corner of

a tract of land formerly owned by Charles Barr ; thence South 518 feet

to the Southwest Corner of said Barr tract, to the South line of said

40 acre tract

; thence West 1043 feet to the place of beginning .

Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12,

beginning

at the Northwest Corner of said 40 acre tract, thence South

819 feet to the Northwest Corner of the former Spicer land, thence

East 1345 feet to the Quarter Section line and to the corner of the

former Barr land, following the North line of said Spicer land and

of said Barr land, thence North following the boundary of said Barr

land, 819 feet to the Section line, thence West to the beginning ; ALSO

described as 24 1/2 acres of even width off the North side of said 40

acre tract .

Sixteen acres off the North end of the East Half of the East Half of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 12 .

Beginning

20 rods West of the Northeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter

of Section 12, thence South to the center of the Little Vermilion River,

thence South along the center of said Little Vermilion River to the

South line of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section

12 ; thence Westerly along the center line of the Little Vermilion River

to the West line of said Section 12, the

North 1100 feet to the

Northwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 12, thence

East to the place of beginning .

---

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The Southwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 12, ALSO all

that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12 lying South of the

center line of the Little Vermilion River, EXCEPT that part heretofore

conveyed as shown by deed recorded in Deed Record 261 at page 495 of the

Records of Vermilion County, Illinois

; ALSO all that part of the Fast 20

acres of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12 lying North of the center

line of the Little Vermilion River .

Camuencing at the Northwest Corner of the

Fast Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 12, thence South 2674 feet to a stone of the Half

Section line, thence

Fast 337 feet to a stone, thence North 2674 feet to

a stone on the North line of the Section, thence West 337 feet to

beginning

; ALSO, camuencing at the Southeast Corner of the Northwest

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 12, thence North 518

feet to a stone at the Southeast Corner of land formerly owned by W

. V .

Jones, thence West 306 feet to the

Northeast Corner of a tract of land

formerly owned by Achilles M

. Spicer, thence South 518 feet to a stone

in the Quarter Section line at the Southeast Corner of said Spicer

tract, thence Fast 303 feet to the beginning

; ALSO, cc mencing at the

Southeast Corner of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12

aforesaid, thence North 1337

.25 feet to a stone located at the Southeast

Corner of the tract last above conveyed, thence West 673 feet to a stone

at the Northeast Corner of a tract of land formerly owned by Achille

C

. Martin, thence South 1337

.25 feet to a stone in the Half Section line

at the Southeast Corner of said Martin land, thence East 674

.25 feet to

the beginning .

Camuencing at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section

12, thence North 1337 .25 feet to the Southwest Corner of the former A

.

M

. Spicer land, thence East 673 feet to the Northwest Corner of the

former Charles E . Barr land, thence South 1337 feet to the Southwest

Corner of said Barr land, thence West 674

.25 feet to beginning .

A part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, beginning at the center

4a

of the Section, thence North 1004

.2 feet to the Southwest Corner of the

former AnkrLun land, thence East to the Quarter Section line, 1344

feet, thence North 21 feet to the Southwest Corner of the former Hall

land, thence East 676

.8 feet to the Southeast Corner of said Hall land,

thence North to the Section line 1660

.8 feet, thence East to the

Northeast Corner of the Section, thence South on the Section line 2131

.6

feet to the south bank of the Little Vermilion River, thence following

said bank of said stream Westward and Southwesterly to it's intersection

with the Half Section line, thence West 1679 feet to the place of

beginning, EXCEPTING the right-of-way of the former Cairo, Vincennes

and Chicago Railroad .

Beginning at the Northwest Corner of the West Half of the

Northeast

Quarter of Section 12, thence East 80 poles to the Northeast Corner of

said West Half, thence South 39 poles to a stone, thence West 80 poles

to the West line of said West Half, thence North 39 poles to the

beginning ;

ALSO, the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter of said Section 12 ; and ALSO, the West Half of the

Southeast

Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 12, EXCEPTING the South

61 reds thereof .

---

Beginning

at the Southwest Corner of Section 15

; thence North 1442 feet

to

-,I, the rhocenter

opt

of the Little Vermilion River ; thence Fast and Northeast

o

f tha T.i

ttl e Venn l i rm

River to a point 1332.9 feet

The South Half of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 13

.

The Fast

Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13

.

All that part of the North 50 acres of the West Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 13 which lies Fast

of the road or highway

.

Tracts of land in Section 14, to-wit :

The North Half of the North Half of the West Half of the

Fast Half of

the Northwest Quarter of Section 14

.

Also a part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14,

beginning

at the Northeast Corner of the section, thence West 1320 feet

to the West line of the Fast

Half of said Northeast Quarter, thence

South 789

.5 feet to the corner of the former Canaday land, thence East

following the boundary of said Canaday land to the

Fast

line of said

section, thence North 796 feet to the place of beginning

.

Part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, described

as follows :

Beginning

at the Northwest Corner of said Half Quarter

;

thence South to the center of the Little Vermilion River

; thence down

the center of said river to the point where the East line of said Half

Quarter crosses said stream

; thence North to the Northeast Corner of

said Half Quarter

; thence West to beginning .

The East Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14

.

All that part of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14

which lies South of the Little Vermilion River .

The West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14

; also a part of the

Fast

Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, described as beginning

48 rods South of the Northeast Corner thereof, extending thence West 80

rods, thence South 48 rods, thence Fast

80 rods, thence North 48 rods to

the

beginning ;

also a part of the Northeast

Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 14, described as beginning at the Northwest Corner

thereof,

thence 48extending

.28 rods,

thence

thence

South

West 2848.28

.28

rods

rods,

to

thence

the beginningEast

28

.28

; also

rods,a

part

of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14 described as

:

beginning 24 rods North of the Southwest Corner thereof extending thence

North 87 rods, thence East 2 rods, thence South 87 rods, thence West 2

rods to

beginning .

The West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 14

; also the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 14

.

Tracts of land in Section l5, to-wit-

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The Fast

Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 28, excepting frul the

above described lands, a tract described as follows, to-wit

: Beginning

at a point 1246 feet Fast

of the Northwest Corner of Section 28, thence

South on the Center line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 28,

357

.5 feet, thence Fast

539 feet, thence North 349 .5 feet to the North

line of Section 28, thence West to the place of beginning, said

exception containing 4

.35 acres .

The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 28 .

The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 28

; also the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest

Quarter of Section 28 .

The South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 28

.

The Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, and the

North One Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 28 .

The North Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 28 .

Tracts of land in Section 29, to-wit :

Eight Acres off the South End of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter,

and 43 acres off the North End of the West Half of the Southwest

Quarter

; all in Section 29, otherwise described as, beginning

on the

Section line at the Southwest Corner of the fomer Sarah R

. Buchanan

land in the West Half of the-Northwest Quarter of said Section 29,

running thence South on said Section line, to the Northwest Corner of

the former Perry Frazier land in the West Half of the Southwest

g`

Quarter of said Section 29, thence East along the North line of said

Perry Frazier land, to the East line of the West Half of the Southwest

Quarter of said Section 29, thence North along the East line of the West

Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 29, to the Southeast

Corner of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 29,

thence North on the Fast

Line of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter

of said Section 29, to the Southeast Corner of said Sarah R

. Buchanan

land, thence West along the South line of said Sarah R

. Buchanan land,

to the place of

beginning, except a strip one rod in width parallel to,

on the East Line of, and adjoining to the highway known as the

Georgetown Road extending from the Northern corporate limits of the

Village of Georgetown, North 102 reds, more or less, to the South Line

of the said land of Sarah R

. Buchanan, in the South Half of said

Section, described in a deed frua J

. M . Frazier and wife, to the

Danville, Paxton & Northern Railroad, recorded on page 257 of Voles

169 of the Deed Records of Vermilion County, Illinois

.

