Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-24
TIE ANTIEATAM IRON WOKKS,

Win the and, buildings AMI improvements attached thereto.
These celebrated IRON WORKS are situated on the AnIletam.
near ns junction with The Potomac. The Chesapeake and OHIO Ia.
nal passes at a very short distance from them. There is at the land.
ing on the canal a capac!ous basin, in which boats may be safely ana
conveniently loaded and uulUaIcd. The advantages nf the position
Of The WORKS, are no; surpassed by any other manufacturing esiab.
iis!ment in Mary land. Lying as they 10 III a fertile and well settled
nrdiaicly on the caual-ahout seven miles only from the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail Road and ilarper's Ferry, TO which there Is easy &C
usual facilities OF transportation 10 and IRON The markets ol Balm.
more. the DisIric; Of Columbia, and The numerous towns OF the sur.
rounding country in Maryland and Virginia while, by means of the
cana. the works ere supplied with ore FROM the banks IN their vi.
ciuity, and with coal and coke from Cumberland.
III almost unnecessary 10 say, that the Antietam works have been
long reruicd among the most extensive, complete and productive
Iron Works in the United States. They ae nov believed TO be in
perfect and efficient condition. The water power ia furnished by the
Antieiam river. The dam was suili IN the most solid and durable
on a greatly improved plan, capable ofpntlucIng weekly upwards OF
rightly tons Of pig lr2a-the rolling and Sitting mills are OF great
iensivo scale, with the latest improvements. and may be made 10 turn
on, oae h.n,reI kegs Of nails per day, OF a quality tha, has given
;rrn a decided preference among dealers.
The works. Tor many years, have hcea principally supplied with
ore Of unriyalrd quality, from q bank on the margin OF the Virginia
side of The Potomac, diaah. about iour miles; the transportation OF
which is cheap ani convenient by means oil the canal. The land on
which tha o.e L. dug. by an arrangement with the present owner,
will Dc sold Al the same time and place. There II also an ore BANK
en- The MARYLAND side Of the river, ahordiag Of !lselI an abundant
.upply of ore, OF a quality believed 10 5e the same as that OF the
Virginia bank a: 4 short distance from The works BY land or by the
canal, shIch will be sold with them.
Appurtcnanl ~ The works are a large grlst anu saw MN, black.
smiilt shop, Sore and Office, Meat House, aud a sufficient number OF
sabslaGt.al and convenient dwellings for the operatives and their Ia
miles. There is also unon the premises ! caIhtal Mahsioh, ~ihh
Persons who are disposed 10 unite in the purchase of this very va.
lusble property for Ike purpose OF creating 4 Ioin. slock company,
may avail thcuns; lives OF Il charter granted by The General Assembly
OF Mar ylaui. containing very liberal and adyaniaseous provisions
i Pa. OF this property AMI Al! further Information CONNECTED WIN
il, will be shown and gwen 20 those uFposeu 10 PuiChaSe, "" pm
cation 10 either Of The trustees. ,. !, d.. n,,chos
Tho terms of sale will be AZ follows: Onc.iourh u me puicnasc
mncey 10 be paid in cash on The day OF sale, or ct the hnal sa,:"I1'
"nn ,6e,tof. and The remainder in three equal instalneats at SIX
tneIye and eighteen months, with interest from ~ 'hJ d, Eae !" NC
satisfactorily .sS"re'. J. : Nicholas. Trustees.