Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-12
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GALE OF VALUABLE
Virginia Ia NDS

GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue Of a decree Of the County Court Of
Loudoun, made in the chuncery suit of Hopkins,
Hull s. Co. We. Berkeley, the undersigned, COM
nlssoners of sale, will offer ut public auction, IN
front of the Court Honse IN Leesburs Loudoun
county, Va, on MONDAY, March 18th, 1873
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT or TlMBhR
LAND, containing 40S acres, in Prince Will
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley, Ewell, Bayley and Others about six
miles from ThoroughtAre station, on the o., a.
s. NJ. X. r., and four miles from Aldle, on the
Piedmont and Potomac R4ilroad-over firm
bered 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
the south bank OF the Matttpon' river IN CarG-
line county, containing 1850 acres, Of which
shout $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 hy good
Judges equal to any body of timber land IN the
State An experienced timber gette" estimates
the value of the hickory aione, for sl'ukcs, ut
double its assessed value. The pine and oak
furnish the finest masts and ship timber: The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by m
teligent and liberal agrlcuiturists, and until the
war with extraordinary rcmuncratlvc results.
The estate was somewhat neg ected during the
war and the owners have not had The means
since of restoring it to its former productlveness
Two hundred acres of this land have been crop
ped continuously for nearly century, and Will
now produce from 50 to IS bushels of corn to
tho acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponl is u
beautiful stream ; its navigation obSLructed
during the war, but Vt slight expense II can be
made navigable for vessels of lUO tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, THE Reeds" and also
"Hays," tho Justly celebrated estate Of Major
VIM. N Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond" only by the Mattap0ni river. The other
half of Goose Pond is held for salcby General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrenton, who will unite IN
the sale OF the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1000 acres, will be OF
fered for sale ut the same time, by Is. 1. holland,
Trustee under deed of trust FROM Maj. Berke-
ley. These two estates forming compact body
of about $500 acres Of splendid land, offer the
most desirable location in Virginia for colony.
The attention Of capitalists, of agricuturallsts
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 instruments, and the
title to be retained till the purchase money is eli
paid. MAIIHEW HahhlooN'
POWELL HARRISON,
j. IL. ALENAND DER,
Commissioners OF Sale.