Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-17
AUCTgD.r SHES.
GALE OF VALUABLE
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~ VIRGINIA LANDS.
by, virtue of Il decree of the County Court or
l4oudoun. made in the chancery suit of HOPKINS
Hull i Co, VS.. Berkeley, TIE undersigned. com
m>sione,s of sale, will offer ut public auction in
front of the Court House, in Lecsburg, Loudolg.
ffUEsDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A valuable TRACT OF TIMBER LANn
containing $50 acres, in Prince William UNITY
adjoining the lands Of Edmund Berkeley, Ew
ell, Baylcy and others, about miles from
Thor0ughtare station, on the o., A. i NJ. T. k
and four miles from Aide, on the Picdmontand
Potomac r. Rover firm roads Of easy grad.
This land is heavily tmLered 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 IN, i
valuable and productive estates is Virginia.
known as
GOOSE POND"
lying on the south bank of the Mattaponi river,
in Caroline county, containing 1850 acre, Of
which about $50 is timber of original growth,
and the rest productive, arabic, land under cul-
tivaton.
The mber 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 Ar experienced tim bcr-gell,r
estimates the value OF the hickory alone, for
Spokes, at double the assessed value of the land
The pine and oak furnish the finest III SIS and
ship timber
The arabic land has heretofore been cultivated
by Intelligent and liberal AgricuturStS, and I'M
til the war with extraordinary remunerativc re-
suits. The estate was somewhat neg ected dur
ing the war, and the owners have not had the
means since of r-st ring it IL its forlner produce
tiveness. 100 acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and VIII
now produce from so to IS bushels of corn to the
acre Mari is abundant on the place, and has
been literally applied. The Mattaponi is u
fil str ltc 4
during the war, but al a slight expense it can be.
| made nuvlgable for vessels Of loo tons 10 the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond" adjoil>
the famous Corbin estate The Reeds, AID al
50 Hays" the Justly celebrated state Of Major
VIM. n. Berkeley, separated from "Goosc
Pond" only by the Matt.poni river.
The other half of Goose Pond is held f.
sale by Cen Eppa Hunt,n, Warrcntvn, who
will unite in sal Of the whole tract.
III A VS.,
containing 1850 acre, will be offered for sale nj
the same time by B. p holland, Trustee, unle,
u deed of trust from Major Berkeley.
These two estates forming compact body .:
about 5000 ACRES OF SPLENDID LAND,
offer The most dcsi:Ab e location in Virgins. 10.
a colony.
and ,.caer in limbers and lumber is invited L.
these lands. None more desirable in qGality 81
prices are now in the market
Terms Of Sale: SO much Of the purchase nor.
ey to be PAID IN cash on the day OF sale IL viii
pay the costs Of suit and expenses of safe; the
residue upon credit Of one, two, three
and four yeas, in equal instalmentS, b'.tr-
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
Commissioners of Sale.
10y AUTHORITY OF a DEED OFTRUST
~ dated the - DAY of --, and with the
full consent of the present owner, Major VIM.
N. Berkeley, will offer, at the same time and
place, and upon the same terms as the above,
that splendid estate, in King William county
known as HAYS" containing about $3.50
acres, adjoining Goose Pond the Mattuponi
river being the dividing line. The timber upon
this estate is Of the same quality AS that
Goose Pond" and the arabic land OF the same
fertile character 1t has been better managed
since the war than Goose Pond, and is corl>c-
quently now in better condition, and produces
heavy crops of Grain. Tobacco and Clover. The
DWELLING HOUSE and outJudings
complete and in good condition.
B. p. holland, Trustee.
Loudoun CO., aug WITS