The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-17


BY authority conferred on me, Is Commissioner.
BY virtue Of DEGREES passed by the District Court Of
tho United States, for the District Of West Virgin
Ia, at Wheeling, in the above three several Chan
Gerry causes, l shAll proceed, on
THURSDAY, the 18th day Of September, 1876.
Al HaIper's Ferry, ". Va, on the several rspec-
I've trlcts OF land hereinafter mentoued, 70 sell at
public auction the following valuable feal estate,
With the water power connected Herewith;
P1ra-The water power entire Of the Potomac
River, % held by the United States under the con-
yeyances TO GeorgA Washington, President Of the
United States, In l79i, and thereafter By the de-
Tisees Of Robert HArpera and otherS, As existing and
yember 1850 the date Of the Eale Of sid property,
under direction Of the Secretary. Of War. This
property includes the site Of the old Annoy build-
ingS, OF MuSket factory, B5rne's Island and y.
lands A, B AID G, In the Potomac River, and AL
the strip Of land and bluff bordering on the Poto-
mac River and lying between aid river and the
streets and lots Of tho town Of Harpers Ferry, as
laid down on the map Of MD property, used n the
ale Of 1869. Also all the valuable water power Of
the river Potomac At aid place, with the canals,
dams and other privileges, and the lots With the
buildings thereon embraced In Lot No. on aid
ale map Of 1863. ThS road bed Of the Baltimore
1 Ohio Railroad Company is eonstructed through
Ssaoad"Aii Of the valuable water power eatlre
Of the Shenandoah River, At HArpers Ferry, q
In 1868, embracing the ate Of The Ride factory,
with all the appuften1nees thereto belonging-des.
Ignated rs LOt No: 2on aid map used at the ale Of
7Gird-TWo lots, situated In HarpeI's Ferry, Id
Block A, on Shenandoah ST, n laid down on map oil
mid properly, and aid town Of Harpg's Ferry, BY
direction Of the War department. In Is62t beins
LOTS and Of said property, In aid Block A. each
fronting 50 feet on Shehlndoah street, running
through to Shenandoah river, tnteISscted by an
alley 10 feet wide, gtthoFallroad eiabAnk1nont
Theso lots are situated near the intersection Of the
Shenandoah With the Potomac, near the bushes
portion Of sid town, and arc considered dedFabls
and valuable
TERMS OF sALE-Teu per cent Of tie amount I
for which each Of aid Lots ell VIII Be require Oh
The respective puFchA9ES on the day Of saie. For
and two yeaTS will be given, the purchaser execpt5
Ing bonds, In equal amounts. with good personal
Security,) bearing Interest from day Of sale A
lien on the property sold will also DO retained 10
secure the payment Of the purchase money.
The above suits WeFo Instituted BY the Unlted
States, for the purpose Of mbiecting the property
hereInheiure desctGbed 10 ale, and applying the
proceeds Of ale to the discharge Of the bonds exc.
cuted by deiend1nta Ia aid suits, at tho saeo aid
nroperty made By The United Stites In 1853.
Any additional Information ~ 70 tbs property.
~ stuldSn condition, and purposes for which u b
adapissl, viii be fnrnIShedby the undordgnSi WhO
Solicits correspondence on The subject.
Copies Of aid map Of ale, referred 70 above, To-
getheT With additional description q MD property
and Of. the surrounding country vii hs furniihed
Oh application. This property Il considered among
purposes on account Of ii remarkable water power.
n. G0FF, JR.,.
CrAKrspuRo, W, VA, July q, 1870. Jy27.Th