Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-11-12
Land Safes.


COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAIL
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA, AT LONG
DALE and Clifton Forge, on the Chesapeake 3
Ohio Railroad suant to a decree of ALLIE
ghany Circuit Court, pronounced in the cause
of Montague ct ais, vs. VIM. l.. Alexander,
we WILL as Commissioners, proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder,
on the Goth day of November, 1872,
at Clifton Forge, at IL o'clock of that day. the
following ."
Seven Tracts Of Land,
belonging to William l.. Alexander, comprising
in all
1925 Acres,
situated Immediately at and around Longdale
Depot and on both side of Jacksons River at
Clifton Forge.
No. l. The Clifton Forge Tract 2,O73 acres
on West side of Jacksons River, containing
Clifton Forge and Furnace, There are promis-
ing appearances of abundant Iron-ore through
out this tract. 1t has frontage of mile and
| a-half on Jackson's River, and a fine water
power, said to be unsurpassed in the State. 1t
extends to within two hundred yards of Clifton
Forge Depot.
No. 2 67s Acres, across Jackson's River OPP
posite No. l.; promising indications of Iron:
No. g. 5,972 acres, between Cowpasture River
| and Wilson's Creek This is heavily timbered.
The G. s o. Railroad runs through it, and it
| surrounds Longdale Depot.
| No. T. Wilson's Hill Tract 1929 acres, on
Jackson's River opposite to No and adjoining
No. 2 covered with excellent timber. Upon it
| is large Ore bank, formerly extensively
| worked for the Clifton Forge; and Iron prOba-
| bly, exists throughout the entire tract. Within
| a few hundred yards Of its lines an ore bank has
| recently been opened by Mr.. Peters for Buffalo
Furnace some 10 tons are daily taken from it
| and the ore is reported to have given satisfac-
, ton. It adioins No, 2 and is only separated
| from no. by The fly5t.
No g. Thurman Tract 251a acres, at juno
| ton of Jackson's River and Cowpasture River.
| No. 6 6,825 Acres, and No. adjoining AID
acres, on the Warm Spring Mountain, adjoining
the famous Dolly Ann Furnace. This, doubt
less, CONTAINS the safne ores in abundance which
have made that PROPERTY so valuable:
Portions of these lands have been largely and
probably worked for many years as Iron prop
orty They are trayersed by the @. & o. Rail-
roa i, and also run along Jackson's River with
the projected line of the James RIVER and Ka-
nawha Canal, and with the new line of tire O..
& 0. Railroad to be built Gown Jacksons River
from Clifton Forge. They are heavily timbered
and are believed to abound in extensive deposits
of excellent Hematite Ore;' being within the
limits of the best part of that formation of Vir-
ginia. (See RidgWay's report to G. s. o. Rail-
road, and the report of Col Allen, fled with
the papers of this suit.
They contain the nearest known reliable de-
posts of iron ore to the great Kanawha Coal
fields, not being more than one hundred miles
distant, and will, during the present winter, be
connected Herewith by the completion of the
@. & O. Railroad thus offering unusual facili-
ties for the manufacture Of iron, not only by the
proximity of this inexhaustlble SUPPLY of cheap
fuel, but because of the cheap transportation
which will necessarily be afforded by the recip-
rocity of the freight between the Coal and Iron
Regions.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash in hand sufficient to
defray the expenses Of suit and sale and as to
the residue, in equal instaltnents, at one, two,
three, four and Ave years, with interest from the
day of sale, taking from the purchaser bonds
with approved personal security, and retaining
the title as ultimate security.
q H ROBERTSON.
JOHN LETCHEE,
Commissioners.