The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17
LAND SALES.
LARGE TRACT OF UNIMPRovED LAND TN
MARKET.
The undersigned offer for sale privately about
AAnn ACRES OLE LAND

AGO ACRES OF LAND,
about Is miles from Staunton, miles from Waynes-
boro', and miles from Fishersvi1le and attaining
the valuable Wooden Fac DRY property of Rankin &
Co., and known as the Kennedy Furnace tract
This land lies in the mineral belt which extends
along the foot of the Blue Ridge, having Mt Tory
ore bank the northeast and Bear ore bank on the
lance of five orsix miles at the base of the mountain
the foot hills, and in several places small ex-
cavations have been made for a few feet In depth
and the ore used.
The shenandoah Valley R. R, now nearly com.
peted from Waynesboro' to Philadelphia viii when
extended southwark pass through or very near this
tract.
In 1859, Alexander Patterson mined and shipped
about $50 tons manganese from this land and since
that time manganese las been discovered on the
surface In several places parallel with the iron ore
AT the foot ofone OF the hills on which iron ore has
been mined issues astrong Chalybeate spring which
has been visited ry summer for the last thirty
forty years by persons from the neighborhood, ef
fecting some remarkable cures, and always bene6
cial to the sick who attended it.
There three large mountain streams running
through this land, anording water-power sufficient
for driving machinery, and besides there are sever
al smaller streams.
In 1872 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 1t is level land and the other
half, or mountain part the rise is SO gradual and
hills so smooth that wagon and team can be driv
almost any part of it, and most of it ara and
all OF IL suited IOr grazing.
The improvements consist OF TWO STORY DWELL
ING HOUSE, containing five rooms, and an clubhouse
used stable and barn, and about a quarter Of
mile from the dwelling hoase is tolerabie log house
containing two rooms.
About ten fifteen acres of this land is cleared
and in cultivation. The balance is in It's original
growth of pine and oak, with numerous excellen
springs at convenient distance on the tract.
1t is not only as mineral property that its value
consists. 1t would make of the finest sheer
ranches in Virginia. with advantages far superior
the ranges Of Colorado for 1t possesses ample
and shade proximity to market, and an equable ant
healthy climate. With the underground cleared
away, which could be done at comparatively small
COST most of it would be of moderately easy cultva
ton, producing corn rye, oats, tobacco and all kinds
of vegetables, and some of it is well adapted to thu
growth of wheat. 1t has been long used as excel
lent range for cattle, and with proper attention from
5000 to 5000 sheep could be probably handled on 1t
Apples, peaches and grapes could be grownto grea
perfection it.
From fifteen to twenty moderate sized farms coult
be formed out of this property, and located tt
have to ample water. To colony desiring tt
possess and locate land in its primitive stae,an(
improve it, there is no better property for the price
In market.
AS the undersigned are engaged In other pursuits
which require all their attention and capital this
land can be purchased at very low price, taking Il
as a whole; and colony wishing to get homes a
small prices, or parties desiring to go Into sheer
raising, great bargain can be purchased. AS tt
terms or any other information, letters should bt
addressed, or application made to
B. M. ELLIS, Fishersvtlle Va.
s. M. YOST, Staunton, Va.