Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-29
GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.

GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of a decree of the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the chancery suit of Hopkins,
Hull & Co. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned COM
missioners of sale, will offer at public auction in
front of the Court House in Leesburg, Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4OS acres, in Prince Will;
liam county, adjoining tho lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and Others about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A
s. NJ. r. R., and four miles from Aldie, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad-over firm
roads of easy grade. This land is heavily tim
bered with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it vein OF rich iron ore running through
us Also ene,f the JUNE oNE UNDIVIDED HALF of one
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginia, known as GOOSE POND" lying on
the south bank of the Mattaponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1860 acres, of WHICH
about $50 is timber of original growth, and the
rest productive, arabic land, under cultivation
The timber consists of the varieties of oak, pne
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
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by in
tellgent and liberal agriculturists, and until the
war with extraordinary remuneratlve results
The estate was somewhat neglected during the
war, and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring it to its productlveness.
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and will
now produce from 80 to 70 bushels of corn to
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponi is u
beautiful stream; its navigation was o6structed
during the war, but at slight expense it can DO
made navigable for vessels of 100 tons to tho
landing on the estate "Goose Pond" adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, 1.-THE Reeds" and also
s'Hays," the justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. N. Berkeley separated from Goose
half of .'Goose Pond" is held for saleby General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unto in
the sale of the whole tract:
"HAYS," containing 1860 acres, Will DO Oh
fered for sale at the same time, by b. 7. Noland,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Bcrke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention of capitalists Of agrlculturalsts
and dealers in timber and lumber is invited to
these lands. None more desirable, in quality or
prices are now in market.
Terms of Sale: So much of the purchase
money to be paid in cash on the day OF sale as
will pay the costs of suit and expenses of salei
the residue upon credit of one, two, three and
four years, in equal instruments, bearing interest
from the day of sale the purchaser to execute
his bonds for the deferred instalments, and the
title to BIO retained till the purchase money is all
paid. MATTHEW Aahh1ooN,
POWELL HARRISON,
J.H. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.