Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-19

Alvin X. Meserve, William Riley and
Robert Cathcart, Defendants.
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 24th day of
November, A. d. 1879. and a writ OF
| execution for the enforcement of judg-
mept, requiring sale OF property under
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 K. Me.
serve, VIM. Riley and Robert Cathcart,
defendants, certified copy of which
| said decree of foreclosure, duly at
| tested under the seal of said court on the
| 10Th day of November, A. ID. 1879, and deliy-
| cred to me, together with the writ annex
ed thereto. on the last mentioned
| day, whereby l am commanded to sell
| at public auction, to the highest and
best bidder. for cash iIr~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 Jose
| Rancho, being about three-fourths of q
mile northerly from the town OF Pomo-
ma, said lots being hereinafter described,
according to survey of E. Hadley, on a
map known as "Map ofth Meserve apd
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:
or lot No l, containing COOS acres; of LOT
No 4, containing 55.25 acres; of lot No. 8
| containing 5367 acres; of lot No IL, con.
| tanning 9.77 acres; of lots Nos IL, l3, IL, Is,
%, 2i, 20, and east half of lot No "a, divid-
ed by line through the center of said
lot "a running north and south, each OF
said last mentioned lots containing 40
acres; oflot No 20. containing 1887 acres
| of lot No Is, containing 27.15 acres; of loi
No 80, containing 1887 acres; of block c.
containing 1852 acres; of block b. in l2j
| 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,contain Ing As. 81 acres; lol
No 10, containing 1854 acres; Lot No I5
containing 22.5S acres.
Also, the whole of that part of the Syc
amore tract, beginning at the northwest
corner OF that portion thereof decided
| January p, ,lS75, by SydneySorby to the de.
fendant Alvin R.Meserve; running thence
west, variation IA degrees 45 minutes
| east, 2S.19 chains to point; thence south
20.36 chains; thence south 81 degrees easi
l7.20 chains to a point; thence north 225.
degrees east 1915 chains, to the point d
beginning.
Also, the whole OF that portion of the
Ranch House or Homestead Tract. de
scribed as beginning at q large pepper
tree in the southeast corner of the pres
ent garden; thence east y.S5 chains to q
point; thence north % 81 chains 10 o
point; thence west 9.35 chains to a point
and thence south 22.T chains 10 the
point of beginning.
Also, the whole of fifty acres lying or
the west side of said Ranch House OF
Homestead Tract, running across saiC
tract in parallel lines from north tt
south; together with all and singular the
tenements, hereditaments and appurte
nances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining, and the reversion anC
reversions, remainder and remalnders
rents, issues and profits thereof.
| Public notice is hereby given that OF