Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-09-09
PUBLIC SALE
OF THE
~ VALUABLE
WATER POWER
OF THE
POTOMAC ATD SAEIlDD0lHHIVERS
AT
HARPER'S FERRY,
WEST VIRGINIA.

The Harper Ferry Water
Power and Manufacture In Chanccry.
ing Company OF West
Virginia, Francis G..
Adams ct al,
The United States In Chancery.
vs.. No. l.
Francis G.. Adams ct al.
The United States.
vs.. In Chancery.
Francis G. Adams, Clinton No. ,.
Lloyd, sc.
BY authority conferred on me as com
missioner, by virtue of DEGREES passed
by the District Court of the United
States for the District of West Virgin
ia, at Wheeling, in the above three
several chancery causes, / shall proceed
Monday, the 25th day Of Sep
tember, 1876,
at Harper's Ferry, w. Va, on the sew
eral respective tracts of land hereinafter
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, as held by the United
States under the conveyances to George
Washington, President Of the United
States, in 1874, and thereafter BY the
deviSees 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, Byrnes island and island y.
B and {, in the Potomac river, and all
the strip Of land and bluff bordering on
the Potomac River and lying between
said river and the streets and lots OF
the town Of IIarper's Ferry, as laid
down on the map OF said property, used
at the sale of 1869. Also, all the valua-
ble water power Of the Potomac river
at said place, with the canals, dams ard
other privileges, and the lots with the
buildings thereon, embraced in lot No.
| on said sale map of 1869. The road
bed of the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company is constructed through this
lot No. |.
Second-All of the valuable water
power entire of the Shenandoah river,
at Harper's Ferry,as held by the United
States at the time of said sale in 1869,
embracing the site of the rifle factory,
with all the appurtenances thereto be
longing, designated as lot No. 2 on said
map used at the sale of 1869
Third-Two lots, situated in Harpers
Ferry,in block A, ,on Shenandoah street,
as laid down Oh map OF said property,
and said town of lIarpers Ferry, by dl-
rection of the War Department in S52,
being lots and OF said property, in
said block \, each fronting so feet OIL
Shenandoah street, running through TO
the Shenandoah river, interSected by
an alley 10 feet wide, at the railroad
embankment
These lots are situated near the inter
section Of the Shenandoah with the Po
tomac, near the business portion Of said
town, and are considered desirable and
valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent.
of the amount 70: 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 and two years will be Civ
en, the purchaser executing bonds, in
equal amounts, (with good personal Sc
curity,) bearing interest from day OF
sale. a lien on the property sold will
also be retained to secure the payment
Of the plrchase money.
The aLeve suits were instituted by
the United States for the purpose OF
subjecting the property herelnbetore OF
described to sale, and applying the pro-
ceeds of sale TO the discharge OF the
bonds executed by defendants in said
suits, at the sale OF said property made
by the United States in 1869.
Any additional information as to this
property, its situation, condition aud
purposes for which it is adapted will be
furnished by the undersigned, who So
licits correspondence on the subject.
Copies OF said map ofsale, referred to
above, together with additional descrip-
ton of said property and OF the sur
rounding country will be furnished on
application. This property is consider
ed among the most valuable in the
country for manufacturing purposes on
account of its remarkable water power
If said sale is not completed on said
25th day of September, 1876, the same
will be adjounred from day to Gay and
time to time until completed
n. GOFF, Jr.,
Commissioner.
Sent Q 1876. 4y