Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-05-18
ASHLAND.
GREAT SALE OF LOTS IN THE
TOWN OF ASHLAND, KY.

OAsGA4 OALE VI LOIO IN L III
TOWN OF ASHLAND, KY.
.lTHE Kentucky Iron, coal and Manu-
A L featuring Company will make thei
first sale of town lots in the town of Ash
land, on WEDNESDAY, the I4th day
of June, next.
| Ashland is located in Greenup coun
y, Kentucky, Immediately on the Ohio
River, at the point where the Lexing
ton and Big Sandy Railroad, first strikes
the valley of the Ohio, about FIVE miles
below the mouth of Big Sandy River.
The location is one of peculiar beauty,
and admirably adapted to the building
up of fine city. The river front is full
ly three miles, and the width nearly a
mile. Natural terraces entirely above
the highest known floods, nearly equel
distant and parable with the river, run
through the whole bottom, rising in gen
tie succession above each other, and
serve as natural avenues which produce
a panorama of striking beauty. A
finer landing for steamers of the larg-
est class, at any stage of water, cannot
be found on the Ohio River.
Under a corps of competent engin-
eers, Ashland has been laid out with
reference to all the wants of large
city, with wide streets, and extensive
parks, squares for market places, schools,
churches etc., and in fact with every
advantage which considerations of util-
ity or taste would suggest.
One great purpose OF the Company
is to aid and assist in building up Ash |
land into a large manufacturing town,
and to make it the seat and centre of
trade, which its centred position with re-
gard to the great Iron and Coal region
of Kentucky and Ohio should and must |
eventually command. The Company
already own about two thosand acres of
real estate, one half of which is river
bottom, and the other consisting of Coal
and Iron lands of the best quality, out
Of which they have resoved to make
he most liberal donations both of sites
and coal to respectable companies de-
'irous Of engaging in manufacturing
There are two seems of bituminous coal
If superior quality, about feet in
thickness each, so that great elements
# manufacturing can be furnished at
his point at the very cheapest rate,
which, together with being in the CEN
re Of the Pig Iron market, induces
he Company to believe that, at no
'oint can the manufacture of Iron in
is various departments be more success
ully prosecuted.
In the space of an ordinary advertise
nent, all of the advantages of the po-
ition of Ashland, as a great manufac-
uring and commercial point cannot be
llly set forth, and the company are
therefore, constrained at present to in
ite personal inspection, satisfied that
ne strictest examination will only re-
ound to their great advantage.
In all sales of lots and donations of {
eal estate the company have resolved
pom the incorporation of provisions in
lie conveyances against the sale Of
oirituous or intoxicating liquors.
The terms of sale Will be, one third
ssh in hand and the balance in two
lual payments at one and two years,
caring interest from the day of sale.
A lithograph of the town as laid out
ay be seen at the office of the COM
my in Ashland, and at the principle !,
yer points.
May 18th, 1854.-3w