Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-29
.gECTIG.N SIZES.
nOTOMAC LANDS FOR SALE.


COM SALE OF VAI.JABL
REAL ESTATE.
The undersigned. commissioners, appointed
under q decree of the County Court 81 hihG
George county, entered nj the March trn the
OF, 1873, in the chanccry cause ii Hoo" y Br" II
als. vs. Grymes, adm r! ct us, VIII ''rr IT,,
sale, at public auction. in front OF he t'"l:l
House of King George co: Oh II. -. / .
May lst. 1873, that being Cour. day, :'"n u
the INST desirable TRACTS Or LAND "ii"r'''
for sale IN this county sine" the waffle "''
known u. FAIR HAVEN AID "t1"r =.
"EELLE VIEW
Fir aven contains 49, acrc. oi bad, i "".:
wooded ard wn;crcti, and 'c.,tc'! ii.'n"d.ai.i!
on t:ir banks Of the Pu;o:u&c river, Il '"'i: m
mile from NJ thias' Point wnar', :;n'' sewn,
miles below WASHINGTON ely. The - : :s''''',
and admirably adtrcd 10 the lroduct.'n Z
fruits, vscntaLIcs 81. Buildings On ! il la
Won ordinary. and water good and @"un'i;''.e'
Belle View contains about 81 reg . i'h'''
all level. we'll wooded. and viii Al "n'a "hE''
of water 1t is located imn"G't"I: - ~ o., =
OF the Po.onrac aud ~dj"i"> Far ''H'"3. i''""
View i immcdi ,lciv upr"s;t.. III. terminus g
tho l;;t,n and Pulo;.,>c Il j r 81, ""'i l.
consequently Of easy access I" bN..lh'f:'t A;'A-
sn1r;a and WaShlI g.on. Ter" Is 81 L" Lace
u small bat new ahd nca. II y FL - y y sf".s
IOU; b and al necessary out na!id'a s->sa'
situated Within Thirty feet q thr i"i'': o. ~,
riv,r Tie water view from the !lH!>'' / .'iic d"
The finest 81, the river The 81 !, N''-d "i!a "c'
adu,t,d IT, the production ot ir'.iis AID Nr-t."'
blcs Both Or either Of these PAGES "a! =: i'"f-
chase! al VI great >I"ri!.e.
Terms: Three hundred mr.. Il = i.'..Ars cas-;
the rc-idu" il one, wv" ana t1ft' !c',!a; - u
cash 1t The option o. tic purchaser.
.;nrcrS "''''S JuL...~'J j. MA>V%.
Co,uorn Pot Iii,e Virginia. ."
T. Il; LEWIS.
Oak Grove pnstricr, N't-i':':t.
70
GALE OF VALUABLE
= VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue Of Il decree ot the County touTs @
Lout!oun, lnsde in the c!lanccry SUI: Q! h"pN,ns,
Hull s. Co. vs.. Bcrkiey, t1e undersigned, coma
missioners OF SnIe, will offer ut public a'le:i"n, n
front of the Court House, IN Lcy-harE, L'u>"1"
COUNTY, Va, on MONDAY, Nur"h liih, lo ),
\ VALUABLE TRACT OF TIN BEG
LAND, containing los acres, II Price, y T.,
liam county, adjoining the lands .: Edmund!
Berkeley twcll, Bnyicy ana "ther>. a'j"ltt SIX
miles from ThoruugAiarc >tnt ~, c'I inc q, \.
s. NJ. H. r.. and four miles from Aide, on tie
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad over FIRM
roads Of easy grade Tins ian; ]. heavily TIM
bcrcd with chestnut hickory nnl oak. and i"s
upon il q vein o. rIch iron ore, running through
its entire length.
Also the Oh UNDIVIDED HALF Of ore
Of the most valuable md productive estates IT
Virginia, known ~ 'GthJSE IoNi, - ~ ~
the south bank Of the Ma!trrcni river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1880 acr>s, Of Which
about $50 is timber oi original growth, AID tie
r,St productive arabic laird, under cultivation.
The timber consists o., the varieties 81 's&. ria"
walnut ard hickory. and Is coI:id"rcd - g'',@
judges equal to any body OF timber l";!d ~ t''o
State An experienced liiaoer g"i,c" cs.l NIT
the value OF The hickory u.oEc, lor :;,"k :, a,
double its assessed value. The pine nnd a@k
furnish the finest mastS and SEtp timber lac
arsbe land has heretofore OceG cultivated ry IN
te!gent and liberal agrlcu!tUrl:.S, and uht. inc
war, with extraordinary rclnlticrNtiEe results.
The estate was somewhat neglected. during the
wsr. and the owners have not md the !icaNs
since OF restoring ii to It's former proluC."cI.cSs.
Two hundred acres of this land hay" been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, ana WEI
now produce from 81 to - busnes OF corn u
the acre Mari is abundant Oh the piac" and
has been literally applied. Tie M.,-ta.oHi Is ;.
beautiful stream its navigation was oi,s1ru>t"A
during the war, but ut slight expense !! 2"n be
made navigable for vessels of 100 IONS /" the
landing on the estate "Goosc Pond adjons
the famous Corbin estate The Reeds. and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate OF N"l"r
VIM. N. Berkeley, separated from goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river. The other
half of "Gooae Pond is held for hy Gcr"ra!
Eups Hunton, of Warrcnton VINO will UNITS N
the sale of the whole tract.
''HAYS," containing 1880 &cros, will be Of.
fcrcd for sale at the same time by b. Z. Noiand,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. B"rkr-
ley. These two estates forming y compact body
of about $500 acres Of splendid land, Offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for u colony.
The attention Of capitalists, Of aglicu';nral'>ts
and dealers in timber and lumber Is invited t.
these lands. None more desirable, in quaiitS Or
prices. are now in market.
Terms of Sale: SO much OF III" purchase
money to be paid in cash the day of safe rs
will puy the costs Of suit and expenses "t sale;
the residue upon u credit uf one, tWo, three :.nG
four years in equal instruments, boring intcrc-t
from tre day Of sale; tn" purchaser 70 execute.
his bonds for the deferred Instruments and the
title to be retained till tho purchase money is -:
paG MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. z. holland,
row ELL HARRISON,
}. II. ALEXA DER
Commissioners ot Sale.