Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-28
PUBLIC RENTING
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KINGS SALT WORKS.


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KINGS SALT WORKS.
DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE CIR
ID cult Court of Washington county. Virginia
pronounced on the 18th dayOf April 1868 in
the ca9e of William X. Heiskell Admr. Of John
D. Mitchell, decd, and others, VS.. Alexander
Mccall nd.Others, l will, as Commissioner pro-
cree, on Thursday, the 3Oth day of
July, 1868. upon the premises TO lease 10 the
highest bidder, at public cutlery, ..
THE VALUABLE SAEINES,.
situated in Washington county, Virginia. known
as Kings Salt Works, and the lands and build
ings held Herewith, for term of fve years, 10
commence on the lst day Of January, 1869.
The lessee in addition TO the rents, will be re-
quired to pay all the taxes accruing upon said
property-to leave upon the property at theex
piTation Of the lease, such Improvements, FIX
lures, furnaces, kettles. etc, as he found upon
the estate at the commencement of the lease
and IN good condition as he found them: and
shall also, at the expiration Of his lease, leave
in good condition all such improvements fix
lures, furnaces, kettles. e-e., as he may have
during MS term put upon said land, for the
managemen OF hl5 business-and shall be linn
tied to a supply of salt on hand at tho end Of the
term. not exceeding a supply of the market for
the next six mOnths-sueh amount to be aseer-
tained from the sales of the first six months Of
the preceding year. The Lessee will be required
to execute bond, with good security. TO be APP
proved by the Court, for the payment of the
taxes annually accrulng, and the rents III annu-
al iustallments and for the faith ul perform ance
of all the other stipulations of the lease the
Court reseTvinR the right, If at any time the
security becomes doubtful or insufficient to re-
quire the lessee to give other sufficient security
or to terminate the lease. At o Special Term to
be held, commencing on the 18Th day Of July
1868, the Court will q a minimum rent.
Kings Salt Works are situated in Washington
county, Virginia, about eight miles from the
main stem OF the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
road. and at the terminus of the branch road
running from Glade Spring TO Saltville, afford
ing ample railroad transportation for the ship
ment of salt to market.
The salt manufactured at these works is of the
finest quality, and the supply Of brine, though
the wells have been worked for moro than fifty
years, shows no deterioration in quality OF dim
mutton in quantity. A very large area of
country, attracting parts Of Virginia, Tonnes
see, North Carolina, deOrgia, and AlabCma is
supplied with salt from these works and the adj
Joining estate, the two together supplying an
Increasing demand at present Of about four
hundred thousand bushels Of salt annually.
IL is seldom that such an opportunity is Of
fered for the profitable exercise Of energy. and
the investment Of capital. Persons desiring to
lease are invited to examine the property and
TO test the quality Of the brine before the day Of
letting and to acquaint themselve s with such
facts connected with the manufacture and sale
Of salt, as will enable them 10 appreciate the
annual value Of the property.
ARTHUR c. CUMMINGS,
q Commissioner.
Abingdon. Va, May q, 1868 my26tf