The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-10
In Chanory

DC.
BY authority conferred on me, as Commissioner,
tho United States for the District Of West Virgin
ia, at Wheeling, 10 the above three several Chan
Gerry causes, shall proceed, on
THURSDAY, the 2Sth day Of September, 1876.
At Harper's Ferry, W. Va, on tho several respec.
tive tracts Of land hereinafter mentioned 70 sal at
public auction the following valuable real estate,
with the water power connected Herewith:
RiTeT a. bed ~ the S sed sas. under s Ss sOn.
yoyanccs TO George Washington, President Of the
United States, 10 179i, and thereafter by the de-
vsees Of Robert Harper and others, as existing and
held by tho United States on the 30th day of No
yenbef 1902 the date Of the sale Of said property,
under direction Of tho Secretary. Of War. This
property includes the site Of the old ArIory build
ings, or Musket factory, Byrne's Island and ls-
lands A, b and G, In tho Potomac River, aud all
tho Strip Of land and blufr bordering on tho Pot0-
mac River and lying between ,ald river and the
laid down on tho map Of aid property. used At the
sale Of 1869. Also all the valuable water power Of
the river Potomac at said place, with the canals,
dams and other privileges, and the lots with the
buildings thereon, embraced In Lot No. l on said
sale map Of 1859. The road bed Of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company Is constructed through
this Lot MOL.
Scoond-All Of the valuable water power entire
Of tho Shenandoah River, ut Harper's Ferry, rs
held by the United States at the timo Of said Bale
In 1861, embracing tho tte Of the Rlfe factory,
with all tho appurtenances thereto belonging-des-
gnated as Lot No. on said map used at the sale Of
1869.
7hfri-Two lots, situated In Harper's Ferry, In
Block A, on Shenandoah st., As laid down on mapof
mid properly, and saId town Of HMper's Ferry, by
direction Of the War Department In 1852, being
lots and Of said properly, In said Block A, each
fronting 90 feet on Shenandoah street running
through TO Shenandoah river, intersscted BY an
alley 10 feet wide, nj the railroad embankment
These lots e situated near the lntersectionof Of the
Shenandoah with the Potomac, near the business
portion Of said town, and are considered desirable
and valuable.
TERMS OF sALE-Teu per cent Of the amount
for which each Of said Lots sell will be required Of
the respective purchasers on the day Of sale, For
the residue Of the purchase money credit oil one
and two years will be given, the purchaser execut.
ing bonds, In equal amounts. with good personal
securityO bearing interest from day oi sale. A
lien on the property sold will also be retained, 10
secure the payment Of the purchase money,
The above suits wero instituted by the United
States for tho purpose Of sublecting the property
hereInbcforO described 10 Hale, and applying the
proceeds OF mlo to the discharge Of the bonds exc
cuted by defendants In Md mia, at the Rle Of said
property made by tho United States in 1869.
Any additional information rs to tbls property,
adapted, will be furnished BY the undersigned, who
sOllsIts correspondence on the subject:
Copics Of said map Of Salo referred to above, To-
gcther with additional description Of hAid property
and Of the surrounding country will be furnished
on application. This property 10 considered among
PURPOSES, on account Of i remarkable water power
N. G0FF, JE,
Commissioner
cLARKsuuR0, ". Va, July ~, 1876. jy27.Th