The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-07

THE WORLD-RENOWNE "PEAKs
L OF OTTER" AND OTHER LANDS AT
the Circuit Court of Bedford county on the 18th
day of March; 1877, In the Ghancery cause OF
Mi ON ia shs h on
gust, 1877, OH the premises. make sale by way Of
public auction 10 he highest bidder Of the "PEhKs
$500 ACRES OF LAND, and divided in tho fol.
lowing tracts, to-wit:
TRACT No. /, known as the HEARKIN HILL
TRACT, containing by recent survey 1864 ACRES
This tract has upon it good hewed-log dwelling
house and necessary out-houscs, and good apple
orchard Of about zoo tres The soil is e and
good deal of level land on Is, and an abundance OF
TRACT No 2, know. as the HOME TRACT
contains by recent survey 1904 ACRES. and is the
same whereon Nicholas IIOrsely now resides, and
the location of The "Old Hotef.' This tract has
upon It a neat frame dwelling. house, good out
houses, and storc-housc, and Is fine stand for q
store This Is place of great resort for pleasure
oilers and sight-secrs accommodated here every
year. About thirty acres Of this tract are In thrifty
bear about 5000 bushels OF apples year, one
third Of which are "Albemare pippins': and, In
fact, nearly all OF them iue inter apples. The
land Is mostly in grass, aud good deal of 1t Is fine
meadow-l;nd. There Is an abundance of wood and
water upon It, and q fine spring in the yard There
IS also spring on the place supposed be mineral
TRACT No. 8 contains by recent survey FIFTY
TWO ACRES. There Is no level land on this tract
TRAIT No. contains by recent survey 1o11i
not vet completed, is we'll watcred aud 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 watered' and
TRACT No. 6 contains by recent survey 100
ACRES; is well watered and timbercd, and Is fine
IRA TRACT No. is the PEAKS OF OTTER" and
contains about 900 ACRES, including the top OF
the PEAKS" There is upon this tract good log
the ton of nHt tb s' Peaks psyhs fine toll for View
from the Peaks" This Is also fine tract for
TkACT No. 8 is the FLAT TOP, which Is also
one or the celebrated ''Peaks of Otter. This tract
Is supposed 10 contain about l,eo0 ACRES, and
lie. ad9png the esds Ks sis T5 ae
cleared, and good deal Of It is h1e tobacco lsnd,
and Will produce well. This tract alone Will make
most excellent sheep farm. and Will Craze u large
number of sheep.
This land is too we'll known to the public to need
recently surveyed, and it is believed that the number
OF acres is correctly stated The soil Is naturally
fertile the location Is extremely p heahy ana Inc
are pleasantly remembered by the many thousand
visitors who have enjoyed them. 1t Is most excel
modate visitors in the summer, and If properly
managed would make very profitable Us well as
desirable property.
ERhS Or DALE XIV C lSh sSuA' " 'HS
money Will be required In cash the day Of sale
and the residue credits of one, two and three
years will be given TOR equal instruments to bear In
to be secured by the bonds Of the respective pur-
chaserS with good personal security, carrying inter-
est as aforesaid, with waiver Of the homestead eI-
emptiou, and the legal title the several tracts
parcels withheld until the whole of the purchase
money therefor is paid and the same to remain sub
ject to resale at the risk OF the purchasers for de-
fault in such payment In whole or In part
These terms must be complied Nth on day NJ
sale. l.. A. SALE.
NJ. p. BURKS,
all 7-6t Commissioners.