Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-11
2 ARlE SALE OF GOVERNMENT
- BIZ ILDiNGS AND OTHER PROPERTY At
POINT LOOKOUT MD.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON
Office of Chief Quartermaster.

dor at POINT LOOKOUT, MD, commencing
THURSDAY, January Is, 1856, at 10 O'clock a. NJ,
UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL.
One Headquarters Building, I75 by % feet; Is Hos
by % feet one Guards Quarters lf7 by y feet: one
C0ntraband Quarters, so by II feet: one Kitchen 50
by . feet one Chapel, u by . feet: one Laundry 90
and drvine: one Cow Sfabe 81 b Il feet on {nrs
Stable, % by u feet; Wagon House, small; one
Baggage House. So by . feet; one Warehouse, S. by
p feet; lee House, 40 by 30 feet and 10 feet hqh
circular water tankl6 feet diameter two Coal Houses
one Saw House, one Forage House. one Dead House,
and one Wash House, of various dimensions; also
ings. Aggregate length, $50 feet, and feet wide
The above mentioned Headquarters Building is
teen Hospital Wards, the Mess house, and few
other structures, are also Iathed and plastered.
10 Hospital Wards, each 40 by 25 feet; Cook
houses, each l43 by q feet one Cook house 100
by 26 feet; one, Cook; house, l4o by 25 feet with
tiers Building, Y by q feet, with two wings, each
40 by 20 feet; c. S. Storehouse, 80 by p feet one
one Express Office, 30 by Is feet; one Guard
House (blockD 50 by Is feet Quarters, one Office
9SS neal feet of Fencing, Z feet high $40 lineai
feet of Board Fence, feet high; 100 neal feet of
covered a. Plan B. F9otEas i fest vide and 9lS8
QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
One Quarters, 100 by Is feet; one Quarters 100 by
IA feet Quarters Y by y feet; Quarters, SO
by IS feet three Stables averaging l39 by q feet EACH
one Storehouse 81 by q feet one Smith Shop, SO by
"a feet; one Wheelwright Shop, 81 by II feet, and
four Offices three Quarters two Store houses, one
Clubhouse, one Sadlers Shop and one Mess-house, of
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS AND OTHER
PROPERTY.
One Post Hospital, 70 by Is feet; one COmm7ssary
StorehouSe, 200 by b feet one Commissary Salesroom
and Office "a by q feet; Office, q by 16 feet one
Guard House, Qog,) 50 by 50 feet one Guard House.
Qog,) 80 by 20 feet; two frame Guard Houses sman
size Barrack at Fort Lincoln, 80 by 20 feet:
Ordnance Storehouse, 81 by u feet; one Slaughter
House 40 By p feet, with Shed 2 by ID feet, and Out
Building by feet one Stable SO by y feet and 10
Kitchens, Quarters, &C. of various Dimensions.
One wharf of Timber and Lumber, 476 feet long, and
varying in width from y 02 feet 2lS inea feet of
Stockade II feet high Potomac side, with block
house 20 by 30 feet four platforms each IS by Y feet
and 100 lneal feet of plank tootwalk, feet wide, l5
p by 20 feet, and three platforms of various dimen-
One Hose Carriage; % Fire Ladders; "a Axes: lie
Fire Buckets; and SIX lengths Of Hose, each 81 feet
long.
Three Cooking Ranges one Perpetual Oven; a
quantity OF old Lumber, and number of Pumps.
Point Lookout, situated at the junction of the Po
tOmac river with Chesapeake Bay, was, before the
war, favorite watering place, and is well adapted
for the purpose now having excellent facilities for
saltwater bathing and abundance of fish and game.
The buildings above enumerated under the head of
United States General Hospital" arc located direct
ly on the Point, the principal structures being
ranged in circle, raaiating from a common centre
moderate expense be fitted up properly for the &C
Gommodat9q OF visitors, as a steam laundry ice
house, courthouse, water-tanks and many other
necessary for the purpose are ready for
immediate use An excellent opportunity IS also al
forded to land in the vicinity, and elsewhere
to secure valuable fencing and building material.
steamer viii leave the Government Wharves south
side vi the BASIN, near tardyS shpyaTG, Baltimore.
Md. at 10 o'clock, on the morning Of Wednesday,
January IT, 1866 for the transportation of bidders
Point Lookout and will be retained until the
close OF the sale to return the passengers to Bal
Meals furnished III hI AT ha
usual steamboat rates.
The buildings will be sold singy. and other pro-
perry III lot to suit purchasers.
The military guard will remain in charge of the
Buildings &c for fifteen days after the sale if de-
sired and purchasers will be allowed twenty days in
which to remove their property.
Terms cash, in Government funds.
N. |. LUDINGTON
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster,
de3O-l5t Department of Washington.
z .AEsaE SALE OF UNETED STATES ORD
q NANCE PROPERTY.
ALLEGHENY ARSENAL,
VIII be sold at Public Auction, by T. A MeCfel-
P at q oooe ArSSMfa MP6H5aY
Jan. 18th, l9o6, the following articles, viz:
4 Iron Cannon.
81 Upper Casemate Carriages-cast iron
Is Sets Artillery Harness.
45,2s2 Foreign Maslet5 and Rifes-new and re-
1892 United States Muskets and Riaes-new and
62S27 Foreign Muskets and Rifles.
1851 United States Muskets and Rifles.
1888 Breech-Loading and other Carbines.
453 Colts and Sharp's Rifles.
Isl Sporting Rifles
Sc Shot Guns.
1922 Musket and Rifle Barrel
1885 Bayonets-Iriangular and Sword.
2l85 RevOvers
1875 Sabres and Swords.
1000 Sets Cavalry Announcements.
5000 Sets Infantry Announcements.
$500 Satisfactorily and ARTILLERY.
Z0,VO0 Parts of Horse Equipments Brides, Horse
Brushes Curry Combs, &c,
Q mn Saddle Plonlata
$500 Parts of Artillery Harness.
1900 Pounds Powder Cannon, Musket, Rife, and
Sporting.
81 Incomplete Sets of wrought Iron Parts for
Casemate Carriages.
600 Tons Scrap Cast Iron.
so Tons Scrap Wrought Iron.
so Tons Lead and Antimonyn Pigs-Type Metal.
100 Wrought Iron Axles.
| 5000 Pounds Lead DToss.
| 1900 Packing Boxes.
A large lot of Appendages for Muskets, Carbines,
| &c.
| large lot of Artillery Implements and Equip
ments.
| A large lot of spare parts for Muskets, &c.
A large lot of Tools and Machines.
Purchasers will be required to remove the property
| within ten days after the sale.
| TERMS CASH.
r. II. r. WHITLEY,
Il. Col. of Ordnance and
| de30-tJa13 BIT. Brig Gen. j, S. Aamv.
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