The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-26
SALE OF A VALUABLE
COAL NINE
Coal, Iron and Timber Prop
critics.

District OF Virginia, in the cause of j. !
Sergeant ~. The Cranes Nest Coal an
Iron Company. the undersigned, who wei
appointed commissioners for the purpo,
by said Court, will offer for sale, on
Thursday, February 9th, 1899
at ten o'clock a m, at the front door O
the Court House of Dickinson county
Virginia, at public outcry, the followin
valuable properties; to wit.
PARCEL a.:
This consists Of 1913 acres, more or less
situated Oh the waters OF Fullers Brancl
of Big Toms Creek and on the Norfolk
Western Railway, near CocburD, in Wis,
county, Va. OF this tract some 39G acre
is coal land, Of which Isl acres will b,
solo in fee: and the absolute right TO th,
coal, free from royalty, with mining right.
on ~ acres. On the remaining - acre.
the surface rights and timber will be sold
This property as offered for sale j. under
twenty-five year lease with nineteen
years yet 10 run, at minimum rental OF
$4,000 per annum, and il now being
actively operated by the Toms Creek Coal
~ Coke Company. And also all other
properties and rights conveyed 10 c. VI.
! Blacki0rd and y {. Manson, Jr., Trustees.
10y the Cranes Nest Coal y Iron Company.
hv deed OF trust bearing date December
lgth, 1894
PARCEL "B':
This comprises the coal and mining
rights upon go 30 acres, more or less.
situated on the waters OF Bull Run and
Russell Creek in Wise County. Va, sub
lect however, to certain rights reserved
to the erantorS, in their deed to The
Cranes Nest Coal Il Iron Company. infor-
nation of which can he had OF the under
signed Commissioners.
PARCEL "C":
This comprises the Zee simple tract of
.2"3 acres, more or less Of coal and tim
Der land, situated on Clinch River, in
Russell county, Va.
PARCEL "D":
This comprises an undivided one-halfI
interest in and TO the iron ore upon $3.50
acres more or less, in Scott county, Va.
PARCEL "E":
This comprises the coal upon 81 , acres,
more or less, on the waters of Bull Run, in |
wise county, Va, subject, ho0crer, to |
certain rights reserved to the graufors in /
the" deed 10 The Cranes Nest COMPANY. |
information Of which can he had of the |
undersigned Commissioners.
PARCEL "F':
This comprises the fee simple Of l.IjG.1
acres, more or less. of coal and timber
and-, situated OF the waters of Cranes
Nest Creek, in Dickinson county. Va.
ma also the coal and mining rish,s upou
tract of land on SANDY Ridge, Dickinson
county, Va, containing $50 Is acres, more
N less
PARCEL &C.:
TINS comprises the coal and mining
lshts upon the following tracts: POI acres.
more or less, on the waters of Cranes Nest
'rcek, IN Dickinson County, Na.;alsoupon
- acres, more or less, on the waters OF
'ranes Nest Creek, in Dickinson county.
a.; also upon l29.S acres, more or less.
II the waters of Birchfed Creek. in Wise
ounty, Va.
ARCEL III:
This comprises the coal ana mining
CUTS upon various tracts of land, aggre-
lting 3,3O.79 ares, more or less, siluat
in Wise and Dickinson counties, Va.
ld more specifically described in the
Last OF Real Estate" filed by the Receiv-
: in the above named ca1se.
ARCEL az:
This comprises the coal and mining
gifts upon various other tracts in Wise
I'd Dickinson Counties, Va, aggrecatjnc
5lJ.29 acres, more or less, and more
eciiically described in the List of Real
state" referred to above.
iRCEL "K":
This comprises the coal, mineral and Q
nlng rights on about 3S3 acres of land -
wise county; on about 80 acres in =
OF county and on about l6lls acres in 7
ckenson county, and the fee simple in
out III acres OF land in Scott county.
Also any other property, or interests in
'perly, which the said company NAV
ve may
TERMS OF SALE.
he said property will be sold for cash X
the commissioners will receive and
ara as cash the claim of any creditor
tiled to be paid out of the proceeds of
e OF any OF the said lands, TO the extent
I said creditor is entitled to be paid
he said parcels A., b., c., d., E.F.
H., /. and X. respectively will be
red as separate and distinct parcels. all
property embraced in each parcel be-
offered as whole. Then the whole
perty owned by the Cranes Nest Coal
'on Company will be offered a. whole
that sale will be adopted which real-
the greatest amount.