Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-12-14
BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES
PUBLIC SALE
OF THE VALUABLE
clToC1IN FURNACE PpoRERTY
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY CON-
NECTED THEREWITH IN FREDER.
lex COUNTY, MARYLAND.


mental Order ofsaid Court, passed On the
date December 18th, In the year 1905, IN tho
cause wherein Frank PortneT, ct a., are the
plaintiffs, and the Blue Mountain Iron end
Steel Company Of Baltimore City. corpor.
alton, Is The defendant, and being No. 1923.
Bsnkrupts. In Bankrupt Docket "E" In said
Court, We. the undersigned, Trustees IN
Bankruptcy. will ofier at public sale, on tho
promises, Ut the Office building at "CAtocsin
Furnace" In Frederick County, Maryland,
on
Monday. February 10, 1909,
beginning at the hour Of IL O'Clock, noon, oil
the real estate Of which the Blue Mountain
Iron and Steel Go. OF Baltimore City, Wa
seized and possessed At the tine Of the cling
of the Petition In Bankruptcy agsints II. AID
which has come into the possession VI aad
trustees.
sssd real estate consists Of TIE cnan.isy OF
Ic.C?y ceres OF land,
more or less. situated, lying and being in
Mechenicstcun. Lewis.owu, Harvers and
Cssoc:in Districts In Frederick County,
Maryland, and being all the real estate - do
ecribed 10 the Deed from Harry P. Gorsuck.
ct al, Receivers, to Ernest Sharp dated Apr.
II 18th, 1880, and recorded 10 L'ber D. H. e.
No. g, folio 8i4. etc, one o! the Land Rec.
ords Of Frederick County, Maryland. This
properly ia commonly known ss the Csloc-
In Iron Works. was formerly owned by Col.
John Baker Kunkel. and Is located about 10
miles north from FREDERICK snd about 8
miles south from Tnurmont which Il On Vie
Western maryland Railroad, with which
place i: is connected by means Of the Mo-
nocscy Valley Railroad, about 6 miles In
length.
This property Is improved with.
LAY 4 Coke Furnace with former cspac.
isy OF about 40 tons per cay.
N) A large frame store and ofdce building.
() a large two story we'll built 10 room
dwelling house. with necessary outbuildings.
(d) Carpenter and blacksmith shops, cor.
rage, lumber and cornhouaes, stables for so
horses etc.
10y About 90 tenement houses for the usa
Of The employees about and at the furnace.
There are on these lands, large deposits OF
hems,ite Iron ore which are readily access
ib.e, have long been mined, and are believed
10 be practically inexhaustible. The ore 10
of excellent quality, In close proximity 20
tie furnace, to which it 10 carried ny Sts nd
ard Guage track about one mile in length
from the large ore banks.
A deposit Of magnetic iron ore ofsuppoeed
great richness has been traced for two miles
rpoa the proper,y:-These deposits OF mag
nctic ore are undeyeloped. further than by a
number of shallow shafts, but there b be.
lieved TO be l-rgs deposit Of this ore.
There are also believed to be on these
l,nds large beds of Ocbres and umbsrs Of
rich shades, and Of q superior quality, ospa-
Die Of being mined and prepared at c very
low cost.
There are also large Quantities Ct prsc
white hint upon the property, q quarry OF
which Is now open.
Large quantities of fine Chestnut timber,
with some locust and poplar trees are upon
the greater portion Of this largo tract OF
land.
About 1000 acres OF this land 10 subject 10
Two annuIties OF 500 each In favor of Mary
Catherine Kunkei and Amelia Frances Kun
kel, under the will Of John Kunkel, 6eceas-
ed sss-.aal-
Many thousands OF carloads of Stag or fur
mace refuse are also on the property, and
which Is valuable and eesily sold at q good
profit for railroad ballast.
Little Hunting creek runs through the
property, and is believed to be capable Of
furnishing . water power OF about 5000
horsepower ct the furnace for electrical or
other purposes.
This property will be offered as q whole,
and should command the attention Of iron
producers and users throughout tie country.
1t is o valuable property, aud con be made TO
yield large returns for investment Of ccpitsl.
A plat of The property can be seen by ap.
plication to the Trustees.
Immediately after the sale Of the real c.
tate, the Trustees will also oCer at pablo
sale, many articles Of personal property on
the premises, includinga
EARNHART IMPROVED, STYLE "A"
14YARD STEAM SHOVEL,
made by Marion Steam Shovel Co. large
ORE JIG AND WASHER
made by the McLenahan Some Aschins Co..
and numerous other articles.
TERMS OF SALE Of the Peal Esta.c,
One Third Cash Money At the time II the
sale or ratification thereof by the Court, tae
residue in two equal annual payments, The
purchaser or Purchasers giving his, her or
their promisscry notes for the deferred pay.
ments, bearing interest from the ratification
Of the sale, and with suretiec approved ~
the trustees, or all cash ct the option of the
purchaser.
A caeh deposit, or certified check, In the
sum OF 5000 will be ree. uired from the pur.
chaser Of the real estate At the tune Of the
sale.
On the personal property, all sums Of fifty
dollars and under, cash, and on all sums over
fifty dollars, the purchaser may give his
promissory note, payable six months after
date bearing interest, and with surety
thereon approved by the trustees.
All conveyancing cost at the expenses OF
the purchaser. For further information, In
quire of the undersigned.
l.. B. KEENE CtAGGETT,
100 +. Lexington H., Baltimore. Nd,
JACOB ROHRBACK,
Frederick, Nd.
CHARLES G. WATERS
Frederick, Nd,
Trustees IN Bankruptcy,