The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-23
r. c. Ballard Thruston, Trustee,
VS..
The big Stone Gap Improvement Com
pany. -
IN CHANCERY

Pursuant 10 a decree of the Circuit
Court OF The United states Tor the Nest-
ern District OF Virginia, entered III me
above cause on the llth day OF April,
lsgS as modified by decree entered IN
SAID cause by sad court on the l3tn day
OF June, 1SgS, l Will, as special commits
sioner, offer for sale, at public QUERY, 10
the highest bidder for casn, TWEEN L1-
THREE C29D TRACTS OR PARCELS OF
LAND lying IN and adjacent 10 the town
OF Big Stone Gap, in Wise county, Va;
LIST. a tract containing 40 ACRES,
known as the South Appalachian Land
I'd. A tract containing 1s457 ACRES,
more or less
ACRES.
attn Another tract or parcel Of land, ad-
Joining the Two above-named tracts, con-
tanning 1920 ACRES.
9th. Another tract Of land containing
los 50 ACRES.
9Th. Another tract or parcel OF ianu
containing 1Ol.1S ACRES
All of the 1--WE aforesaid tracts being
known as the Virginia, Tennessee and
Carolina Steel and Iron Company tracts.
7th Another tract OF land containing
1893 ACRES, known as the josiah KY
land tract.
sth. Another tract containing 10l.05
ACRES. moro or less, known as the II; I.
& Nj. 3. Wood. and Whitridge ana FOX
tract.
9Th. An undivided two-ninths interest In
a tract Of land containing 1877 ACRES,
more or less. known as The Jones interest.
1O,h. An undivided 'one-half interest IN
tract OF land containing 22.6l ACRES,
known as the Gilly Mil tract. ,--.
18th A tract containing 9l.9 ACRES,
known as the Gilly Ridge tract.
18TH. Another tract containing iV.ai
II. Another tract containing 341
i4th Another tract containing e2.1s
18th Another tract containing 1882
18Th Another tract containing 1851
i7th- Another tract containing 2O.97
the last aforesaid nine tracts being
lands conveyed TO the Big Stone Gap I'M
provement Company by w. d. Jones ana
others. . l..
18th. An undivided one-half interest IN
n. tract OF land containing BLOC ACRES.
10Th An undivided one-haf inteIesl i.
a tract containing 3i.S ACRES, SUBJECT
TO certain exceptions speclheo III 'n'
deed.
The last two tracts being land conveyed
TO the said company by l. & BailaIu
Thruston. . ia
containing 74.53 ACRES, subject TO the
exception OF certain lots speclned IN the
deed known as the NJ. y. Wood tract
DIST. An undivided one-half interest ID
ACRES. known as the Virginia Goal anu
Iron Company tract.
22d. Another tract or parcel OF land con-
tanning 1926 ACRES, with one acre eA-
cepted. 80
containing 764 ACRES, with one acre
28d. Another tract or parcel Of land
containing 764 ACRES, with one acre
A large portion OF the said tracts and
parcels of land have been lald out alo
plated into parks, lots, streets, roaQs
and alleys, and plats thereof recorded pr
the office of the clerk Of the County
Court of Wise county: and such parks
roads, streets and alleys. together VIII
several hundred town lots which nav
been sold by said Improvement company
will be excepted i'm selling said tracts OF
land. A list of the lots which have been
sold, with the numbers OF the lots' blochs
and plats is included in the decree OF
sale I'm this cause. The said lands an9
lots are fully described In the maps ano
plats filed in the cause, and the decree
OF sale 10 which reference Is here Inaue.
copy Of said decree and mans ana plats
may also be seen at the oiflce OF th1
special commissioner in Big stone GAP
THE SAID SALE WILL BE MADF
GAP, WISE COUNTY, VA. ON
18th DAY OF JULY. 1898,
AND THE SAID LAND WILL BE SOLD
AS A WHOLE. AND NOT IN SEPA-
RATE LOTS AND PARCELS.
No bid win he accepted from any per-
son Of LESS THAN THIRTN-F1Eh
THOUSAND DOLLARS C$3j,OoOVO) TOT
the whole land nor will any bid be &C.
cepted from any person who shall not
first deposit with the special commits ;,
sioner the sum of TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS {S10,OOOOO IN money. or a
check payable 10 the clerk Of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the West
ern District Of Virginia, at Abingdon, ior
that amount upon p United states ma
tional bank, duly certified by such bank TO
be good The sale will be for cash, when
shall be paid as and when the Court
shall order but the purchaser may MAKE
part payment OF the purchase-money IN
coupons and bonds adjudeed TO be ilens
to the extent or in the proportion when
they shall under the terms Of the decree
be entitled TO share In the purchase
money ANY certified check deposited
with the commissioner by any bidder
whose bid Is not accepted will be returned
10 him nv said commissioner and Y any
bidder whose bid is accepted shall fan 70
comply with his bid. the amount or me
certified check deposited by him VIII ne
forfeited as liouidated damages and the
amount thereof applied 10 the. payment
OF expenses. costs and prior claims under
the decree Of sale. r. \. AYERS.
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