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28 C O A L A N D T I M B E R April, 1905<br />

577—About 3,000 acres of coal lands in<br />

Tazewell and Buchanan Counties, Va. One<br />

half in fee, remainder mineral rights, on<br />

Town Hill Creek and less than a mile from<br />

Norfolk & Western R. R. Twelve openings<br />

showing coal veins from 40 inches to 6<br />

feet thick. R. R. graded half way through<br />

property. Rare bargain at $30 per acre.<br />

578—1052 acres, of stumpage on Norfolk<br />

& Western R. R.. in Virginia Soft and hard<br />

wood. Price $15 per acre or $4 per tree.<br />

Eight years to remove. Terms half cash.<br />

balance reasonable terms.<br />

579—8,500 acres of timber on Tombigbee<br />

River in Alabama, and on Mobile & Ohio<br />

R. R. Good cotton land after timber is<br />

cut. Price, $94,000 on fair terms.<br />

580—10,000 acres, timber in Caldwell Co,<br />

North Carolina. Estimated 8,000 to 10,000<br />

feet, White Pine, White Oak and Poplar to<br />

acre. All accessible to R. R. Large variety<br />

of woods. Shipping and other data on application.<br />

Price, $19 per acre.<br />

581—40,000 acres, timber land in Western<br />

North Carolina. Best poplar tract in the<br />

country; also Oak, Hemlock, Chestnut and<br />

other woods. Virgin forest, no squatters.<br />

14 miles from Southern R. R, which has<br />

surveyed to it and constructed almost 10<br />

miles Terms to suit purchaser; 261,000,000<br />

feet estimated. Price, $12 per acre for<br />

timber alone; one-third cash, balance in<br />

one and two years or longer if larger cash<br />

payment is made. Title perfect.<br />

582—21,000 acres, timber in Western<br />

North Carolina on Tennessee lien, T. & N.<br />

C. R. R. runs through property. Equipped<br />

for immediate operation with mills and<br />

machinery. Large variety o. hard woods.<br />

Price on application.<br />

592—2,300 acres of hard wood timber,<br />

with 2,800 acres same woods adjoining, on<br />

Clover Creek. Branch of Greenbrier River,<br />

Pocahontas Co, W. Va. Good, easy grade<br />

all the way to R. R, 5 miles distant. Fine<br />

large timber, never culled. Mostly White<br />

and Red Oak: fully 25 million feet of same.<br />

250,000 feet of fine cherry wood. Tract<br />

never had an axe in it. Price on application.<br />

593—3,000 acres of Pocahontas coal in Mc­<br />

Dowell Co, W. Va, 7 miles from last station<br />

on R. R. now being built by Norfolk<br />

& Western R. R, which will be completed<br />

in 6 months. Five feet 3 inch vein finest<br />

Pocahontas coal and one of the very few<br />

Pocahontas properties left unpurchased.<br />

Price on application.<br />

595—25.000 acres of coal rights on Levisa<br />

Fork of Big Sandy River in the south-western<br />

part of Buchanan Co, Va. Ten miles<br />

north of Norfolk & Western R. R, in the<br />

great coke and steam coal field of southwest<br />

Virginia. The river offers fine location<br />

for cheap R. R. connection. The South<br />

& Western R. R. surveyed to 8 miles ol<br />

property. Four to 5 veins workable coal<br />

above water level and 3 Pocahontas seams<br />

below water level. Rare opportunity for<br />

this kind of coal. Price $17 per acre.<br />

597—28.114 acres, coal and timber lands,<br />

in Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, W. Va,<br />

to which 30,000 adjoining acres can be<br />

added. Timber runs 6,000 feet per acre, virgin<br />

growth. Poplar, oak and other hard<br />

woods. Several fine coal mines underlay<br />

tract. All above water and self draining.<br />

No. 3 Pocahontas vein 93 per cent, of entire<br />

tract, averages 53 to 60 inches clean coal.<br />

Carries also veins of No. 4 and No. 5 of<br />

this coal. Land lies on Guvandotte River<br />

and several creeks. The C. Sz O. and Dcenwater<br />

R. Rs. are now building through this<br />

