Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-24
GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.

ANALE OF pALU ADLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Cour: OF
Loudoun, made in the chancery suit Of Hopkins,
Hull s. Go. vs. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
missioners Of sale will offer at public auction, In
front of the Court Honse, in Leesburs, Loudo ln
| the following REAL ESTATE viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
| LAND, containing 40S acres, in Prince vii,
| liam county, adjoining the lands Of Edmund
| Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and others, about SIX
miles from Thoroughture station, on the o., A.
| s. NJ. r. R., and four miles from Alde. on the
Piedmont and Potomac Rsilroad-oyer trm
| roads of easy grade. This LAND is heavily tim
bered with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it a 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 as 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
| Judges 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: The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by in
tellgent and liberal agrculturists, and until the
war with extraordinary renuneratlVe results.
| The estate was somewhat neglected during tho
| war, and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring it to its former productv
Two hundred acres Of this land have been CROP
ped continuously for nearly century, and will
now produce from 80 to 10 bushels OF corn to
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponi is
beautiful stream; its navigation WAS obstructad
during the war, but at slight expense 1t can be
made navigablc for vessels of lOO tons to the
lsnding on the estate. Goose Pond adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, 1.-THE Reeds, y 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 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. p. holland,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Berke-
lev. These two estates forming a compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for q colony.
| The attention of capitalists, Of agrculturalists
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 paw the costs of suit and expenses OF SALE
the residue upon credit of one, two, three and
| 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 is all
Maid. MATTHEW HARRISON,
B. p NOLAND
POWELL HARRISON,
J. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.