The weekly Butte record., 1866-06-09
Real Estate Sales.

As an item of interest," We suhjoin the following
statement of Administrators sales of real estate
in town and country, on Monday last. The sales
made of the SOLOMON estate comprise some Of the
best lands in the ine agricultural section Of Butte
and Chico creeks The first lot put in the market
consisted of one undivided half Of tract contain
ing nineteen hundred and fifty-fo Qss4) acres
and bounded as follows: On the West and North
by the Saerame INTO River; on the East by land
owned or claimed by HILL l. REAvIs. and on the
South by land owned by Mr.. GEKKE, and was bid
of to Mr.. REAvIs, for the sum Of 81 200.
The second lot, belonging to the same estate
consisted of an undivided one-half of tract con-
tanning three thousand three hundred and fifty
g $500 acres bounded on the West by land owned
or claimed by said HILL l. REAvIs; on the North by
Chico Creek; on the East by land known as the
Potter half league and on the South by land owned
GERkK, and was bid in for Mr.. SAN. SouLE, Of San
Francisco, for the sum of $3 900.
The third parcel, belonging to the same estate
consisted of the undivided half of seventh inter
est in . tract containing eight hundred and sew
enty (s70) acres known as the POTTER half league
of said FARwELL Ranch and bounded as follows:
On the West by land of JAMES ". VAUDEVILLE,
and of this estate; on the North by Chico Greek
and the land of one JOHN BIDwELL; on the East by
the land of said BIDwELL and on the South by pub
lie land, and was struck of to J. c. VAUDEVILLE,
for $3.50 90. This parcel. it will be seen is very
small, being only about 63 acres.
The following sales of town property belon ging
to the estate of W. O. MIDDLETON, were also made
the same day, viz:
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SO feet on Myers street; thence back at right
gels 1872 feet, according to the recorded maps Of
the town of Oroville, was bid in by J. W. GILKY-
SON, at sos.
The north half of lot No. 5 block No. L. in the
town Of Orovlle, fronting 80 feet on Myers street
and running back at right angles l32 feet. bid
in by Judge LEWIS at s25.
Also, the south half of lot No. S block No. l. in
the town of Oroville, fronting 80 feet on Myers
street and running back that width 1872 feet on
Robinson street. was bid in by the same party for
the sum of $50.
Part of lots number 8 and in block No. 8. as
designated in said map, commencing on Myers
street &C feet from the north east corner of said
block and running thence in an easterly direction
33 feet, thence at right angels in southery drec-
ton 1872 feet: thence at right angels in westerly
direction 80 feet, to the place Of beginning were
bid in by FRANK DAY at s4l.
All of block No. IS, containing lots number l, :,
., 3, 4. 5, 6, and s, bounded the north by
Bird street. on the west by First Avenue, on the
South by Robinson street, the east by the Feath
er River and Ophir Water Company's ditch. was
purchased by the Trustees of tho Orove District
School, at the price of $50 90. 1t is a beautiful
good and healthy location, and it is upon this block
that the School House is to be erected.
These sales are, of course, made subject to the
conrmat ion of the Probate Court but ten per cent.
of the purchase money having been paid at the
time of the sale. They do not indicate a very ex-
traordinary activity in the real estate market. The
lands belonging to the SOLOMON estate, should have
brought much better prices, if unencumbered, and
probably would had they been segregated from lands
belonging to other parties. In neither case we be-
lieve, was any greater publicity given than that re-
quired by law.