The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-15
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Land Sales.


| The undersigned offer for sale privately abou,
| 400 Acres Of Land.
lying in tho southeastern portion of Augusts
county; about Is miles from Staunton. miles
| from Waynesboro,' and miles from Fishersville
and adjoining the valuable Wooden Factory Prop
erty Of Rankin 4 Co., ana known as the Kennedy
This land lies in the mineral belt which ex.
| tends along the foot OF the Blue Ridge. having
on The supcs ron ore
| found for distance of i've or six miles at the
base Of the mountains and on the foot hills. and
made for . few feet in depth and the ore used.
| In 1859 Alexander Patterson mined and shipped
since that time manganese has been discovered
on the surface in several places parallel with the
At the foot of ono of the hills on which iron ore
has been mined issues 2 strong Chalybeate
Spring which has been visited every summer for
the last thirty or forty years by persons from the
| neighborhood, enecting some remarkable cures.
and always beneficial to the sick who attended It.
ming through this land. aaordins water.power
| sufdcient for driving machinery, and besides
| these tt ere several smaller streams.
In 1873 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
half, or mountain part, the rise 10 so gradual and
be driven to almost any part OF It, and most of it
arabic, and ali OF 1t suited Tor grazing.
DWELLING HOUSE. containing ave rooms, and
An out house used as stable and barn. and about
quarter Of mile from the dwelling house is q
tolerable log house. containing two rooms.
About ten or 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 as mineral property that Its val
ne 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 eQnable and, healthy climate. With the
underground cleared away, which could be done
at comparatively small cost. most OF 1t would be
of moderately easy cultivation, 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
1000 sheep could be probably handled on it,
Apples, peaches and grapes could be grown to
great perfection on it.
From fifteen to twenty moderate sized farms
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
Az the undersigBed are engaged in other PR
suits which require all their attention and capi.
tai this large tract OF land can be pur has ed at
very low price, taking 1t as q whole; and colony
wishing to get homes at small prices, or parties
desiring to 20 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. ~. ELLIS, Fishersville, Va.
B. M. YOST, Staunton, Va.
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