The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-20
Land Sales.
A Large Tract of UninfprOved
IL Land In Market.
The undersigned offer for sale privately abe
400 Acres of Land,


400 Acres Of Land,
lying in the southeastern portion of Augusta
county. about Is miles from Staunton, miles
from Waynesboro,' and miles from Fishersville
and adjoining 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 can be
found for a distance Of five or six miles at the
base of the mountains and on the foot hills, and
in several places small excavati ons have been
made for few feet in depth and the ore used.
In 1859 Alexander Patterson mined and shipped
about $50 tons of manganese from this land and
since that time manganese has been discovered
on the surface in several places parallel with the
iron
At the foot of one of the hills on which iron ore
has been mined issues. 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 1t.
ming through this land, affording water power
sufficient for driving machinery, and besides
these tt ere several smaller streams.
In 1872 small furnace was built on one OF these
streams and operated a 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
half, mountain part, the rise is SO gradual and
the hills SO smoothe that a wagon and team can
be driven to almost any part of it, and most of it
arabic, and all of it suited Tor grazing.
The Improvements consist of TWO STORY
DWELLING HOUSE, containing five rooms, and
an out house used stable and barn. and about
quarter of a mile from the dwelling house is a
tolerable 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 possess
es ample water and shade, proximity to market,
and equabIe and healthy climate. With the
underground cleared away, which could be done
at comparatively small cost, most of it would be
of moderately easy cultivation, producing corn,
rye, oats, tobacco, and all kinds of vegetables, and
some of it well adapted to the growth of wheat.
If has been long used as an excellent range for
cattle, and with proper attention from 5000 to
$1,000 sheep could be profitably handled on it.
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
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.
tal this large tract of land be purc ed 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 appli-
cation made to
B. NJ. ELLIS, Fishersville, Va.
s. NJ. YOST, Staunton, Va.
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