Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-27
LEGAL.
MORTGAGE SAL
No. 4gS5.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Plaii
tin, vs.. John McElrath ct al.

Farmers and Merchants Bank, Plain
tin, vs.. John McElrath ct al.
VTNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
sale entered in the District Court
of the Seventeenth Judicial District
Of the State of California. in and for the
county Of Los Angeles, on the i4th DAY oi
execution for the enforcement OF Judg-
ment. requiring sale OF property under
foreclosure OF mortgage, Issued out OF the
aforesaid District Court, annexed to said
August, A. ID. 1879. in the above en-.
titled action, and in favor Of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank OF Los Angeles,
plaintiff, and against John McElraIh, F.
ford, Jacob Lower. u. &. Wilson, II. ID.
Barrows, w. c. Furrey, comprising the
firm of II. d: Barrows & Co., ii. New
mark, NJ J: Newmark. y, X; Gohn and M N;
Arm OF ii. Newmark & Co. de-
iendants, a certified copy of which
said decree of foreclosure, duly at
tested under the seal of said court on the
10th day of August, A. ID. 1879. aud deliv-
cred to me, together with the writ annex.
ed thereto. on the said last mentioned
day. whereby ! am commanded TO sell
at public auction, to the highest and
best bidder, 1or cash in U. S. gold coin,
the following and in said decree des.
| cribed real estate. to-wit:
All those two certain tracts or parcels
| OF land situated in and forming part OF
| the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, in the
county oi Los Angeles. State of Califor-
mia, and described as follows, to wit:
| First-The west half of that tract OF
| land commencing at the northeastern
corner of land owned and occupied by A:
| w. Neiehbors on or about November lst'
| 1867; thence north IL degrees II 20 l2-lOJ
chains; thence N 70 degrees w 55 chains
to San Gabriel river; thence 6U degrees
| w along said river 20 3S-lO0 chains;
thence S 73 degrees E 40 chains to the
place OF beginning, containing lo2 81 100
| acres of land.
Second-Ihe south half of that tract OF
land commencing ut the northeastern
| corner of the above described tract OF
land (of which The west half is In said
mortgage conveyed): thence N 70 degrees
| w along the northern boundary OF SAID
tract So chains to the bank OF the San
Gabriel river; thence N 10 degrees 4
along the bank of said river to a willow
tree on the bank of the river, II 7o-lCl
chains; thence N l5 degrees Il 10 3ilOl
chains to stake at the margin OF SAID
river; thence S 70 degrees u 81 s6 ~
chains to stake; thence S II degrees w
q chains to the place of beginning, the
courses above given being magnetic.
The tract of land first above described
(of which the west half is by sail mort
| ge conveyed) is the land described In
a deed from John Downey and Il ] Nc
Farland to said John Moislralh, OF date
Nov. 1st, 1867, recorded in book OF deeds
page 26i, in the records OF said county
and the tract of land second above de
scri bed (of which the south half Is IL
said nc rtgage conveyed) is the lanu de-
scribed In a deed from said Downey ant
Mcfarland to said John McElrath, 0
date Jan. 9th, 1872, and recorded in booi
IS of deeds, page 6J9, in said records, IL
which deed said south half of said trac
was conveyed.
Public notice Is hereby given that oi