Farley v. Borderland Coal Company

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

Affirming.

There is a stream of water in Pike county known as Big creek. Two of its tributaries are Chafin’s branch and Burget’s branch, the latter lying to the south of the former. A ridge called Slate Bock Point forms a watershed between these two branches.

In February, 1852, there was issued by the state of Kentucky what is known in this record as one of John Burget’s patents, this particular patent 'being for 100 acres. This patent in the main lay on the Burget branch side of the ridge referred to, but it extended in part over on the Chafin branch side…