Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-01-18

CATOCTIN FURNACE PROPERTY
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY CON-
NECTED THEREWITH IN FREDER'
lex COUNTY, MARYLAND.
By virtue of the authority and under the
terms of the Order of the Honorable Thomas
J, Norris Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court, for the District of Maryland, in
Bankruptcy, and passed on the date Novem-
Der 9th, in the year 1905, and in the supple.
mental Order ofsard Court, passed on the
date December 18th, in the year 1905, In the
cause wherein Frank Portner, ct al. are the
plaintiffs, and the Blue Mountain Iron and
Steel Company of Baltimore City. corpor-
alton, Is the defendant, and being No. 1923,
Bunkrupts, in Bankrupt Docket "E" in said
Court, we, the undersigned, Trustees In
Bankruptcy, will offer at public sale, on the
premises, at the office building at "Catoctin
Furnace" in Frederick County, Maryland,
on
Monday. February 10, 1906,
beginning at the hour of IL o'clock, noon, all
the real estate of which the Blue Mountain
Iron and Steel Co. of Baltimore City, was
seized and possessed at the time OF the filing
of the Petition in Bankruptcy againts 1t, and
which has come into the possession of said
trustees.
Said real estate consists of the quantity of
1857 acres of land,
more or less. situated, lying and being in
Mechanicetown, Lcwistown, Hauvers and
Caloctin Districts in Frederick County,
Maryland, and being al the real estate as de-
scribed in Tie Decd from Harry p. Gorsucb,
ct MI, Receivers, to Ernest Sharp dated Apr
il 18th, 1890, and recorded In Llber D. II. Fl.
Nc. 8, folio Ga, etc, one Of the Land Rec
ords of Frederick County, Mary land This
property is commonly known as the Catoc-
tin Iron Works. was formerly owned BY COL
John Baker Kunkel, and is located about -
miles north from Frederick and about 3
miles south from Thurmont which. is on the
Western Mary land Railroad, with which
place 1t is connected by means Of the Mo-
nocecy Valley Railroad, about 3 miles in
length.
This property is improved with.
(a) A Coke Furnace with former capac'
i,y Of about 40 tons per day.
(N A large frame store and office building.
icy A large two story well built 16 room
dwelling house, with necessary outbuldings,
(0 Carpenter and black smith shops, car
rage, lumber and coruhouses, stables for 30
horses etc.
(e) About GO tenement houses for the use
of the employees about and at the furnace.
There aie on these lands, large deposits OF
hemalle iron ore which are readily access
iblc, have long been mined, and are believed
TO be practically neyhans,hle. The ore is
of excellent quality, in elise proximity to
the furnace, to which il is carried by Stand
ard Guage track about one mile III length
from the large orc banks.
A deposit of magnetic iron ore of supposed
grta, ucl!uCss has been Traced for two miles
upon tic property These deposits OF mig
netic ore are undeyelcped, further th9:. ~ y
number of shallow shafts, but there is be-
licvcd to be q large deposit of THIS ore.
There are also believed to be on these
lands large beds of oclrcs and umbers OF
rich shades, and Of a superior quality, cana-
bic of being mined anL prepared mt a very
lIw cost.
There are also large quantities CT pure
white flint upon the property, 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 large tract Of
land.
About 1000 acres OF this land is subject to
TWO annuities of $500 each in favor OF Mary
Catherine Kunke and Amelia Frances kuu'
KEEL, under the will of John Kunkel, dcccas-
ed.
MANY thousands of carloads Of Stag or fur
mace refuse are also on the property, and
which is valuable and easily sold at good
profit for railroad ballast.
Little Hunting creek runs through the
property, and is believed to he capable OF
furnishing water power Of about 1900
horsepower at the furnace for electrical OF
other purposes.
This property will be offered as whole
and should com nand the attention of iron
producers and users throughout The country
1t is valuable property, and can be made to
yield large returns for investment of capital
A pla, of the property Can be seen by ap
plcaton to the Trustees.
Immediately after the sale OF the real cs
tate. the Trustees will also offer al public
sale, many articles of personal property on
the premises, includinga
BARNIIART IMPROVED, STYLE a.