Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-18
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GALE VALUABLE

- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue Of decree of the County Cour. o!
I,ondoun, made in the cnanccry suit OF Hopkins,
Hull & Co. VS.. Berkeley the under$i gncG, com
missioncrs Of sale, will offer ut public auction, in
'front.' of the Court Honse in Lce>burg Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
Il VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4Oo acres, in Prince Will
liam county, adjoining the lands Of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewcll, Bayley and others, about six
miles from Thoroughture station, on the o., \.
j. VI. il; H., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Rsroad--over firm
rods of easy grade This land is heavily TIM
bcrcd with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it q vein ot rich iron ore, running through
Also s' the UNE UNDIVIDED HALF of one
Of the most valuable and productive estates III
Virginia, known rs "GOOSE POND" lying OH
TIE south bank of the Ma'tsponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1870 acres, of which
about $50 is timber of original growth, and the
rnst productive, arabic land, under cultivation.
The timber consists of the varieties Of oak pine.
walnut and hickory and is considered by good
Judges equal to any body Of timber land in tho
State An experienced timber gnLtc- EST mates
the value OF the hickory alone, for spokrs al
double It's assessed value. The pine and oak
furnish the finest maSts ard ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by in
telligent and liberal agriculturits, and until the
war, with extraordinary rcmurerativc results.
The estate WAS somewhat neglected. during the
war, and the owners have not had the means
succ of restoring it to its former productivcncsS.
Two hundred acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly 4 century, and will
now produce from 80 to Is bushels Of corn to
the acre Mar, is abundant the place, and
hrs been literally applied. The Ma.taponi is u
beautiful stream its navigation was obstruct"d
during the war, but ut slight expense IL cali he
made navigablc for vessels of 100 tons to tn"
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adjoins
the famous Corbin estate The Reed" and ais"
"lI,ys," the justly celebrated estate Of Major
VIM n. Berkeley, separated from "Goo$c
half of Goose Pond" is held for si.lcby Gcncr.!
Eppa Hunton, Of Warrcnton who will unite in
The sale of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will be Of
fercd for sale at the same time, By b. Z. No!and,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Bcrkc-
lev Those two estates forming Il compact body
OF about 5000 acres OF splendid land ol!rr tine
most desirable location in Virginia for 4 colony.
The attention of capitalists of aSriclllturail.LS
and dealers in timber and lumber is invited TO
these lsnds. 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 salc ~
will pay the costs OF suit and exleIIscs Of sale
the residue upon Il credit of one, two, three and
four years, in equal instruments 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 III
paid. MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. =. holland,
... POWELL HARRISON,
J. L. ALEXANDER,
Comnl ssiOnrrs Ot Sulc