Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-13
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GALE OF VALUABLE
- VIRGINIA LANDS.
By virtue OF decree of the County Court of
Loudoun, made in the chanccry suit OF Hopkins,
missioners of sale will offer at public auction, in
front of the Court Honse, IN Leesburg Loudoun
COUNTY, Va, on MONDAY, March l7Lh, 1873
the following REAL ESTATE, viz:
A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIM Der
LAND, containing 4OS acres, in Prince vii,
liam county, adjoining the lands of Edmund
Berkeley Ewcll, Bayley and others, about SIX
miles from Thoroughfare station, on the o., A.
i NJ. K. r., and four miles from Aldie, on the
Piedmont and Potomac Railroad-over firm
roads of easy grade This lana is heavily tim
bered with chestnut, hickory and OAK and has
upon il vein OF rich iron ore, running through
its entire length
Al:o the On E UNDIVIDED HALF of one
OF the most valuable and productive estates in
Virrinia known MS "GOOSE POND" lying on
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
rost 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 gctte- estimates
the value Of the hickory alone, for spokcs, al
double its assessed value The pine and OAK
furnish the finest masts and ship timber. The
arabic land has heretofore been cultivated by in
tcligent and liberal agrlculturists, and until the
war, with extraordinary rcmuneratlye results.
The estate was somewhat neglected during the
war. and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring il to its rproductlVencss
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
the acre Mari is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied The Mattaponi is 9
beautiful stream; its navigation was oDstructco
during the war, but at slight expense 1t can be
made nevirable for vessels of no tons to the
iandinp ON the estate GOOSE Pond" adjoins
the famous Corbin estate, The Reeds" and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate OF MAYOR
VIM N Berkeley. separated from Goose
half Of Goose Pond is held for saleby General
Eppa Hunton, of Warrcnton, who will unite IN
the sale Of the whole tract.
HAYS" containing 1850 acres, will be OF
fcred for sale at the same time, BY Is. I. Noiand,
Trustee, under deed of trust from Maj. Berke-
lev. These two estates forming compact body
of about $500 acres OF splendid land offer the
most desirable location in Virgins Tor colony.
The attention OF capitalists, of agrlculturallsts
and dealers in timber and lumber Is invited to
these lands. None more desirable, in quality OF
prices. are now IN market
forms Of Sale: So much of tho 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 a credit OF one, two three and
four years. i'll equal instruments, bearing lnteres'
from the duy of sale; the purchaser to execute
his bonds for the deferred instruments, and The
title 90 be retained till the purchase money is ali
maid MATTHEW HARRISON,
b. p holland,
POWELL ARRISON,
j. H. ALEXANDER,
Commissioners Of Sale.