The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-12

COMMISSIONERS SALE or FALUA

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public auction to the Highest Elder on H. he a9r ~
bay OF NOVEMBER. i;.:, at Clifton Fersc, atis
rrisise il ali 5000 scREs, stuslsd inIaeaIatey
s ana nrnuna LHpgaaie depot. on both SIDES OF Jack
se Sa rkSt fhs o' UGnE FITS roner TRACT
timing Clifton Forge aud Furnace There arc are
promising appearances OF an abundance Of iron ore
Throughout this tract. II has frontage OF mile
power. said to be unsurpassed In the state il ca.
tends TO within two hundred yards Of Clifton Forge
depot; s1,s,cros across ,,rtson., river o,no
site No. ] promising Indications of iron.
No. a.-5,97o acres bel seen CowIastrre river and
Wilson's creek. This IL heavily iimtercd. the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railroad runs through H. and IL
rounds Longdale depot;
Jackson's river opposite to No. and adjoining 40.
covered with excellent timber Upon II Il lsryc
ore bank formerly extensively worked for the CHI.
ton Forge and iron probably exists throughout the
entire tract. Within few hundred yards Of is
lines an ore bank has recently been opened by Mr..
Peters for Buffalo furnace; some ten tons are div
taken from 1t. and the ore Is reported to have pi:en
satisfaction IL a1joIns No., aud is only separated
f'S So no Sf R x es ffsr TRACT ,s, ,er nc
ton of Jackson's river and Cowyasturc river.
No. s.-G!e21 acres. and No. J ladjonngj, IA
acres, OH the Warm Spring mountain. adjoining the
famous holly Ann furnace. This, doubtless. con-
tans the same ores I'm abundance which have mace
that property so valuable.
Portions OF these lands have been largely aud pro-
htably worked for InaIIy years ip.n properly
They uaverSed by the Chc,areake aud Ohio raft
road, and also run along Jacksons river with the
projected lire OF the James River and kauawha
caiiI AMI with the new liuc of the Chesapcake anil
Ohio railroad to be built down Jacksons liver from
Clifton Forge They arc heavily tmhercd. and arr
believed 10 abound In extensive deposits Of excel
lent hcnatite Orc being within the limits Of the
best part of that formation of Virginia. TSee Rtlg-
ways report To Chesapeake and Ohio rniIroad and
the report OF Colonel Allen, fled with the papers OF
this suit
They contain the nearest known reliable eposlis
Of iron To the great kunawha cnal-icIds. hot
being than one hundred miles distant and will
during the present winter be connected Herewith
by The completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road thus Offering unusual facilities for the manu-
iacturc of iron, lot Gnv by the proximity of this
Inc xhaustble supply of cheap fuel, hut because Of
the cheap transportation which will necessarily lie
afforded by the reciprocity Of the freight between
the coal and iron regions.
TERMS OF SALE Cash In hand sufficient To- de-
fray the expenses Of suit and sale and as to the
residue I'm equal instruments at three four,
and five years with interest from the day Ot sgr.
taking from the purchaser bonds with approved
personal security, aud returning the tile ultimate
security. IL. II. ROBERTSOS.
JOHN IETCiIER.
&C 2f-tds Commissioners.