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The North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29 ; and, also, a part

of the Southeast Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of said Section 29,

described as follows : Beginning

at the Southeast Corner of the

Northeast Quarter of said Section, thence North 62 rods and 17 links

thence South 40 degrees West along the public road 80 rods and 17 links

to the South line of said Northeast Quarter, thence East on said line to

the place of

beginning ;

the Northwest line of said last described tract

being the Southeast Line of the Hubbard land .

A strip of land 335 links wide, of even width, off the North side of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 29 .

Thirty-seven acres off the South End of the Southwest Quarter of the

Southwest Quarter of Section 29, except, however, Perry Frazier's

First and Second Additions to Georgetown, described as follows :

Beginning

at the Southwest Corner of said Section 29, running thence

North 580 feet, thence Fast to the East line of the Southwest Quarter of

the Southwest Quarter of said Section 29, thence South 580 feet to the

Southeast Corner of said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

said section, thence West on the South line thereof, to the place of

beginning ; and, beginning 580 feet North of the Southwest Corner of said

Section 29, running thence North 653 feet, thence East 574 feet and 7

inches, thence South 647 feet and 11 inches, thence West 577 feet and 6

inches to the place of

beginning

.

The premises hereby conveyed being

all of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 29

except that part thereof formerly owned by James M

. Frazier, and that

part thereof embraced in Perry Frazier's First and Second Additions to

Georgetown, aforesaid .

Beginning at a stone at the Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 29, running thence South on the Half Section line 2650 .4 feet,

to the center of Section 29, which point is in the middle line of the

North and South public highway, and in the North line of the public

highway running Fast and West, each highway being of the width of 50

feet, running thence South on the Half Section line 300 feet to the

Southwest Corner of the former Sarah K . Buchanan land for a place of

beginning, running thence West along the South line of said Buchanan

land 1319 feet to a point on the West line of the East Half of said

Southwest Quarter, said point being 300 feet South of the Northwest

Corner of the East Half of said Southwest Quarter, thence South along

the West Line of the East Half of said Southwest Quarter, 1769 1/2 feet

to a stake in said line, 580 feet North of the Southwest Corner of the

East Half of said Southwest Quarter, thence East 929 feet, thence North

120 feet, thence 390 feet to a point in the middle line of the "old

plank road," which point is 700 feet North of the Southeast Corner of

the Fast Half of said Southwest Quarter of said Section 29, thence North

along the

middle

line of said "old plank road" (which is the East Line

of the East Half of said Southwest Quarter of said section), 1649 1/2

feet, to the place of

beginning .

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All of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 29, except 9

acres off the North End thereof ; and, also, 9 acres off of the North End

of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of said 29 ; also, the West

Half of the Northwest Quarter of said 29, except 9 acres off the North

End thereof, and except 8 acres off the South Side thereof, excepting

from the last described tract a strip of ground one rod in width

parallel to, on the

Fast

Side of and adjoining the highway known as the

Georgetown road, conveyed by deed dated June 20, 1902, recorded in Deed

Record 169 at page 256 .

Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section

29, running South on the West Boundary Line of said

Northeast Quarter of

said section, 13 rods and 10 links to the Southwest Corner of the former

George Buchanan land, for a place of

beginning,

thence South on the West

Boundary Line of said Northeast Quarter of said section, to the

Southwest Corner of said Northeast Quarter of said section ; thence East

along the South Boundary Line of said Northeast Quarter of said section,

1772 feet to a stone in the public highway and in the South Boundary

Line of said Northeast Quarter of said section and in the North and West

Boundary of the former Richards land, thence Northeasterly in said

public highway and along the North and West Boundary Line of the said

Richards land to a point in the East Boundary Line of said Northeast

Quarter of said section, 1038 feet North of a stone at the Southeast

Corner of said Northeast Quarter of said section, thence North with the

East Boundary Line of said Northeast Quarter of said section to a point

13 rods and 10 links South of the Northeast Corner of said Northeast

Quarter of said section, said point being in said East Boundary Line of

the Northeast Quarter of said section, thence West to the place of

beginning .

Eighteen acres off the North End of the Northwest Quarter of Section 29 .

The South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, except, however,

lot 33 in Perry H . Smith's Third Addition to the village of Georgetown,

ga

and except .32 of an acre lying in a square immediately surrounding the

dwelling house located upon lot 32 in said Addition on January 24, 1910 .

Tracts of land in Section 30, to-wit :

The Northeast Quarter, of the Northeast Quarter, of Section 30 .

The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of 30, .

The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30 .

The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, and the

Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30 .

Tracts of land in Section 31, to-wit :

A part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 31, bounded

as follows :

Beginning

at a stone 12 chains North of the Southwest

Corner of said Half Quarter, thence East 62 rods, thence North 25 rods

and 20 links, thence West 62 rods, thence South 25 rods and 20 links to

the place of beginning .

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All

that part of the South 24 acres of the West Half of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 31 lying and being on the West Side of the right of

way of the railroad formerly known as the Paris & Danville and the

Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway, excepting so much as was conveyed

by A

. Frazier Smith to said Paris & Danville Railroad, as shown by

the deed recorded in Deed Record 39, at page 346, in the office of the

Recorder of Deeds of Vermilion County, Illinois

.

All that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

Section 31, which is known and described as Lot 2 of the Clerk's

Subdivision of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said

Section 31, as shown by the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Record 3 at

page 122, in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Vermilion County,

Illinois, more particularly described as follows

: Beginning at the

center of said Section 31, thence South 429 feet to the center of the

public highway, thence East

parallel

with the Half Section Line,

following also the center line of the said highway, to the intersection

thereof with the West Line of the right of way of the former Cairo,

Vincennes & Chicago Railway, a distance of 814 feet, more or less,

thence Northeasterly, following the West Line of said right of way of

said railroad, to the Half Section Line running East and West through

said section, thence West to the place of

beginning

.

The East Half of the Northwest Quarter and the North 13 acres of the

East Half of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 31 .

The South Half of the West Half of the West Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 31

; also, the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of

said Section 31, except a part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter

of said Section 31 described as follows

: Beginning at the Northeast

Corner of said West Half at a stone and running thence West on the North

Line of said West Half about.2

rods to a point due North of the North

end of a hedge fence

; thence South along the center alignment of said

hedge fence to the center of the Georgetown and Dallas County Road,

thence along the center of said road in a Northeasterly direction to the

East line of said West Half, thence North about 1200 links to beginning

;

and also except all the coal and minerals (other than natural gas and

petroleum oil) underlying the following described tract

: All that part

of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 31, Township 18 North, Range 11 West and the East Half of the

Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 18

North, Range 12 West, described as follows

: Co miencing at a point on

the West Line of said Southwest Quarter of Section 31, 197 feet, North

of the Southwest Corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest

Quarter of Section 31

; thence Northeasterly 179 feet parallel to and 54

feet South of the Center line of the public highway, extending in a

Northeasterly-Southwesterly direction across said Quarter Section

;

thence North 233 feet parallel with the West Line of said Quarter

Section

; thence Southwesterly 233 feet to a point in the

Fact Half of

the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36

; thence

South 233 feet parallel to the East Line of said Southeast Quarter of

Section 36

; thence Northeasterly 54 feet to the point of beginning

.

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A part of the Fast Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31,

beginning 26 rods South of the

Northeast Corner of said tract at the

Southeast Corner of a tract of land formerly owned by Hatter Moore,

thence running West parallel with the Quarter Section Line running Fast

and West through

said section, to the West Boundary Line of said Half

Quarter, and to the Southwest Corner of said Moore tract, thence South

20 reds and 16 links to the center line of the State Road, thence

Northeasterly in the center of the grade of said road, to the

Fast line

of the East Half of said Quarter, thence North 13 links to the place of

beginning

.

The North Half of the West Half of the West Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 31 .

