Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-25
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GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
Loudoun, made in the chancery suit of Hopkins,
Hull s Co., VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
missoners of SALE will offer at public auction, in
front OF the Court House. in Lec<burg, Loudoun
county ff'rE ,SI5.i,SI s 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, BayIey and others about SIX miles from
Thoroughiure station, on the o., 4. u NJ. II. H.,
and four miles from Aide, on the Piedmont and
Potomac K. Rover firm roads of easy grade.
This land is heavily timbered with Chestnut,
Hickory and Oak, and has upon 1t n vein OF rich
iron ore running through its entire length.
Also the one undivided half OF one OF the nli ST
valuable and productive estates Is Virginia.
known rs
nav GOOSE POND"
lying on the south bank of the Mattaponi river,
in Caroline county. containing 1880 acres, of
which about 80 is timber of original growth,
and the rest productive, arabic, land under cul-
tivaton.
Pirc, Walnut and Hickory, and is considered
b. good Judges equal to any body of timber
land in TIE State. An experienced tint getter
estimates the value of the hickory alone, tor
Spokes at double the assessed value OF the land;
The pine ana OAK luFnlsn Tie AhesI Ai""ts ''n4
ship timber.
The arabic land has heretofore been cultivated
by intelligent and liberal agrcutursts and uIl-
til the war with extraordinary remuneratlve re-
suits The estate was somewhat neglected dur
ing the war; and the owners have not had the
means since of restoring it to its former produc-
tivencss 200 acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly q century, and will
now produce from 80 10 IS bushels of corn to the
acre Mari is abundant on the place and has
been literally applied. The Mattsponi is a
beautiful stream. Its navigation was ohstructed
during the war, but AT q slight expense 1t can be
made navigable for vessels of lUO tons to the
landing on the estate Goose Pond" adjoins
the famous Corhin estate, "The Reeds sId NJ
so "Hays," the Justly celebrated state OF Major
VIM. y. Berkeley. separated from Goose
Pond only by, the Mattapon1, river :, :.
sale by Cen Epps Hunton, Warrcnton, who
will unite in a sale OF the whole tract
''H A Us
containing 1850 acres, will be offered for sale A.
the same time by B. p. Noland, Trustee, under
a deed of trust from Major Berkeley.
about 5000 ACRES OF SPLENDID LAND,
offer the most desirable location in Virginia for
q colony.
The attention Of capitalists of agriculturists
and dealers in timbers and lumber is invited to
these lands. None more desirable in quality or
prices are now in the market.
Terms of Sale: So much of the purchase mon
ey to be paid in cash on the day of sale rs will
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. p. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,