Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-08

GALE OF VALUABLE
" P(,lNI A ,rt,n

~ VlRGl MIA LANDS.
by vlr'u" 'l decree OF the County Court or
L"udoun, ni'sdr IN tie chanccry suitoI LonLin,
Hull 81 G." vs.. Hrrkley, the undersigned rnn,
ms$loner* "L sale %lil offer at public suction, in
front oI the Court fIonse, in Lcrsbury, InnJ ~
county, Va, on MONDAY. Mmrch 17t L" iS-n
the following RIAL ESTATE, viz. '''' ''"''
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMprr
LAND, containing dos acres, in Prince Wi.
linn county, adjoining the lands of Eln"n,,;
Berkeley, Ewell, Baycy md others, about six
miles from ThoroughtMre station, on the o 4
& NJ. K. r.. and four miles from Aide ~, ,hn
Piedmont and Potomac Raiiroad--oycr fr,n
roads of easy grade This lana is hcayiIv ill.,; ,a'
bered with chestnut, hickory and oak, and hss
upon i. u vein OF rich iron ore, running thrm,gi
its entire length.
of the most valuable and productive estates IL
Virginia. known as GOOSE POND" WIN" 90"
the south bank Of the Mattnpon river, in e.
line county, containing 1850 acres, of Will
about $50 is timber of original growth, and tSn
rest productive, arabic land, under cultiv.,iI,,
The timber consists Of the varieties of oak MIN"
walnut and hickory, and is considered hv ,g,,'
judges equal 70 any body of timber hnI in ,hr
State. An experienced timber g"ttc. c:;ims,n
the value Of the hickory alone for snakes -,
double its assessed value The pine and ,rE
furnish the finest Inasts and ship timber The
arsble land has heretofore been cultivated hv j.,
tClllSent anu llUcIal IlCulLuElslS, aG unt! IL,
war, with extraordinary rcnuncrAtlve rr>!.lt.
The estate was somewhat neglected during tho
war, and the owners have not had the means
since Of restoring IL TO Is former prnduc.!vcrr>s
Two hundred sores Of this land have beer crnr
ped continuously for nearly 4 century, and viii
now produce from 50 to IS bushels of corr. Il,
the acre. Mari is abundant on the place, All,
has been literally applied. The Mu;iaponi is
beautiful stream; its navigation was obStru,trd
during the war, but NJ II Slight cXpcnsc it can DC
made naviguble for vessels Of 100 tons to tn.
landing on the estate. ''Gmos" Pond ndioins
the famous Corbin estate. 'Th" Reeds, and MS,
Hays" the justly celebrated estate o: Mnj,i
VIM. y. Berkeley, srparstcd from "Goo>c
Pond" only by the Ma.taruni river. The other
half Of Goose Pond is held for S4cby GGnrrs.
Eppu Huntnn, of Warrrnton, who vii! unite in
the sale of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres. will be- Of
fered for sale NJ the same time, by b. I. Nnan,i
Trustee, under deed Of trust from Maj Br!kc-
ley These two estates forming Il comlrst body
of about $500 acres OF splendid land, ul"r IT,.
The attention Of capitalists, OF agricultun.,>ts
and dealers in timber an! lumber Is invited IL
these lands. None more desirable, in quality +"
prices. Arc now III market.
Terms nj Saio: SO niIch of the purchase.
money to be- paid l.: cash on the day Of ~" Il.
will pay the costs uf suit AID EXPENSES -: ,..ir;
the residue upon credit ot one, two. ,hr,,.ar!
four years, III equal instruments, bearing ir;"r'':
from the day Of sale TIL" purchaser t" rX"ru'.'
his bonds for the deferred instruments, and In,
title 10 be- retained Till the purchase money j. a.
paid. MATrllEW uAERlSo%,
s. =. holland,
POWELL HARRISON
J. H. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners II Stln