Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-21
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GALE OF VALUABLE
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SALE OF r yALU y48 vns
By virtue of decree OF the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the chanccry suit OF Hopkins,
Hull s. Co. vs.. Berkeley, tue undersigned, COM
rnissoners of sale, will oilcr ut public auction, in
front Of the Court Hunse, in Lccsburg, Loudoun
county. Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT CT TIMER
LAND, containing 50s acres, in Prince viii.
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewcll, Baylcy and Others about six
miles from Thoruughfare station, on the D., \.
s. NJ K. r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Rslroad-over firm
roads of easy grade This land is heavily tim
oercd with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it vein OF rich iru. ore running through
It's Also II:tr the JUNE UNI UNDIVIDED HALF of one
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginia, known MS 'GOOSE POND, i" 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 gcttc" estimates
the value of the hickory alone, for spokes, III
double its assessed value The pine and oak
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 rclnuncratlvc results.
The estate somewhat neglected during the
war and the owners have not had the means
siuce of restoring 1t to It's rproductlveness
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly a century, and will
now produce from 80 to - bushes of corn to
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponi is Il
beautiful stream its navigation was ohstructed
during the war, but ut silght expense 1t can be
made avigablc for vessels of lO0 tons to the
landing on the estate. "Gnosc Pond' adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, " and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate of Major
VIM. N. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river. The other
half of Goose Pond is held for salchy General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unto in
the sale of tho whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will be Of
ferod for sale at the same time, by B. p. holland,
Trustee under decd of trust from Maj. Bcrke-
ley These two Estates forming compact body
of about 5000 acres Of splendid land offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for n colony.
The attention of capitalists of agrcuturalists
and dealers in timber 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 to be paid in cash on the day Of sale rs
will pay the costs Of suit and expenses of sale;
the residue upon Il credit Of one two, three and
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
paid. MATTHEW HARRISON,
B. z. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
J. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.