Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-14
GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.

By virtue of Il decree of the County Court Of
Loudoun made in the chancery suit of Hopkins,
Huh s. Co, VS. Berkeley, the undersigned, com
misSioners of sale, will offer at public auction. in
front Of the Court House, in Lecsburg Loudoun
county Virginia. on
TUEsDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872,
the following REAL ESTATE. viz:
A valuable TRACT OF TIMBER LAND,
adjoining the lands of Edmund Berkeley, Ew
ell, Bayley and others, about SIX miles from
ThOroughlare station, on the o., A i Nj. K. T.,
and four miles from Aldie, on the Parliamentary
Potomac Z. River firm roads of easy grade.
This land is heavily timhered with Chestnut,
iron ore running through its entire length
Also the one undivided half OF one Of the most
valuable and productive estates is Virginia.
known rs ..
GOOSE POND"
lying on the south bank Of the Mattaponi river,
in Caroline Iunty, containing 1880 acres, OF
which about 95tI is timber of orig na growth,
and the rest productive, arabic, land under cul
tiyation.
The timber consists of the varieties of Oak,
Pire, Walnut and Hickory, and is considered
BY good judges equal to any body Of timber
land in the State An experienced tmber-gcttrr
estimates the value Of the hickory alone, for
Spokes ut double the assessed value of the land.
The pine and oak furnish the finest maSts and
ship timber.
The arabic land has heretofore been cultivated
by intelligent and liberal agriculturiSts and un-
til the war with extraordinary rcmuneratlvc re-
suits. The estate WAS somewhat neglected dur
ing the war, and the owners have not had the
means since of rst ring it to its former produce
tireness 40 acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and VIII
now produce from 90 TO - bushels OF corn to the
acre Mari is abundant on the place, and has
been literally applied. The Mattaponi is -.
beautiful stream. Its navigation was obStructrd
during the war, but 1t slight expense it can BIZ
made navigable for vessels of ltO tons to the
landing the estate. Goose POnd' adlon-
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds" and al
50 Hays" the, lastly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. y. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river.
The other half of 'GooSc Pond is held for
sale by Gen. Eppa Hunton, Wurrenton, who
will unite in a sale of the whole tract.
III AY S,
containing 1850 acre., will be offered for sale Mt
the same time by B. P Nolund Trustee, under
deed Of trust from Major Berkeley.
The:s two s5tSfSs SF b DS1y
offer the most desirable location in Virginia for
u colony.
The attention of capitalists, of sgricuturst-
and Iea 'ers in iimbcrs and lumber Is invited t"
these lands. None more desirable in quality or
prices are now in the market.
Terms of Sale: SO much of the purchase mon
cy to be paid in cash on the day Of sale rs wall
pay the costs Of suit and expenses of sale; the
residue upon credit of one, two, three
and four years, in equal instruments bear
ing interest from the day of sale; the purchaser
to execute his bonds for the deferred instruments,
and the title to be retained till the purchase
money is all paid.
MATTHEW HARRISON,
B. ?. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners Of Sala