Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-17
GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.

By virtue of decree of the County Court Of
Loudoun made in the chanccry suite hopkins,
Hull s. Go. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, com
missioners of sale, will offer at public auction, in
front of the Court Honse in Lecsb lrg, Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 409 acres, in Prince VIII,
liam county, adjoining the Lands OF Edmund
Berkeley, Ewcll, Baylcy and others, about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A.
s. NJ. K. r., and four miles from Aide on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad-Ovcr 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.
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 Mattsponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1850 acres, Of which
about $50 is timber of original growth ana inc
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 gcttcr estimates
the value Of the hickory alone, for spokrr, at
double its assessed value. me pino ana IN rak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by IN
tellipent and liberal agrlculturlsts, and until the
war, with extraordinary remunoratlVo results
The estate was somewhat neglected during inc
war and the owners have not had tnc means
siuce of restoring it to its former
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly q century, and Will
now produce from 50 to Is bushels OF corn to
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponl Is
beautiful stream its navigation was obstructed
during the war but Mt slight expense 1t can be
made navigabc for vessels of lOo tons to the
landing on the estate Goose POnd' adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, and also
"Hsvs," the Justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. N. Berkeley separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponl river Inc other
half of Goose Pond" is held for sMlcby General
Epps Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unite IN
the sale Of the whole tract
HAYS" continuing 1850 acres vii! be Of
fered for sale at the same time, by b. 7. Noiand,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Bcrke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
Of about 5000 acres of splendid land, otter the
most desirable location in Virginia for q colony.
The attention of capitalists, OF agrIcuturallsts
and dealers in timber and lumber Is invited 10
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 instruments, be.rng interest
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 ali
maid MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. P. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
J. H. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners Of Sale.