Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-03
GALE OF VALUABLE
virginia LA NDS.

GALE OF FALU ABLE
VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of decree of the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the cbancery suit of Hopkins,
Hull s. Co. vs. Berkeley, the undersigned, com
missoners of sale, will offer at public auction, IN
front of the Court Honse, in Leesburg, Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March l1Lh, 1875
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4O9 acres, in Prince WI,
liam county, adjoining the lands Of Edmund
Berkeley Ewell, Bayley and others, about SIX
miles from Thoroughfure station, on the o., "A.
s. M. 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
''s Also ec,t the con one UNDIVIDED HALF of one
Of the most valuable and pEodnHetNlyIe estates IN
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 goHa
Judges equal to any body of timber land IN the
State. An experienced timber gette- est mates
the value of the hickory alone, for spokcs at
double its assessed value. The pine and oak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber; Inc
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by IN
telligent and liberal agrcuturlsts, and Until the
war, with extraordinary remuneratiye 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 q century, and will
now produce from so to rs 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 obstructeo
during the war, but at slight expense 1t can be
made navigable for vessels Of 100 tons to the
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, 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 Warrcnton, 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. \ GLAND,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Berke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land otler 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 wears, in equal instalments, bearing interest
from the day of SALE the purchaser to execute
title to be retained till the purchase moneyis al
paid. MAIIHE w n "a
POWELL HARRISON,
J. II. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners OF Sale.