The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-07
THURSDAY, the goth Day Of Iuly, 1876,

AT Harper's Ferry, W. Va, on the several respec.
tive tlets Of land hereinafter mentioned, to sell at
public auction the following valuable real estate
With the water poWer connected therewiih:
FirR-The WataH power entire Of the Potomac
River rs held by the United States under the con-
vcyauccs to George Washington, President Of the
United States 10 i79i, and thereafter by the de.
vlscCs Of Rohert Harper and others rs existing and
held by the United States, on the 30th day Of No
venbeT 1907 the date Of the sale Of aid property,
property includes the site Of the old Armory build
ingl, or MuSkCt factory, Byrne's Island and Is
lands A, B and c, In the Potomac River, and all
the strip Of land and blutT bordering on the PotO-
mac River and lying between tald river and the
streets and lots Of the Town Of Harper's Ferry, as
laid down on the map Of EAid property, used at the
nlG Of 1862. Also all the valuable water power Of
the river Potomac NJ said place, with the canals,
dams and other privileges, and the lots with the
buildings thereon, embraced In Lot No. on sAid
sale map Of 1869. The road bed Of tho Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company Is constructed through
this Lot MOL.
Second-All Of the valuable water power entire
Of the Shenandoah River, Mt llArper's Ferry, rs
held BY the United States at the time Of Said Iale
In 1869. embracing the alto Of the Ride factory,
With all the appurtenaIcGs thereto belongtng-des-
gnated as LOtNo ION aid map used at the sale Of
1859.
7hiR-TWO lots, situated In IIarper's Ferry, In
Block A, on Shenandoah 81, as laid down on mapof
direction Of the War Department In 1857, being
lOts2 and Of said property, In aid Block A, each
fronting 30 feet on Shenandoah street, running
through to Shenandoah river, inteSscted by an
alley 10 feet wide, at the railroad Gmbankment.
These lots are situated near the intersection Of tho
Shenandoah with the Potomac, 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 respective purchasers on the day Of sale. For
the residue Of the purchase money credit Of one
lug bonds, In equal amounts. with good personal
stctIriiyJ bearing interest from day Of sale
lien on the property sold will also lie retained 10
secure tho payment OF the purchase money.
The above suits were instituted by the United
States for the purpose Of subIecunB the property
hCTeinheiorc described to sale, aud applying the
proceeds Of sale 10 the discharge Of the bonds exc
by defendants In said suits, at the Eae Of said
property made by the United States In 1869.
ANY additional information IS 10 this property,
its stuatlon condition. and purposes for which Il "
adapted, will lr furnished BY the undGrsigned, who
sOCib correspondence on the subject.
Copies Ot sid map Of ale, referred TO above, to-
geth1r with additional description Of Gald property
and Of the surrounding country will le turuiShed
on application. This property IS considered among
the nOst valuable In the country for manufacturing
puIInsCA on account Of ltS remarkable water power
n said sale IL nOtcOmplete'l on aid Goth day Of
July, tS1G the same will he ad j0urned from day 10
day, and time to time, until completed:
n. GOFF, IR.,
Commissioner.
CLARKsRuRd, ". Va, May II, 1876. uiyIl-Th