The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-30

| lie Big stone Gap Improvement COM
IN CHANcERY.
Pursuant 70 decree OF the Circuit
| Court OF the United states for the West
| ern District Of Virginia, entered IN the
] above cause on the 18th day OF April.
| 1895. as modified by decree entered in
f, said cause by said court on the 1871 day
| Of June, 1855, ! will. as special commits
| sioner, offer for sale, at public outcry 70
| the highest bidder for cash, TMENI1
| THREE go TRACTS OR PARCELS OF
| LAND lying in ard adjacent 10 the town
| of Big Stone Gap. I'm Wise county. Va:
| LIST. a tract containing 479 ACRES,
| known as the South Appalachian Land
"a. A tract containing 1S457 ACRES,
30. Another tract containing e7.4S
| ACRES.
attn. Another tract or parcel Of land, ad-
| joining the two above named tracts, con-
| tanning 1870 ACRES
9TH. Another tract OF land containing
| 10555 ACRES.
6th Another tract " parcel Of land
| containing .1s ACRES.
| All OF the FIVE aforesaid tracts being
| known as the Virginia, Tennessee ana
1 Carolina Steel and Iron Company tracts
TIN. Another tract OF land containing
| 1898, ACRES known as the JOSIAH hy1
! land tract.
sth. Another tract containing 1o1o5
| ACRES, more or less, known as the II. G.
| & NJ y. Wood, ana Whitridge and FOX
tract.
9th. An undivided two-ninths interest in
! q tract OF land containing 1871 ACRES.
more or less. known as the Jones interest.
10th An undivided one-half interest Ia
/ tract OF land containing 22.6l ACRES,
| known es the Oily Mil tract 1900,
18th A tract containing 9l.9 ACRES,
/ known as the Gilly Ridge tract.
18th Another tract containing lo.47
y. Another tract containing 341
i5tb' Another tract containing 621s
18TH Another tract containing 25S2
ieth. Another tract containing 1887
I'm. Another tract containing 2o97
The last aforesaid nine tracts being
/ lands conveyed to the Big Stone Gap I'M
/ provement Company by w. -. Jones ana
18TH. An undivided one-half interest in
/ g tract Of land containing al.5o ACHhS-
10Th An undivided one-half interest IN
I n tract containing 34S ACRES. subject
/ 10 certain exceptions specined III the
/ deed.
The last two tracts being land conveyed
| 20 the said company by X {. Baliaru
91tb ANOTHER tract or parcel Of land
/ containing 1883 ACRES, subject 20 tne
/ exception Of certain lots specified IN the
] deed known %
! 21st. An undivided one-half interest IN
another tract OF land containing 90
/ ACRES. known as the Virginia Coal ana
/ iron Company tract.
pod. Another tract or parcel Of land CON
/ tanning 1875 ACRES, with one acre eX-
/ ga Another tract or parcel OF land
! containing 764 ACRES, with one acre
2Sd. Another tract or parcel Of land
1 containing 1914 ACRES, with one aero
A large portion Of the said tracts and
/ parcels Of land have been laid out ana
| Diafted into parks. lots. streets fOaus
| and alleys, ana plats thereof RECORDED PIT
! the Office OF the clerk OF the Countg
/ Court OF Wise county; ana sucn parhs95,
/ roads, streets and alleys, together wiz
/ several hundred town lots which nav
| been sold by said Improvement COMPANY
| will be excepted IN selling SAID tracts oI
| land. list of the lots Wnlch, hsNe oCID
| ara plats is included in The decree OF
sale In this cause. The said land5 am
| lots are fully described in the maps AM
| Dlats fled in the cause, ana tAtt oecI'
4 % sale to which reference is here made
| A copv Of said decree and me os ana p4hls
| may also be seen az the once OF t"-
| special commissioner In Big stone Gap,
| THD SAID SALE WILL BE MAI
| GAP. WISE COUNTY. VA. on
18TH DAY or JULY. 1898
AND THE SAID LAND WILL BE SOLD
| Az A WHOLE. AND NOT IN SAfA-
| RATE LOTS AND PARCELS.
/ No hid will be accepted from any per
son OF LESS THAN THIRrY-FlyE
! THOUSAND DOLLARS (S25 O0O0) Tor
/ the whole land nor will any BIO ne hc-
cepted from any person who shall not
/ arst deposit with the special commis,
| sioner the sum OF TEN THOUSAND
! DOLLARS S10.OO0OO IN money. o.
| check payable 10 the clerk or the Crcul1
| Court Of the United States for the Nest-
| ern District OF Virginia at Abingdon lot
/ that amount upon a United states ma
! tional bank. duly certified by such bank to
/ Je GOOD The sale will be for cash, which
! shail be paid as and when the Court
! shall order but the purchaser may make
! mart payment OF the purch2se-money III
| coupons and bonds a01ucged TO be Heuh
| 30 the extent or in the proportion which
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 oiooer
whose bid is not accepted viii be returned
] 90 him by said commissioner, and II any
/ bidder whose bid Is accepted shall f2ll 10
/ comply with his bid. the amount Or me
| certifed check deposited by him WI PC
( forfeited a = liqu!dated damages ana tne
/ amount thereof applied 20 The payment
| OF expenses. costs and prior CLAIMS unaer
! The decree Of sale. X. A. A ENS'
| ie23-th4t Special Commissioner.