Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-26
GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.

GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Court Of
Loudoun, made in the chsncery suit of Hopkins,
Hull s. Co., VS. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
missioners of SALE will offer at public auction in
front Of the Court House, in Leesburg Loudoun
county, Virginia, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER TO- 1872,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
a valuable TRACT OF TIMBER LAND,
adjoining the lands of Edmund Berkeley, Ew-
eli, Bayley and others, about six miles from
Thoroughfare station, on the o., A. i NJ. 4. T.
and four miles from Aide, on the Piedmont and
Potomac r. Rover firm roads of easy grade.
This land is heavily timbered with Chestnut,
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"
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 Gull
tivation.
The timber consists of the varieties of Oak,
Pine, Walnut and Hickory, and is considered
BY good judges equal to any body of timber
land in the State An experienced timber getter
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 un-
til the war with extraordinary remuneratye re-
suits. The estate WAS somewhat neglected dur
ing the war, and the owners have not had the
means since of r'st ring it to its former produc-
tiveness 200 acres of this land have been crop
now produce from 81 to IS bushels of corn to the
acre Mari is abundant on the place, and has
been literally applied. The Msttaponi is q
beautiful stream. Its navigation was obstructed
during the war, but at slight expense it can be
made navigable for vessels Of 100 tons to the
the famous Corbin estate The Reeds" and al
so Hays" the: justly celebrated state of Major
VIM. y. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river.
The other half of Goose Pond is held for
sale by Gen. Epps, Hunton, aWsrrenton, who
will unite in sale OF the whole tract.
II AYS,''
containing 1850 acres, will be offered for sale at
the same time by B. P. holland, Trustee, under
deed of trust from Major Berkeley
These two estates, forminga compact body OF
about $500 ACRES OF SPLENDID LAND,
offer the most desirable location IN Virginia tor
colony.
The attention of capitalists, of agriculturst:
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 as VIII
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 instaments,
and the title to be retained till the purchase
money is all paid.
MATTHEW HARRISON,
B. P. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,