The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29

'A'00 I'm FURNACE PRopran
CATOCTlN FURNACE, IN
EF'cK COUNTY. MARylAIS@5'
By virtue of the power Of col.
tanned in the mortgage e q, sale Co,
Ernest Sharp and Villa T Ne Sl'ed By
wife, to Harry P. Gorspcb 'AaGtP Ii
Houck and Charles P. Lew ~. 1eore
of If the GatoGtin Mountain Iron IN tcs oe,p
of Frederick County, appointed d0n 4
cause No. $751; Equity. in ,t IN Ii.
Court for Frederick COUNTY We We lFcG
in Equity, which MORTGAGE 'i;sfylaai
April 18th, in the year 1900 a - O3e
recorded in Liber D. H. H. 4 n @' " t da
"a, ETC., one of the Land R 4, ~ lolq
Frederick County, MARYLAND , aaG 4
mortgage has been duly as s,uS9a
Lawrence J. Morris, on Noyem5S,nea b
1900, and whereas the SAID i'arra, ~
Morris duly assigned said morrs |'F
The Fidelity Mutual Life lnsurans"a5SeA
pany on the date January ,t tl,'g loa-
year 1901, and whereas the s,d "A 10 10
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Cn u l&
duly assigned said mortgage n vsliP ne
liam T. Rainey on the date Anvil .99 WI
in the year 1901, and all of wbic, -.
assignments have been duly reror rI \,
the foot of and following said m Oousa
on the said Land Records Of Fr s,'.'
County, Maryland, the undersia ra'a
assignee-mortgagee, will offer at nn.s
sale at the Court House door in P r
erick City, in Frederick County Nv, Nv.
land, on '4''i
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10th, loo,
at the hour of IL O. clock, noon ALA
following property mentioned and -.
veyed by said mortgage, Cexceptine ~ 4.
property in Frederick City), and 5.i.'
all the real estate as described in 4.
deed from Harry p. Gorsucb aa ~ |
ceivers, to Ernest Sharp, dated AM
18TH, 1899, and recorded in Liber D =
H. No. 8, folios GA. etc, one Of a.
Land Records of Frederick Cn,,"
Maryland, located at Catoctin Furn,rs,
in Frederick County, Maryland, andoo5
sisting of
First, the property known as
THE CATOCTIN IRON WORKS
and the lands thereto attached situated
on the Frederick and Emmitsburg Tur
pike Road, at the base of the Cator,
range of mountains, and about twer
miles from Frederick City and abat
three miles south of ehurmont statr
on the Western Maryland Railroad
said Furnace property is connected with
the railroad mentioned by a railroad
known as The Monocacy Valley Rail.
road. The land in this tract is abot
seven thousand acres, more or less. Ts
improvements on the property are
Gay A Coke Furnace, now engaged
making iron, with capacity Of about !,
to SO tons per day
(b) A Charcoal Furnace, now diyested
of machinery.
(c) A Large Frame Mill, with ampA
water power, formerly used for grind.
ing, oxidizing and preparing ochres and
umbers,
(d) A Large Frame Store and Office
Building.
(e) A large two-story well-buit and
lately repaired I6-room Dwelling Houa
with all necessary outbuildings.
f) Carpenter and Blacksmith Shop,
Carriage, Lumber, Corn House, Stabls
for 80 horses, Large Ice House, etc.
(g) About Is Tenement Houses for
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 practical!
inexhaustible. The ore is Of exceleH
quality, in close proximity to the Fun
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 miles
upon the property; this deposit is und'.
veloped further than by a number o.
shallow shafts, but there is believed y
be a very large and rich deposit OF lhS
ore.
There are also believed to be on ihh
tract large beds of ochres and umOen o.
rich shades and of a superior quaII!,
capable of being mined and prepared
at very low cost. There are also aiS
quantities of pure white flint upon 'f
property suitable for potteries'
Second. A tract of about
5000 ACRES OF MOUNTAIN LAND
lying west of Tract No. and adlOlnn
the same; this tract is largely GOVERN
with timber, chestnut, locust, poplar. @ I;
Tracts Nos. I and will be onel'j
together or separately, as may be de cen \
best by the undersigned on the da'u
sale.
All of this property, except the 800 y =
acres of mountain land is sublea " Is !.
annuity created by the will OF l9 y.
Kunkel, late of Frederick Counl1 ~ y
ceased, now filed in the office Of the Es I
lister of Wills for Frederick Coung, =. -
favor of his daughters, two OF WnOI NJ T.
now dead, Mrs. Robinson anu 'N