Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-01-19
E. NJ. Cushing & Co Auctloneers
Commissioners SaEe
Valuable Mineral Lands !

BY virtue of a decree of the circuit cour
OF Augusta county entered on the 18th da,
of June. 1899, in the chancery cause o.
Charles Settler against the Blue Ridg'
Manganese and Iron Mining Com anC
others, the undersigned will, as Commits
sioners therein appointed, proceed to sci
at public auction, in front of the eour
house of Augusta county, in the city Vi
Staunton, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1900,
the following valuable tracts or parcels OF
mineral lands. Each of said tracts will be
sold separately, unless a sale of all of them
in the lump or aggregate bring a price
which will pay all the DEBTS OF said com
pany as stated in the report OF Master Com
missioner J. NJ. Kinney filed in the above
entitled cause on May The 18th, 1899, to
gether with the cost of suit, the unpaid tax
es due on the said pieces or parcels of land.
I The first of said tracts or parcels OF land
containing 281 acres, and is known as The
Blue Bank" tract, it being the same tract
conveyed by Juette Vines and wife to
Mabel L. Lightner, by deed dated February
4th, 1898, and recorded in County Clerks
office d.. b. l19, page 400, and subsequent.
ly conveyed by Mabel r. Lightner and bus.
band to the Blue Ridge Manganese and
Iron Mining Company, by deed dated jan
uary 18th, 1897, and recorded in the County
Courts Clerks office d. 3. 1876, page 159.
The second tract or parcel of land con-
tainS T273 acres, and is known as the Hi.
serman tract" and is the same tract or par
Gel OF land conveyed to the Blue Ridge
Manganese and Iron Mining Company by
the heirs of Daniel Hiserman by deed dated
September 14th, 1896, and duly recorded in
the County Courts Clerks office in D.. B..
u page 152.
On the last mentioned tract there has
been mined, and is upon the ground sever
al huudfsd tons OF valuable minerals,
which said minerals will be sold along with
the said last mentioned ''Hisermar tract"
The third tract or parcel of land contains
about 400 acres, and is known as the
Shields tract and is the same piece or
parcel of land conveyed to the Blue Ridge
Manganese and Iron Mining Company by
George A. and VIM. H. Shields. executors
of John A. Shields, deceased, by deed
dated October 18th. 1897, and duly recorded
in the County Court Clerks Office in D. B.
127, page 269.
Each and all of the aforesaid pieces or
parcels of real estate are said to be valua- |
BILE as mineral lands, but have onIy been
partially developed, and each of them
make a gooG show, from the small devel- |
opuent heretofore made.
TERMS OF SALE 10 the event that
all of said pieces or parcels of real estate, |
together with the Manganese mined and |
on the ground on the "Hiserman tract"
are sold together, the purchaser shall pay
enough cash in hand to pay the cost of
suit and sale, including the premium on
the bonds of the Receiver, and bonded
commissioner in this cause, together with
the taxes which were due. at the time of
the Institution of the aforesaid Chancery
cause. and which have since become due
upon each of the aforesaid parcels or pieces
OF land, and the residue on four equal au-
nUal lDStallments, to be evidenced by the
bonds OF the purchaser, bearing date on I
the day of sale with interest from said date,
and with good personal security thereon
due respectively, one, two, three
and four years frOn, date, and the title re-
tanned as ultimate security.
In the event the said pieces or parcels of
should be sold separately, each pur
chaser will be required to make a pro rata
cash payment OF the cost of suit, sale,
and premium on bonds as aforesaid
with any other purchaser or purchasers of
either or any of the other tracts sold on
said day, and for the balance on his pur-
chase execute bonds for said balance or de-. I
ferred payme-ts. dated as of the date of
sale, with interest from said date with
good personal security. thereon. Ealing
iue respectively, one. two, three and four
ears from date, aud the title retained for
Ultimate security
TURNER K. HACKMAN,
JNO b COCHRAN.
JAMES BUMGARDNEV, Jr
Commissioners.
Jerks ONCE of the Circuit Court of Augnsts
County, tO-wit:
/, Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk of the CoTrt
do certify that Turner X. hickman
as executed the bond required by decree If