Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-18
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
front of the Court Honse, in Lecsburg, Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4OS acres, in Prince VIII,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley Ewell, Bayley and others, about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A.
6 NJ. K. 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
its entire length.
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginia. known as GOOSE POND" lying on
the south bank Of the Mattapon river IN Caro-
line county, containing 1850 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, pine,
walnut and hickory, and is considered by good
Judges equal to any body Of timber land in tho
the value of the hickory alone for spokes, at
double its assessed value The pine and oak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by in
telligent and liberal agriculturists, and until tho
war, with extraordinary remuneratve results.
The estate WAS somewhat neglected during tho
war, and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring it to its former productlvencSs
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and will
now produce from so to rs bushels of corn To
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattapon is
beautiful stream its nav CATION was obstructrd
during the war, but at slight expense 1t Can DO
made navigable for vessels of 100 tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adjons
the famous Corbin estate, 1.-The Reeds, and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. n. Berkeley separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river. The other
half of Goose Pond is held for saleb by General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrenton, who will units in
the sale Of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will be Of
fered for sale at the same time, by Is. 7. holland,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Bcrkc-
ley. These two estates forming a compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land, offer tho
most desirable location in Virgins for Il colony.
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 tho purchase
money to BIO paid in cash on the day OF sale as
will pay the costs Of suit and expenses of sale;
the residue upon q credit of one two three and
four years, in equal instsments, bearing interest
from the day of sale; the purchaser to execute
his bonds for the deferred instalments, and tho
title TO be retained till the purchase money is al
paid. MAIIHE aARklSON,
- POWELL HARRISON,
J. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.