West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-26
TWO vEINS-rWELvE FEET
1920 ACRES OF cOAL--o4o ACRES
OF SURFACE
ON BALTIMORE & ONO a. a.

BY virtue of the authority oil decree
OF the Circuit Court OF Preston County,
West Virginia, pronounced on the 23rd
day OF June, "A. ID. 1918, in the chancery
cause of John e.. Doyle and Others.
against Stephen NJ. Hankins' Executors
and others, then and now pending in
said Circuit Court, the undersigned,
who were by said decree appointed as
Special Commissioners for the purpose,
will offer at public auction and sale 10 the
highest responsible bidder or bidders on
Wednesdaythe 25th day OF March 1914
at the front door of the courthouse in
kingwnod. Preston county. West Vir-
ginia:-l320 ACRES OF COAL together
with 1910 ACRES Or SURFACE over
lying the same.
This coal field fronts on the Raccoon
Valley Branch of the Baltimore d Ohio
Railroad, and on Raccoon Creek in Lyon
District OF said county, is situate as to
said frontage about one mile East OF the
Town OF Austen, and the field extends
North and Northeast from said Railroad
To and near the waters of Three Forks
Greek, and adioins and lies near to the
coal properties of the Merchants Coal
| Company. the Preston Fuel Company,
the Hamilton Coal q Coke Company and
others, and consists of the coal lands pur-
chased and owned by the late Stephen NJ.
llankins of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in
his lifetime. and by S. j. Humbert
The FRONTAGE includes ONE HUN
| DRIED AND EIGHTY FIVE ACRES
| in fee, which is not only underlad with
the valuable scans OF coal, but CON
| Trolls A LARGE AREA of other coal
land, not owned by the estate OF the dec
edent, but lying 10 the rear of said front
| age, and which other coal lands can only
be protitablY worked through this front
| age. OF this frontage in fee, there are sc
To 70 acres adjoining the said railroad.
which are practically level, and entirely
J suitable for coke ovens and dwelling
houses, and all necessary improvements.
The coal seams IN this field 10 be sold
are the FREEPORT, FIVE FEET IN
| THlCKNERS, and the KITTAN MINING
| underlying the Freeport) SEVEN FEET
IN THICKNESS.
BOTH SEAMS UNDERLYING THE
ENTIRE AREA
The FREEPORT seam has been mined
and tested, as high grade stesm and an
| excellent coking coal for half a century.
and is so being successfully mined and
manufactured, by the Austen Coal & Coke
Company, by the Elkins Coal q Coke
Company and by the Preston County Coke
Company, and others in said County.
The KITTANNING seam is a HIGH
quality of coal, and is being operated by
the Hamilton Coal q Coke Company,
and the Preston Fuel Company, adjoining
this Hankins property.
THE TITLE is perfect. Mr.. Hankins
having before purchasing, had competent
attorneys to fully abstract the same.
THE MINING RIGHTS are complete,
as shown by the various deeds of record
| The freight rates from this field, both AS
TO coal and coke are the lowest prevailing
to Eastern markets. being % CENTS
| PER TON LOWER than the FAIR
MONT, WEST VIRGINIA, RATE ON
COAL. and 20 CENTS PER TON LOWER
THAN THE CONNELLSVILLE, PENN
SYLVANIA, RATE ON COKE.
WATER:-The Raccoon Creek above
mentioned lies within the boundaries OF
and adjoining the frontage owned ia fee.
giving.a good supply OF water the year
around.
A blue print showing location, boun-
diaries etc, of the property may be seen at
the offices OF the undersigned, or will be
mailed on request.
TERMS OF SALE: One third of the
| purchase price cash OH day of sale, and
the residue i'm three equal payments i'm
one, two and three years. with interest al
| so per annum, and with approved per
sonal security, and evidenced by promis-
sorry notes. The deed of conveyance to
the purchaser not to be delivered until
all OF the purchase money shall have been
paid.
Sale to begin at oclock p. M.
7. J. CROGAN,
A. BLISS McCRUM,
Special Commissioners.
/, j. w. Watson, Clerk of the Circuit
| Court of Preston County. West VIRGINIA