The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-12
BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES Pun
and Personal Property Connected
with, in Frederick county, Maryland

or the valuable ''Catoctn Furnace"
and Personal Property Connected
with, in Frederick county, Maryland
BY virtue of the authority and under
terms of the order of the Hon. Thoma
Morris. Judge of the United States Dist
Court for the District Of Maryland. in Ban
ruptcy and passed on the date November,
i'm the Year 1905 and in the supplemental.
order Of aid court passed on the date De-
cemb'r y IN the year 1875. in the case
wherein Frank Portner, ct al. are the plain
tins and the Blue Mountain Iron and Steel
Company Of Baltimore city, u corporation,
is the defendant, and being No 1923, Bank
rup'S. IN Bank rupt DOck ct +" in said court,
we. the Undersigned, Trustees in bankruptcy,
VIII offer Al public sale, on the premises, at
The ONCE Building, AT Catoctin Furnace, in
Frederick County, Maryland, ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 49, in the year 1906
beginning at the hour of y O'Clock noon. all
the real estate OF which The Blue Mountain
Iron and Steel Company of Baltimore City
was seized and possessed at the time of the
ming OF Inc petition in bankruptcy against
H. ana Whlch mas come into ,he possession of
SAID trustees.
said real estate consists of the quantity Of
1866 ACRES or LAND,
more or less situated lying and being in Me-
chHnieNtnwu, Lewi,t wn. Hauvers aud Catoc-
TN llISircts i'm Frederick County, Maryland,
and being an the real estate ms described IN
criyrrs tn F,I,s.t eL,r, G,ttI t'i a. ,d6o
and r,nrdi ~, IN, II "d'eu APri H. 1899,
I'll etc onc of the land records or E,edariiS
County, Maryland This prnpertv is com
monty I,uowu as the t'atoctin IrGn VyoTl1s
was formerly owned by Col. John Baker
h"nN9i' ava Us located ABOUT y miles north
tIom Frederick. aud about miles south
from lhurinont which is on the Western
m,rtGd h - Wnl,n pace IL Is con-
RniIroad 81 n,,,t ~, ,iJ Htu'ii"catS Nailey
ms property is improved with:
iot 4 COItI, rtt5N,ru, NH. -
canacitV If sI,,,, IA t 80 r. WIN II former
" u"li' pei u"S'
pIIuDI(, ~, ~ Nlatse FRAME STORE AND OFFICE
NV, - ,HfSe TWO story, well built, l6 room
Nv I.'.llNH House, with necessary out
""''uiISS'
e.4I,Htii H., SAttfEN iER and BIN OK NTH
II1 iiIl1I n 'A .,, NE. LUMBER and CORN
/, Il'ONi19' 81 bl4EN Tor ~ horses, etc.
tc) About 30 TENEMENT HOUSES for tho
use of the employees about and nj Tho fnTnaco
There are on these lands Iar0e donosits Of
hematite iron ore, which are readily acceS
sibe, have long been mined and are believed
10 he practically ineXhaustibc The ore is
~ excellent quality, in close proximity TO the
Inri,act, 10 when II Is carried by standard
G IN, , llt'',A %oouI one h!Ie III length from
-. -
. uePuSIt OF magnetic IRON ore OfSuppoSed
INN ~ LIZ peGl Traced Tor Two miles
VIII w. pIupe5lH. IheSe deposits of mag
ivt,, vi. ate ,uli,vtNeiopeu lurther than by
munli9er o. shaILoW shais. but there is be-
nv" ~ W II i'is re uepoSlt OF TINS ore
There are also believed to be on these lands
large beds of ochres and umbers of rich
hades and of n superior quality, capable Of
being mi ed and prepared at "A very low cost
There are also LARGO n,,,rt;,t, ~ -
white flint upon tbe nr,neItv r,,r' ~ PuiS
is now omen = " i''ii' "iii'h
T,r,,o ,,o,,+it,a,, 80 a..
III ~ =, PuI"h.ties ol me chestnut timber,
W illl sun locuSt dnU poplar Trees are upon
'"S Sie'''i P"i ''"h vi inns large tract OF land.
About 1000 acres of this land sre subject to
two annuites of $500 each, i'm favor of Mary
Catherine kunkel and Amelia Frances Kun
MANY thousand carloads Of sIoo, -. c,,n,oa,
refuse are also on the nronert,, - ,rhii ~
valuable and easily sold NJ ,,ood Oh mtt f 10
railrood ballast " 9 So" PiohV loI
I'LL tI,,',i,,. ,-,-
lIlllt hulllihS creek runs through the
property, ahu IS DelleNed 10 be capable of
furnishing water power OF ABOUT 2,UOO horse
power at the furnace Tor electrical or other
r,,i. ,,ro,o.,,. ,,,,,, =. -cr.,
and should command the attantion or zoe,
producers and users throughout the country.
~ - !" N5tluapie properly ana can be made TO
n,at - III s,ii'eiil Vi capital
cation TO the trpstecs yam - 'eeii W "pPh-
Immediately after tho sala tho ,ooI os,o,o
the trustees will also offer at public sale many
nroIclSS o. personal properly on the premises,
~ ward steam Shovel made 6vS Marion
steam Shovel Company; a large ore Jig and
Masner mace oy me Mcl-anahan stone Ma
Terms of Sale of the Real Estate one third
cash money at the time of the sale or ratifica-
olom Inereol Py the court the residue IN two
equal annual payments the purchaser or pur-