Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-07-12
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ehqulry> we will offer at public
sale. on the premises,
On Thursday, 4fh of September ne:rt. &
hat highly valuable property, well
known by the name of ~
LinganOre Mills, ~.
late the property ofJames Robertson,
deceased They consist of a merch-
ant. plaster & saw mills. all recently
built of the best materials and i'm The
most substantial manner, and situated
at the mouth OF Linganore creek
where 1T cmplies into the Monocacy,
about half a nile distant from the
turnpike road leading from Wheeling
to Baltimore; three miles from Fred
eIiCk Town, forty from Gcorgctown,
and forty two from baltimore.
ne merchant mill Is 20 feet by 81,
four stories high. the basement story
OF stone and three upper stories Of
brick. 1t has six floors, three water
Wheels about u feet in hcigh, and
itc' nj diameter, with 4 regular head
oil = feet water over the wheels. The
pr gears are all OF cast iron with the
exception of the counter wheels all
The other gears, throughout, are of
cast IRON. IL contains ali the patent
machinery and improvements of Oil
yer Evans, with four pair of FIVE feet
stones three of which are the best
Kind ol French burrs-the other pair
are Cologne burrs l. Coumlry work.
On the three pair Of French burrs 65
barrels Hour may be manufactured
per day' at an average through tho
year, ami the country work is consid-
cradle. he reputation OF the flour
Stands high in Baltimore, and within
Eve days ai'cr wheat 10 delivered nj
'hc Ia II. 1; can be manufactured, sent
1" mark and the cash rctuImed-In
linr, Ii IL considered rs the best, and
possesses greater advantages titan any
other water mil in the state of hlary-
lam.
I he plaster mill is built of stone, 6
ran Srlnd one ton plaster per hour
he SAW tiIIl is in complete order, q
surrounded by line timber country.
"ticn gives it constant employ near
y TIC whole year.
the i.in,San0re 10 4 stream not sur
passed by amy other in the state, anu
mas never been known to fail even in
nc drlcst seasons. as Was fully tested
'ie last car, admitted by the oldest
'nha1I ants to be one of more extreme
drought than ever was known before:
yet AT that time. when nearly all the
mills ~ the country ceased tlicir opc.
ratlons for the want of water, the Lin
%anorc mills were well supplied. { hc
mill dam, which is about "a quarter Of
mila from The mill. is constructed il
such manner as to induce the belief
that il will withstand the effects OF the
greatest f'reShet.
The NonoCaCy enters the Potomac
river IS miles from the Linganore
lnllls' apG naviS allie part Of the wear
to ashin&ion. 1t is believed to be
both practicable and probable. that
iie contemplated canal from Potomac
80 Baltimore will pass through Fred
"r:ch, in VIII, case, cheap Il short
passAg~ will he opened Cor boat, from
'hr mills to either Baltimore or Wash.
m&ton. he country around it is,
perhaps, one of the finest in the AT.
lantlc states for the production of
wheat. rye and corn and when it is
considered that there is an abundant
and ne er failing supply Of water.
no spot lin this state, Ccrtai;,iy none
Ill tae county. affords so good Il size
for the erection of manufacturing
establishment. or water works of any
kindo
There is attached to these mills, &
will be- sold with them, about % Acres
of LIND, the greater part cleared, a
large proportion is fine meadow, all
under good fence. ! ne otter M
proyemcnts are, two C0miortabI,
dwellings, one Of stone, rough east.
the other OF brick; two log dwellings,.
new frame barn 65 feet BY IS, with
a shed l . feet wide : ice house, barrel
house, and other out houses.
Also at the same linz and pince.
ER AACT or land. part Of Pea
tvs Delight" "The re-suyvey on
Beafty's Range" and Hills and
Dalcs."
Containing 4f3 IA Acres,
more or less. being the land sold by
VIM. Cookery and william NJ. BeaIl,
Jr. to Jamcs Robertson. deceased, and
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