The New York herald., 1869-07-14
Real Estafe NOfes.

Ii Is SAID tnat the territory covering tue tnarOe
quarries OF Rutland, VT, was sold within the memory
OF men now living for one Old mare and colt. The
property is now valued al millions.
Timber and prairie land in Douglas county, Mimi,
can be obtained at from two to three dollars per
acre. 3
Twenty by 15O feet business lots In Fort Dodge sell
for from $500 to 81 900.
One hundred and one feet on the east side of La
Sale street. Chicago, eighty eight ieet north OF Mon
roe sold the other day for 100000, or 1890 per
foot.
Congress Hall, Avon Springs has just been sold.
The price paid was $4,000, the purchase including
nearly hve acres Oi land.
Florida contains over 100000 acres of land, lying
along the Atlantic coast from indian rver TO Cape
sable, admirably adapted to the cultivation OF coffee
Secretary Seward Is an extensive bn1ider. He has
erected IN the Iown Of Auburn, N. y, no less than
160 houses.
In 1T. LOUIS, on the 9th inst, real estate changed
hands TO the amount Of $li3,8S2 S3 and the 7th
inst, TO the amount OF s44,S4s 20.
Rosa Bonheur Is noted as an ag1tculturist and
stock raiser, as well as painter. Her farm Is not
OF great magnitude but large enough to keep over
IO0 animals mostly very odd looking specimens.
John L. AeXanuers ~. 600 acre farm, in Douglas,
Champaign and Ford counties ky., includes 5000
wheat harvesting swenty- nve bushels TO the acre.
The smallest real estate transaction on record and
one OF the most extravagant occurred lately in New
York. A man paid 500 Ior a lot three incnes wide
ana thirty long.
San Francisco Is extending out 10 sea. The sale of
lots that are entirely covered by water, ana over
many of which steamers daily pass amounted at
last accounts to $63O 900.
Morris Lamprey has purchased the residence and
furniture OF Captain Berkey on College avenue, st.
Paul. MIMI. for So, 900. The latter talks OF making
trip to California, alter which ne proposes to re-
Matthew Lanin, OF Chicago has fled bill against
the Illinois Central, Michigan Central and Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad companies, to re-
strain them from taking possession OF the land on
lake 'front.' under the act OF the last Legislature
The allegations are in effect the same as those con-
tanned III the bill ied by Cyrus H. Mccormick.
The amount Of vacant land IN the Fort Dodge land
district Is estimated at about 100 900 acres chiefly
situated in the counties of KOssuth Pala Alto aud
Pocahontas. Most Of 1t is subject to homesteads,
pre-emptiOns and private entry at the maximum
There is mechanic in Jefferson county, Miss
who, with $780, In 1867 purchased sixty.twO acres OF
land madeast year enough on to pay for his place
and made good living out OF his crops besides.
This year he rents 1t for third OF the gross CROP
ana his tenants have nearly thirty acres In cotton
teen bales on the place he gets five, worth probably
ducts.
Oliver Denis0n, of Mystic Conn.,. eighty-thr
years old, is living In the house, which was built In
1928, in which his father and grandfather born
and died. The covering OF the north and east sides
of the house has been ever since 1t was built I48
years ago, and on the north side are shingles which
have been In use more than 200 years. having pre-.
yiously been a house which was torn down
The Detroit anq Milwaukee company has just com.
peted negotiations for dock room and depot grounds
In Grand Haven, including also the right OF way.
The amount expended for the privileges above men
toned is s34, O0o The company will at once pro.
ceed to-. lay the necessary tracks through Grand
Haven, and buid substantial bridge across the
river at ferrysburg The bridge will be a swing
bridge with two spans Of seventy five feet each
Among the buildings contemplated to be erected
upon the grounds Is q grain elevator, which the
company expect TO have completed and in running
order either before after the close OF navga.
ton. The whole cost OF the contemplated improve
ments Will he from 81 81, 900 to S1SO000.
In Chicago the sales recorded IN the five business
DAYS OF the week ending last Friday number 1885, and
amount to the great SUN Of 41034f7o. The largest
aggregate OF sales during thc,busy season III the
spring was not much greater, being 81. AS, ,653.
They have "strucN lie" on the line OF the Pacific
Railway, several flowing springs having been found
IN the Bear river region, Just on this side OF Utah
Territory, about 959 miles west Of Omaha. Several
parties are out there prospecting, but their opera
tons are limited TO narrow belt along the line OF
railroad owing TO the peculiarly ''pacifc" tenden-
cies OF the red men IN That region. The yield Is
ported to be good.
The sacramento Union says that Judge McKune,
OF the District Court OF that city, lately said the
bench that Suttcr could convey title to land in
Sacramen to, by deeu before the date OF his patent
June 90 1860, and thar all deeds made by him with
ont a warrantee for land there convey no title.
The inference IL that most Of the city has become
the property OF Cyrus Butler and san Franciscan
whose name Is not given, they having purchased by
warraptee deeds in March and April last. This deci-
sion II correctly stated involves the title to pro.
perty worth 600 or $lo 00o and may very
important