The West Half of the Southeast

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

Section 31 and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 31, except the right of way of the former Cleveland,

Cincinnati, Chicago & St . Louis Railway ; and all of Lot 4, County

Clerk's Subdivision of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of

Section 31, which lies West of the right of way of the former Cleveland,

Cincinnati, Chicago & St . Louis Railway .

All that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 31,

in the North End thereof, which lies West of the right of way of the

former Cairo Division of the Big Four Railroad and within the following

bounds, to wit : Beginning on the West Line of said West Half at a point

73 rods, 20 links North of the Southwest Corner of said West Half,

thence North 86 rods, 5 links to the Northwest Corner of said West Half,

thence East 78 rods more or less to the West Line of the right of way of

the former Cairo Division of the Big Four Railroad, thence South on the

West Line of said right of way 32 rods, thence South bearing West on the

West Line of said right of way 56 rods to a point 75 rods more or less

East of said place of beginning, thence South bearing West of the West

Line of said right of way, 21 rods, 15 links, thence West on the North

Line of other land 8 rods, 17 links more or less to the East Line of

other land, thence North 20 rods, 20 links to the Northeast Corner of

other tract of land and to a point 62 rods East of beginning,

thence

West on the North Line of other land 62 rods to

beginning .

All that part of the East Half of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter

of Section 31, lying South of a public highway running West from the

public square in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois, excepting

thereftuww the following described tract of land known as Rom-anzo

Moore's Addition to Georgetown, viz

: Beginning at a point on the

South Line of the above mentioned public highway, which point is 498

.1

feet South of the Northeast Corner of said Southeast Quarter aforesaid

:

Running thence West along the South Line of said public highway a

distance of 660 feet ; thence South along the West Line of said East Half

of said East Half of said Southeast Quarter a distance of 750 feet ;

thence Fast a distance of 660 feet, to a point 750 feet South of the

place of beginning, thence North along the East Line of the section, a

distance of 750 feet to the place of beginning .

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Beginning at a stone at the Southwest Corner of said

Fast Half, thence

North 1889.5

feet to the center of the public road, thence in a

Northeasterly

direction following the Center Line of said public road to

its intersection with the

Fast

Line of said 80 acre tract, thence South

2223.65

feet to the

Southeast

Corner of said East Half, thence West to

the place of beginning

; also, a part of the Southeast Quarter of said

Section 31

: Beginning at a stone at the Southwest Corner of said

Southeast Quarter, thence North 2223

.65 feet to the center of said

public highway aforesaid, thence following the center line of said

highway eastward

to a line 6 rods East of the West line of said Quarter

Section and which is the West Line of the former Moore land, thence

South parallel

with the West Line of said Quarter Section to a stone in

the North Line of the Southwest Quarter of said Southeast Quarter,

thence East following the Quarter Section Line to a point which is 663

feet East of said Quarter Section Line and which is on the West Line of

said Moore land, thence South following the West Line of said Moore

land, 1326 feet to a stone in the South Line of the section, which stone

is 667 feet West of the Southeast Corner of the West Half of said

Quarter Section, thence West to the place of beginning, excepting,

however, frwi the said tracts, the right of way of the former Cairo,

Vincennes and Chicago Railroad .

The East Half of Lot Two of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31

.

A part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31, bounded

as follows

: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of said West Half at a

stone and running thence West on the North Line of said West Half about

two rods to a point due North of the North End of a hedge fence

; thence

South along the center alignment of said hedge fence to the center of

the Georgetown and Dallas county Road, thence along the center of said

road in a Northeasterly direction to the East Line of said West Half,

thence North about 1200 links to beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 32, to-wit :

The South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

Section 32, also described as Lot 18 of the Assessor's Subdivision of

the East Half of said Section 32, as shown by a plat recorded in Deed

Record Y at pages 443 and 444 of the records of Vermilion County,

Illinois

; also, a tract of land described as follows

: Beginning 20 rods

South of the Northeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter of said Section 32, and at the Southeast Corner of the former

Halloway land, thence West 862 feet, following the boundary of said

Halloway land, thence South 334 feet, more or less, also following the

boundary of said Halloway land to the North Line of the South Half of

said forty acre tract, thence East thereon 863 feet, more or less, to

the Quarter Section Line and to the boundary of the former Terrell land,

thence North 333 feet, more or less, following the boundary of said

Terrell land to the place of

beginning .

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A part of the North Half of Section 32, described as follows :

Beginning

at a stone at the Southeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 32, thence

West 425 feet, thence North 482 feet, following the

Fact

Line of tracts

formerly owned by the heirs of Joe Carroll, and by Joe Biggs and

Lucretia Lewis, to a point which is 264 feet East of the Northeast

Corner of Lot 5 in Mahlon Haworth's Addition to Georgetown,

Illinois, thence Fast 428 feet to a stone following the South Line of

the land formerly owned by William Olney, thence North 480 feet

following the line of land formerly owned by William Olney, H .G .

Florence, Olive Terrell and Cbrnelia Brennan, thence East 994 .5 feet,

following the South Line of land formerly owned by Elizabeth A . West,

thence South 300 feet, following the West Line of the former land of

Lillie Driskell, thence

Fact

996 feet, following the line of lands

formerly owned by Lillie Driskell, Charles Underwood and Mason Tucker,

thence South 333 feet following the line of lands formerly owned by H .

G

. Florence, Olive Terrell and Cornelia Brennan, thence West 862 feet

following the North Line of lands formerly owned by Elosia M . Clifton,

thence South 333 feet to the center of the public highway, following the

West Line of lands of said Elosia M . Clifton, thence West 1128 feet,

following the center of the public highway, to the place of

beginning .

The Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, excepting

a tract of land 18 rods in even width off the South End of said forty

acre tract, the South Boundary of the tract being the North Boundary of

the tracts formerly known as the Tucker land, the Halloway land, the

Driscoll land, and the Clifton land .

A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section

32, described as follows

:

Beginning

at the Northeast Corner of said

forty acre tract, thence South 62 rods to a point 18 rods North of the

South Line of said forty acre tract, thence West 662 feet to the East

Boundary Line of a tract of land formerly owned by the heirs of H . G .

Terrell, deceased,

thence North following the boundary line of said

Terrell tract to the North Line of the section, 1034 feet, thence East

660 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning .

Part of the Northwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 32, described as beginning at the Northeast Corner of

said tract, extending thence South 636 feet ; thence in a Northwesterly

direction to a point in the North line of said tract 570 feet West of

the

beginning ;

thence Fast to the place of

beginning,

except, however,

the #7 or top vein of coal .

Lot 19 of Clerk's Subdivision of Section 32, as shown on Plat Record 4

at page 238, otherwise described as the Southwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, except,

however, the #7 or top vein of coal .

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A part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 32, bounded as follows, to-wit

: Beginning at the

Southeast Corner of the said West Half and running thence North on the

Fast

Line thereof 1340 links to the

middle of the public highway

; thence

in a Northwesterly direction along the middle of said public highway to

a point 215 links Fast

of the West Line of said West Half

; thence South

800 links to a point equidistant between the North Line and the South

Line of said West Half

; thence West 15 links

; thence South to the South

Line of said West Half

; thence East 800 links to the place of

beginning,

excepting one-half acre of even width off of the East Side of that

portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 32 as lies South of the said public road,

also excepting one-half acre mare particularly described as

beginning

205 feet Eastwardly of the Northwest Corner of Lot 94 and along the

North Line thereof, extending thence South 240 feet

; thence East 100

feet

; thence North to the North Line of said lot

; thence Northwestwardly

along said North Line to the place of beginning, and also excepting the

seventh vein or seam of coal, saretii s called the stripping vein,

underlying the surface of said described real estate .

