The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-01-19
GOVERNMENT LAND SALE.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

IBPARTMkNr OF JUSTICE. }
Office Of the Solicitor of the Treasury,
Washington, ID. g., Nov. II, 1875. J
Public sale, of farms and oil lands near
Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania,
by Bluford Wilson, solicitor of tho Treas
ury, with the approval of tho Secretary Of
the Treasury. l io
The following described property lying
in Forest and Nenaugo counties ncarTion-
esta, Will he offered at public sao to the
highest bidder at Agnew's Hotel, i'm the
town of Tionesta, ON Saturday tho 26thf
day of February next, at ton o'clock in the,
forenoon, viz:
Tract No. fr 0lIHfia
The original Holeman Farm, eontainines
401 acres. .+.as...,-. '..... .-.s ~.
Tract No. 2.
5l7 acres, made up of three pieces. one
of 30l acres, one of 81 acres and the,other OF
40 acres, adjoining. These tracts bound
on the Allegheny River at Holeman's
from Tionesta. Much OF the land is Cow
ercd with excellent timber. The cleared
part is good farm and bottom land. A
number of good houses and barns are on
each tract. Nsau
Tract Nos. re .ta iHp.grff
437 acres, situated near the mouth of
West Hickory Creek, on tho Allegheny
River, five miles above Tionesta, and CON.
sists of bottom and hill land. There arc
two houses and good out buildings on this
tract.
These tracts are considered valuable oil
lanus, and it is thought that upon being
prop erly tested, will be renumeratiVe.
They were taken by the United States for
debt. The title is believed to be Ilndisput-
ed, and can be examined by bidders for
themselves before the day of sale. Tho
solicitor of The Treasury has no power to
give warranty deeds and will only sell and
convey to the purchaser all the right and
title of the United States.
The several tracts numbered /, 2, and 8,
will be sold separately.
The highest bidder for each tract when
the same is struck off to him as the pur-
chaser, will be required to sign his name
to a certificate setting forth that he is such
purchaser and agreeing to comply with
the conditions of sale, and will also bo
required to pay to the agent of the gov
ernment attending the sale, the sum of
100000, which will be forfeited if he shall
fail to make the payment and deliver the
security according the conditions.
Payments will be made as follows:
One half of the purchase money, less
the 100000 paid on the day of sale, shall be
paid on delivery Of the deed conveying
the tract, the remaining half to be paid in
one year from the day of sale with interest
at six per cent. tor which deferred pay
ment purchaser shall give his bond secur-
ed by first mortgage on the premises sold.
An agent of the government will attend
at the pestofllce Mt Oil City, on Wednesday,
March ist, 1876, and where each purchaser
will be required to pay to him one-half of
the purchase money, less the $500 already
paid, and deliver to him the proper secur-
tiles for tho remaining half, and to receive
a conveyance executed by the solicitor of
the Treasury, of all the right and title of
the United States OF, in, and to tile tract
sold to him. BLUFoRD WILSON.
Solicitor of the Treasury.
Approved.
b. III. BRIsTOw.
Secretary of the Treasury.
For further information in regard TO tho
above described lands, apply TO j. b.
Agnew, Attorney-at-Law, rionesta. Pa.