The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-01-01
sMERIFF,s Sale.


the Court House, in Bloomsbutg, on
Thursday the 9th day or JanuafE.
1862, at one O'Clock in the afternoon, the
following property 10 wit: -
ALL THESE SIX CERTAIN TRACTS OF
LAND, situate in Beaver township, Cornty
ofColumbia, ard State of Pennsylvania, one
of them called, sBALBEC,' bounded and de-
scrbed as follows, 10 w.t. beginning at a oosi
thence by land of Jas. McNeal, noTih, y de-
grees west three hundred and forty pennies
10 chestnut oak, thence by land of VIM
Gray and VIM. Sleedman, south, seventy
eight degrees west, one hundred and seven
" nine perches TO post, thence by land of
jeremiah Jackson, south, twelve degrees
east, ioUr hundred and ten psrches 10 a
post; thence by land of Richard BrooK,
north seventy degrees east, seventy three
perches 10 cogwood, north, twelve de-
srees west, fifteen perches 10 a post; thence
north seventy eight degrees east, eighty two
perc hes 10 black oak; thence by al old
survey, north, twelve degrees west, tw eniy
five perches to hickory, and north, tbirty
Two degrees easl, thirty four perches To the
place oil beginning, containing four hundred
and Twelve acres and half and allow ance
of six per ceut for roads, &c
ANOTHER OF them called PALMYRA.
beginning al a posi-, thence by land of
Roberl Gray, north, Twelve degrees west,
iour hundred and ten perches to a posi-,
thence by land of VIM. Steedmau, south.
seventy eight degrees west, one hun dred
and sixty perches To post thence by land
ot John Brady, south, twelve degrees east,
lonr hundred and len perches TO post, and
thence by land of John Wild aud Richard
Brook, north. seventy eight degrees east,
one hundred and sixty six Perches 10 The
place OF beginning, containing four hundred
and one acres and quarter, aud allow ance
OF SIX per cent. tor roads, sc.
ANOTHFR bfihem called STONE HALL
beginning at post, thence by land of John
Brady, north, Twelve degrees west, two hum
dred ard sixty three perches 20 post, thence
by land OF Charles Hall, sonth seventy eight
degrees west. two hundred and seventy one
perches 10 a chestnut; thence by land of
CathaTine Longenberger, south, sixteen de-
grees aud quarter east, two hundred and
seventy six perches TO a stone, and thence
by laud of Deborah Stewart and Thomas
Brooks north, seventy eight degrees east,
two hundred and forty nIue perches 10 place
oi beginning, containing four hundred and
thirty eight acres and half, aud allowance
OF six per cent for reads, sc, be the same
more or less, on which is erected stone
house, and about half an acre of which is
cleared land There is also a vein of Stone
Coal opened on this tract and Large Coal
Breaker erected thereon.
ANOTHER OF them called Farmers eight
beginning at a post, thence by land of Vim.
north, sixteen degrees and three
quarters west, three hundred and Ter per-
rhes TO Spanish oak, thence by land OF
William Webb, south, severity four degrees
west, one hundred aud sixty two percnes TO
a black oak. thence by land OF Thcmas Say,
south, sixteen degrees east, twenty perches
10 chestnut, thence by land Of Chas. Hall,
south, eight degrees and halt east, three
hundred and sixty SIX perches to a post,
hence by land OF john Brady, norih, seven
y eight degrees east; one hundred & thirty
oerches 10 an ash: north, twelve degrees
west, eighty perches TO a white OAK, and
lorlh, seventy eight degrees east. sixty per-
'hes TO the place of beginning, containing |
OUT hundred and eighteen acres and allow |
lrce of SIX per cent for rosds, &c.
ANOTHER Of them called TROY beginning !
II posi-, thence by land of Jeremiah Jack |
son. NORTH, twelve degrees west four hum !
lred and ten perches 10 a posi-, thence by |
and of w. P. Brady, south, seventy eight |
degrees west eighty perches to a whit. oak, |
'ouih twelve degrees cas-, eighty perehes TO |
IN ash, south seventy eight degrees west,
,ne hundred and thirty perches 10 post.
hence by land of John Reese, south eleven
iegrees east, two hundred and sixty three
,erches 10 a post, thence by land of Thos.
Brook, north SEVENTH eight degrees east,
wenty perches to chesnut oak, south,
we've Gesress east, forty one peFchas TO a
Black oak, thence by the same and land oil
Iohn Wild, horth seventy eight degrees east
me hundred and six perches 10 a black oak
md north, seventy eight degrees east,
'iehty perches 10 the place of beginning,
four hundred and twenty nine
cres and quarter, and allowance Of six
Ter cent. for roads, &c.
And the olher of them called "MA NE"
esInning at a post, thence BY land OF VIM.
,. Brady, north, eight degrees and a half
vest, three hundred and sixty two psrches
o a chestnut tree, thence by land of Thos
ay and Jesse Bndd, south seventy four de.
rees west, one hundred and eighty eight
erches 10 poet, thence by land Of Thos.
'ellas, south, fifty five degrees east, eighty
inc perches 10 a chestnut oak, thence by
he same and land OF John Longenberger,
outh, one hundred and eighty eight perch
9 to a chestnut oak, thence by land of The
aid John Longenberger, south, seventy six
egrees and quarter west, one hundred
nd twenty four perches TO a post, south !
x'een degrees and quarter east one hum
red and four perches 10 a chestnut tree,
nd thence by land of John Reese. north.
evenly eight degrees east, two hundred
nd seventy one perches to place OF begin-
ing, containing three hundred and eighty
ne acres and three quarters and allowance
six per cent for roads. &C., and also, all
lat certain Rail Road with its several
ranches extending from the mines of the
o!umbIa Coal and Iron Company in the
lid township OF Beaver TO The Cartawissa
all Road as the same has been surveyed,
Gated, laid out and constructed by and IN
shalf of The McCauley Mountain Railroad ;
ompany, and all the land, Stations Station
ouses, Depois, Shops, Bridges, embsnk- /;
ents, chartered rights, privileges and fran
Uses appertaining 10 lhe said Railroad
I'd now vested in and belonging 10 the :
i'd Columbia Coal and Iron Company :