Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-09
FUCTIOF SALES.


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| CORPORATION AND OTHER STOCKS
~ FOR SALE.
On TUESDAY, August 9th, 1872, at twelve
o'clock m, at the front door of the Custom
House, Alexandria, Va, will be sold ut public
auction the following:
Alexandria Corporation Stock, $1,000.
Washington and Ohio r. T. stock, 2j2 shares.
! Manassas Gap Railroad Stock, . shares.
Alexandria Ca al Stock, Is shares.
Chcsapeak Ike and Ohio Canal Stock, 3 shares.
Terms cash iv3lts
nas-The above sale is postponed until TiJES-
DAY, August 3D. at the same hour aud place.
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GALE VALUABLE
~ VIRGINIA LANDS
BY virtue of decree of the County Court of
Loudoun made in the chancery suit Of Hopkins
Hull l. Co., VS. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
miSsonefs of sale, will offer at public auction, in
front Of the Court House, in Leesburg, Loudoun
county, Virginia. on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A valuable TRACT OF TIMBER LAND,
containing $50 acres, in Prince William county,
adjoining the lands of Edmund Berkeley, Ew-
eli, Baylcy and Others about SIX miles from
and four miles from Allic, on the Piedmon and
Potomac X. Rover firm roads Of easy grade.
THIS land is heavily tmlercd with Chestnut,
Hickory and Oak, and has upon it vein OF rich
iron ore running through its entire length.
Also the one undivided half OF one of the most
valuable and productive estates is Virginia,
known as
GOOSE POND"
lying on the south bank of the Mattaponi river
III Caroline county, containing 1870 acres, oi
which about $50 is timber of orig lnal growth,
and the rest productive arabic land under Gull
tiyation.
The mbcr consists Of the varieties of Oak,
Pie, Walnut and Hickory, and is considered
by good judges equal to any body of timber
land in the State An experienced kindergarten
estimates the value of the hickory alone, for
Spokes, at 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 I'M
til the war with extraordinary remunerativc
suits The estate somewhat neglected dur
ing the war, and the owners have not had the
means since of r1St ring it to its former produc-
tivencss. 200 acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for ncn:lya century, and will
now produce from 50 to - bushels of corn to the
acre Mari is abundant on the place, and has
been literally applied The Malta oni is u
beautiful stream Its nayi CATION was INSTRUCTED
during the war, but at Slight expense it can be
made naviguble for vessels of lOO tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adjoins
50 "IIays," the Justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM n Berkeley. separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river.
The other half of Goose Pond is held for
sale by Gen. Eppa uunt,n, Warrenton, who
will unite in 81 sale Of the whole tract.
III AVS, -
containing 1850 acre.: will be offered for sale at
the same time by b. p holland, Trustee, under
n deed Of trust from Major Berkeley.
These two estates, formingn compact body of
about 1900 ACRES OF SPLENDID LAND,
offer the most desirable location in Virginia for
IL colony.
The attention Of capitalists, of ugriculturists
and dealers in timbcrs and lumber Is invited tn
these lands. None more DIES rabc In quality or
prices are now in the market.
Terms Of Sale: So much ofthe purchase mon
cy to be paid in cash th" day OF sale rs will
pny the costs Of suit and expenses of sale; the
residue upon n 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. 7. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
}. II. ALEXANDER,
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