Lot 21 of Clerk's Subdivision of Section 32, as shown by plat thereof,

recorded in Plat Record 4 at page 238 of the records of vermilion

County, Illinois, excepting all of the coal lying within 25 feet of the

surface of said described real estate .

Lot 20 of Clerk's Subdivision of Section 32, as shown by plat thereof,

recorded in Plat Record 4 at page 238 of the records of vermilion

County, Illinois, excepting the surface and the overlying strata to a

depth of 20 feet below the surface of the property conveyed

.

Lot 22 of Clerk's Subdivision of Section 32, as shown by plat thereof,

recorded in Plat Record 4 at, page 238 of the records of Vermilion

County, Illinois .

The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 32

; also part of the Southeast Quarter of

the Southeast Quarter of said Section 32, described as

beginning at the

Northwest Corner of said tract, extending thence south on the West Line

thereof 40 rods, thence East 215 links, thence North 800 links to the

center of the Public Highway, thence in a Northwesterly direction along

the center of said Highway to the place of beginning ;

also the Southeast

Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said

Section 32

; also the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 32

; also the West two

acres of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of said Section 32 .

The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of

Section 32

; also the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 32

; also the Northeast Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 32 ; also the Northeast Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, except the No .

7 or top vein of coal ; that is to say, all surface or strip mining in

and on the following described tracts, to-wit

: the South two acres of

the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,

also the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter also the West 8 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in said Section 32 .

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A part of the Southeast

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32,

described as follows

: Beginning at the Southeast Corner of said

Section, thence North 983 links to the center of the public road, thence

Northwest along the center of said road to the West Line of the

Fast

Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of said Section,

thence South to the South Line of said Section, thence East to the place

of beginning .

Excepting from said tracts of land in Section 32 Lots 64, 65 and 66 in

0 . P

. Clark's Second Addition to Georgetown .

Tract of land in Section 33, to-wit

:

The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33 ; also the

North 27 1/2 acres of the Northwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of

Section 33, except the East 10 acres thereof, and except one acre lying

South of the Public Road, and also except 1 .17 acres described as

beginning

500 feet North of the Southeast Corner of the Northeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 33 ; thence West 140

feet ; thence North 170 feet ; thence Fast 300 feet ; thence South 170

feet ; thence West 160 feet to place of beginning .

The West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 33 .

The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter

of Section 33 ; also a part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, described as

beginning

27 rods North of the Southwest Corner thereof, extending thence

Northeasterly to a point 32 rods North of the Southeast Corner of said

tract thence North 8 rods, msre or less, to the Northeast Corner of said

tract ; thence West 40 rods ; thence South 13 rods, more or less, to the

place of beginning .

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4

All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 33 which lies South of the middle of the Public Highway

extending through said tract irregularly in an Easterly and Westerly

direction .

All of the coal, natural gas and petroleum oil underlying and within the

following described lands in Township 18 North, Range 12 West of the

2nd P.M . :

Tracts of land in Section 27, to-wit :

The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, excepting the

right of way of the forii r Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Carpany

;

also, all that part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said

Section 27 that lies South and East of the right of way of the said

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Caupxany .

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A part of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27,

beginning in the center of the right of way of the forner Chicago &

Fastern Illinois Railroad, 306 links North of the Southwest Corner of

the West Half of said Southeast Quarter, thence North 3744 links to the

Northwest Corner of said West Half of the Southeast Quarter of said

Section 27, thence East to the Northeast

Corner of said 80 acre tract,

thence South 927 links to the center of the right of way of said

railroad, thence Southwesterly along said center line of said right of

way to the place of beginning, excepting, however, a strip of land 2

rods wide on the Northwest Side of the center of said railroad right of

way, being a part of the right of way of said railroad ; and excepting,

also, a strip of land beginning on the West Boundary Line of said West

Half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 27, at a point 5 rods

North or Northwest of the Center Line of the right of way of said

railroad measured at right angles with said center line, thence

Northeasterly parallel with said center line 1250 feet, thence

Southeast, 3 rods measured at right angles with said center line to the

West Line of the two rod strip above described, which is the right of

way of said railroad, thence Southwesterly following the West Line of

said 2 rod strip to the West Line of said 80 acre tract, thence North to

the point of beginning .

The North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, excepting a tract

of the area of 2.751 acres, described as follows : Beginning at a point

200 feet South and 25 feet West of the center of said Section 27, and

extending thence South 435 .6 feet ; thence West 275 feet ; thence North

435.6

feet ; thence Fast

275 feet to the place of

beginning .

The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27 .

Tracts of land in Section 28, to-wit :

The Southeast Quarter of Section 28 and the

Fast Half of the Southwest

Quarter of Section 28 .

The Northeast Quarter of Section 28 and the Fast Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 28, except a school house site described as

beginning

17 rods West of the Northeast corner of said Section 28, extending

thence South 12 rods and 6 feet ; thence West 13 rods and 13 feet

; thence

North 12 rods and 6 feet ; thence East 13 rods and 13 feet to beginning,

and except a tract of the area of 2 acres described as follows

:

Beginning on the Fast Line of Section 28, 1800 feet South of the

Northeast Corner of said Section 28 ; thence West 66 feet

; thence south

330 feet ; thence East 264 feet ; thence North 330 feet ; thence West 198

feet to the place of beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 32, to-wit :

The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32 .

The Fast Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32 .

Tracts of land in Section 33, to-wit :

The West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 33

.

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The West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33

.

Tracts of land in Section 34, to-wit

:

The West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34

; also, the

Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 34

; excepting

the following tract : Beginning on the Half Section Line 1140 feet South

of the Northwest Corner of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of

said Section 34, thence Fast

208.71 feet, thence South 208 .71 feet,

thence West 208 .71 feet to the Half Section Line, thence North 208 .71

feet to the place of beginning .

The Southeast Quarter of Section 34 .

The

Northeast

Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34 ; excepting

the following, to-wit

: one acre under the barns located on said tract

on July 1, 1910

.

Tracts of land in Section 36, to-wit :

The West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36 .

A part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36, bounded

as follows :

Beginning

on the South Line of said East Half, at a point

378 feet West of the Southeast Corner thereof, thence West on said South

Line, 57 rods, more or less, to the Southwest Corner of said East Half,

thence North 94 .3 feet, thence Fact parallel with said South Line to a

point 94 .3 feet North of the place of beginning, thence South to the

place of

beginning .

A part of the North Half of the Fast Half of the Southeast Quarter of

Section 36, bounded as follows

: Beginning 893 2/3 feet West of the

Northeast Corner of said Fast Half, at the Northwest Corner of a tract

of the land formerly owned by Harnnn G

. Hewitt, thence West 446 5/6

feet on the North Line of said East Half, to the Northeast Corner of a

tract of land formerly owned by W .V.Jones, thence South on the East Line

of said Jones tract and parallel with the Fact

Line of said East Half,

1343 feet to the center of the public highway, thence East along the

center of said public highway 191 feet, thence in a North easterly

direction along the center of said public highway 263

.47 feet to the

Southwest Corner of said Hewitt tract, thence North 1280 feet to the

place of beginning .

The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 36

.

Fifteen acres off the North Side of the Southwest Quarter of the

Southwest Quarter of Section 36 ; also, the Fast

Half of the Southwest

Quarter of said Section 36, excepting therefxun the following, to-wit

:

Beginning at the Southeast Corner of said Fact Half, thence West on the

Half Section Line to the Southwest Corner of said Fast

Half, thence

North on the West Line thereof 94 .3 feet, thence Fast

parallel with the

Section Line, 962.5 feet to a point 94

.3 feet North of the Section Line,

thence North to a point 21 rods North of said Section Line, thence East

22 rods, 21 1/2 links, acre or less, to Half Section Line, and to a

point 21 rods North of the place of beginning, thence South to the place

of begirriing .

