Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-11

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= VIRGINIA LANDS. E.
b. virtue Q: u decree Of the County Court Of
| Lordoun. 1osde il the chancery suit OF Hopkins,
Hull i Go. ". Berkeley, the undersigned, com
nl;ssio.crs o; sale, will offer at public auction, in
front Of the Court House, IN Leesburg, Loud9un
| tho following REAL ESTATE, viz:
4 VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBER
LAND, containing 4US acres, in Prince Will
liam county, adjoining the lands Of Edmund
Berkeley, kweli, Bay!ey and others, about SIX
| miles from Thorcugnfare station, on the O., A.
piedmont and Potomac Rsilroad-over firm
roads OF easy grade. This land is heavily tim
tered with chestnut, hickory and oak, and has
upon i, q vein OF rich iron ore, running through
It's entire length.
Also the UNE UNDIVIDED HALF of one
OF the most valuable and productive estates in
Virgins, known as GOOSE POND" lying on
the south bank Of the Mattsponi river, in Caro-
line county, containing 1850 acres, Of which
about go is timber Of original growth, and the
rest productive, arabic land, under cultivation.
The timber consists Of the varieties OF oak, pine,
ws!nu. and hickory, and Is considered by good
Judges equal to any body Of timbe 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 mas heretofore been cultivated by in
t~eiligcnt and liberal agrlculiurl-ts, and until the
WAT, with extraordinary remuneratlve results.
| The estate was somewhat neglected during the
war. and the owners have not had the means
since of restoring il to i;s former productivencss.
| Two hundred acres OF this land have been crop
| bed continuously for nearly q century, and will
now produce from 30 10 - bushels OF corn TO
| the scre. Mar is abundant on the place, and
has been literally applied. The Mattaponl Is a
beautiful stream; is navigation was obstructcd
during the VAT, bat At 4 s.lght expense 1t can be
made n.vigab!c for vessels Of 10 tons to the
landing on the estate. Goose Pond adjoins
tn. famous Corbin estate, The Reeds" and also
Hays" the justly celebrated estate OF Major
VIM. y. Berkeley, separated from Goose
Pond only by the Msttaponi river. The other
nalr OF Goose Pond is held for saleby General
Eipa Huuton, of Warrenton, who will unite in
the sale Of the whole tract.
"uAYS,' containing 1850 acres, Will be OF
fer.d for sale al the same time, by Is. L. No!and,
| Trustee, under Il decd OF trust from Maj. Bcrke-
lev. These Two e>tates forming Il compact body
nf about 500 acres Of splendid land, otter the
mos. desirable location in Virginia for q colony.
The attention of capitalists, Of agrlculturallsts
| and dealers in timber and lumber ls 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 rs
| will DAY the costs Of suit and expenses of sale;
| the residue upon a credit Of one, two, three and
four years, il equal instruments, bearing interest
from the Iay OF sale; the purchaser TO execute
his bonds f.. the deferred instruments, and the
title h. hr retained till the purchase money Is ali
paid. AiLhh HAhhlooN
POWELL HARRISON,
j. II. ALEXANDEk,
Commissioner of Sale.