The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-01-21
DuAIic Sale of Valuable
L Iron Property,
in Augusta County, Va.


wThe undersigned Commissioners, In pursuance Of
decree Of the Circuit Court OF Augusta county, Va
in three Chancery causes, drought on to be heard
together.) in which Denmead Son, Raymond 4
Campbell, and Eyler, Cooper Co.. respectively
Plaintiffs, and the Buffalo Gap Iron and Steel Com
pany and others, Defendsnts, will sell at public
ton, on
WEDNESDAY, the 3rd day of MARCH. 1875.
at BUFFALO GAP, in the aforesaid county, oil the
REAL ESTATE
Of above named Company. Said Real Estate embra-
ces a tract OF
MINERAL LAND,
containing about 1850 acres. with
TWO VALUABLE IRON FURNACES
thereon; and FARM OF about 600 acres. These two
parcels OF land will be sold separately
The Mineral tract lies in and around a depression
in the North Mountain range through which the
falo Gap. The veins OF ore on this land have been
but partially developed, owing to the fact that the
supplied with good ore from the neghborhood, de-
vered at the Furnace, at an average price OF $3.50
Competent mineralogists and miners, who have
examined the openings made on the property, ex-
press theopinion that exists on it in very large
quantities.
There are quarries Of good limestone on the land
and much OF it Is well tinlbcred.
THE FURNACES
arc Immediately on the Chesapeake Ohio Railroad
miles from the Coal fields OF West Virginia, which
are trayersed by said road They ten miles west
III
FUNRACE No. has been in bias. several years
and has operated we'll No is entirsly new, in
deed not quite completes but the materials tor its
completion on hand aud the work can be done
| in few days.
Each of them has on it an Iron Jacket Stack, built
on iron columns No ! is s. feet high and feet
across the bosh to which is connected Player Hot
oven No is 40 feet high, 10 feet across the bosh
with Raymond Campbell Hot Oven
There are three Cylinder Boilers 40 feet long three
| feet in diameter. and in excellent condition. a 81
horse power engine with two blowing cylinders. Ca
ch I'd IN orer two water r. tanks WITH
capacity OF 10000 gallons. supplied from never
ht se n
bridge or stock houses, casting houses and two cal
ching kilns. In fne the Furnaces are, in all re
| Around them is a village OF Is or 80 houses en-
brncing = handsome and spacious MANAGERS resi-
dence, offices, StorehOuSeS, Shops laboreFs' houses
and a neat chapel
THE FARM
hereinbefore mentioned adjoins the tract OF Miner
al land It is well watered and timbered and is very
productive. Improvements consist OF o large
BRICK DWELLING,
Grist Mill Saw Mill, Tenants Houses. a large Barn
and all the other ut-houses usually found on gost
| farm in the Valley OF Virginia.
Parties proposing to buy. are invited to examine
the aforesaid property before the day OF sale. Mr.
John Tierney who is in charge of the Furnaces a
Buffalo Gap, will take pleasure in showing the prop
| erty; and the undersigned Commissioners, who may
be addressed at Staunton, w. will take pleasure ii
answering inquiries concerning the same.
PERsoNAL PRoPERTY the Bnaio Gap IRON ane
Steel Company may have on their premises at Buf
| falo Gap.
| TERMS on which the Aforesaid property will be
| sold, are as follows: Ten per cent. OF the pur
chase money will be required in cash, fifteen Pei
cent in four months. and the balance three equa
annual instaments from the day OF sale. with inter
est from the last named day. For all deferred in
stalments of purchase money. the purchaser will b.
required to give bonds with approved per onal Sc
curity and the title will withheld as ultimate Sc
| curity.
| GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, Jn,
THOS G. ELDER.
| jan 21-tds Comrs OF Sale