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Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast

Quarter of Section 36,

described as follows

: Beginning at the Northeast

Corner of said

Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, thence West 893 feet and 8

inches, to the

Northeast

Corner of a tract of land formerly owned by

Lorenzo Bennett, thence South following the East Boundary Line of said

Bennett tract 1280 feet, to the center of public highway

running

through

said forty acre tract, thence

Facterly and Northeasterly along the

center of said highway to the

Fast Line of said forty

acre tract, thence

North along said East Line 1089 1/2 feet to the place of

beginning,

also

part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, described

as follows : Beginning

at the Southeast Corner of said East Half, thence

North 1606 feet to the center of the public highway, thence following

the Center Line of said highway Southwesterly to its intersection with

the West Line of said East Half, at a point 1342 feet North of the South

Line of the section, thence South to the South Line of the section,

thence East 1340 feet to the place of beginning

. Excepting all coal and

minerals other than the oil and gas underlying the surface of the

following described tracts

: That part of the Southeast Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 36, described as follows

: Commencing at

the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter

of said Section 36

; thence East along the South Line of said Southeast

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36, 12 feet to a point

;

thence North 12 feet distant

fruit and parallel with the West Line of

said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36, 706

feet to a point, being the place of

beginning

of the tract of land

herein described

; thence along the last described line extended North

105 feet to a point

; thence East and parallel with the South Line of the

Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36, 110 feet

to a point

; thence South and parallel with the West Line of the

Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36, 105 feet

to a point

; thence West and parallel with the South Line of the

Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 36 110 feet

more or less to the place of beginning, and further excepting all coal

and minerals (other than natural gas and petroleum oil) underlying the

following described tract

: All that part of the West Half of the

Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 18

North, Range 11 West and the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 18 North, Range 12 West,

described as follows

: Camencing at a point on the West Line of said

Southwest Quarter of Section 31, 197 feet, North of the Southwest Corner

of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 31

; thence

Northeasterly 179 feet parallel to and 54 feet south of the Center Line

of the public highway, extending in a Northeasterly-Southwesterly

direction across said Quarter Section

; thence North 233 feet parallel

with the West Line of said Quarter Section

; thence Southwesterly 233

feet to a point in the Fast

Half of the Northeast Quarter of the

Southeast Quarter of Section 36

; thence South 233 feet parallel to the

East Line of said Southeast Quarter of Section 36

; thence Northeasterly

54 feet to the point of beginning .

The Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 36 .

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A part of the Fast Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36,

described as follows : Beginning at the Northeast Corner of said Quarter

Section, thence South 807 .6 feet to the Northeast Corner of a tract of

land formerly owned by John F . Ashby, thence West 1336 .16 feet to the

West Line of said Past Half and to the Northwest Corner of said tract

owned by said Ashby, thence North 806 .8 feet to the Northwest Corner

of said

Fast

Half, thence East 1334 1/2 feet to the place of

beginning,

also described as 24 acres off the North end of the Fast

Half of the

Northeast Quarter of said Section 36

.

All of the North Half of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of

Section 36 .

A part of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36,

described as follows : Beginning at the Southeast Comer of said East

Half, thence North 1882 feet to a stone at the Southeast Corner of a

tract of land formerly owned by one W

. T . Richards, thence West 1336

feet to the West Line of said East Half, to a stone there situated,

thence South 1880 feet to the Center Line of said section, thence East

1339 .25 feet to the place of beginning .

The Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 36

.

The West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, except all coal,

natural gas and petroleum oil underlying a tract described as

: One acre

in a square located in the Southwest Corner of the West Half of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 36 .

The minerals in the following described tracts in Township 18 North,

Range 11 West of the 2nd P.M . :

A tract of land in Section 15, to-wit :

The Northwest Quarter of Section 15 .

Tracts of land in Section 21, to-wit :

Fifty acres off of the North end of the West Half of the Northwest

Quarter of Section 21 .

The West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21

.

Tracts of land in Section 30, to-wit :

The South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30

.

The North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30

.

A tract of land in Section 31, to-wit :

A part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 31

described as follows

: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said West

Half at a stone and running thence West of the North line of said West

Half about 2 rods to a point due North of the North end of a hedge

fence

; thence South along the center alignment of said hedge fence to

the center of the Georgetown and Dallas County Road, thence along the

center of said road in a Northeasterly direction to the East line of

said West Half, thence North about 1200 links to beginning

.

The East Half of Lot 2 of the Northwest Quarter of Section 31

.

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The minerals in the following described tracts of land in Township 18

North, Range 12 West of the 2nd

P.M . :

Tracts of land in Section 22, to-wit

:

The Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 22, EXCEPT the

coal underlying said parcel .

The

Southeast

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, EXCEPT the

coal underlying said parcel .

The Fast

Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, EXCEPT the coal

underlying said parcel

.

The Southeast

Quarter of Section 22, EXCEPT the coal underlying the

North Half of said Southeast Quarter

.

A tract of land in Section 27, to-wit

:

All of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, except the right of way of

the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company

.

A tract of land in Section 36, to-wit

:

The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 36

.

All the coal and minerals underlying the surface of the following

described lands in Township 17 North, Range 12 West of the Second

Principal Meridian

:

A tract of land in Section 1, to-wit :

The Northwest Quarter of the' Northwest Quarter of Section 1

.

A tract of land in Section 2, to-wit :

Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Section 2, running thence West on

the North Line of said Section, 655

.2 feet, thence South 293 feet,

thence West 238

.4 feet to a stone, thence South 1117 feet to a stone in

the South Line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said

Section 2, thence East with the South Line of said Northeast

Quarter of

the Northeast Quarter of said Section 2, to the East Boundary Line of

said Section 2, thence North along the

Fast Boundary Line of said

Section 2, to the place of beginning .

A tract of land in Section 15, to-wit

:

A part of the East Half of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 15,

described as beginning 40 rods North of the Southeast Corner of said

Quarter Section, extending

thence West 40 rods ; thence North to the

center of the Little Vermilion River ; thence

Fasterly along the center

of the Little Vermilion River to the East Line of said Section 15 ;

thence South to the place of

beginning .

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Tracts of land in Section 16, to-wit :

The West Half of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Except that part

of sane lying Northwest of the State Road, so- caI led and described as

follows : Beginning at the Northwest Corner of said Northeast Quarter ;

thence East 43 poles ; thence Southwest along said highway to a point on

the West Line of said Northeast Quarter 36 poles South of said Northwest

corner ; thence North to beginning .

The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, except a

parcel used as a cemetery, described as : Beginning at the Northwest

Corner of said tract, extending thence South 8 rods

; thence East 10

rods ; thence North 1 rod ; thence Fast 10 rods ; thence North 7 rods ;

thence West 20 rods to the place of beginning .

The North 35 acres of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section

16 .

All the coal and minerals underlying the surface of the following

described lands in Township 18 North, Range 11 West of the Second

Principal Meridian :

A tract of land in Section 21, to-wit :

The East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, except,

beginning

47 rods North of the Southeast corner of said tract ; thence West 20

rods ; thence North 16 rods ; thence East 20 rods, thence South 16 rods to

the place of beginning .

Tracts of land in Section 30, to-wit :

The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, except the

right of way of the former C .V . & C . Ry . Co . across the sane, 4 rods

wide .

The Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 30, except one

acre off of the South Side thereof, and except the railroad right of way

two rods wide of the former C.V . & C . Ry . Co .

The South Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 30, save and except, the right of way of the railroad formerly

known as the Paris & Danville Railroad and the Cairo Division of the

C.C.C. & St . L

.

R.R., and the right of way of the former Danville,

Urbana & Champaign Railway Carpany .

