| (20.0100 ac) THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH HALF CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 2-01-44 EAST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 923.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HAROLD AND ETHEL GRIBBLE BY DEED FILED IN SKAGIT COUNTY AF#506880; THENCE SOUTH 87-13-51 EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GRIBBLE TRACT, A DISTANCE OF 1,812.65 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 9 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 32-37-14 WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 499.88 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 66-17-50 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 105.44 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87-32-35 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 343.35 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 1-58-14 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 358.68 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GRIBBLE TRACT; THENCE SOUTH 87-13-51 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 722.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. (ALSO SHOWN AS TRACT A OF SURVEY RECORDED JANUARY 21, 1986, UNDER AF#8601210022). EXCEPT THAT PORTION THEREOF, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH HALF CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 2-01-44 EAST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 923.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HAROLD AND ETHEL GRIBBLE BY DEED FILED IN SKAGIT COUNTY AF#506880; THENCE SOUTH 87-13-51 EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GRIBBLE TRACT, A DISTANCE OF 1,812.65 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 9; THENCE NORTH 32-37-14 WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 269.91 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 32-37-14 WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 142.82 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 65-30-41 WEST A DISTANCE OF 140.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 17-21-05 EAST A DISTANCE OF 70.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32-37-14 EAST A DISTANCE OF 72.66 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 65-30-41 WEST OF THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 65-30-41 EAST A DISTANCE OF 158.62 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 923 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4; THENCE NORTH 800.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT 889 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION (SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A TRACT CONVEYED TO CHARLES STEWART, MAY 8, 1945, BY DEED RECORDED UNDER AF#380539); THENCE EAST 1,780 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY TO A POINT 927 FEET NORTH (MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES) OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 23; THENCE WEST TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THAT PORTION LYING EASTERLY OF STATE ROAD 1-A, AND EXCEPT THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO CHARLES E. STEWART ET UX BY DEED RECORDED APRIL 27, 1970 UNDER AF#738349; AND ALSO EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 2-01-44 EAST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTER LINE OF SAID SECTION, A DISTANCE OF 923.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HAROLD AND ETHEL GRIBBLE BY DEED FILED IN SKAGIT COUNTY AF#506880; THENCE SOUTH 87-13-51 EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GRIBBLE TRACT, A DISTANCE OF 1,812.65 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 9 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 32-37-14 WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 499.88 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 66-17-50 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 105.44 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87-32-35 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 343.35 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 1-58-14 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 358.68 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GRIBBLE TRACT; THENCE SOUTH 87-13-51 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 722.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 923 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 800.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT 889 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION (SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A TRACT CONVEYED TO CHARLES STEWART, MAY 8, 1945, BY DEED RECORDED UNDER AF#380539), AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID STEWART TRACT, 15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER TO A POINT THAT IS 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE WEST 15 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SOUTH 1/4 CORNER), SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M.; THENCE NORTH 02-04-01 EAST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 23 FOR A DISTANCE OF 923.00 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 02-04-01 EAST ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 23 FOR A DISTANCE OF 378.97 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT 2, SKAGIT COUNTY SHORT PLAT NO. 79-79 REVISED, APPROVED JUNE 8, 1981 AND RECORDED JUNE 9, 1981 UNDER AF#8106080006, RECORDS OF SKAGIT, WASHINGTON; THENCE SOUTH 88-15-25 EAST ALONG AN EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF TRACTS 1 AND 2 OF SAID SHORT PLAT NO. 79-79 REVISED FOR A DISTANCE OF 598.53 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO AN EXISTING FENCE LINE; THENCE SOUTH 07-17-22 EAST ALONG SAID FENCE LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 396.19 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT B, SHORT PLAT NO. 10-87, APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1987, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1987 AND RECORDED UNDER AF#8709010050, WHICH BEARS SOUTH 87-11-34 EAST FROM THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 87-11-34 WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE FOR A DISTANCE OF 662.98 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. SURVEY AF#202605040079 |