The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-16
BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES PUBLIC SALE
OF the valuable "Catoctin Furnace" Properly
and Personal Property Connected There
with, in Frederick ounty. Maryland.

and Personal Property Connected There
with, in Frederick ounty. Maryldrd.
by virtue OF the authority and under the
terms OF the order of the Hon. Thomas j.
Morris, Judge of the United states District
Court for the District OF Maryland, in Bank
ruptcy. and passed on the date November :,
in the year 1905, and in the supplemental
order OF aid court, passed ON the date De
cemher II, In the year 1913, IN the case
wherein Frank Portner, et al, are the plain
ttils and the Blue Mountain Iron and steel
company of Baltimore city. II corporation.
is the defendant, and being No. los Bank
rupis. in Bankrupt Docket h" In said court,
we. the undersigned. Trustees In bankruptcy,
VIII offer at public sale, ON the premises at
the Office Building, at Catoctin Furnace, in
Frederick County, Maryland. on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, in the year 1906
beginning at the hour of IL 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
filing of the petition in bankruptcy against
II, ana which has come into the possession OF
said trustees.
Said real estate consists Of the quantity of
1861 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, situated lying and being in Me.
chancStowu. Lewi~t ,wn, Hauvers and Catoc.
TIN Districts in Frederick County, Maryland
and being all the real estate as described I'M
the deed from barry T.. GurSuch, et al. Re
celN'rS. 10 Ernest sharp, dated April H. lSqg
ana recorded In Libcr u II. H., No. 8, folio
~, - C,,c VI we ldi,u records OF Frederick
monty known as the CatoctIn Iron Works
was formerly owned by Col. John Baker
kunkel, and is located about II miles north
from Fredrrirk and ahout r,itns ',,,
from Thumont which is on the Western
Maryland Railroad, at which place il Is con
nected by means OF the Monocnrv VnlI,y
Railroad "A bout IN roo rnilcs in / Mi $3.50
ms properly is improved with:
Ia, coIyr EIrpN,rr ,.t,,, ,...
capacity of about 40 tons per day " N.Y.
80 -, ~, -. go, ~, , -. ...
RIIIIDITIs7 IN 4" =" 'iOi'r AMI UT r. 'f
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nNVI,I-f N tiS"",SFSStt"S. Mt'i pulll' lo.room
hnjl5i,.,t 'i iA'''7H' WIN necessary Ou'-
-
~ CAkftNIEk ana BLACK : T II
SHOPS. CAkRl AGE. LUMBER and CORN
- - ~ - LOT ~ horses exc
(c) About 10 TENEMENT HOUSES for the
Nv, VI Wv Us ABOUT anu Ut 'he furnace
There are on these lands large deposits Of
hGma!ite iron ore, which are readily acces-
to ne practically ineXhnustibIs The ore 10
ITsc ~ Hhc IN coSe ProNimiy TO me
guage track about one mile in length from
4 denosit Of ,narno,i,. iron, ,ro .,,.,,,,,o.,,,
great richness has been traced for two miles
netic ore are undGvclopad further than ib,;' a
ii"yrd to h, iar,,' S,'t = pI' .ucIe Is ne
Thrre are also believed to be ON these lands
hndes and or. sunnrio, '' y, ilcn
oelhs mi 'u ana prepared at a very low cost
white flInt un"I IN e, Wl Pi.IS
Il no" open
with som locust And pn ',r ,'n n
lne greater p"rH'h "i ih'S large tract of land.
two annuittes nr sioi r.h ~ c,,nr ~; H. -,
C,tI,',r;,', r. ~ Wv" 5',l ~ ItNNI Oh HluIy