Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-27
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GALE OF VALUABLE
VIRGINIA LANDS.

GALE OF V ALU ADLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of a decree of the County Court OF
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 Leesburg, Loudoun
county, tE isI5i,si 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-
ell, BayIey and others, about SIX miles M IRON o.
and four miles from Aide, on the Piedmontan
Potomac R. Rover firm roads of easy grade.
This land is heavily tmbered with Chestnut,
Hickory and Oak, and has upon it q vein of rich
iron ore running through its entire length.
Also the one undivided half OF one of the NEST
valuable and productive estates is Virginia,
NV" '' GOOSE POND"
living on the south bank of the Mattaponi river,
in Caroline county, containing 1880 acres, OF
which about $50 is timber Of original growth,
and the rest productive arabic, land under cul-
tivation.
The timber 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, An experienced t'moer-g etter
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 UNI
til the war with extraordinary remuneratlve re-
suits The estate was somewhat neg lected dur
ing the war, and the owners have not had the
means since of r:stC ring 1t to It's former produc-
tiveness 200 acres of this land have been crop.
ped continuously for nearly century, and viii
now produce from 80 to IS bushels Of corn to the
acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and haf
been literally applied The Mattsponi is a
beautiful stream. Its navigation was INSTRUCTED
during the war, but at Il slight expense 1t can be
made naviga bic for vessels of 100 tons t" to- the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond, adJ9ns
50 Hays" the Justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. 4. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river.
The other half of "Goose Pond is held tol
sale by Cen Eppa Hunton, Warrenton, who
will unite in a sale of the whole tract.
'H A vs.
containing 1850 acre., will be offered for sale at
the same time, by B. P. holland, Trustee, under
deed of trust from Major Berkeley.
These two estates, forming compact body of
about $500 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 des rabe 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 as will
pay the costs of suit and expenses of sale; the
residue upon credit Of one, two, three
and four years, in equal instalments, 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,
j. H. ALEXANDER,