Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-14
OF VALUABLE

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y VIRGINIA LANDS.
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 auction, in
front Of the Court HGS5e N LsssbuFg i1udo oga
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing d08 acres, in Prince Will
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and Others about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A.
s NJ. II. r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Ralroad-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.
Also the ONE UNDlF lDED 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 land, under cultivation
The timber consists of the varieties of oak, pine,
walnut and hickory, and is considered by good
Judge equal to any body of timber land in the
State. An experienced timber gctter estimates
the value of the hickory alone, for spokes, at
double its assessed value. The pine and oak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber Inc
arablc land has heretofore been cultivated by in
tclligent and liberal agriculturists, and until the
war, with extraordinary reinuneratiVe results.
The estate was somewhat neglected during the
war, and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring it to its former productivencss
Two hundred acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly a century, and will
now produce from so TO IS bushels OF corn to
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponi is a
beautiful stream its navigation was obstructed
during the war, but ut Slight expense 1t can DC
made navgabc for vessels Of lUO tons to the
landing on the estate. ''Goose Pond adjoins
the famous Corhin estate 1.-THE Reeds" and also
HAYS" the Justly celebrated estate OF Major
VIM N. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Msltaponi river. The other
half Of Goose Pond" is held for sale by General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unite In
the sale of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres will be Of
tcred for sale at the same time by b. T. holland,
Trustee, under deed oftrust from Maj. Berke-
ley. These two estates forming compact body
of about $500 acres of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention Of capitalists, of agrlculturasts
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 rs
will pay the costs of suit and expenses of salei
tho 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 insta ments, and the
title to be retained till the purchase money is all
pnid MAiInhW HhhhlooN'
POWELL HARRISON,
j. L. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.