Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-24
.aUCTFD.r Stiles.
GALE OF VALUABLE

~ a. LIZ VI ALU
y VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue Of decree of the County Cour: OF
Lcudoun, msde in the chanccry suit of Hopkins,
Hull s Go. v<. Berkeley the undersigned, com
niissioner$ of sale, will offer ut pubic auction, IN
front OF the Court Honse, IN Le:Sburs, L9ud2Un
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
4 VALUABLE TRACT OF TIN BEN
LAND, containing dos acres, in Prince Will
liam county adjoining the lands Of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell B@yicy and others, about SIX
miles from Thorousht"re <t@t OF, on the o., A.
& NJ Il! r., and four miles from Aide, on the
Piedmont and Potomac E..i!ruad-ovar trH
roads Of es=y grade. This lan>i i heavily, TIM
bered with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon il vein OF rich iron ore, running through
its entire length.
of the most valuable and productive estates in
Virginia, known rs GOOSE POND" lying OH
the south bank of the Mn.taponl river, iii Caro-
line county, continuing 1890 acr-s, ol which
about $50 il timber Of or g!n;l growth, a:!d Tie
rest productive, arabic land, und"r CULTIVATION.
The timber consists Of the varieties Of oak, pine
walnut and hickory, and is considered !,y good
Judges equal to any bod of timber land IN the
State An experienced timber gotte- estimates
the value Of the hickory alone, for siok"s, n.
double its assessed value. The pine and o:lN
furnish the linc.t masts and snip amber; Inc
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by II
teleent and liberal asrlcuiLuri>:s, "nt ultl, The
war, with extraordinary rcmuncraiivc rcSu!.s.
The estate was somewhat neglected during TIE
War end the owners have not had tee means
since OF restoring it to ltS former produCtvcnc@S.
Two hundred acres Of this land have been crop
;cd continuously for nearly century, and Will
Low produce from 80 10 - bushels oi cora -
the acre. Mari is abundant Oh Tn" place and
has been literally applied The MN'!:Hon Il y
beautiful stream; its navigation was o1-tructcd
during the war out nL Il slight expense II can be
made navig,,b:c Tor vessels vi lUO tons - the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond" #djo:n$
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds, and ais"
HAYS" the Justly celebrated estate OF Major
VIM n. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond only by the Mattapunl river. I!:e other
halt OF Goose Pond" is held for safe by Genera!
Eppa Hunton, Of Narrenton, who viii unto III
the sale OF the whole Tract
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will he o.
tered for safe at the salnc time, by Is. Z. Ao,ald,
Trustee under deed ui trust from Maj. Btrkc-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
Of about 5000 acres OF splendid land, o!icr the
most desirable location in Virginia for II colony
The attention Of capitalists, of agrlcH!turaIistS
and dealers III timber AID lumber IL Invited TO
these lands. None more desirable, III quality or
prices. are Iow IN market
Terms of Sale: SO much of the purchase
money to be paid in Cash on the day OF sale as
viii psy the costs Of suit and cxpc:!>cs of sale;
me residue upon Il credit Of one, two, three a"d
four years, III equal instruments, bearing interest
from tie day pt safe: the purchase: - execute
his bonds for the deferred instruments, ana The
title To be retained till the purchase money Is ALI
paid. MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. 2. holland,
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners oil Sale.