Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-01-16
A SSIGNEE MORTGAGEE'S
PUBLIC SALE
OF THE
CATOCTIN FURNACE PROPERTY
at Cate ctin Furnace, and
BUSINESS and DWELLING PROPERTY
in Frederick City. in Frederick
County, Maryland,

By virtue of the power Of sale contained
in the mortgage executed by Ernest Sharp
aud Villa T. Sharp, bis wife, to Harry p.
Gorsuch, George Houck and Charles P. Levy,
Receivers OF the Catoctin Mountain Iron
Company Of Frederick County, appointed in
the cause No 1881 Equity, in the Circuit
Court for Frederick County, Maryland, in
Equity, which mortgage is dated on the date
April l7th, in the year 1899 and duly recorded
in Lber d. II H No G, folos 1t, etc, one
of the Land Records of FIR derrick County,
Maryland, and which mortgage has been
duly assigned to Lawrence }. Morris, on
November 9th, 1900, and whereas the said
Lawrence J. Morris duly assigned said mort
gage to the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company on the date January 4th, in the
wear 1901, and whereas the said Fidelity
Mutual Life Insurance Company duly as
signed said mortgage unto William T. Rainey
on the date April 18th, in the year 1901, and
all of which said assignments have been duly
recorded at the foot of and following said
mortgage on the said Land Records of Fred
erick County, Maryland, the undersigned as
Assignee Mortgage, will offer at public sale,
at the Court House door, In Frederick City,
III Frederick County, Maryland, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1902.
at the hour of IL o'clock, noon,
all the following property mentioned in and
conveyed by said mortgage, and being all
the real estate as described in the deed from
Harry P. Gorsuch, ct al, Receivers, to Ernest
Sharp, dated April 18th. 1899, and recorded
in Llber d. II. H., No, 3, folios GA, ETC., one
of the Land Records o! Frederick County,
Maryland, and consisting Of:
FIRsT.-The property known as
THE CATOCTIN IRON WORKS
and the lands thereto attached, situated on
the Frederick and Emmtsburg turnpike
road, at the base of the Catoctin range of
mountains, and about 13 miles from Freder.
lex City and about 8 miles south of Thurmont
a station on the Western Maryland Railroad;
said Furnace property is connected with the
railroad mentioned by railroad known "s
Monocacy Valley Railroad The land in this
tract is about 1000 acres, more or less. The
improvements on the property are;
(a) A COKE FURNACE.
lately put in good condition throughout, and
now engaged in making iron at the rate VI
about 25 tons per day, and with capacity
of between 40 and so tons.
(b) A CHARCOAL FURNACE,
now Invested of machinery.
&c, LARGE FRAME MILL,
with ample water power, formerly used tor
grinding, oxidizing and preparing ochers
and umbers.
(d) large
FRAME STORE AND OFFICE
BUILDING
(e) A large two story well built and lately
repaired l8 room
DWELLING HOUSE.
with al, necessary outbuildings.
H) CARPENTER AND BLACKSMITH
SHOPS, CARRIAGE, LUMBER.
CORN HOUSE, STABLEa
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 capable of yielding
about $3.50 per month rent.
The entire property has been repaired and
put in good shape within the past eighteen
months and possesses all the accessories of q
going business in good condition. There
are on this tract large deposits of hematlte
ORE which are readily accessible, and are
believed to be practically inexhaustible. The
ore is of excellent quality, IN close proximity
to the Furnace, and is now in use at tho
Furnace, the ore mines beng furnished with
washers, pumps, etc.
! A deposit Of magnetic iron ore Of great