land. Price for 28.114 acres in fee is $52 50<br />

per acre, and of the 30.000 acres adjoining<br />

$37.50 per acre.<br />

SQg—60,000 acres of timber lands in<br />

Watauga, Wilkes and Caldwell Counties,<br />

N. C, on the Yadkin River. None better<br />

in the south. Principal timbers, white pine<br />

and poplar; also many others. Eight miles<br />

from So. R. R, which promises facilities to<br />

these lands. Price, $22.50 per acre. Title<br />

pertect.<br />

600—10,000 acres of fine timber lands<br />

near Rasar in East Tenn. Two miles from<br />

Little Tenn. River, which is navigable,<br />

with R. R. now building to within I'J miles<br />

of tract on down hill side of same. Poplar,<br />

oak, hemlock, white and yellow pine, chestnut,<br />

ash, cherry, gum, hickory, etc, estimated<br />

conservatively at 33 million feet besides<br />

ties, poles and tan bark. Tract in fee<br />

simple and title is perfect. Price, $9.50 per<br />

acre.<br />

601—Two tracts of 24,000 and 30,000 each<br />

of hemlock and spruce timber in eastern<br />

Tennessee, on the Tellico River, and a<br />

branch of the Southern R. R. Two tracts<br />

adjoin and will be operated together. First<br />

tract estimated to carry 113 million feet<br />

poplar, pine, hemlock, oak and other woods.<br />

Other tract averages like first, but heavier<br />

in hemlock. Fine shipping facilities Small<br />

timber not estimated above includes 30<br />

thousand cords chestnut, oak and tan bark.<br />

Title perfect. Price of 24,000 acres is $9<br />

per acre in fee; 30,000 acre tract $7 per acre<br />

in fee.<br />

602—Timber tract consisting of 19,000<br />

acres on Clinch Mountain Range in Russell,<br />

Smyfhe, Tazewell and Washington Counties,<br />

in the southwestern part of Virginia.<br />

Heavily timbered, chiefly in poplar, oak,<br />

spruce and hemlock, principally the latter;<br />

also cherry and birch timber could be conveniently<br />

assembled 3 miles from R. R. al<br />

Saltville, Va. See No. 603 below for terms.<br />

603—8.000 acres, timber in Washington<br />

and Russell Counties, Virginia, 5 miles from<br />

above tract and timber is very similar.<br />

Terms of sale and time for removal, etc,<br />

on application; 60 day option for inspection,<br />

Price $8 per acre. Same owner as<br />

No. 602.<br />

604—100 acres of coal rights reserved for<br />

5 years on the Wabash R. R, between<br />

Elkins, W. Va, and Cumberland, Md.<br />

Carries the 3 foot 6 inches. 4, and 9 foot<br />

veins. Price, $85 per acre. Back of this lies<br />

1,000 acres, which cannot be worked without<br />

above tract. Can be bought for about<br />

$35 per acre. The only coal lands in this<br />

location not absorbed by some large corporation.<br />

607—Operating coal mine property on<br />

the S. E. A. & W. Ry, in Jefferson Co,<br />

Ohio. 109 acres at 6 cents royalty, and 170<br />

acres 8-12 screened coal. Plenty of adjoining<br />

land can be bought reasonably. Description<br />

of equioment, freight rates, etc,<br />

on application. Price. $20,000.<br />

608—23,000 acres of timber in Haywood<br />

Co, N C 6 miles from R. R. Estimated<br />

to cut 410.000.000 feet. Write for price.<br />

609—70,691 acres, timber and mineral<br />

lands in fee on Wolf Creek, in Giles and<br />

Bland Counties, Va. One mile from Norfolk<br />

& Western R. R. Estimated to cut<br />

940.000.000 feet poplar, white, red. chestnut<br />

and black oaks, white pine and other woods.<br />

Also finest bodv-iron ore in southern states<br />

undcrlaving. Write for price.<br />

610—55.000 acres, timber lands in N. C.<br />

(T0.000 in feel on Atlantic Coast Line R. R.<br />

and Charleston &• Savannah R. R. Estimated<br />

to cut 400.000.000 feet. Adioins<br />

Ovster Bav. Twenty foot water on shoals.<br />

Write for price.<br />

611—16.821 acres, timber lands in fee on<br />

C & O R R.. Greenbrier River and Laurel<br />

