Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-26
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GALE OF VALUA BLE
NTIpEJN a T. A n 9S

GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Court OF
Loudoun, made in the chancery suit Of Hopkins,
Hull s Co., vs. Berkeley, the undersigned. COM
missioners of sale, will offer ut 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,
containing $50 acres, in Prince William county,
adjoining tho lands Of Edmund Berkeley, Ew-
ell Bayley and others, about SIX miles from
ThoroughIare station, on the o.; A; q VI. II. IL,
and four miles from Aide, on the Piedmontand
Potomac r. Rover firm roads of easy grade.
This land is heavily tmbered with Chestnut,
Hickory and Oak, and has upon it u 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,
nav GOOSE POND"
living ON the south bank Of the Mattaponi river,
in Caroline county, containing 800 acres, or
which about $50 is timber of original growth,
and the rest productive, arabic, land under Gull
tivaton.
Pire, Walnut and Hickory, and is considered
by good Judges equal to any body of timber
land in the State. An experienced tlmber-gelter
estimates the value of the hickory alone, tor
Spokes at double the assessed value OF the land.
The pine ana OAK luTllsH Luc uiicsI iii'"I" "iiu
ship timber.
The arabic land has heretofore been cultivated
by intelligent and liberal agricutursts and UNI
til the war with extraordinary rcmuneratlve 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-
tvencss 200 acres of this land have been crop.
ped continuously for nearly q century, and Will
now produce from 80 to IS bushels of corn to the
acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and has
been literally applied. The Mattaponl Is q
beautiful stream. Its navigation was oostructed
made navigable for vessels OF lQO tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond, adjolns
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds" and al
so Hays the Justly celebrated estate OF Major
VIM n. Berkeley separated from Goose
Pond" only by, the MI,attaponii, river. -, g
sale by Gen. Eppa Hunton, Warrenton, who
will unite in a sale OF the whole tract
:" II A S,
containing 1850 acres, will be offered for sale at
the same time, by b. 2. Noand Trustee, under
deed of trust from Major Berkeley.
These two estates, forming a compact body of
about 5000 ACRES OF SPLENDID LAND,
offer the most desirable location in Virginia for
q colony.
The attention Of capitalists, Of sgriculturists
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
cy to be paid in cash on the day of sale as will
pay the costs of suit and expenses of sale; the
residue upon a 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,
d. z. NOLAND,
POWELL HARRISON,
J. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners Of Sale.