Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-08

Valuable Water pcvg
OF THE
Potomac and Shenandoah Riyen
Harper's Ferry, West Va.
VALUABLE manufacturing sites. lpe,ss..
' the ground wherein the Armory buitir.ts
the Musket and Rife FSetories-iofmerlr -
rated by the Government OF the United ST.
stood-wilh the unsurpassed Water Power ~
nails and Dams connected Herewith.
The United States
We.
The Harper's Ferry Water
!. Power and Manufacturing In Chape,,v
| Company Of Yves, Virginia,
Fraacis 9. Adams, ct al.
The United States u
vs.. In Chrresry.
Francis C. Adams ct al. No.L.
The United States
W. In Chsncsry.
Francis C. Adams, Clinton No.2
Lloyd, &C.
By authority conferred on mo as coumislar.,
by virtue of DEGREES passed by The District Co1r
al Tho lIpifed lur 40 nt.s.f,t r AZ
GINA, nj Wheeling, 10 the above three seysr,l
chsncery causes, shall proceed on
Thursday, July 90, 1876.
At usrpcr's Ferry, W. Va, on the several -.
pectiye tract. Of land hereinafter nentlnred l.
sell at public auction the following valuable o..
estate, with the water power connected thercgi,t
First-The Water Power entire Of the Potomac
river, as held by tho Unitcd States under q,
conyoyanccs 20 George Washington, Pre..dt,
Of the United States, IN 1875, nnd thereafter By
The deyisees Of Robert Harper ard Others, a
existing and held b. the United sya,os, On n,
9Oth day of November, 1869, the date Of Ao
sale OF said property, under direction II D..
Secretary Of War. This property includes %.
cite Of the old Armory buildings, OF Ag.kt
Factory, Byrne's and A, b and G., Islands IN D.
Potomac river, and all the strip 81 land tti
bluf bordering on the Potomac river and Jlrg
between said river and the streets aud lo, q
the town 81 nsrper's PerrA IS laid dows CO
the map Of said property, used az the sale q
1853. Also, oil the valuable water power Of %
Potomac river at said place, with the canals dan
aud other privilege, ond the ls,s with The htilt
ings thereon, embraced in lot No. | on said 81.
mop Of 1869. The road bed Of tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railsoad Company Ia consifaeta
through this lot No. !.
Sccond-All Of the valuable Water Power q.
tire of the Shenandoah river, al iiArper's Fcrry
rs held by the United States at the time q 'aii
sale In 1860. embracing the site 81 the riao 10,
tory, with all the appurtcnnnces thereto bdnig
ing,. designated u, lot No. on said srr ui,i
at the sale of lSC9.
Third-Two lots, situated in uArper's Fern,
in block A, on Shenandoah street, a, laid dygn
on map Of said property, and said town Of la.
pcr's Ferry, by direction 81 the War DcpsH.
ment in 1852, being lots and 8 Of said pr.
perty, in said block A, each fronting 30 ie,i On
Shenandoah street, running through g. the She.
nandoah river, intersccted by an ellcy 10 kli
wide, ut the railroad embankment.
These lots are situated near the intersection
Of the Shenandoah with the Potomac, near ug
business portion Of said town, and arc cgltt
cred desirable and valuable.
TERMS OF SALE:
Ten per cent Of the amount Tor which esA
Of said lots sell will be required Of TIE req
tive purchasers on tho day Of sale f0f ihg
residue Of the purchase money cIcdit n ots
and two years will be- given, the purchaser u.
ecutiug bonds, 10 equal amonnts, with good
personal seouritT,) bearing Interest from Day
Of sale. lien on the property cold sill D.
so be retained 10 secure the payment u iie
purchase money.
The above salts were instituted hy The Tot
ted States tor the purpose OF sGbi citing o.
property hercinbcforc described g. Pale. Gtd o.
plying The proceeds 81 fale To- The dischsfge a
the bonds cSccutd By defendants IN ssid i1iu
81 the sale ~ said property made b. the Jar
tc6 States IN 1869.
Any additional information o. g. this proper
ty, il situation, condition and yurross ~
which IL is sdAptd will b. fufnifhed D. %.
undersigned, who solicss correspoudcEoe o. ils
subject
Copies Of said map Of role, referred b tboTs
together With additional description Of raid 20
perty and II the surrounding country viii b.
furnished on application. Thit property l. co.
sidered among the most valuable 10 the con
try for manufacturing purposes on account u
is remarkable Waier Power.
II said sale IL not completed On sold 2oh daj
Of July, 1876, the same will be Adjourned ilfI
day TO dsy and time 10 time until completed.
n. GOEF. Jr.
Commissioned
ClSrksburc. W. Va, My II, 1876.
NAV 30 1876 tide