The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-09
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF EALuA.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF NALuA.
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the cause Of sioniasoe Z ais: IS. Willlam l. AIA.
pTr r s TS E as 70 e Sshs R:S On tie o
DAY OF NOVEMBER fs72. at Clifton Forss. Al:
O'Clock OF that day, the following SEVEN TEAt Il
plihs IN all s6REs situated iiamea'a,r
at and around Longdale depot on both sides OF Jack
s2 No. FEer f It ' rIiF F2TFS5N FORCE TRACT
2,O73 sd arrts west sid OF Jacs~oIs iiyrr COZ
Timing Clifton Forge and Furnace There are
throughout thls tract II llas frontage OF = nj"
and half on Jacksnn's river, aud ME sate'
power, said 70 he unsurpassed In tie Stale u sA-
tends to within two hundred yards al CLIFTON fcrse
no. o-G7 Is acres across Jackson's river, oErG-
site 40. l; promising indications o: iron. ,..,
No. s-5,072 acres between Cowpasture river ala
Wilson'S creek. This is heavily umbered. The CleS-
apcake and ohio railroad runs through H. and sui
HSt, a.NWlIs0S|S HrLL TRACT tle2s acres, on
Jackson's river opposite 10 No. and adoiniug No.
ore bank formerly extensively worried for thc rli-
ton Forge and iron probably cAfs,s Throughout NC
entire tract. Within few hum'lcd yarl, of u
Peters for Buffalo furnace; soIno ten tons iliiy
taken from 1t. aad the Is reported ~ hive s!Tu
sti,iacion Tedious No. :, aud 10 ,niy sepaisiri
No. 6.-TAURMAN TRACT t2sis acrtsl ct !urr-
ton OF Jackson, river and Cowpasturr riser.
No. s.-6,S15 acres, and No. ladjouIipgl ga
acres, on the Warm Spring mourtaia: ndjoin!Dy thc
famous Dolly Ann furnace. This, doubtless fc3-
tails the Satnr ores In abundance which ASc IiLHe
TINT property 80 valuable.
Portions or these Ind5 have been largely ana trp-
it;Lbiy worked for many years as iron proESIb'
They are raversed by the Chesapeake and Ohio rai'-
road and also run along JackSon's river Win US
projected line OF the james River aud hAnawia
canal, and with the new lire Of the Chesapeake aDA
Ohio railroad 10 be built down JacksOn's river from
Clifton Forge. They are heavily t!mhered, ana arc
believed to abound La extensive deposits oil eatc'
lent nemalte ore, being Within HE Units Q! Il"
hest part OF that formation OF Virginia. see hi'St
ways report to Chesapeake AM! OHIO rali'oad a'iI
the report Of Colonel Allen. tled with The papers VI
this suit ,t.
They contain the nearest known reliable posi-.
Of iron ore 10 the great kanaHGa coa.-Eeid,. tn
being more than ono hundred miles distant; ana ~,
during the present winter be connected tbrrr";i'
by the completion OF the Chrsapeake and ONO lai.-
road, thus Offering uuu,ua facilities tor .he i."'T
iacturc Of iron, rot only by the troain'ty oi LIZ
inexhaustlc supply OF cheap fuel, Dct befaI n ~,
the cheap transportation which will h'cnSafh! ="
afforded by The reciprocity Of the freight pS'"''"
the coal and iron regions. 40.
TERMS or SALE: Cash in hand snt.c;rht =, - ,Se
fray the expenses of suit and sale aug as 70 80. vs.
residue 10 equal iustalmeus at one, two. tbrrc. io
and i've years, with interest FROM the gay @ s,.j
taking from the purchaser bonds with appfo',S
personal security. cnd retaining INC utis a
security. y. y, fVg ihrcT,E
~, ,s,a, Commissioners.