The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-05-28
New Advertisements.
MoRTaAaEES SALE.
colliery in Elk County, Penn'a,
"BENZINGER COAL AND IRON COM.
PANY PROPERTY"


By virtue of decree of the Court Of
Common Pleas, of Elk County, made the
18th day Of April, A. d. 1874, directing n
sale to be made, in the foreclosure of GER.
tain mortgage, recorded in the Recorder s
Office of Elk County, in Mortgage Book
"B," page 152 etc., the 18th day of August
A. D. 1867, the undersigned Trustees and
Mortgages, under said mortgage, (the
same having been forclosed by Bill in
Equity, will expose for sale at Public
Auction, at the Exchange in the City of
Philadelphia, on TUESDAY, THE 7TH
DAY OF JULY A D. 1874, at II o'clock,
NJ. the following described property to
| wit: being all the estate and franchises,
belonging to and connected with the said
The "BENZINGER COAL AND IRON
| COMPANY"
First-Al the Railroad connecting the
mines Of said Company with the Philadel'
phia and Erie Rail Road, and built by the
said Company, together with all and sngu-
lar, the superstructure, bridges, switches,
turnouts, sidetracks, depots, and buildings.
pockets, cars and other stock, in and
about, the operation and mining Of said
Rail Road.
| Second-All the following described
tracts, pieces or parcels of land, situate
| lying and being in the township of Ben
| Finger, County of Elk, and State of Penn
| sylvania, and adjoining the Borough OF St.
| Mary's. The said lots are all numbered,
| according to Benzinger and Eschbacb's plot
| or plan of the settlement of st. Mary's,
| duly recorded in the Recorders Office Of
| Elk County, and also described by metes,
bounds and numbers, in the said mortgage,
and the Bill of Equity foreclosing the same.
1st. Lot No. six (6) Esch bach Road, con-
tanning fifty (5O) acres more or less.
I'd. Lot, No. thirteen (13) St. Michaels
Road, containing twenty-five (25) acres.
3D. Lot, No. three (3) kschbach Road,
western part, containing twelve and one
half (l29) acres and Lot No. two (2) con-
tanning fifty 1907 acres.
4th. Lot, No. one, II Eschbach Road,
containing fifty [5o] acres.
9th. The back or rear part of Lot No.
four T4l on Brussels Road, containing
twenty [20l acres.
6vh. Lot No. seven III on Eschbach
Road, containing fifty [50] acres.
7th. Lot designated a on Rosely Road,
containing nineteen 19) acres.
Sth. Lot, designated [B,l on BRUSSELS
Road containing seventy.tve IS acres.
9th. The southern ends or halts of lots
Nos. six [6l and eight q on Brussels
Road, containing fifty 1901 acres.
10th. Lot, No. sten lOl ON Brussels
Road, containing fifty TG0 acres.
llth Another part of Lot No. three 81
on Eschbach Road, containing twelve and
one half [124l acres.
18th. The western part of Lot No. eight
| (8) on Eschbach Road, containing twenty
| five 1851 acres. Together, containing four
hundred and eighty nine (489) acres, more
or less; less two : acres therefrom, which
| has beer taken for the purpose OF a saw
mill. Upon the said premises are erected
eleven (,1) houses, suitable for miners
houses, and other uutbuiliings.
Also All the coal, sandstone, iron and
other ores, clay and all other minerals or
mineral ores, and oil oils or oil sub stances
in, and upon or under the following de.
scrbed tracts. pieces or parcels of land
situate in Benz;nger Township, Elk County
and State of Pennsylvania, and described
AS follows:
1st. Thirty-iour [34] acres, in Let No.
fifteen [l5] ST. Miohuels Road.
2nd. Twenty-Five [25l acres, in Lot No.
fourteen (l4) ST. Michae's Road.
Bird. Twenty-Five % acres, in Lot No
- ST. Michaels Road.
4th. Thirty-one -3l- acres, being il
Lot No twelve -l2- St. Michaels Road.
5th. Seventy five ID acres, being Lot
No five % and eastern half of Lot No
four A Eschbach Road.
9TH. Twenty five -25- acres, west half O
Lot No, four 4 Eschbach Road.
7th. Twenty-Five % acres, east hal
Lot No. eight -8- Eschbach Road.
S:h. Twenty-Five 20 acres west half
Lot No. nine 9 Escht ach Road.
9th. Twenty-Five % acres, in Lot No
nine o ST. Michaels Road.
10th. Twelve and orc half -l2@- acres
west half Lot No, eight $ St. Michael
Road
1.th. twenty-five % acres, in Lot No
ten 10 St. Michaels Road.
l2th. twenty-five % acres, in Lot No
seven = St. Michaes Road.
18th. Seventy five .-75-- acres, part O
warrant No. four thousand one hundred an
ninety'seven -4l97- in Jay Township, Ell
County, Pennsylvania.
, The land containing said mineral right;
&c. being four hundred and twenty seve
-427- acres, more or less.
Together with the right to enter upo
J said premises and explore, dig, and eS
cavate. for said substances, and to remov
the same by all proper and convenien
places and ways over said premises an
70 make Roads and to lay Rail Roads fC
the convenient transportation of said con
modities, and to use so much of sal
premises as may be convenient for the az
commodation Of the necessary works fc
the prosecution of the business Of mining
] The land above described, was all pul
) chased as Bituminous Coal Lands, and tn
E prope ty has been worked and coal shippe
: | therefrom for some wears.
, 1t is contiguous to St. Mary's, larg
and fourishing town in Elk County.
The property will be sold togethe
TERMS CASH. The tide is indisputabl
Any further in 'ormation will be give
= by addressing the subscribers.
o JOHN W. MCKlM,
! LEVI Ii. STRAW,
Trustees, sc.
No, Is. Pemberton, Square, Boston, Mas
! NJ. THOMAS & SONS,
t Auctioneers, Phila. Pa.
3 or HENRY SOUTHER,
a Atty for Trustees, Erie Pa.
=. n95.