Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-03
Ii. w. THOM AS,
G.. w. WATTLES,
u. l.. SMOOT,
Fairfax CO., feb l9-wts
GALE OF VALUABLE
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GALE OF VALUABLE
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue of a decree of the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the chaEcery suit OF Hopkins,
Hull & Go. VS.. Berkeley, the undersigned, com
missioners of sale, will offer at public auction, IN
county count Va. on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873,
the following REA l. ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 40o acres, in Prince Viii,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and others, about six
s. NJ K; r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad-over firm
roads of easy grade. This land is heavily tim
bcred with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon it vein Of rich iron ore, running through
its entire length.
of the most valuable and productive estates IN
Virginia, known rs GOOSE POND" lying on
tho south bank of the Mattsponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1880 acres, OF which
about $50 is timber Of original growth, and toe
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 spokes, 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
telgent and liberal agriculturists, and until the
war, with extraordinary renuneratIve results.
The estate was somewhat neglected during the
war and the owners have not had tue means
suce of restoring it to its former
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly a century, and will
now produce from 50 to 10 bushels OF corn to
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied The Mattsponi is a
beautiful stream; its navigation was obstructed
during the war but at slight expense 1t can be
made navieablc for vessels of lUU tons to the
landing on the estate "Goose Pond adjons
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 salehy General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unite In
the sale of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, Will De OF
fcrcd for sale At the same time, by b. T. holland,
Trustee under deed Of trust from Maj. Berke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
Of about 5000 acres of splendid land, otter the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention of capitalists, of agrlculturallsts
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 as
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 instalments, and the
title to be retained till the purchase money is all
paid. MAIIHEW HAKKlSoN,
POWELL HARRISON,
J. Ii. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners of Sale.