Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-23


TTNDER AND BY VIRTCE OF A
~ decree of foreclosure and order OF
sale entered in the District Court
of the Seventeenth Judicial District
oftLe State of California. in and for the
county OF Los Angeles, on the 2lth day of
November, A. D. 1879. and a writ OF
execution for the enforcement of judg-
foreclosure OF mortgage, issued out of the
Aforesaid District Court. annexed to said
decree and dated the 24th day OF No
vember, A. ID. 1879. in the above en-
titled action, and in favor of Henry Co
well. plaintiff, and against Alvin II. Me-
serve, VIM. Riley and Robert Cathcart,
defendants, a certified copy OF which
said decree of foreclosure, duly at
tested under the seal of said court on the
10Th day of ofNovember,A "A. ID. 1879. and deliv-
cred to me, together with the writ annex
ed thereto. on the last mentioned
day, whereby / am commanded to sell
at public auction. TO the highest and
best bidder. for cash in u s. gold coin,
the following and In said decree de-
scribed real estate, to-wit:
All the lots, pieces or parcels of land,
situate in the state of California, county
of Los Angeles, Township OF san Jose,
constituting portions of the San lose
Rancho, being about three -fourths of q
mile northerly from the town of Pomo-
ma, said lots being hereinafter described,
according to survey of 4. Hadley, on
map known as "Map OF the Meserye and
Loop Tract" filed in the Recorders office
OF the county OF Los Angeles as follows,
to wit:
The undivided three-fourths of all the
following lots or parcels OF land, to wit:
Of lot No /, containing 60.OS acres; of lot
No 4, containing 55.25 acres; of lot No. 5,
containing 5367 acres; of lot No IL, con.
tanning 9.7 acres; of lots Nos 12, I3, IL, IS,
%, "a, 20, and east half of lot No "a, ilvid-
ed by line through the center of said
| lot 81 running north and south, each of
said last mentioned lots containing 40
acres; oflot No 20. containing 1887 acres;
of lot No 25, containing 27.l5 acres; of lot
No so, containing 1857 acres; OF block G.
containing 1852 acres; OF block b. in l25
| acres thereof remaining unsold therein;
of 30 acres on the easterly side of the
Ranch House or Homestead Tract, run
ming across said tract in parallel lines
from south to north.
Also, the whole of all the following lots,
to wit: Lot No 9,con tain ing As. "a acres; lot
No 10, containing 1854 acres; Lot No Is,
containing %. So acres.
Also, the whole of that part Of the Syc-
amore tract, beginning at the northwest
corner OF that portion thereof decided
January q, 1875, by SydneySorby to the de-
fendant Alvin R.Meserve; running thence
west, variation IA degrees 45 minutes
east. 2S.49 chains to point; thence south
20.S6 chains; thence south 81 degrees east
1920 chains to a point; thence north 2294
degrees east 1915 chains, to the point OF
beginning.
Also, the whole OF that portion of the
Ranch House or Homestead Tract, de-
scribed as beginning at large pepper
tree in the southeast corner of the pres
ent garden; thence east g.S5 chains to a
point; thence north % 81 chains to q
point; thence west 9.35 chains to point;
and thence south 22.T chains 10 the
point of beginning.
Also, the whole of fifty acres lying on
the west side of said Ranch House or
HON estead Tract, running across said
tract in parallel lines from north TO
south; together with all and singular the
tenements, hereditaments and appurte-
nances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining, and the reversion and
reverstons, remainder and remalnders,
rents, issues and profits thereof
Public notice Is HEREBY given that on