The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-29
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF yALUA.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF vALUA-
A !;S'l AAffE1oS fdheS 81 TIE 2S HAM
decree of AIIcshany Circuit Court prononnce'I in
tie cau.c OF Montague 4 Ois. rs. william l.. acn-
M ter. wc Will, rs coninlss"n"r rrocccd 10 sell NJ
public a.ction. to The hishcs: biiter, or the corn
BAY OF NOVEMBER. ls7?. At clifton Fosga. nj, |!
O'Clock of that day. the following SEVEN fHirTS
OF LAED 9 oHions"E 70 . IL ASHhnr S@
n, and around Longcc depot, OH both sides OF jack
sons river, At Clifton Forge. conc. .rp.,,.,
No l.-Thc CLIFTON FORGE TRACT,
2,073 81 acres. west side oi .ackson's riv', c"n
tanning Clifton Forge and Furnlc". There
promising appearances Of 81 alumdtncr Of Iron ore
and n half on Jaciso;I's river. aud n 1En water
power. said 10 he unsurpassed la The State. u
tends 10 within two hundred yards Of Clifton Forge
ST. is acres across Jackson's river. opp0-
site No. /: promising indications Of iron.
No 3.-5y72 acres bet Heen C0wpaSturr river aud
Wilson'S creek. This is heavily tiinbcrcl, tie Chcs
apcake and Ohio railroad ruus through IT, aud 1t sur
WI No. I.NWIIs0N.s I'LL TRACT n2?l acres, on
Jackson's river opposite 10 No. and adjoining Nc.
:. covered with excellent timber. Upon II Is ar:c
ore bunk formerly extensively worked for the 'hI-
ton Forge. and iron probably exists throughout III:
entire tract Within few hundred yard. of IT.
lines an ore bank has recently been op"De! hy Mr..
Peters for Buffalo furnace; some ten tons are IDLY
,uhcu from il, aud the ore Is reported l? nav" gwen
satisfaction. II adjous No g. and Il only separated
from No. by the river.
80. s.-TACRNAN TRACT f?5it acrcsi, at Jaur-
ton Of Jackscn's river and Cu"IastuTe riyer.
No. c.-6.-25 acres. aud No. ti!toinlngl. III
acre. Oh the Warm Spring mountain. adjoining tho
famous !jUiy Ann furnace. This, Doubtless, con-
tYns the same ores In abundance Which LaSg MAJ"
that properly 81 valuable.
Portions ri these land, have been Target? and pro
lt.lIv worked Tor many ycSs IL i,u property
Tnry are tr-lvcrscd by the Chcsa"cakc and Onto r!
roui and also run along iacksOu's river WITH ~"
pr,,!pcleI line at the ,iaU!c,i ii"rl and EaHa"H3
ctuaI. aud with the new iur Of lhc Chesapeake ani
ohio railroad To- lc bulls DOWN nc&-cn's river from
Clifton Forge. The: are heavily t!E:hcr"d am! 81"
believed To abound IN extensive deposit, ui excel
lent n"ulntitr ore, being within til" limits OF tho
hest part Of that formation Of virginia l~"" i'i!g.
w;,y'- r..uort - Chesapeake sHt tito r'lrrtl AGO
th"la,,rGt oi Colonel hlica !cd "ilh Hc pa;t3 ~
this suit.
'iut.y contain tie nearest known rii%hiG depot.
Of iron ore Ia the grua; hsuawha cc&l-tclcj, ~
being more THAI! Q nc hundred miles @!ria, l1!! N
Gvli:i" the present Winter hn connected tIcrr"fl
by the cJnpvtiru d the thcsaieaN" and OHIO rail-
r0lt thus Offering unusual facilities !cr the !lE-
farfurr of IRON rot only hT The proximity II III.
inc, lIust:lic euTr!y OF cheap iu" hnt b""a'-" e
In. cheap TRANSPORTATION wEcit viii necessarily 4
anurdc by the reciprocity ot tic freight between
tn. co;I Ini iron regions.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash III band sufficient q h.
fYpy iAr rxrvIs.- Il init aud sale; aud - 4" tlH
r,ilrto IN ,.itls indictments q! one. t~o, tl1t q i.
ana i've ytTs, with interest from nc day at r"i'
taking ir.in inn purchaser bonds WIN approved
pcr-ot s"@ulr, Uud rr'JiEimg thc tile a, vi STATE
security II. y. E2HEET>pA.
JOHN aETCIitH.
AZ. -. I'll. Commissioners.