All the coal and minerals underlying the surface of the following

described lands in Township 18 North, Range 12 West of the Second

Principal Meridian :

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A tract of land in Section 36, to-wit :

Beginning at the Southwest Corner of Section 36, running thence North on

the West Boundary Line of said Section 36, 775 feet to the Southwest

Corner of the former White land, thence East along the South Boundary

Line of said White land 1337 feet to a stone in the East Boundary Line

of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 36,

thence South along the East Boundary Line of said Southwest Quarter of

said Southwest Quarter of said Section 36, to the South Boundary Line of

said Section 36,

thence

West along the said South Boundary Line to West

Boundary Line of Section 36, thence North to the place of beginning

.

All the coal in, under and throughout the following described lands in

Township 18 North, Range 11 West of the Second Principal Meridian

.

A tract of land in section 29, to-wit

:

Beginning on the East Line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, 646

feet North of the Southeast Corner of said section

; running thence West

845 feet

; thence North 180 feet

; thence East 845 feet to the East Line

of said section, thence South 180 feet to the place of beginning,

otherwise described as Lot 33 in Perry H

. Smith's Third Addition to the

Village of Georgetown

.

All the coal in, under and throughout the following described lands in

Township 18 North, Range 12 West of the Second Principal Meridian

.

A tract of land in Section 27, to-wit

:

The East 25

.9 acres of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of

Section 27, except one acre, bounded and described as follows

:

Beginning at a point 40 rods South of the Northeast Corner of the

Northwest Quarter of said Section 27

; thence West 20 rods ; thence south

8 rods ; thence

East 20 rods

; thence North 8 rods to the place of

beginning .

Excepting, however, from the premises herein before described the

following tracts, pieces or parcels of land and the coal and minerals

underlying the same, to-wit

.

The rights of way of all railroad cxrpanies

.

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Ccnudtment No : 226642B

SCHEDULE B

The

Loan policy will contain the following exception unless the Lender's

Disbursement portion of the ALTA Statement is executed and returned to

the Company :

A. Consequences of the failure of the lender to pay out properly the

whole or any part of the loan secured by the mortgage described in

Schedule A, as affecting : (1) the validity of the lien of said mortgage ;

and (2) the priority of the lien over any other right, claim, lien or

encumbrance which has or may become superior to the lien of said

mortgage before the disbursement of the entire proceeds of the loan .

Schedule B of the policy or policies to be issued will contain

exceptions to following matters unless the sane are disposed of to the

satisfaction of the Company :

I

. Defects, liens, enciunbrances, adverse claims or other matters, if

any, created, first appearing in the public records or attaching

subsequent to the effective date hereof but prior to the date the

proposed Insured acquires for value of record the estate or interest or

mortgage thereon covered by this Cannitment .

II . General Exceptions :

(a) Rights or claims of parties in possession not shown by the

public records .

(b) Easements, or claims of easements, not shown by the public

records .

(c) Encroachitents, overlaps, boundary line disputes, or other

matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or premises

inspection .

(d) Any lien, or right to a lien, for services, labor, or material

heretofore or hereafter furnished, imposed by law and not shown by the

public records .

III . Special Exceptions :

1 . General Real Estate Taxes for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 .

NcrE

: There are numerous tracts of land in the tax records, many of

which have been sold . The following list is of the sold taxes only

(which C:ALWT

be redeemed)

:

SCHEDULE B CONTINUES

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Tract No .

PIN No .

Geo Real #1185 28-17-700-001-7100

Geo Real #1186

28-17-700-002-7100

Geo Real #0623

28-17-200-006-0060

Geo Real #0768

28-30-200-006-0060

Geo Real #1201 28-29-700-001-7100

Geo Real #1204 28-29-700-002-7100

Geo Real #1209 28-29-700-003-7100

Geo Real #1212 28-29-700-004-7100

Geo Real #1236 28-32-700-001-7100

Geo Real #1178 28-04-700-001-7100

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Commitment No : 226642B

CONTINUATION

IN RE3PRD to the above sold taxes, an Order Directing Issuance of Tax

Deed was filed on December 17, 1999 in Case No. 99-TX-47, Circuit Court

of Vermilion County, Illinois .

2 . Possible right to back tax for failure to assess the coal (or other

mineral) interest .

3 . Deed of Trust, Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and

Assignment of Production and Proceeds, dated January 31, 1989 and

recorded January 31, 1989 as Document No . 89-774, made by Royal Land

Company, a Delaware Corporation, to J . Hovey Kim, Trustee for the

benefit of Elders Finance, Inc ., a New York corporation, to secure the

payment of all amounts which became due, (no dollar amount in recorded

docLmeit) .

4 . Mortgage and Security Agreement dated April 12, 1990 and recorded

April 18, 1990 as Document No . 90-2976, made by Vermilion Coal Capany,

a Delaware Corporation, to Chicago Fuel and Iron Ctnpany, Inc

., a

Delaware Corporation, to secure an amount up to a maximum amount of

$7,000,000 .00 .

5 . Acknowledgement of Assignment of Lease dated March 28, 1995 and

recorded March 1, 1996 as Document No

. 96-2051, by and between Vermilion

Coal Canpany, Chicago Fuel and Ircni Coapany, Inc ., and Paracor

Carpa iy,

Inc ., as successor to Elders Finance, Inc ., affirming and

ratifying all interests of Vermilion Coal Company under Coal Mining

TPase dated November 21, 1994 and assigned to Catlin Coal Company on

November 28, 1994, and assigning all of Vermilion Coal Ccnpany's rights,

title and interests in and to said Lease .

SCHEDULE B CU'TINUES

McKendree #0746 28-15-700-001-7100

McKendree #0747 28-21-700-001-7100

McKendree #0749 28-21-700-002-7100

McKendree #0750 28-28-700-001-7100

McKendree #0756 28-33-700-001-7100

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Ccmitment No : 226642B

CONTINUATION

6 . Subordirantion, Attornment and Non-Disturbance Agreement dated

March 24, 1995 and recorded March 1, 1996 as Document No . 96-2052, by

and between Paracor Company, Inc ., as successor to Elders Finance,

Inc ., Chicago Fuel and Iron Cacpany, Inc ., Laswell Coal Co . Inc

., and

Catlin Coal Co ., Inc., subordinating Mortgages shown at No

. 3 and 4 to

Lease noted above at No . 5, etc .

7

. Short Form Memorandum Vermilion Agreement dated April 10, 1996 and

recorded May 2, 1996 as Document No . 96-4314, made by and between

Chicago Fuel & Iron Co ., Paracor Company, Inc., as successor to Elders

Finance, Inc ., and Vermilion Coal Company, placing all persons on notice

of the existence of a certain Vermilion Agreement .

5

. Rights of the Public, the State of Illinois, the County, the

Township, and the Municipality, in and to that part of the premises in

question taken, used or dedicated for roads or highways

.

6

. Rights of way for any existing drainage ditches, drain tiles,

feeders, laterals and underground pipes

.

7

. This Cannitment, and our Policy when issued, should not be construed

as insuring any right to access to or fruit

the land .

8

. This Commitment, and our Policy when issued, should not be construed

as insuring against any damage to the surface or any improvements

thereon caused by exploration, prospecting for and/or removal of the

coal (or other mineral) .

9

. This Ccmitment, and our Policy when issued, should not be construed

as insuring that coal (minerals) will be found in place or underlying

the surface of the land .

10

. This Commitment, and our Policy when issued, should not be construed

as insuring title to, or the exact character, kind or nature of any

minerals included or not included within the phrase "and other minerals"

or fruu any damage which may arise therefrom

.

11

. Rights of the owners of the surface of the premises insured

.

12

. Rights of the owners, if any, of other minerals to prospect for

and/or remove them.

13

. No insurance is undertaken as to the accuracy of the acreage herein

stated .

SC EDULE B CONTINUES

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Crnmitment No : 226642B

E Ti'INUATION

14

. Rights of the United States, the State of Illinois, the municipality

and the public in and to so much of the land, if any, as may have been

fontEd by means other than natural accretions or may be covered by the

waters of any lake or reservoir located on the surface lying above and

within the description insured herein .

