The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-01-19
ANKRUPrcY TRUSTEES PUBLIC SALE


with, In Frederick County, Maryland.
BY virtue of the authority and under the
Terms OF the order of the Hon. Thomas j.
motifs. Judge of the United States District
Court Tor the District of Maryland. in Bank
iuptcy and passed on the date November $,
III ihe year 1908, and in the supplemental
or1er OF aid court, passed on the date De-
cCihoef Y, in the year 1855, in the case
wherein Frank POrtner, ct al are the plain
uLs ana the Blue Mountain Iron and Steel
.ompany OF Baltimore City, q corporation
Is me defendant, and being No. l02S, Bank
IupiS, I'm Bankrupt Docket ''E" in said court
we, WE. me undersigned, Trustees in bankruptcy,
VIII otier At public sale, on the premises al
me once building, at Catoctin Furnace, in
Frederick County, Maryland, on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, in the year 1905
beginning at the hour of u O'Clock noon. all
Inc real estate of which the blue Mountain
IRON ana steel Company Of Baltimore City
was selHed ana possessed at the time of the
ming OF the petition in bankruptcy against
IT, ana which has come into the possession Of
said trustees
SAID real estate consists of the quantity of
1867 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, situated lying and being in Me
thanicslowl, Lewi>t 'wn, Hauvers and Catoc-
lln districts in Frederick County, Maryland,
ana Delns all the real estate as described i'm
the deed from Barry +. GOrSuch, ct al Re
ceiyers. 10 Ernest Sharp, dated April II, 1899
ana recorded in Liber D II. r., No. 5. folio
ga o. etc, one Of the land records Of Frederick
county, Maryland This property is com
monty known as the Catoctin Iron Works.
was formerly owned by Col. John Baker
hunkGI, and is located about u miles north
rom Frederick, and about miles south
from Thurmont. which is on the Western
Maryland Railroad, at which place it is con
nected by means OF the Monocacy Valley
railroad, "A bout three miles in length
This property is improved wth
(a1 A COKE FITI{NACE viii, a o,r,,,,.
capacity of about 10 tons per day.
81 a large FRAME STORE AND OFFICE
20 \ large two-story. welLbullt. l6 room
DIV ELLlNG HOUSE, with necessary out
buildings.
SHOPS, CARR AGE. LUMBER and CORN
HOUSES, STA BLES for 30 horses, etc.
(e) About 80 TENEMENT HOUSES for the
use of the employees about and at the furnace
There are on these lands large deposits of
hematlte IRON ore, which are readily Access
slDle, nave long been mined and are believed
To De practically ineXhaustible The ore is
of excel ent quality, in close proximity TO the
furnace, to which II is carried by a standard
guaSe track about one mile in length from
the large ore banks.
\ deposit OF magnetic iron ore ofsupposed
great richness has been traced for two miles
upon tn property. These deposits of mag.
netlc ore are undeveloped further than by a
=, llerp
leVed TO be large deposit of this 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 very low cost
There are also large quantities of pure
is now open.
Large quantities of fine chestnut timber
with som locust and poplar trees. are upon
the greater portion of tins large tract of land
About 1000 acres of this land IRE subject to
two annuities of $500 each, in favor OF Mary
Catherine kunke and Amelia Frances Kun
KEEL, under the VIII of John Kunkel, deceased
Many thousand carloads of Stag or furnace
refuse are also ON the property, and which is
valuable and easily sold at a good profit for
railroad ballast.
Little Hunting Creek runs through the
property, AID is believed 10 be capable Of
furnishing Il water power of about 1000 horse
power at the furnace for electrical or other
purposes.
This property will be offered as a whole,
and shonld command the attention of iron
producers ana users throughout the country.
1t is valuable property and can be made TO
yield large returns for investment of capital.
a plat of the properly can be seen by appli-
cation to the ruSteeS.
Immediately after the sale e the real estate
the trustees will also offer at public sale many
articles of personal property ON the premises
including BIrnharI Improved, (Style "A")
"a yard steam Shovel made by Marion
steam shovel Company; large ore Jig and
asher, made by The McLanahan stone Ma
chine Company, and numerous 9th articles
Terms of Sale of the Real Estate One third
cash money at the time of the sale or ratifica-
ton thereof by the court, the residue in two
equal annual payments. the purchaser or pur
chaSerS giving his, her, or their pTomiSSOry
notes for the deferred payments bearing In.
tereSt from The ratification of the sale and
with suretieS approved by the trustees or all
the q re ~
a cash de- oSlt or certified check in the sum
OF $1,000 VIII be requir ed from the purchaser
of the real estate at the time of the sale
On the personal property, all sums of $50
and under, cash. and on all sums over $50
the purchaser NAV give his promiSsory note
payable six months after date, bearing inter.
ct, and with surety thereon approved by
the ruSteeS
All cOnveyancing costs at the expense of
the purchaser.
tor further information inquire of the I'M
dersigned.
L. B. KEENE CLAGGETT,
100 East Lexington Street,
Baltimore, Md.
JACOB ROHRBACK,
Frederick. Md.
CHARLES c. WATERS,
Frederick, Md.
Trustees in Bankruptcy.
C. ANDRADE, JR.,
Whitehall Building,
II Battery Place,
New York
]. KENP BARTLETT,
100 East Lexington Street,
Baltimore Md.
Attorneys for Trustees.
dec Is lot