The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-19
HEAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
II RI s E Eg SAL
OF THK
FREEDOM IRON AND STEEL COMPANY.
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COMPANY which bears date February l. 1857
under and pursuant to a request and notice OF
creditors, given under the provisions OF the said
mortgage, for default OF payment of interest,
VIII sell at public sale, at the Philadelphia Rx
change, on TUESDAY, the 27tn day OF September,
A. ID. 1870 at IL O'Clock noon, by
NJ THOMAS s. SONS, Auctioneers.
All the lands, tenements heredtaments, and real
estate OF whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate
and being OF the said Freedom Iron and Steel Com
pany and all the buildings machine shops. machi-
merry, fixtures, forges furnaces, grst MILL ore rights
stationary engines, saw mills railroads and cars OF
every kind belonging to the said Company granted
in mortgage by the said Company to US by the said
mortgage, viz. -
About thirty-nine thousand tss OOO) acres of land
In Mifflin ana Huntingdon counties, Pennsylvania,
on which there are erected extensive steel works,
four () charcoal blast furnaces and numerous shops
and buildings, to witt
The property known as the Freedom Iron and
Steel Works, in Mifiin county, Pennsylvania, COM
prisng two hundred and eighty-nine (2s9) acres OF
land.
One C) charcoal blast furnace, Bessemer steel
converting house. hammer shop rail and plate MILL
steam forge, tyre mill, water-power bloomery cast
steel works, foundry and machine shops, old forge I
smith shop, carpenter shop, store with warehouse
attached, mansion house. Offices GA dwelling hou ses
sawmil lime-kln, stables and other buildings with
stationery engines machinery, and fixtures.
Also the property known as the Greenwood Ore
81 acres OF land and 20 dwelling houses and stables
Also, the property known the Weeks Saw Mill,
In the same county, containing 1852 acres OF land
with mill and all the machinery and appurtenances
thereof. With two small tracts OF land in Derry
township, Mlin county, each containing about one
acre, more or less, respectively known as the Cum
nngham and Ryan ots and two small tracts OF land
containing about one acre and onefOurth OF an acre.
respectively, known as the Hostetter lot, and the
Stroup House and lot, in Union township Mittitn
| county.
Also, about 174OO acres OF unseated lands. in
| Mifin county.
Also, the right to take ore on the Muthersbau0h
farm, in Decatur township, Miliiin county, at
| royalty OF rs cents per ton.
Together with about 907 acres OF land In Hunting
| don county, known as the Greenwood Furnace
tract, with two charcoal blast furnaces, known as
| the Greenwood Furnaces, with engines and fixtures
with mansion house, = stables, carpenter SHOP
blacksmith shop, 50 dwelling houses, offices and
store, one grist MILL with stable and buildings OF
| every description, railroad and ore cars.
| Also the property known as the Monroe Furnace,
| in Barre township Huntingdon county, containing
about 17s acres OF land. with nine dwelling-houses
stables, carpenter shop, smith shop store and office
| building. 4
| Also, about 17,20O acres Of land in Huntingdon
county of which 6S7 acres are seated and partly i'm
| proved) Together with all and singular the corpo.
| rate rights privileges, and franchises OF the said
| Company.
The foregoing properties will be sold in one parcel
or lot In payment OF the bonds Of the said Freedom
Iron and Steel Company, amounting TO $500 700,
with interest from February l. 1862 secured by the
said mortgage to the trustees, under the terms OF
| which this sale is made the said mortgage being a
| first mortgage on the said property. The terms OF
sale of the property above described will be fol-
| lows:-
$1,000 in cash. to be paid when the property is
struck OIL. The balance tie be paid in cash upon the
execution OF the deed to the purchaser.
The Trustees will also sell at the same time and
| place, and under the same request and notice or
creditors all the right title, and interest OF thei
Trustees, as mortgages in trust, Of in and to the
following described properties, viz. -
The property known as the Yoder Farm, In Brown
township. Miflin county, containing 1853 acres, I2A
perches, composed OF two tracts as follows:-
Beginning at stone in road, thence by land OF John
d. Barr north SO degrees east 1O2 5-lO perches to
stone; thence by land OF Joseph B. Zook, north 446
degrees wes POP 3-l0 perches, to stone; thence by
land OF John Hooley, south 46 degrees west lO2 1O
perches, to stone thence south AN degrees east,
100 Clio perches, to the place OF beginning
ing one hundred and twenty-five acres and twelye
perches net measure
Also all that other certain tract OF land adjonng
above, beginning at stone in road, thence up said
road, north Az deg. west 81 5-lO perches to h
thence by land OF John Heoey, south ASK deg. west
70 Clio perces to stones thence by land OF David L.
Yoder south 421i deg east &C s-0 perches to stone
in road; thence along said road and by land or
Gideon oder, north 464 deg. east 81 1-l0 perches
to the place OF begnning-containing thirty-threel
acres and one hundred and twelve perches, net mead
sure. .. f9I.. sa 4
The same being subject to mortgage givea I'd
secure bonds, amounting to sll, 1884, upon ssS0d
OF which interest is due from April /, 1869, and oE
balance OF said bonds interest is due from April N
1865.
Also, the property known as the Williams farm, aj
foows:- 4
All that certain tract OF land situate in Derri
township, Miriiin county, Pa, bounded and described
as folows;-
Beginning at a chesnut corner OF lands OF Philtf|
MartZ, thence by lands OF William Henney an J
Samuel McManamy, north 81 degrees west, 1881
perches TO a hickory; thence by lands OF Samud
McManamy, north II degrees west II perches |
thence by land OF James NJ. Martin, south rs ds
grees west, 22 perches to post; thence by land
Johnston Siger, south 81 degrees west, 169 perche
to hickory; thence by lands OF Peter Townsend
heirs, south 81 degrees east, 81 perches to stones
thence by land of heirs OF John Mcdonnell, deceased
and Mrs. McIyain north 60 degrees east, 9S
perches, 10 post; thence by land OF Philip Martz
north 70H degrees east, S9 perches TO the place Of
beginning-containing one hundred and seven acre(
and twenty-nine perches OF land, and allowance.
This property is charged with mortgage, give 4
to secure bonds for $3.50, with interest at peI
cent. per annum, from November s, 1865
Also, the property known as the Stroup Ore Band
in Union township Miffiin county, containing ab0uI
nine acres and eghty-nine perches. |
The last named property is subject TO a mortgagI
given to secure bond for $1,000, bearing interest
the rate of per cent per annum from July 81
1865.
The terms OF sale of the last three describe
properties will be as follows:-
Twenty-Five dollars in cash to be paid upon cad
when they are respectively struck on.