15

. Possible unrecorded leases for the development of the coal

(minerals) and the rights of those claiming by, through or under them,

and to the provision, terms, conditions, covenants and limitations

contained therein .

16 . Railroad rights of way, if any .

17 . This Cannitment, and our Policy when issued, does not insure against

loss or damage occasioned by questions of legal construction,

interpretation, and effect of mining rights, privileges, inrmulities and

interests which may be exercised or used .

18 . This Camiitment, and our Policy when issued, does not insure any

rights as to oil, gas or other minerals derived through deeds which use

the phrase "coal and other minerals" . Our title finding for those

interests is for convenience only .

19 . The following language will appear in an endorsement to the policy :

Paragraph 10 of the conditions and stipulations, being that

affecting and entitle "apportionment", is hereby deleted and in its

place the following language is added :

10 . Apportionment .

Any loss shall be carputed and settled on a pro rata basis at

the rate of $ per acre and exclusive of any improvements

made subsequent to the date of the policy

.

20 . Easement of United States Fuel Canpany, its successors and assigns,

for water pipe and appurtenances as contained in the Easement made by

Isaac M . Richards and Margaret Ella Richa ds, his wife, dated May 21,

1924 and recorded April 2, 1928 in Deed Record 364 at Page 417 over,

upon and under the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21

Township 18 North, Range 11 West of the 2nd P .M .

21

. Easement of United States Fuel Catpany, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Easement made by James E . Hewitt and Luda G

., his wife, dated July

30, 1934 and recorded August 30, 1934 in Deed Record 405 at Page 59

over, upon and under the South side of the West Half of the Southeast

Quarter, Section 35 Township 18 North, Range 12 West of the 2nd

P .M.,

and North end West Half Northeast Quarter Section 2 Township 17 North,

Range 12 West of the 2nd P.M .

SG DUE B

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Commitment No : 226642B

CKYVTINUATION

22 . Facement of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Fasement

made by Marcus S . Fletcher and Jesse, his wife, dated July 30,

1934 and recorded August 30, 1934 in Deed Record 405 at Page 60 over,

upon and under in the Northwest corner, Northeast Quarter,

Northeast

Quarter, Section 2 Township 17, North, Range 12 West of the 2nd P

.M.

23 . Fasement

of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Easement made by Peter Glodkowski, Road Commissioner of Georgetown

Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, dated August 2, 1934 and recorded

August 30, 1934 in Deed Record 405 at Page 60 over, upon and under in

the Northeast corner, West Half,

Northeast

Quarter, Section 2 Township

17, North, Range 12 West of the 2nd

P.M., and the Fast and West

roadway at the center of Section 35 Township 18 North, Range 12 West of

the 2nd P .M.

24 . Fa

senent of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by Henry Kenneth Schecter and Mildred F

., his wife,

dated January 20, 1938 and recorded March 16, 1938 in Deed Record 424 at

Page 46 over, upon and under the North end of the West 10 acres of the

Southeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter, Section 1 Township 17 North, Range

12 West of the 2nd P.M

.

25

. Easement of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by William A

. Carr and Maggie, his wife, dated

January 6, 1938 and recorded March 16, 1938 in Deed Record 424 at Page

48 over, upon and under part of the East 10 acres of the Southwest

Quarter, Northwest Quarter, Section 1 Township 17 North, Range 12 West

of the 2nd P.M .

26

. Easement of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of way made by Marcus S

. Fletcher and Jessie, his wife, dated

January 20, 1938 and recorded March 16, 1938 in Deed Record 424 at Page

50 over, upon and under

part

of the East Half, Northeast Quarter Section

2, and part of the Southwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter, Section 1

Township 17 North, Range 12 West of the 2nd P

.M .

27

. Easement of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by Helen Black Muncy and Marion L

. Muncy, her

husband, and Doris D

. Black, unmarried, dated October 3, 1939 and

recorded October 11, 1939 in Deed Record 434 at Page 172 over, upon and

under the Fast

side of the Southwest Quarter, Northeast Quarter, Section

30 Township 18 North, Range 11 West of the 2nd P

.M.

SCHEDUhE B CONTINUES

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Counitment No : 226642B

CttTINUATION

28 . Fasement of United States Fuel Carpany, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by W . D . Craft, a single man, and Robert C . Parks and

Katherine S . Parks, his wife, dated September 30, 1939 and recorded

October 11, 1939 in Deed Record 434 at Page 173 over, upon and under the

East side of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter, Section 30

Township 18 North, Range 11 West of the 2nd P .M .

28-1/2

. Fasement

of United States Fuel Carpany, its successors and

assigns, for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in

the Right of Way made by Roy O

. West and Louise McWilliams West, his

wife, dated July 21, 1939 and recorded October 11, 1939 in Deed Record

434 at Page 175 over, upon and under the South side of the southeast

Quarter, Southwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter,

Section 30 Township 18 North, Range 11 West of the 2nd P

.M .

29

. Easement of United States Fuel Catpany, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by Roy O

. West and Louise McWilliams West, his wife,

dated September 28, 1939 and recorded October 11, 1939 in Deed Record

434 at Page 176 over, upon and under the East side of the Southwest

Quarter, Southeast

Quarter, Section 30 Township 18 North, Range 11 West

of the 2nd P.M .

30

. Easement of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by Mrs

. Stella Martin Lambert, Administratrix of the

Estate of Achilles C

. Martin, Deceased, dated July 20, 1939 and recorded

October 11, 1939 in Deed Record 434 at Page 178 over, upon and under the

East side of the South Half, Northwest Quarter, Northeast Quarter,

Section 36 Township 18 North, Range 12 West of the 2nd P

.M .

31 . Fasement

of United States Fuel Company, its successors and assigns,

for power or telephone lines and appurtenances, as contained in the

Right of Way made by

. Louis Parmentier and Georgette, his wife,

Leonard Parmentier and Elise, his wife, dated April 27, 1940 and

recorded May 14, 1940 in Deed Record 435 at Page 129 over, upon and

under beginning

at a point on right of way (under agreement dated July

18,1939) 400 feet Fast

of the West line of the North Half, Northeast

Quarter, Northeast

Quarter, Section 36 Township 18 North, Range 12 West

of the 2nd P.M.,

and running thence North 8 rods, more or less

.

32

. Memorandum of Lease dated February 2, 1982 and recorded February 8,

1982 as Document No

. 82-605 by and between Royal Land Company, Lessor,

and American Energy Services, Inc

., Lessee, for oil and gas exploration

and production purposes on all property in Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 of

Township 18 North, Range 12 West of the 2nd P

.M., to the extent of

Royal Land Company's interest therein

.

NOTE

: Property that is covered by "gob pile" shall be excluded from this

Agreement .

SCHEDULE B CT)NPINUES

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SCHEDULE

B

Commitment

No : 226642B

CbNrINUATION

33 . Faaements

and Rights of Ways as disclosed by Quitclaim Deed dated

June 30, 1989 and recorded July 11, 1989 as Document No

. 89-5428, made

by Royal Land Company to Vermilion Coal Coapany, and also all rights,

titles and interest acquired by Bunsen Coal Company or the united

States Fuel Company by various deeds listed therein

.

34

. Riola Mine Map recorded July 1, 1997 as Docu<rent No . 97-6582,

located in part of Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, Township 18 North, Range

12 West of the 2nd P.M., Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois .

35 . Riola Mine and Reserve Map recorded July 23, 1999 as Document No .

99-9097, located in part of Sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33 and 34, Township

18 North, Range 12 West of the 2nd P.M., and Sections 3, 4 and 5 in

Township 17 North, Range 12 West of the 2nd P .M., Vermilion County,

Illinois .

