The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-25

VS.. Potomac Valley Coal Company, of
Garrett County, Maryland, a corpo-
ration, the same being No. 2651 Equi-
ty on the docket of said court, we, the
undersigned Receivers, do hereby give
notice that on
SATURDAY,
The 9th Day of February, 1926,
at the hour Of $3.50 o'clock p. M, in
front of The First National Bank of
Oakland, in Garrett County, Mary
land, we will offer for sale to the
highest bidder therefor all of the fol-
lowing real and personal property of
the said Potomac Valley Coal Com
pany, the same being its coal mining
property and comprising as a whole a
valuable enterprise, as follows:
l. All that tract of land contain
ing 434 acres in fee which was con-
veyed unto the said Potomac Valley
Coal Company by the Manor Mining
and Manufacturing Company by deed
dated April 10Th, 1909, and recorded
in Liber E. z. T., No. SO, folio 1873,
one of the Land Records of Garrett
County. Excepting from the same
the surface of small lot of ground
which was conveyed by the said Poto-
mac Valley Coal Company to the
Board of County School Commission
ers of Garrett County by deed dated
May LIST, 1915, and recorded in Liber
e. z. T., No. 68, folio 356, one of said
Land Records, and excepting also a
small parcel in fee conveyed by said
Company to the Chaffee Railroad
Company by deed dated March 16,
No. 80, folio 445, of said Land Rec
ords.
The said tract of land is underlaid
with two valuable veins of coal,
F'reeport and Lower Kittanning, the
latter having been opened and mined
at or along the Chaffee Railroad
There has also been erected upon
said property a mining plant consist
ing of tipple, IS houses, store and of
flee building, supply house, blacksmith
shop and fan house, fan, scales and
2. All of the unmined coal under
lying Military Lots Nos. 27S and 263,
containing so acres each, and also ali
of the unmined coal underlying that
other parcel of land adjoining said
two Military Lots, and containing ap-
proXimately 1914 acres, these being
the parcels of coal described in
lease from Abraham l. Wilson to
Louis B. Brydon and John Y. Hite,
dated the 18th day of December, 1905,
and recorded in Liber E. z. 7. No. SO,
folio 412, and also described in deed
therefor from Walter C. Capper and
Ernest Ray Jones, Trustees, to said
Potomac Valley Coal Company, bear
ing date the Both day of July, 1925,
but as yet unrecorded.
This said parcel is what is known
as the Wilson coal property upon
which the Freeport mine of Said Po-
tomac Valley Coal Company is To-
Gated, and in addition to the remain
ing coal there will be conveyed to the
purchaser all of the mining rights
and appurtenances, including the
buildings and the right to maintain
the same at and near the mine OPEN
ing, as set forth in the several con-
veyances. This said property has it's
opening near the Potomac River and
the Western Maryland Railroad and
adjoins the first mentioned property,
and the two properties can be worked
as one. 1t is improved by various
buildings erected thereon, and used
in connection with said coal mining
operation. including 16 houses, shan
ties, Office building, blacksmith shop,
fan, scales, barn an dother miscellane-
Gus buildings.
All of the mine equipment and ar
ticles of personal property, located at
both of the said two mines, will be
sold in connection Herewith as fol-
lows: About 60 tons 80 pound laid
steel track; about II tons 16 pound
laid steel track; 1000 feet laid side
track; tons new steel, 6 tons IS
pound laid steel track; sc mine cars:
3 Whitman Mine Motors; l gasoline
tank and pump; l boiler and engine;
l drum; rope for plane; car couplings;
l ton H. P. kerosene engine; 2 anvils;
2 blowers; drill presses; lot car
hitchings; lot tools; bolts; mine tele-
phone; desk; filing cabinet; wagon;
moving machine; adding machine and
numerous other articles of similar
nature.
Parcel No. /, together with the
mining machinery, equipment and
personal property used in connection
Herewith will first be offered for
sale, and the highest bid received
thereon will be held by the Receivers;
Parcel No. 2, together with the min
ing machinery, equipment and per-
sonal property used in connection
Herewith will next be offered for sale,
and the highest bid received thereon
will be held by the Receivers. Said
two parcels of ground, together with
the mining machinery, equipment and
personal property used in connection
with both tracts will then be offered
as a whole, the Receivers reserving
the right to accept the bid or bids
aggregating the most money.
Terms of Sale: AS prescribed by
the above mentioned Order of Court
For all tangible, personal property,
Cash on day of sale; as to the real
property and mining rights, One
third cash on day of sale, and the bal
ance upon the ratification of the sale
and the execution and delivery to the
purchaser or purchasers of deed for
the property.
TAYLOR MORRISON,
Cumberland, Maryland,
ERNEST RAY JONES,
Oakland, Maryland,
b(l-4t Rocaiyorc