Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-02
GALE OF VALUABLE
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King George county, NH A-eots
GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Court OF
Loudoun, made in the chancery suit OF Hopkins,
Hull 81 Co. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned. com
front of the Court Honse, in Leesburg, Loudoun
county. Va, on MONDAY, March l7lh, 1878,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF T1MBE
LAND, containing 40S acres, in Prince vii,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and others, about SIX
miles from Thoroughiare station, on the D., A.
s. NJ. r. r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Rairoad-over lrni
roads of easy grade This lani is heavily TIM
bcred 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
the south bank of the Mattaponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1850 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 gettec estimates
the value of the hickory alone, for spokcs, 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
telgent and liberal agriculturlsts, and until the
war, with extraordinary remuneratlve 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 century, and Will
now produce from 81 to IS bushels OF corn to
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponi is II
beautiful stream; its navigation was obstructad
during the war; but at slight expense 1t can be
made navigable for vessels Of lOO tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adJo!ns
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
Epps Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unite in
the sale of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will be Of
fered for sale at the same time, by B. L. holland,
Trustee under deed of trust from MAJ. Berkc-
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 agriculturallsts
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 AS
will pay the costs of suit and expenses of sale;
the residue upon credit of one, two, three and
four years, in equal instalments, 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 ia ali
paid MATTHEW HAkhloOH'
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners OF Sale.