Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-02
g. Oeeoquan Mills.


i Iuobie Estate, consisting OF LANDS,
Hills, MILL-SEATS, DWELLING
HOUSES, STORES & other valuable Pro.
ierty--all upon navigation and convenientto
market.
To those who are unacquainted with the
premises it may be stated that they are si-
tuated at the Falls of Occoquan River, in
Virginia, which empties into the Potomac
/ miles below Alexandria and about CT 10
below Mount Vernon, the seat OF the late
General Washington.
At no one spot, probably, can there be
united more advantages for Hour nils, or a.
ny kind of mandatory or mechanical ope-
rations requiring the agency OF water; the
stream is large, generally afording enough
for twenty water wheels at time, contigu-
Gus to several of the finest wheat counties in
Virginia, and being upon navigation has, be-
sides, the whole range of the river Potomac
on both sides to its mouth distanc OF at
least 100 miles. The great mail stage road
from north to south passes thro' 1t, post of
fee at the spo. and daily mail throughout
the year affords early and constant informa.
ton of the state of markets and whatever
else may be interesting. The buildings here
in after described, with several others built
and owned by different people, gives to the
place the appearance of an handsome little
village, remarked by strangers for the ro-
mantle scenery around it, and by its inhabi.
tants for the unequalled sa.ubrity of its cir.
First in importance OF t buildings is a
very complete Merchant Mill with all the
most approved modern machinery for the
mandatory of -four, Of which article it has
and can make twenty thousand barrels year
with ease. Next is Country Toll Mill,
which has given annually three to four hum
dred barrels of Indian Corn and other grain
from its toll alone; there is also Mill for
pounding and grinding Plaster Paris, an ar.
ticle in much request throughout the neigh
boring countries awell conSructed Saw Mill
in good repair; and TolI.Bridge that pro-
duces twelve hundred and fifty to fifteen
hundred dollars year besides which there
are several we'll fitted Store-houses, six or
eight Dwellings suitable for tradesmen ex.
elusive of their Workshops, and Stablage
for at least fifty head Of horses and cattle -
The whole is overlooked by large commo-
dious Stone Mansion house, with everv office
suitable tor the residence OF a genteel fami.
ly; and at the door is neyer.failing Spring
of fine Water.
Unimproved, are several valuable Mill
Seats, two Of which Immediately adlsin the
present and are suppliable with water from
the same race and dam beside these las
there is nearly thirty feet more head ard fall
of water than has ever yet been found neces.
sary to use in the present works. other mills
may be erected so much above, as not to in
terfere with those already mentioned. In.
deed Sc feet fall, which there is here, would
admit Of all the water being worked twice o.
yer il desired.
There is, belonging to the estate, near ono
thousand acres of LAND, some adj lining
and none Of it very distant from the mills,
mostly in wood and some parts pretty well
timbered; though Immediately adjoining, are
some we'll improved productive Meadow and
Grain Land, & several enclosed Town Lots.
Fit be asked why SO desirable and produc.
tive property should be offered for sale, 1t
may be answered :" that the advanced ago
;. and distant residence oil two OF the partners
" make narrower circle of concerns desira-
" rable to them--and all the parties are de-
sirous to pay off their debts
Any person inclinsble to purchase will find
the price reasonable, and the time OF pay
ment for large proportion of the purchase
money will be made as easy as the purchaser
could expect or wish.
Fol- further particulars application may be
made to JAMES CAMPBELL, at Petersburg;
SAMUEL G.. GRIFFITH, Esquire. OF Ba'ti-
tinore JAMES TAYLOR, Jun Esq. OF Nor
folk; or on he premises 20 NATHANIEL H.
LIcoTr and LUXE WHEELER, the latter OF
whom will remsin few weeks at this pace,
to assis. in eHec ing the object Of this acver-
tisemert
Ellieott, Campbell e Wheeler.
September 81 otls.I1ov