Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-19
PUBLIC RENTING
KINGS SALT WORKS.

1 pY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE CIR
- cult Court OF Washington county, Virginia,
pronounced on the 18th day Of April, 1865 in
the case Of William K. Hoiskeli. admir-. of John
y Mitchell, decd, and others, vs.. Alexander
Mccall and Otbers. will. as Commissioner pro
coed, In accordance with the terms of said de-
cree. on fhursdRy, the 3Oth day Of
Juby. 1858, upon the premises, to lease TO the
highest bidder, at public cutlery,
THE VALUABLE SALINES,.
situated in Washington county, Virginia, known
as King Salt Works, and the lands and bniIa-
Ings held Herewith, for n term of FIVE years to
commence on the lst day Of January, 1862
The lessee. IN addition TO the rents, will DO re-
CURED TO pay all the taxes accruing upon said
propeFty-to leave upon the property ut the ex-
piration Of the lease, such improvements TX
lures furnaces, kettles. etc, as ne found upon
the e8tate at the commencement of the lease,
and IN good condition as he found them and
shall also. at the expiration Of his lease leave
10 good condition ali sach improvements, FIX
lures furnaces, kettles. etc, rs he may have
during his term pat upon said land, for the
manaeement of his bnsineSs-and shan be linn
tied to n supply Of salt on hand at the end Of the
term not ex ceeding a supply of the market for
the next six Ennuihs-such amount to be ascer-
tanned from the sales u tho nrst SIX months Of
the proceeding year. The lesee VIII be required
to execute bond, with good security, TO be ap-
proved by the Court. for the payment OF the
taxes annually acCTuing, and the rents IN annu-
al instalIments. and for the iaithtai PERFORMANCES
Of all the other stipulatiOns 81 tho lease the
security becomes doubtful or Insufficient to re-
quire the lessee to give other sufficient security
or % terminate the lease. At q Special Term 20
be held. commencing on the l3tn day Of July,
ls6S, the Court will hX q minimum rent. IN 4
King Salt Works are situated IN Washington
cDuuty, Virginia. about eight miles from the
main stem Of the FTginia and Tennessee RaiI-
road, aud at The terminus Of the branch rOa.
funniHg from Glade Spring 10 Saltville, afford
ing ample rasirgad transp for the ship
meut 81 salt 10 mark ct.
The altmauuiactured al these works is Of tho
finest quality, and the supply OF brine, though
the wells have been worked fOr more than City
years, shows no deterioration in quality or dim
mutton in quantity. very large area OF
COUNTRY, embracing parts Of Virginia, Tehnes-
see, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabfma is
supplied with salt from these works aud the ad-
Joining estate, the two together supplying an
increasing demand NJ present Of about f0ur
hundred thousand Bushels OF salt annually
IL y seldom that such an Opportunity Is Of
fered tor the profitable exercise Of energy and
the investment Of espitAL Persons desiring 10
lease are invited 20 examine the property and
10 test the quality Of the brine before the day Of
letting. and TO acqunint themselves with such
facts connected with the manufacture and safe
Of salt As will enable them 10 a. pseciats the !
annual value Of the Property,
rl-s ARTHUR c. CUMMINGS. rs I
Abingdon. Va. May o. 1868 my5Stf 4