The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-09-02
ADvERTIsMENTs.

To OCKBRIDCE ALUM SPRINGS. VA, FOR
sEAs SfALE.-By decree, in chanccry, OF
the Circuit Court of Auggath county, nronounceI
on the itth day of juno 1868. stIisssplepdid pro-
perry must be sold for PARTITION: ard TIE under
signed Commissioners appointed Htsstlte' Courts
VIII offer the entire property at public auction
on the premises, OIL Tuesday, the list of 6EnTsls
next. tits not extravagant to say that in fnaRii
ei.,l aspect this is he most valuable waite ring
place in Virginia In 1878 it sold for tweI, IL
housaud dollars; in 1881 for one hundred thouss
and; and n 1852 to the present owners for ono
hundred and fifty thousand dollars (gold value J
Since which time it has been considerably more
than doubled in Hotel AMI Cottage capacity TO-.
accommodating The public, greatly e:bclTshlu
and beautled in its grounds and bgilufhgs, and
especially very largely advanced ia IFS fame and
reputation as most remarkable thcfapsuptie
agent. - =
But notwithstanding the continual enlargement
of the place, by buildings year by year, there
never was watering season before the war il
which the accommodations equal to the pors
ular demand for room Since the the cstah
lshment has been reiitted with new furniturt.
throughout, painted anew, and in general, res
tored to complete working order, and the pros
peet now is that this watering season will be
throngcd, as fashionable and as prosperous ;s
any OF its predecessors .4
One constant source of rcvenuei in this property
is found in the sale Of the mineral water, and OF
the ''mass' Or salts produced from the water
This is only in its nfaney as an enterprise, AMI
yet--wth The South broken jlown-its only fei,i
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 con.
stantly growing demand in the North all
South
Tie landed estate consists of about Lice
acres lying in RQckbridge county, Is miles from
the Natural Bridge, II miles FROM LeEingt AM
miles south Of the Va. Central Railroad. Pas
sengers leave the cars at Goshen Depot. THO
personal property consists of all furniture ard
other property necessary for the complete cuff,
of firs-class Watering place, with capacity
for the accommodation of one thousand visitors
and all necessary farming stock and implements
for the proper cultivation. of a large farm, to-
gether with cows,-&c.
The terms of sale are-'sCash tn hand to pa,
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 i!
sold together, at one, two, three, four and fss
years. and, for the personal estate, if sold by il
self for cash as to all sums of $40 and less, and
all other sums at 10 months from the day cf
sale, all Of said deferred payments to bear inter
est from day of sale, and to be well secured by
bond, with real personal security, and the legal
title to the real estate to be retained as ultimate
security"
So fine opportunity at once for the safe in.
vestment of capital and for the employment of ens
crgy and enterprise in the due development o.
unquestionably one of the most valuable Nliner:i
Springs in this country, is very rarely offered u
the public at large.
TIE Commissioners will determine before the
day Of sale whether The real estate and persons,
property shall be sold conformity or separately.
Visitors and bidders coming to the Spring.
from the Northern and Western States travel ~.
Washington City to the Va. Central Railroad. ct
Gordonsvillc, thence west to Goshen Depot.
From the South and Southwest uia 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, ( O.,
JOHN ECHOIS, I'm
DAVID FULTZ,