Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-07
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GALE OF VALUABLE
VIRGIN1A LA NDS


By virtue of decree of the County Court of
Loudoun made in the chanccry suit of Hopkins,
Hull s Co. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, com
missioners of sale, will offer at public suction, in
county, Va, on MONDAY March 18th, 1875,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 40S acres, in Prince Will
liam county, adjoining the lands Of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and others. about six
s. NJ. K. r., and four miles from Aide on the
Piedmont and Potomac Rsilroad-over firm
roads of easy grade This land is heavily tim
bered with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it II vein OF rich iron ore, running through
its entire length.
Also the one UNDIVIDED HALF of one
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginia, known rs GOOSE POND" lying on
the south bank of the Mattaponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1850 acres, of which
about $50 is timber OF original growth and the
rest productive arabic lnnd 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 the
State An experienced timber getter estimates
the value OF the hickory alone for spokcs, at
double its assessed value. The pine and cak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated By in
tcligent and liberal agriculturists, and until the
war; with extraordinary rcmuneratve results.
The estate was somewhat neg elected during the
war, and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring it to its former productvencss
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly a century, and will
now produce from 50 to IS bushels OF corn to
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place and
has been literally applied The Mattnponl is q
beautiful stream; its navigation WAS Distracted
during the war Dut at slight expense it can be
made igable Tor vessels OF 100 tons to the
landing on the estate Goose Pond adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, and also
Hays the justly celebrated estate Of Major
VIM. n. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Maltapon river. The other
half of Goose Pond is held for eby General
Eppa Hunton of Wurrenton, who will unite in
the sale of the whole tract
"HAYS containing 1850 acres, will be Of
fcrcd for sale ut the same time, by B. p. holland,
Trustee, under u deed of trust from Maj. Berke
ley. These two estates forming n compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention of capitalists, of agricuituraiists
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 us
will pay the costs Of suit and expenses of sale;
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 be retained till the purchase money is ali
paid MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. 2. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners Of Sale.