Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-05-20


on
Thursday, the Goth day Of July,
1876,
at Iarper's Ferry, w. va, on the sew
eral respective tracts OF land hercinaitre
mentioned, to sell at public auction the
following valuable real estate, with the
water power connected Herewith.
First-The water power entire OF the
Potomac river, rs held 10y the United
States under the conycyances to George
Washington. President OF the United
States, in 1894, and thereafter by tho
de,isees of Robert Harper and others,
as existing and held by the United
States. on the 30th day of November,
/ 1869. the date of the sale of said prop
erty, under direction Of the Secretary OF
War. This property includes the site
of the old Armory buildings, or muSket
factory, Byrne's island and islands A.
i and {, in the Potomac river, and al!
the strip of land and bluff border
inc on tie Potomac river and
living between said river and tho
streets and lots of the town oi
IIarpers Ferry, az laid down on tho
map Of sail property, used at tho sale
OF 1869. Also, al the valuable water
power of the Potomac river at said
place, with the canals, dams, and other
privileges, aud the lots with the build
ings thereon, embraced in lot No. / on
said sale map of 1859. The road bed
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is constructed through tiis
lot No. |.
Sccond-All Of the valuable water
power entire Of the Shenandoah river,
at Harper's Fcrry,as held by the United
States ut the time of said sale in 1869,
embracing the site Oft the rifle factory,
with ali the appurtenances thereto be-
longing, designated as lot No. 2 on said
map used at the SAFE Of 1869.
Third-Two lots, situated in Harpers
Ferry, in block A,on Shenandoah street,
as laid down on map OF said property,
and said town OF IIarper's Ferry, by di-
rection of the War Department in 1852,
being lots . and 5 OF said property, in
said block \, each fronting 30 feet on
Shenandoah street, running through to
the Shenandoah riyer, intcrsected by
an alley 20 feet wide, at the railroad
embankmcnt.
These lots are situated near the inter
section of the Shenandoah with the Pc
tUnac. near the business portion Of said
town, and are considered desirable and
valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent.
OF the amount for which each Of said
lots sell will be required Of the respec-
tive purchasers on the day of sale. For
the residue OF the purchase money
credit of one aud two years will be Civ
en-, the purchaser executing bonds ia
equal amounts, with good personal se-
curity,) bearing interest from day Oh
sale. y lien on the property sold VIII
also he retained 10 secure the payment
of the purchase money.
The above snits were instituted by
the United States for the purpose Of
subiccting the property hereinbeforo
described 20 sale, and applying the pro-
ceeds Of sale to the discharge Of u,
bopds executed by defendants in said
.n;ts at the sale OF said property made
bv the United States in 1860.
ANY additional information as TO this
nroperty, its situation, condition and
purposes tor which il is adapted will bs
furnished by the undersigned, who So
licits correspondence on the subject.
Copies OF said map Of sale, referred 10
above, together with additional descrip.
ton Of said property and Of the sur
rounding country will be furnished Oh
application. This property is consid-
cred among the most valuable in the
coautry for manufacturing purposes on
account Of It's remarkable water power.
If said sale is not completed on said
goth day Of July, 1876, the same viii
be adjourned from day to day and time
10 time until completed.
n. GOFF, Jr,
Commissioner.
Clarksburg, W. Va, May IL, 1876,
May 20, 1876. ]"