Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-25
.AUCTIO.F SHLES.
GALE OF VALUABLE
U1pEINTA IA Mis-

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By virtue Of decree Of the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the chancery suit Of Hopkins,
Hull s. Co. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
missoners of sale, will offer at public suction, in
front OF the Court Honse IN Leesburg L9udoun
the following REAL EsTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 40S acres, in Prince Will
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Baylcy and others, about six
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., a.
& NJ. r. r., and four miles from Aldie, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroud-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
Tvs entire length.
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Vireinia known as GOOSE POND, " lying on
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 good
Judges equal to any body OF timber land In the
Safe An experienced timber gctter estimates
the value of the hickory alone, for spokfs, ut
double its assessed value. The pine and nak
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 tile
war and the owners have not had tne means
since of restoring it TO its former produCLlv
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and will
now produce from 50 to IS bushels Of corn to
Che scre Marl is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. TIE Mattaponl is II
beautiful stream its n"y'Gau'on was obetructed
during the war, but slIghL expense 1t c&Il be
made navigable for vessels of lt0 tons to the
landing on toe esv:l.c. Goose Pond" adjoins
toe famous Co"bin estate, The Reeds. " and also
HAYS" tie justly celebrated estate Of Major
w Al. N. Berkeley, separated lrom Goose
Pond" only by The IJa.taponi river. The other
halt Of Goose POO is led .or sale be General
Eppa Hunton, o. w n rer on. WHO VIII unite in
the sale OF the whole t,ac;.
HAYS" couta;niny 1850 Hc"es. viii be Of
fered for sale Il. s?n'e time, bv l.. >. Noland,
Trustee, under Il deed o. .rust ON Iii. Berke-
lev. These two es.s,cs orming' compact body
OF about 5000 acres oi s..,cnGit land, otter the
most desirable location in Virginia for n colony.
The attention of capitalists o. Hgriculturallsts
and dealers in timber and lumber Is invited To
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 Of sale lis
will pay the costs Of suit and expenses of sale;
the residue upon 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 All
paid. MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. p. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
}. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners Of Sale.