The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-15

A sSIGNEE OF MoRrc1c
~ PUBLIC SALE GEES
OF THE
'AT0'T'S FURNACE Paoppan |
eAloCIlN FURNACE, IN rD,.
ERIcK COUNTY, MARyr AXE 5EsD'
By virtue of the power n -,
Ernest Sharp and Villa r SAe Sl'ed y
wife, to Harry P. Gorsacb 'na n BIZ
Houck and Charles 2. Ievv : 1eora
of the Catoctin Mountain Iron !, iGeSeIyea
of Frederick County, appointed dd'a =
cause No. 6SSI Equity. in Wv IN The
Court for Frederick County NJ l1,r Cse4
in Equity, which mortgage '+ia ID
April 18th, in the year So dated
recorded rae IN Llber D. II. H., No. s. f a9!
"a, etc, one of the Land Rec = lpla ),
Frederick County, Maryland anJoI.
mortgage has been duly as s,uS1a
Lawrence J. Morris, on Noycn,5osnFa
1900, and whereas the said agr AMY,
Morris duly assigned SAID mor r'S'ce
The Fidelity Mutual Life Insnransos@5 ta
pany on the date January 4tb i SVa'
year 1901, and whereas the s,id i % 1s
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co Cow il'
duly assigned said mortgage unta 'y ~5
liam I. Rainey on the date Anril ", W.
/ IN the year 1901, and all Of Wick ~ y.
assignments have been duly record.a
the foot of and following said mor, ,a
on the said Land Records of Fr s,I5e'
County, Maryland, the Understand ra,I'I
assignee-mortgagee will offer at 1I nals 4
sale at the Court House door in f r..l
erick City, in Frederick County Nv. Nv.
land, on
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10th. loo,
at the hour of IL clock, noon ALA.
following property mentioned and cav
veyed by said mortgage, ,exceptng 4.
property in Frederick CitV, and Ss'.
all the real estate as described n 4.
deed from Harry p. Gorsuch 4d a.
ceivers, to Ernest Sharp, dated lrsl
18TH, 1899, and recorded in Iiber D +
II. No. 8, folios Ola, etc, one Of n.
Land Records of Frederick Coanr
Maryland, located at Catoctin Furnacs,
in Frederick County, Mar land. and an,
sisting of
First, the property known as
THE CATOCTIN IRON WORKS
and the lands thereto attached, Situated
on the Frederick and I.mmitsburg Tim.
pike Road, at the base OF the CatOr,
range of mountains. and about twelve
miles from Frederick City and about
three miles south Of Thurmont, a station
on the Western Maryland Railroad
said Furnace properly IS connected viii
the railroad mentioned by a railroad
known as The Monocacy Valley Rail.
road. The land in this tract is about
seven thousand acres, more or less. The
Improvements on the property are
Gay A Coke Furnace, now engagedn
making iron, with capacity Of about %
to 50 tons per day.
(b) A Charcoal Furnace, now diyesua
of machinery.
(c) A Large Frame Mill, with ampa
water power, formerly used for grind
ing, oxidizing and preparing ochres and
umbers,
(0 A Large Frame Store and Office
Building.
(e) A large two-story well-but and
lately repaired I6-room Dwelling Hous
with all necessary outbuildings.
~ Carpenter and Blacksmith Shops
Carriage, Lumber, Corn House, Stables
for 80 horses, Large Ice House, etc.
(g) About s. Tenement Houses fr
the use of the employees about and At
the Furnace and which are capabled
yielding about SI2o per month rent.
There are on this tract large deposits
of hematite ore, which are readily aces
sible, and are believed to be practically
inexhaustible. The ore is Of eXcelen
quality, in close proximity to the fuH'
ace, and is now in use at the Furnace
the ore mines being furnished with wash,
ers, pumps, etc.
A deposit of magnetic iron ore Of great
richness has been traced for two nla
upon the property; this deposit IS unds !,
veloped further than by number
shallow shafts, but there IS believed .
be very large and rich deposit OF lhA
ore.
There are also believed to be on tns
tract large beds of ochres and umOeHa
rich shades and of a superior guam,
capable OF being mined and PREPARED
at very low cost. There are also aS'
quantities of pure white flint upon h
property suitable for potterIes.
Second. A tract Of about
5000 ACRES OF MOUNTAIN LAM
lying west of Tract No. l. and adlona a
the same; this tract is largely co'e'-
with timber, chestnut, locust, PoPIat4 u
Tracts Nos. l and will be ols'i
together or separately, as may be deel'i