Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-16

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE-On
" Monday, The 2l.t day OF October, will be sold at
Public Auction, 220 Building Lots and 80 Out Lots the
hourishing town OF PORTSMOUTH,, Ono.
Portsmouth, the chief town of Scioia county, is plea
sanity situated high ground tue bank OF the Ohio
River, the mouth oil Sciota River which at Ports
mouth approaches within half mile of the Ohio and
about midway between Marietta and Cincinnati. The
is good, and the has always been considered
puation beyond the reach of the highest floods.
The Ohio and Erie Canal which was flushed last Octo
her, ntersects the Ohio at that place. and brings there for
transhpment the produce OF the very rich and extensive
country through which il passes That canal is 300 miles
long, 40 feet wide and feet deep 1t passes tro IL of
the fertile and populous of Ohio, and
channel Of communication 10 the towns of ChiIcohe,
CrcleviIIe Lancaster GAINESVILLE, Columbus Hebron,
Newark Dresden Roscoe Trenton, Lockpor Dover, Sa
lem, New Philadelphia, Bolivar Masson, Fulton, Gin
ton, ARROW and Boston. Ii is the connecting link be-
tw cen the navigation of the Mssisspp the Northern
lakes and the ". York and Welland Canals cling
the Ohio at Portsmouth, and Lake Erie at cleveland.
For the year 1881, the tolls on this Canal, which
completed only from the Lake TO Chilcohe,
amounted to $6i,s64-and from the tolls already re-
ceved, il is estimated that the receipts for 1888 will
coed $lS5 600 now forms uninterrupted channel OF
communication between the Lakes and OHIO, and tends
directly increase the business OF Portsmouth. That
has 1850 inhabitants, and is rapidly increasing
In the immediate vicinity are extensive quarres OF free
stone which furnish the chief nal building for
Cincinnati and Louisville. There also valuable beds
of iron almost in proximity with the buminous coal
which is abundant in that part Of the country The
is OF the first quality and universally preferred in The
western States There already within short distance
OF the mouth oil the canal 30 Furnaces aud Foges IN
ration manufacturing upwards OF $4,000 tons oil iron per
annum, OF the value OF million OF dollars. Steamholts
Of the largest class daily arrive at Portsmouth, deposing
at that place their cargoes OF Cotton Sugar, Coffee &c
and receiving in return, the Flour Pork Wbi-key, SC
the INTERIOR brought there by the way oil The canal The
commerce Of the town is rapidly ieasng under the in
luence Of these favorable circuns auces, and in few
years, become of the important places
the Ohio River. The lots offered Tor sale situated in
the principal streets Of Portsmouth, and present OPP
pouuily for the proiibe investment OF capital Title:
unquestionable and in fee simple.
The sale OF The above properly will take place The
2ls Of October at 10 o'clock, a. Nj in Portsmouth
Maps, exhibiting the plan OF the town, situation and size
OF the Lots may be had after 20l application
TO McAiser & York, Philadelphia; Turnbul & Win
chester, Baltimore; Barr, Kneeldnd Co, New York; Of
my Ageni, Thomas Parker, ED, Portsmouth, who viii
give all information OF the subject.
JOHN T. BARR, $50 Pearl street, N. Y.
! New York July %, 1888. 2j-lSt