running thence along the extreme height of the said mountain, to the place where Watauga river breaks through it;
thence a direct course to the top of the Yellow Mountain, where Bright’s road crosses the same;
thence along the ridge of said mountain, between the waters of Doe river and the waters of Rock creek, to the place where the road crosses the Iron Mountain;
from thence along the extreme height of said mountain, to the place where Nolichucky river runs through the same;
thence to the top of the Bald Mountain;
thence along the extreme height of said mountain to the Painted Rock on French Broad river;
thence along the highest ridge of said mountain, to the place where it is called the Great Iron or Smoky Mountain;
thence along the extreme height of said mountain to the place where it is called Unicoi or Unaka Mountain, between the Indian towns of Cowee and Old Chota;
thence along the main ridge of the said mountain to the southern boundary of this state, as described in the act of cession of North Carolina to the United States of America; and
that all the territory, lands and waters lying west of said line, as before mentioned, and contained within the chartered limits of the state of North Carolina, are within the boundaries and limits of this state, over which the people have the right of exercising sovereignty, and the right of soil, so far as is consistent with , recognizing the Articles of Confederation, the Bill of Rights and Constitution of North Carolina, the cession act of the said State, and the ordinance of Congress for the government of the territory north west of Ohio;
