Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-30
GALE OF VALUABLE
VIRGINIA LA NDS.

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Bv virtue of decree Of the County Court OF
Loudoun, made in the chanccry suit OF Hopkins
Hull s. Co. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, com
missoners Of sale, will offer at public auction, IN
front of the Court Honse, in Leesburg, Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873
the following REAL E Is ~ 0 0E: r1nRER
LAND, containing 408 acres, in Prince VII;
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and Others about SIX
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A.
s. NJ. 4. R., and four miles from Aide, on the
roads of easy grade This land is heavily tim
bered with chestnut, hickory and osk, and has
upon it vein OF rich iron ore running through
"' Also S the ONE UNDIVIDED HALF of one
Of the most valuable and pTod b6T eStstes IN
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 oa k, pine,
walnut and hickory and is considered by good
Judges equal to any body of timber land in the
State. An experienced timber getter estimates
the value of the hickory alone, for srokes, at
double its assessed value. The pine and oak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by IN
telligent and liberal agriculturists and until the
The estate was somewhat neglected during the
wsr, and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring it to its former productvencss.
Two hundred acres Of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and will
now produce from so to IS bushels Of corn to
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponi IL q
beautiful stream its navigation was obstructad
during the war, but ut a slight expense IL can be
made navigable for vessels of lUO tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adJoins
the famous Corbin estate, Tho Reeds, " and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate Of ,Major
VIM. N. Berkeley. separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattaponi river. Tho other
half of Goose Pond" is held for saleby General
Epps Hunton, of Warrenton who will unto in
the sale of the whole tract.
"HAYS," containing 1850 acres will be of
fered for sale at the same time, by b. I. Noland,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Bcrke-
lev. These two estates forming a compact body
of about 5000 acres of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention of capitalists, of agrlculturasts
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 q credit of one, two, three and
four wears, in equal instalments, bearing interest
from the day Of sale; the purchaser to execute
his bonds for the deferred instalments, and the
title to BIO retained till the purchase money is all
Maid. MATTHEW HARRISON,
B. 2. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.