The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-07-22
ADVERTISEMENTS.

~ OCKBRlDGE ALUM SPRINGS, Va, FOR
HI SALE.-By decree, in chancery, Of
the Circuit Court of Augusta county, pronounced
on the both day Of June, 1858. this splendid pro-
perry must be sold for partition: and the under
signed Commissioners appointed by the Court
viii offer the entire property at public auction,
on the premises, on
TUESDAY, the 1st of SEPTEMBER
next. 1t is not extravagant to say that in fnan.
cial aspect, this is the most valuable watering
place in Virginia. In 184S it sold for twelve
thousand dollars; in 1851 for one hundred thous-
and; and IN 1852 to the present owners, for one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars (gold value y
since which time it has been considerably more
than doubled in Hotel and Cottage capaeitv for
| accommodating the public, greatly embeliisbed
and beautlfed in its grounds and BUILDINGS. and
especially very largely advanced in it's fame and
reputation as a most remarkable tberansut;s
agent.
But notwithstanding the continual enlargement
of the place, by buildings, year by year, there
never was watering season before the war in
which the accommodations were equal to the Don.
uar demand for room. Since the war the estab.
lishment has been reitted with new furniture
throughout, painted anew, ana in general res
tored to complete working order, and the pros
peet now is that this watering season will be as
thronged, as fashionable and as prosperous as
any Of its predecessors.
One constant source of revenue in this propsrtv
IS found in the sale of the mineral water and Of
the mass or salts produced from the water
This is only in its infancy as enterprise, and
yet-wth the South broken down-its only field
before the war, the sales in the last two years
have run up to an average of more than
seven thousand dollars per annum, with a con.
stantly growing demand in the North and
South.
The landed estate consists Of about LOO
acres. lying in Rockbridge county, 25 miles from
the Natural Bridge. II miles from Lexington, and
miles south Of the Va Central Railroad. Pas
sengers leave the cars at Goshen Deno,. Tho
personal property consists of all furniture and
other property necessary for the complete outfit
OF a tlrst-ciass watering place, with a capacity
for the accommodation of one thousand visitors
and all necessary farming stock and implements
for the proper cultivation of large farm, to-
gether with COWS, SC.
The terms of sale are-ssCash tn hand to nav
the costs Of sale, and the residue with interest
from day of sale, in equal instalments for the
real estate or for the real and personal estate if
sold together, at one, two, three, four and FIVE
years; and, for the personal estate if sold by it.
self, for cash as to all of $40 and less, and
on all other sums at IL months from the day Of
sale all of said deferred payments to bear inter-
est from day of sale ana to be well secured by
bond, with real personal security, and the legal
security
So fine an opportunity at once for the safe in
vestment of capital and for the employment of en-
ergy and enterprise in the due developement of
unanestionab'y one of the most valuable Mineral
Springs in this country, is very rarely offered to
the public at large.
The Commissioners will determine before the
day of sale whether the real estate and personal
property shall be sold conjointly or separately.
Visitors and bidders coming to the Springs
from the Northern and Western States travel uia
Washington City to The Va. Central Railroad, at
GorGonsville thence west to Goshen Depot.
From the South and Southwest Via Richmond
or Lynchburg. and by Va. Central to Goshen
Descriptive pamphlet, with map. will be sent
on application to the Proprietors at the Springs.
JOHN B. BALDWIN.
HENRY B NICHE,
JOHN ECROLS,
DAVID FULTZ
Commissioners
Address. Stanton Va,
july 8-tf Peck s Gushing, Auct;oneers.