Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-24
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GALE OF VALUABLE

GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree Of the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the clancery suit of Hopkins,
Hull & Go. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
mssioners 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 4O8 acres, in Prince Viii,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewel, Bsyley and others, about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the D., A.
s. NJ. r. r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad -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.
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginia, known rs GOOSE POND" lying on
line county, containing 1850 acres, of which
about $50 is timber CT 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 spokos, 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
teligent and liberal agriculturists, and until the
war with extraordinary remuneratlve results.
The estate was somewhat neglected during the
war 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 10 bushels Of corn to
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied The Mattaponi is
beautiful stream its avigation was obstructed
during the war, but ut slight expense 1t can BE-
made navigable for vessels of lOO tons to the
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, ~ and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate of Major
WIN. n. Berkeley separated from Goose
Pond only by the Mattaponi river. The other
half of 'Goose Pond" is held for sale by Genera
Eppa Hunton, OF Warrenton, 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. T. Noiand,
Trustee under deed of trust from Maj. Berke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
of about $500 acres of splendid land, otter the
most desirable location in Virginia for 8 colony.
The attention of capitalists, Of agrlcutturallsts
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 nstalments, 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 all
paid. MATTHEW HAhhlSON,
B. P holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.