The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-09
THE WORLD-RENOWNED "PEAKS

THE WORLD-RENOWNED "PEAKs
/ j OF OTTER " AND OTHER LANDS AT
1AUCTION.-Pursuant TO decree pronounced by BY
the Circuit Court of Bedford county on the 14tEl
day of March. 1877, in the chancery cause OF
Horsely us. Wilkes. &c, the undersigned commits
sioners will. on THURSDAY the !6th day OF Aa u
public auction. to the highest bidder Of me
OF OTTER, PROPERTY, consisting Of r., about cG
! lowing tracts, to-wit: ,,
| TRSCT No. i. known as the HEARKIN HILL
b sand aeS
house and necessary out-housoS, ana Eoon apprss
orchard of about 200 trees the soil Tic, I ~
most of 1t In timothy and orchard grass There IS
good deal OF level land on H. and IN ABUNDANCE OF
TRACT No. 2. known As the HOME TRACT,
contains by recent survey 1904 ACRES, and Is the
same Wherein Nicholas Horsely now resides and
| the location of The old Hotel ms tract mas
| nnon n neat frame dwelling house, good out
houses. and store-houSe, and is fine stand for Il
store This Is place of great resort Tor pleasure
seekers In the summer months and numbers OF tray
Oilers and sight .secrs accommodated here every
ye2r About thirty acres Of this tract are In thrifty
Young W bshc ne Of ara spp Scar
| third of Which are 'Albemarle pippins": and, In
fact, nearly al OF them are fine winter apples, The
aaa Tfkers an a6"ndanee Of and
water upon it, and fine spring In the yard There
Is also spring the place supposed to he mineral
"1 TRACT (. No. contains by recent survey FIFTY
TWO ACRES. There Is no level land on this tract,
1t is all III timber Of original growth ana Is line To-
D1 TRACT No. contains by recent survey lo1H
not vet completed, is we'll waered and mostly in
| timber. and Is also fine tobacco land. There are
about 10000 or 100000 hills Of tobacco on fresh
| land on this tract this year.
| TRACT No S contains by recent survey 129
ACRES: is all in timber, sufficiently watcred, and
| Is fine tobacco land.
| TRACT No. 6 contains by = recent survey 100
ACRES; is well watered and ,imbered, and Is line
tobacco land. -, o,,r,,,,
contains about 900 ACRES, including the top OF
the Peaks" There Is upon this tract u good log
cabin, fine grass field, and good road leading &c
from fro a' the Peaks This Is also fine trac. foi
TRACT No. 8 is the FLAT-TOP, which is also
one Of the celebrated Peaks of Otter" This tract
is supposed 10 contain about 1000 ACRES, and
lies Immediately adjoining the Peaks" This LAM
cleared, and a good deal of it is fine tobacco land
and viii produce well. This tract alone will make q
most excellent sheep farm, and VIII Craze large
This land is too wel known to the public to need s
any very minute description; Most OF it mas been
recently surveyed and 1t Is believed that the NUMBER
Of acres is correctly stated. The soil Is naturally
fertile, the location is extremely healthy anu me
are pieasantiy remembered by the many thousand
visitors who have enjoyed them. Is iost excl
lent location for fine hotel ana coaees 20 aCco
managed would make very prohtaoie as well Us
oe TrpM pr stE Five per cent of the purchase
| money will be required In cash OH the day OF sale
and as tn the residue credits of one, two ana three
years will be given for equal instruments TO bear 10
terest at sI per cent. per annum from day Of sale
tobe secured by the bonds Of tho respective pur.
chasers with good personal security, carrying inter
esr as Aforesaid with waiver of the homestead ex.
emption and the legal title to the several tracts OF
parcels withheld until the whole Of the purchase
iect TO resale ut the risk OF the purchasers for de-
fault In such payment In whole or In part.
Thsse terms must be complied toiM on day q
saIe -. ssa.s.. T.. A. SALE.
! - ..ys. .etr -..,, Mp. BURKS,
! an Tot .....-s g-f<.g.. Commissioners.