Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-15
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR sALE.-on
monday, me 1l:t day OF October, will be sold at
uoc Auction, 22O Building Lots and 80 Out Lots in the

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pv, Monday, the 2l:, day OF October will be sold a,
ruonc Auction, 22O Building Lots 80 Out Lots in the
"oppr ag town OF PoRrsMourH, Ono
portsmouth, the chief of Sciota county /. ,,.,
sanity situated high ground the bank OF the Ohio
RIVER, near the mouth OF Scioa River, which at Ports
mouth approaches within half mile of the Ohio and
ABOUT midway between Marietta and Cincinnati. The
wafer Is good and the town has always been considered
remarkably healthy Its settle high and places the pc.
Pulaion beyond the reach Of the highest floods
The Ohio and Erie Canal which Was finished last Oco
per- the Ohio at that place. brings there for
anshpmen The produce Of the very rich and extensive
country through which Il passes That canal /. sO6 mile
long, 4o ieet wide and feet deep IL passes thro Is of
the most fertile and Popuous of Ohio and serves
enamel OF communication to the towns of Chilico,hc
Srcieviiie Lancaster, GAINESVILLE, Columbus, Hebron
Newark Dresden Roscoe, Trenton, Lockport Dover Sa-
em New Philadelphia, Bolivar, Massilon Fulton Gin.
the naSrao" Of IN. the connecting link be-
M S anu me N. York and welland Canals intersecng
tse ONO a. por's%outh and Lake Erie at Cleveland
Tor the year 1881, the tolls this Canal, which,
was completed only from the Lake Chicothe,
amounted to S64,s64-and from the tolls already no.
ceive II is estimated that the recejpts for Is33 win
coed $s6000 II now forms an uninierrIpteJ channel If
communication between the Lakes and Ohio, and tends
teeuy TO increase the business of Portsm ouh. That
mas now ifoo inhabitants, and is rapidly increasing
In the immediate vicinity are extensive ouarres oS fire..
sohe which furnish the chief building stone for
IF i" M anu louisville There are also valuable beds
on ore almost IN proximity with the bituminous coal
which so abundant in that part of the coun,rv T
orc Oh Tue hrs quality aud universally preferred in the
western States There already within short distance
oil the mouth oil the canal 80 Furnaces FORCES in
"on, manufacturing upwards Of 20 900 OF iron per
annum, oil the value Of million of dollars STEAMBOATS,
oil the largest class daily arrive Portsmouth, depong
mat place their cargoes of Cotton Sugar, Coffee, &c
ana receiving in return, the Flour Pork Whiskey SC
he INTERIOR brought there by the way OF the canal The
commerce OF the town is rapidly increasing under the
huence oil these favorable circums tances and in few
years. must become of the most places on
me Ohio River The lots offered for sale are situated in
inc principal streets Of Portsmouth, and present an op
potuniy Tor the Proftble investment OF capital Titles
unreasonable and in fee simple.
ne sale OF the above property will take place on the
KS. OF October next 10 O'clock A. NJ in Portsmouth
exhibiting the plan Of the town, situation and size
OIL te Lots may be had after 29h inst on
70 McAi,sier & York, Phadelpha; Turnbuii & Win.
chester Bai,imore Barr, Kneeland Co, New York. or
give all information on the subject ~
JOHN T. BARR, $50 Pearl street, N. "
New York, July %, 1888. 26Is,