Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-01-26
E. NJ. Cushing & Co Auctioneers
Commissioners Sale
OF
Valuab bio Mineral Lands !

BY virtue of a decree of the circuit cour
OF augusta county entered on the 18th da1
| OF June. 1889, in the chancery cause 0I
Charles Settler against the Blue Rid
manganese and Iron Mining Company and
Y others, the undersigned will, as Commits.
sloners therein appointed, proceed to sell
at public auction, i'll front of the court
mouse OF Augusta county, in the city of
StauntOn, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY &c, 1900,
the, following valuable tracts or parcels of
mineral lands Each OF said tractS will he
sold separately, unless a sale of ali of them
10 tne 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. M. Kinney fled in the above
entitled cause on May the 18th, 1899, TO-.
gether with the cost of suit, the unpaidta
es Que on the said pieces or parcels of land.
jhe nrst OF said tracts or parcels of land
containing 2o1 acres, and is known as THE
Blue sank tract, it being the same tract
conveyed by Juette Vines and wife to
Mabel L. Lightner. by deed dated February
4Ch, 1898, and recorded in County Clerks
ONCE D.. b. I19, page 400, and subsequent
iy conveyed by Mabel T. Lightner and hus-
Dand to the Blue Ridge manganese and
iron Mining Company, by deed dated jan
uarY l4th, 1897, and recorded in the County
Courts Clerks Office d. b. 1876, page 159.
The second tract or parcel of land con.
taIns 1z73 acres, and is known as the Hi.
serman tract" and is the same tract or par. |
cel of lane conveyed to the Blu Ridge |
Manganese aud Iron Mining Company bv |
the heirs of Daniel Eiserman by deed dated |
SepteiD Der 18th, 1896, and duly recorded in |
the county Courts Clerks Office in d.. B.. |
II page 152.
On the last mentioned tract there has
been mined, and is upon the around sever
al hUhdfsd tons OF valuable minerals |
which said minerals will be sold along will,
The said last mentioned "HIisermar tract"
Inc third tract or parcel OF lane contains
about 400 acres, and is known as the
'ohleld.s tract" and is TIE same piece or
parcel OF land conveyed to the BIue Kidse
manganese and Iron Mining Company bv
George A. and VIM. H.. Shields, executors
OF John a. Shields, deceased. by deed
dated october 18th, 1885,, and duly recorded
IN the County Court Clerks office ind. b.
127, page 269.
Each ana all Of the aforesaid pieces or
pafcels OF real estate are said to be valua-
Die as mineral lands, but have onIy been
partially developed, and each of them
make a goou show, from the small deyel.
)pDlent heretofore made. 4
ri OF SALE In the event that
I'll OF SAID pieces or parcels of real estate.
ogether with the Manganese mined and
III the grOund on the .fHiserman tract
>SH'puOi nv FuiCLdSSI SHALL nav
'nough cash in hand to pay the cost oil
ut anc safe, including the premium on .
ne ponds OF the Receiver, and bonded Z
commissioner in this cause, together with I
ne taxes which were due. at the time of
he Institution of the aforesaid Chapcery
auSe, and which have since become due
Ipon each Of the aforesaid parcels Or nieces
land, and the residue on four eouaI an
ual lnstallmants, to be evidenced by theI
ohuS OF The purchaser, bearing date on
ne Gay OF sale with interest from said date.
M with 1000 personal security thereon
alltng due respectively, one, two. three |,
no four years froa, date, and the title re- =,
lined as ultimate security. X
In the event the said pieces or parcels of =
Ind should be sold separately, each pur
laser Will be required to make q pro rata
asa payment Oh the cost of suit. sale.
'AeS anG premium on bonds as aforesaid
TN any other purchaser or purchasers of
tner or any of the other tracts sold on
nd cay. and for the balance on his pur- d
iase execute bonds for said balance or de- N
'rFed payme-ts, dated as of the date of y
lie, with interest from said date with
ood personal security thereon, falling
IL respectively, one. two, three and four
from date, and the title retained for
timate security
TURNER K. HACKMAN.
JNO. B. COCHRAN.
JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr.,
commissioners.
erk's Office of the Circuit Court of Augusta i.
County, to-wit: n
Jos. b. Woodward, Clerk of the Court Ii
1resa1d do certify that Turner K. Hsckman iii
executed the bond required by decree of ~
IN the chancery cause OF Chas. Settler
vs.. Blue Ridge MANGANESE and Iron MINI
1rt.
tiven under my hand this 18th day Of
1900.