Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-12
AUCTION SALES.
IL INGS AND OTHER PROPERTY Ar
POINT LOOKOUT, Md,

POINT LOOhOUT,
HIADQuAKrERs DEPARTMENT CT WAsHrNs roN.)
, Washington, 5. G., December ., ISIS.
%a s1aas:t aid
THURSDAY, January ls 1855. at 10 O'Clock .. M !,
property at that place. viz.
UNITED STATES GEEERAL HOSPITAL.
One Headquarters Building, US by Is feet; 10
20 by feet one Guard Quarters, IL By ~ 1 sset
one Contraband Quarters 90 BY u feet: one Kiteh-
Isunarg y Win ssaisna ny Engine sis. G IS
connective Boiler and all the necessary e.us for
s sns By osT Stable
Wagon House, small; one Baggage. house, IS by rs
81 ". Ii: s SSii
ing By u feet 80 feet high, with circular water
house Forage house one Dead house oa and one
Mash house, of various Dimensions; also, covered
length and dhs ep wss
:, The above mentioned Headquarters Building
the Mess and sss
other structures are also lsthed and plastered.
PRISON CAMP
10 Hospital Wards, each lao by Is feet 7 Cook
houses each l4s by p feet; Cook house. 40 by
sns ses 6 81 % 5 II st RnS
ing, "a By z feet. with two wings, each 70 By 20
sst g By p b,
one Express ONCE, 30 by l6 feet; one Guard house,
one storeroom Of vaHeus dmensions .lso a Iss
Mn sa, feet 81 Isneng y feet high $40 pea feet
covered Plank Footwalks, IL feet wide and g ISs
rail. 'ee' ~i'e' Win
QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
One Quarters, 10 by 2s feet; one Quarters 100 by
"A feet one Quarters " by n feet; Quarters 60
each: one Storehouse 81 by q feet one smith sbop
IS BY "a I. ct; one Wheelwright shop 81 by IA feet
shc s"S aSd
house, of various dimensions.
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS AND OTHER
One Post Hospital, 70 BY Is feet; one Commissary
storehouse zoo by s. feet; one Commissary Sales
ff S os Gusns
60 by 20 feet one Ordnance Storehouss by - feet
one SLAUGHTER Hoqss 40 by "a feet with Shed ty
by feet end 10 Kitchens, Quarters, &C., Of vsri
One wharf Of Timber and Lumber, 476 feet long,
and varying in width from q to o2 feet 2ss ineai
feet Of stockade, II feet high on Potomac side with
i feet and C lines. feet Of plank footwaS fe ss
wide Isl liseal feet of stocksde on Bay Side, with
rious dimensiens and footwak:
One Hose Carriage; q Fire Ladders; "a Axes; lls
FIRE Buckets ans six lengths Of Hose, each 81 feet
Three Cooking Ranges; one Perpetual Oven; a
quantity of old Lumber and number Of Pumps
Point Look tout, situated at the junction Of the
the war favcrite Watering place snd is e weli
adapted for the purpose now, having excellent ia:
eilities for salt water bathing, and abundance of
The buildings above enumerated under the head
OF United States General Hospital are located
directly on the Point, the princi pal structures
being arranged in circle, radiating from a com
mon centre and connected by covered footwalks
and could wit moderate pense be fitted prop
ery for the accommodation Of visitors, as a steam
laundry, ice house, coal house, water tank, aud
many other necessary structures for the purpose,
are ready for Immediate use. An excellent ofpor-
tunity is also afforded to land in the yicu-
ity; end elsewhere, to secure valuable fencing and
building material.
steamer will leave the Government wharves,
south side Of the basin, near Fardy's ship yard.
baltimore, Nd, at 10 O'Clock the morning of
Wednesday Jan u, 1856, for the trans portation of
bidders to Point Lookout, and will be retained
until the close Of the sale to return the
to baltimore. Meals will be furnished on the Boat
at the nal steamboat rates.
The Buildings will be sold singy, and other prop-
erty in lots to suit purchasers.
The military guard will remain in charge of the
Buidipg., &C, for fteep days after the sale, ifde
sired and purchasers will be allowed twenty days
in which to remove their property.
Terms Cash in Government funds
M. |. LUDINGTON,
Colonel and Chief Quartsrmaster,
de sl6t Department of Washington.