The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-30
Land Sales.
A Large Tract of UnimprOVed
n Land i'm Market.
The undersigned offer for sale privately abb

The undersigned offer Tor sale privately about
44OO Acres of Land.
lying in the southeastern portion of Augusta
| county. about Is miles from stanton, 9 miles
| from Waynesboro,' and miles from Fishersville,
and adj Joining the valuable Wooden Factory Prop
erty OF Rankin & Co., and known as the Kennedy
Furnace tract
This land lies in the mineral belt which ex-
tends along the foot OF the Blue Ridge. having
Mt. TORY ore bank on the northeast and Bear ore
bank on the southwest Surface iron ore can be
found for distance Of Ave Or six miles at the
in several places small excavations have been
| made for few feet in depth and the ore used.
| about l5Oto Of manganese from this land and
since that time man gaDese has been discovered
on the surface in several places parallel with the
At the foot of one of the hills on which iron ore
has been mined issues a strong Chalybeate
Spring which has been visited every summer for
the last thirty forty years by persons from the
| neighborhood effecting some remarkable cures.
and always beneficial to the sick who attended It.
There are three large mountain streams run
ming through this land, afording water-power
ar
In 1872 small furnace was built on one OF these
streams and operated short time. The stack
| has been torn down and removed
Although this land lies at the base Of the Blue
Ridge. fully half Of it is level land, and the other
the hills so smoothe that a wagon and team can
be driven to almost any part OF it, and most OF ii
arabic and al Of 1t suited d iof grazlngw o sropv
| DWELLING HOUSE, containing five rooms, and
an out house used as stable and barn and about
| a quarter OF a mile from the dwelling house is q
| toierable log house. containing two rooms.
| About ten fifteen acres Of this land is cleared
and in cultivation. The balance is in its original
growth of pine and oak. with numerous excellent
| springs at convenient distance on the tract.
| 1t is not only mineral property that its val
ue consists. 1t would make one OF the finest
sheep ranches in Virginia, with advantages far
superior to the ranges of Colorado, for it posses
| es ample water and shade. proximity to market,
| and an equable and healthy climate. With. the
underground cleared away, which could be done
at comparatively small cost, most OF it would be
| OF moderately easy cultiyation, producing corn
rye, oats tobacco, and all kinds Of vegetables and
some of 1t well adapted to the growth of wheat
! II has been long used as an excellent range for
cattle, and with proper attention from 5000 to
| 10 900 sheep could be probably handled on 1t.
Apples, peaches and grapes could be grown to
| great perfection on it.
From fifteen to twenty moderate sized farms
could be formed out of this property and so loca.
| ted as to have access to ample water. To colo
| ny desiring to possess and locate on land in Its
primitive state and improve it, there is no better
| property for the price in market.
| As the undersigned are engaged in other pur-
suits which require all their attention and CAPT.
tai, this large tract OF land can be purchased at
very low price, taking it as whole; and colony
wishing to get homes at small prices, or parties
desiring to go into sheep raising, great bargain
can be purchased. AS to terms or any other in
formation letters should be addressed, or appll-
| cation made to
BIN. ELLIS, Fishersville, Va.
s. NJ. YOST, StauntoD, Va.
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