Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-09-02

The United States
W.
The Harper'S Ferry Water
Power and Manufacture In Chauccry.
ing Company of West
Virginia, Francis c.
Adams ct al,
The United States In Chancery.
VS.. No. |.
Francis c. Adams ct al.
The United States.
W. In Chanccry.
Francis c. Adams, Clinton No. ,.
Lloyd, &c.
By authority conferred OF me as com
missioner, by virtue of DEGREES passed
by the District Court of the United
States for the District of West Virgin
ia, al Wheeling, in the above three
several chancery causes, shall proceed
on
Monday, the 25th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1876,
at uarpers 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.
tirst-The water power entire of the
Potomac river, as held 10y the United
States under the conveyances 10 George
Washington, President of the United
States, in 1894, 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 muskct
factory, Byrne's island and island A,
i and {, in the Potomac river, aud all
the strip of land and bluff bordering on
the Potomac River and lying between
said river and the streets and lots If
the town Of Ilarper's Ferry, as laid
down on the map OF said property, used
at the sale of 1869. Also, all the valua-
bic 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.
OF said sale map Of 1869 The road
bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is constructed through this
lot No. l.
Second-All of the valuable water
power entire Of the Shenandoah river,
at Iarpers Fcrry,as held by the United
States at the time of said sale in 1869,
embracing the site OF the rifle factory,
with all the appurenances thereto be
longing, designated as 10, No. 9 Oh said
map used at the sale of 1869.
Third-Two lots, situated in IIarpers
Ferry,in block A,on Shenandoah street,
as laid down on map OF said property,
and said town of lIarper's Ferry, by di-
recton of the War Department in 1852,
being lots and of said property, IN
said block a, each fronting 30 feet OH
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 Pc
tolnac, near The business portion of said
town, and are considered desirable and
valuable.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent.
Of the amount ~: 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
curiiy,) bearing interest from day Of
sale. A lien on the property sold will
also be retained To secure the payment
Of the pIrchase money.
The above suits were instituted by
the United States for the purpose OF
subjecting the property hereinbefore OF
described TO sale, and applying the pro-
ceeds of sale TO the discharge oil The
bonds executed by defendants III 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 and
PURPOSES for which it Is adapted will DO
furnished by the undersigned, who So
licits correspondence on the subject.
Copies Of said map Of sale, 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 adjourned from oqy to day aud
time TO time until comps :ed.
y. GOFF, Jr,
Com missioner
Sept 9, 1875. 4w