Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-27
II. w. THOM AS,
&. w. WATTLES,
ID. l., SMOOT.
Fairfax CO., feb 19-wts
MI Tux CO., ICU To !" % V'''II
GALE OF VALU ABLE
- VIRGINIA Ia NDS

GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Court of
Loudoun, made i'll the chanccry suit OF Hopkins,
Hull & Co. vs.. ,Berki!ey, the undersigned, com
mssoners Of sale, will offer at public auction, in
front of the Court Honse, IN Leesburg, Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4OS acres, in Prince Viii,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley. Ewcll, BsyIey and others, about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A.
s. NJ. K r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railrond-over firm
roads of easy grade. This land Is heavily tim
bercd with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it vein OF rich iron ore, running through
Also the ONE UNDIVIDED HALF of one
of the most valuable and productive estates III
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 aud hickory, and is considered by good
Judges equal to any body of timber land IN the
State. An experienced timber gcttc- estimates
the value Of the hickory alone for spokrs, ut
double its assessed value The pine and cak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by in
teligent and liberal agrlculturl.ts, md Until the
war with extraordinary remuneTAtire results.
The estate was somewhat neg ectGd during the
wsr, and the owners have not had the means
siuce Of restoring it to its former
Two hundred acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly 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 Mnttaponl is
beautiful stream its navigation was obstructed
during the war, but at slight expense 1t can he
made navigable for vessels of 10 tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond" adions
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, " and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. N. Berkeley, separated from Goose
half of Goose Pond is held for salcby General
Eppa Hunton, of Wsrrenton, 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. Noland,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Berke-
lev These two estates forming compact body
Of about 5000 acres Of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention Of capitalists OF agrlculturalIsts
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 DAY the costs of suit and expenses Of sale;
the residue upon a credit of one two, three and
four years, in equal instruments, bearing interest
from tt day of sale; the purchaser To execute
his bonds for the deferred instalmcnts, and the
title to be retained till the purchase money Is all
paid MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. 2. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. H. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.