E Fork 12 Pole Creek Road WV RT 1 , Breeden, WV 25674(Mingo County)

The SURFACE ONLY of those certain tracts or parcels of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, and the easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, containing an aggregate 1,079.05 acres, more or less, situate in Harvey District, Mingo County, West Virginia, more particularly described in a deed of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Mingo County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 404 at page 457, and shown on Tax Map 125, as Parcels 7, 8, 10 and 11,and Tax Map 145, as Parcel 2.

The MINERALS ONLY of the described aggregate 1106.05 more or less acres are contained in Tax Map 125, as Parcels 8 and 11 for about 651.85 acres in Fee. Fifty (50%) interest in the gas and oil on 615 (O & G) acres more or less situate in Tug River District, Mingo County, West Virginia designated as Tax Map 9999, as Parcel 10.1.

TWELVEPOLE CREEK

Twelvepole Creek rises in northern Mingo County before flowing north through Wayne County. Twelvepole Creek flows eighty-three miles from Mingo County, West Virginia, to the Ohio River. It has a long and rich history and has played a pivotal role in the regions economy and transportation. Native Americans had previously lived in the Twelvepole Valley for thousands of years. When Europeans settled in the area, they used the large creek for a variety of purposes. The creek was dammed and grist mills were erected along its banks. Prior to the construction of the railroad, people used the creek as a primary mode of transportation. Coal and timber was floated down the river to the Ohio River to reach outside markets. Today, thanks to two large dams constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s, the waters of Twelvepole Creek offer visitors various recreational opportunities. Twelvepole Creek received its name from early explorers, the group supposedly included a young George Washington. Traveling the Ohio River, they measured the mouth of the creek where it joined the Ohio in terms of poles, also known as rods. Being approximately 198 feet (12 poles) wide at its mouth, the creek was named Twelvepole Creek.