Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-01
GALE OF VALUABLE
NlRGINIA NDS

y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Court oil
Loudoun, made in the chanccry suit of Hopkins
Hull s. Co. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned. com
front of the Court Honse, in Leesburg, Loud ouE
county. Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing i08 acres, in PRINCE WI,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewcll, Bayley and Others, about SIX
miles from Thoroughtare station. on the ", n.
s. NJ. H. r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad-over firm
roads of easy grade This lun>i Is heavily tim
bercd with chestnut hickory and oak, and has
upon it 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
Tie south bank of the Ma:taponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1880 acres, OF when
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 the
State An experienced timber gette- estimates
the value Of the hickory alone, for spokrs, nj
double its assessed value. The pine and OAK
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by m
telligent and liberal agrcutursts, and until tie
war, with extraordinary remuncratlve results.
The estate was somewhat neglected 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 Il century, ana 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 Maltap"n IS u
beautiful stream; its navigation WAS obStructrd
during the war, but ut slight expense IL can be
made navigable for vessels Of 100 tors to the
landing on the estate Goose Pond adjons
the famous Corbn estate, 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 sale BY General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrcnton, who Will unite IN
the sale of the whole tract
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will be Of
fered for sale ut the same time, by B. =. holland,
Trustee, under u deed of trust from Maj Berke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land, otter the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention of capitalists, of agriculturalsts
and dealers in timber and lumber is invited to
those 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 Ms
will pay the costs of suit and expenses OF sale;
the residue upon credit Of one, two, three and
four wears, in equal instruments bearing interest
from the day of sale; the purchaser to execute
his bonds for the deferred instruments and the
title to be retained till the purchase money Is al
paid. MAIIHE W HAkklSoN,
B. P. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
J. H. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.