Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-10
.AECTJO.N @LES.
GALE OF VALU ABLE
UJRGINT a Y 1)S

~ VIRGINIA LA y DS.
| By virtue OF decree Of the County Court OF
Loudoun, made in the chancory suit OF Hopkins,
Hull s. Go. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned. com
misSioncrs OF sale will offer ut public auction, in
front of the Court Honse, in Lersburs LoudoIln
county, Va, on MONDAY, March l1Lh 1873,
the following REAL E E;i ~ VIZ: ,r,uprp
LAND, containing 406 acres, in PRINCE vii,
liam county, adjoining the lands Of Edmund
Berkeley Ewell, Bayley and others, about SIX
miles from Thorougnfare station, on the o., a.
6 NJ. H. r. and four miles from Aldic, on the
Piedmont and Potomac R:lroad-over firm
roads of easy grade. This land is heavily tim
bcred with chestnut hickory and oak and has
upon it u vein OF rich iron ore running through
its entire length.
of the most valuable and productive estates In
Virgins: known us goose POND" lying on
the south bank Of the Ma.tupuni river in Caro-
line county, containing 1850 ACRES, Of which
about $50 is timber Of original growth ana the
rest productive, arabic land, under cultivation.
The timber consists Of the varieties OF oak rinr.
walnut and hickory. and is considered by good
Judges equal to any body of timber land in the
State. An experienced Timber gr.te- estimates
the value OF the hickory alone for spokrs, Al
double its assessed value The pine and ,nk
furnish the finest masls and ship timber. Tie
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by IA
lclIircnt and liberal agricuiturl>ts, and unit. tie
war, with extraordinary rcmunrrAtive RESULTS.
The estate was somewhat neg lcctcd during III:
war. and the owners have not had tne neanS
since of restoring il ln liz former produc!vclcSS
Two hundred Ncrcs IF this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and VIII
now produce from 80 To - bushels III corn lo
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, sid
has been literally applied. The Mattap"n l. i
beautiful stream its navigation Was opstructrd
during the war, but vt Sig hit expense 1t can be
made navgabe for vessels of 100 IONS to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adioHs
Hays" the justly celebrated estate Of Maj""
VIM N Berkeley, separated from 'Gno.c
Pond" only by the Maltapuni river. Tie other
half of Goose Pond is held for $aeh y General
Erpa Hun,on, OF Warrcnton, vino viii uni, IL
the snle ot the whUir tract.
HAYS" containing 800 acre., viii be oil
rcred for sale ut the salnc time, by Is. l. Noiani,
Trustee under decd OF trIis. from Maj. Berk"-
lev These TWO rSt,tcs forming u "nnrtc. body
of about $500 acres of splendid land, o!cr the
most desirable location in Vir%lnt Tor II colony.
The attention OF capitalists, .! ~g:h'ultura ats
and dealers in timber unt! lumber Is Invilrd t.
these lands None more desirable, III quality or
prices. are now in market.
Terms of Sale: SO much Of the purchase.
| money to be paid in cash ON the day III snI" Is
will pay the costs ri suit and EXPENSES al s"l"i
the residue upon credit of one, tw", three AMI
four years in equal instruments he"rii@ Interest
from t. day OF sale the purchaser ~ execute
his bonds for the deferred Instruments aid ;h,'
title To be retained till the purchase niUlry /: al
paid. MAIIuEN HARRISON,
b. F. holland,
POWELL Harrison,
j. H. ALEXANDRA,
( SOIL.