Creek, in W Va. Estimated to cut 100.000.-<br />

000 feet. 30.000 cords hemlock bark and<br />

7.000 cords oak bark. Write for price.<br />

612—25.000 acres, timber in Rath and Hvland<br />

Counties, Va, 2'/ 2 miles from C. & O.<br />

R. R, principally white oak. Estimated to<br />

cut 250,000,000 feet. Write for price.<br />

613—13,000 acres, timber in Giles Co,<br />

Va, 2 miles from R. R, 40 per cent, white<br />

oak. Estimated to cut 5,000 feet per acre.<br />

Write for pi ice.<br />

614—20,000 acres of virgin forest in Bland<br />

County, Va, 4 miles from narrow gauge R.<br />

R. and 7 miles from Norfolk & Western R.<br />

R. Never been culled. Write for price.<br />

615—70,000 acres, timber land in fee, 50<br />

miles from Norfolk, Va. Almost surrounded<br />

by water from 12 to 15 feet deep. Estimated<br />

to cut 600,000,000 feet. Land very<br />

desirable after timber is removed. Write<br />

for price.<br />

616—30,000 acres, coal and timber land in<br />

Pike Co, Ky, near 2 R. Rs. Tiiree seams<br />

excellent coal, from 4 to 6 feet thick.<br />

Timber estimated to cut 5,000 feet per acre.<br />

Write for price.<br />

617—10,000 acres of timber in N. C, 4<br />

miles from Southern R. R, 2 navigable<br />

rivers through property, floating logs to R.<br />

R. Oak, poplar, chestnut and white pine<br />

estimated to cut 70,000,000 feet. Write for<br />

price.<br />

618—32,000 acres, timber, near Asheville.<br />

N. C, near Southern R. R. Can be floated<br />

to R. R. by several non-failing streams.<br />

Claimed to be the finest timber tract in N.<br />

C. Estimated to cut 775,000,000 feet. Write<br />

for price.<br />

619—26.000 acres of timber, near Hot<br />

Springs, N. C. R. R. passes throusrh comer<br />

of tract. Estimated to cut 175,000,000 feet<br />

Write for price.<br />

620—12.000 acres, timber in N. C, (S.0C0<br />

in lee) on navigable water and R. R. Estimated<br />

to cut 70.000.000 feet; 40 feet above<br />

sea level, and land valuable for farming.<br />

Write for price.<br />

621—12,000 acres, timber, near Asheville.<br />

N. C. Guaranteed to cut 14.000 feet per<br />

acre. Logs floated to R. R. by 2 deep rivers<br />

and creeks. Good titles. Write for<br />

prices.<br />

623—37,000 acres, valuable manganese<br />

land, in Virginia, covered with timber.<br />

principally white oak. Estimated to cut<br />

70.000.000 feet; other woods, 105,000.000<br />

feet. Four miles from Norfolk & Western<br />

R. R.; $6,00 per acre.<br />

624—About 4,000 acres, coal lands, in<br />

Logan Co, W. Va. Branch of C. & O.<br />

R. R. being constructed to property.<br />

Openings shows 5 veins from 5 to 8 feet<br />

thick, well timbered with white oak, maple.<br />

beech, etc. Price, $32 per acre.<br />

628—500 acres, fine coal land in Fayette<br />

Co, W. Va, near Sewell, on C. & O. R.<br />

R. Valuable timber on tract. Price, $16 per<br />

acre<br />

634—7.500 acres ("4.500 in feel, well<br />

timbered, balance, mineral rights, near<br />

Madison, W. Va. There are 3 seams of gas<br />

and steam coal 3V 2 to 6 feet thick; also, 6<br />

feet of cannel coal. Write for price.<br />

635—600.000 acres, timber in N. C, fronts<br />

7 miles on branch of Southern Ry. Bears<br />

finest poplar, oak, ash, cherry, walnut, chestnut,<br />

basswood. spruce, hemock. Large<br />

quantities oak bark and chestnut acid wood.<br />

selling for $3.25 per cord. 10,000 feet to<br />

acre is low estimate of timber. Perfect<br />

title. Price. $385,000.<br />

636—30.000 acres of fine coal and timber<br />

land in Kentucky, on a trunk line R. R.<br />

Rare bargain; guaranteed title; 6 miles of<br />

R. R. with steel rails; miners' houses,<br />

engine, etc. Price, $8 per acre.<br />

642—25,000 acres of coal and timber<br />

land in a practically solid block in Braxton,<br />

Gilmer and Calhoun Counties, W.

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