36 . Memorandum of Lease dated August 16, 1999 and recorded August 18,

1999 as Document No

. 99-10470, by and between Vermilion Coal Company,

Lessor, and Catlin Coal Co ., Inc . the Assignee and Successor in

Interest to Laswell Coal Co ., Inc ., Lessee .

ASSICNMENr of Leases made by and between Catlin r(-Al Co., Inc . and

Catlin Coal, LLC, dated

Octnhar

29, 1999 and recorded November 4,

1999 as Document No

. 99-14006 .

ASSIG44ENT of Leases made by and between Catlin Coal, LLC and Black

Beauty Coal Company, dated November 1, 1999 and recorded November 4,

1999 as Document No. 99-14008 .

37 . Subordination Agreement dated August 16, 1999 and recorded August

18, 1999 as Document No . 99-10471, by and between Vermilion Coal

Company, Catlin Coal Co . Inc ., the Assignee and Successor in Interest

to Laswell Coal Cc, Inc ., and Westwind Capital Corporation, where

Westwind Capital Corporation subordinates any and all interests it may

acquire under a Petition for Tax Deeds filed as Case No

. 99-TX-47, to

Lease recorded as Document No . 99-10470 .

38 . Upon a mortgage of the land, a certified copy of proper resolutions

passed by the directors of Vermilion Coal Company authorizing the

execution of the mortgage should be furnished .

SCHEDULE B END / (6)

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99-0010470

08/18/1999 01,53P

NANCY J

. KELLEY, RECORDER, VERMILION COUNTY, ILFILED

MEMORANDUM OF LEASE

This Memorandum of Lease is made and entered intb'as of the

£ "'-

day of August,

to

1999,

CATLIN

Lasweil

by

COAL

and

Coal

between

COCo.,

.,

INCIncVERMILION

.,

.,anan Indiana

Indiana

COALcorporation

corporation,

COMPANY,

('Lessee")the

aDelaware

Assignee

.

corporation

and Successor

('Lessor")

In Interestand

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, on or about November 21, 1994, the parties hereto entered into a certain Coal

Mining Lease by which Lessor has granted to Lessee the sole and exclusive right of mining and

parcels

removing,

described

more or

of

lessby

in

land,

any

;

Exhibit

and

method

identified

Area

A

of

attached

E,

mining,

containing

respectively

hereto

all

in

Illinois

and

as

the

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incorporated

aggregate

NoA .

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6

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containing

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herein

net

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by

in

.

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or

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andof

those

as

net

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to

rights

give

WHEREAS,

of

notice

the parties

to

the

third

parties

thereunder,parties

hereto

of the

desire

existence

to place

of the

this

Coal

Memorandum

Mining Lease

of Lease

and of

of

the

record

respectiveso

as

NOW, THEREFORE, Lessor, in consideration of the rents received and of the terms,

conditions and agreements on the part of Lessee, does hereby confirm that it has demised and

leased said coal mining rights to Lessee, and Lessee hereby confirms that It has accepted said

of

coal

said

mining

Coal

rights

Miningfrom

. Lease,Lessor,

. subject

to have

to terminationand

hold for

.or.renewala

period

.forupof

twenty

.to.two(20) .(2)years

.additionalfrom

the

.twenty-date

year periods.

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The full agreement between Lessor and Lessee is set forth in said Coal Mining Lease,

executed on November 21, 1994, and said Coal Mining Lease is incorporated by reference in this

Memorandum of Lease as though it were fully and at length set forth herein

.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee, intending to be legally bound, have caused

this Memorandum of Lease to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above

written.

VERMILION COAL COMPANY,

Lessor,

By

Ae,ls r4,7-

Equict D . 40Y

(n :\cadincoal4nemooflease-vermcoal)

CATLIN COAL CO

., INC.,

Lessee,

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KELLEY, RECORDER,

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EXHIBIT A-

to

Memorandum of Lease Between

Vermilion Coal Company and Catlin Coal Co ., Inc.

Under the Coal Mining Lease dated November 21, 1994, by and between Vermilion Coal

Company, as Lessor, and Catlin

Coal Co., Inc. (the Assignee and Successor in Interest to Laswell Coal

Co., Inc.),

as Lessee, Lessor leased to Lessee the sole and exclusive right of mining all Illinois No . 6 and

Illinois No . 7 seam coal of those certain parcels of land as described on the map attached hereto, being

the Royal

Land Company, Westville Project, Vermilion County, Illinois, map, dated September 1988,

prepared by Paul Weir Company .

Said parcels are further described at Exhibit I, attached hereto, describing 62 parcels by their

Vermilion County, Illinois, Tax Tract Numbers, ali'beihg Iocated'in Vermilion County, Illinois .

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STATE OF

ILLINOIS

COUNTY OF

I, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, do

hereby

~R'I-sIfcertify

-~

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VERMILION

ukEM-qCOAL

COMPANY,

,

who Is

a

personally

corporation

known

of

to me

Delaware,to

be the

appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he, being thereunto duly

authorized, signed the preceding Memorandum of Lease as the voluntary act of said

corporation, for the uses and purposes therein set forth

.

Given under

n~a

my hand and official seal this

4 day of

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NOTARY PUBLIC

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

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1999

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1999 .

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County

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and State

corporation,

•toaforesaid,

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Assignee and Successor In Interest to Lasweil Coal Co

., Inc., an Indiana

corporation, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that he, being

thereunto duly authorized, signed the preceding Memorandum of Lease as the

voluntary act of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein set forth

.

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Royal Land Company

Westville Project

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Paul .Weir Company ,

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Evanston, Illinois

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

PRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK,

Petitioner,

PCB 01-112

v .

Re

: Black Beauty Coal Company

NPDES Permit

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

and

BLACK BEAUTY COAL COMPANY,

Respondents,

AFFIDAVIT OF FREDERICK D . KEADY

I, Frederick D . Keady, a resident of Northfield, Illi-

nois, in the county of Cook, do hereby swear as follows :

1 .

I am the President of Vermilion Coal Company

.

2 . Vermilion Coal Company owns certain coal and mineral

rights in Vermilion County Illinois .

3 . Black Beauty Coal Company is the principal lessee of

Vermilion Coal Company's coal rights in Vermilion County Il-

linois, and Vermilion Coal company is reliant on the Black

Beauty lease for income .

4

. Vermilion Coal Company and its affiliated entities have

invested more than $20,000,000 (twenty million dollars) in

acquiring, preserving, and maintaining its coal rights in

Vermilion County Illinois .

1

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5 . The Vermilion County Illinois coal rights of Vermilion

Coal Company have a fair market value of at least

$30,000,000 (thirty million dollars) .

6 . The coal reserves leased by Black Beauty Coal Company

from Vermilion Coal Company contain less than 1

.5% sulfur on

an as-shipped basis .

7 . In making its investment in, and seeking to commercial-

ize its coal and mineral rights in Vermilion County, Illi-

nois, Vermilion Coal Company relied on the Acid Rain Program

Regulations implemented by the United States Environmental

Protection Agency under Title IV of the Federal Clean Air

Act Amendments of 1990 ("Federal Acid Rain Regulations") .

8 . Coal mining activities have been conducted since prior

to 1920 on the Vermilion County, Illinois coal and mineral

rights owned by Vermilion Coal Company .

9 . Vermilion Coal Company is concerned that its constitu-

tional rights pursuant to the Constitution of the United

States of America or the Constitution of the State of Illi-

nois may be impaired if the Petitioner Prairie Rivers Net-

work is successful in its petition .

F

My Co

Notary

"OFFICIAL

Mftj*jn

SE(

Public,

.MA

Exppea

State

PELLERSEAL"of

May

Illinois

t 2004

)Sworn to and subsc ibed

)before me this _ day of

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AV)n/ .

My commission expires :

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