Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-07
NeaC Advertisements.
DOCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRENFS
Ed. VA. FOR SALE-Rv q decree. i

chancery, of the Circuit Court of Augusta Coun-
ty, pronounced on the 30th day of June 1863
this Splendid Property must be sold for Partition
and the undersigned Commissioners appointed
by the Court will offer the entire property at pub
lie auction, on the premises, on TUESDAY, THE
lST DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT. 1t is not eXtrav
agant to say that, in financial aspect, this is the
most valuable waterng-pace in Virginia In
1913, it sold for twelve thousand dollars in 1851
for one hundred thousand and in 1852 to the
present owners for one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars gold value). Since which time it
has been considerably more than doubled in Ho-
tel and Cottage capacity for accommodating the
public, greatly embellished and bcautfed in its
grounds and buildings, and especially very large
ly advanced in its fame and reputation as a most
remarkable therapeutic agent
But notwithstanding the continual enlarge
ment of the place, by buildings, year by year,
there never was watering season before the war
lp>which the accommodations were equal to the
popular demand for Since the war; the
establishment has been reftted with new furnl-
ture throughout, painted anew, and, in general,
restored to complete working order, and the pros
pect now is that this watering season will be as
thronged, as fashionable and prosperous as any
of its predecessors.
One constant source of revenue in this prop
erty is found in the sale of the mineral water,
and of the mass or salts produced from the wa
ter. This is only in its infancy as enterprise,
and yet-with the South broken down-Gts only
field before the war; the sales in the astt years
have own up to an average OF more than seven
growing demand in the North and South.
The landed estate consists OF about HOO acres,
lying in Rockbrldge county, % miles from the
Natural Bridge, II miles from Lexington, and 5
miles South of the Va. Central r. r. Passengers
| leave the cars at GOSHEN Depot The personal
property consists of all furniture and other prop
| erty necessary for the complete outfit OF a first
class watering place, with a capacity for the ac-
| commodation of ONE THOUSAND VISITORS, and
all necessary farming stock and implements for
| the proper cultivation of large farm, together
| with cows, &c.
| The terms of sale are-"Cash in hand to pay
the costs of sale, and the residue, with interest
from the day of sale in equal instaments, for the
real estate for the real and personal estate, II
sold together, at one, two, three, four and i've
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 II months from the day OF sale,
all of said deferred payments to bear interest from
| day of SALE and to be well secured by bond, with
personal security, and the legal title to the real
estate to be retained as ultimate security"
So fine an opportunity at once for the safe IN
| vestment of capital, and for the employment OF
energy and enterprise in the due development OF
unquestionably one O. the most valuable miner
al 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 the per-
sonal property shall be sold conformity or sepa-
rately.
| Visitors and bidders coming to the Springs
from the Nolthern and Western States travel via
! Washington City to the Va. Central r. 4. at Cor
| donsville thence West to GOSHEN DEPOT
| From the South and South West uia Richmond
| or Lvnchburg, and by Va Central to Goshen.
| Descriptive pamphlet, with map will be sent
on application to the Proprletors at the Springs.
JOHN B. BALDWIN,
HENRY B. NICHE,
JOHN ECHOLS,
e DAVID FULTZ,
| Staunton, Va. Commissioners.
| July 7th 1968-tds