Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-11
HVCTIOT ALES.
TaT.E OF VALUABLE

y VIRGINIA LANDS.
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
county. Va. on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873
The following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4OS acres, in Prince Viii;
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and others, about six
miles from Thoroughfnre station, on the O., A.
s. NJ. 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 u vein of rich iron ore, running through
''s Also aist' the June ONE UNDIVIDED HALF of one
Of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginu, 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
State. An experienced timber gette- estimates
the value OF the hickory alone, for spokrs, at
double its assessed value. The pine and cak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by III
tcligent and liberal agriculturi,ts, md until the
var with extraordinary rcmulierAtife results,
The estate WAS somewhat neglected during the
war and the owners have not had the means
since Of restoring it to its former productivencss
Two hundred acres OF this land have been crop-
ped continuously for nearly century, and VIII
now produce from 80 to 10 bushels of corn TO
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
hns been literally applied. The MatLaponl is u
beautiful stream its navigation was ohstructrd
during the var, but 1T slight expense 1t can be
made navgable for vessels OF ltU tons to the
landi..g Oh the estate. Goose Pond adioins
the famous Co.,in estate The Reeds, "a and also
"liays," the justly celebrated estate Of Major
VIM. n. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only b.. the MaltaponI river. The other
half of Goose md is held for saleby General
Epla liunLpn, o Warrcnton, who will unite III
the sale OF the whole tract
"uAIS," containing 1850 acres, will be Of
lcrcd for safe ut IN same time by Is. Z. Nolnnd,
Trustee under Il deed of trust from Maj Berkc-
ley These two cst.tes forming compact body
Of about 5000 acrus Of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for u colony
The attention oi capita lists, of agriculture lists
and dealers in tluD"r 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 10 he pulI in cash on the day OF sale as
will pnr the costs of suit and expenses of sale !;
the residue upon u credit of one, two, three and
four years, III equal instruments bearing interest
ir, m tie day of sale; the purchaser 10 execute
his bonds for the deferred instruments and the
title tc be retained till the purchase money is all
paid. MAilHE w hAhkloON,
b. p holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of SAlp