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May, 1905 COAL AND TIMBER 29<br />
Va.. on tributaries of the Little Kanawha<br />
River. Timber untouched on 8.000 acres<br />
and only poplar timber removed from rest.<br />
White and other oaks run high per acre.<br />
Railroads being built from several directions<br />
to this property; 4 to 6 foot vein of<br />
coal underlaying, mostly above water<br />
level. Pittsburg and Freeport veins. Price,<br />
timber only, $22 per acre; 1-3 cash, balance,<br />
easy payments. Timber and surface,<br />
$30 per acre, same terms. Land in fee, $40<br />
per acre; oil and gas reserved.<br />
643—9,000 to 10,000 acres of timber land<br />
near Franklin, N. C. Down grade and<br />
good roads; 2 to 8 miles to Southern R. R.<br />
Mountain oak, yellow poplar, chestnut,<br />
basswood and cherry estimated to cut<br />
4,000 feet per acre. Estimated one cord<br />
oak tan bark and 10 cords tanic acid wood<br />
per acre. Poles and cross ties in large<br />
quantity. Price, $6 per acre; half cash,<br />
balance, fair payments. A bargain at the<br />
price.<br />
646—600 acres, coal rights in Raleigh<br />
Co., W. Va., 4 miles from R. R. Price, $15<br />
per acre; 200 acres nearby, fine coal vein,<br />
$20 per acre in fee; 50 acres adjoining this,<br />
for $800 in fee. Small tracts, but bargains<br />
considering coal veins.<br />
648—500 acres, timber and coal land, in<br />
Fayette Co., W. Va., on Gauley River.<br />
Price, $27.50 per acre. Write for details.<br />
Parties interested in coal and timber land<br />
on Big Hewett Creek, Coal Creek, Laurel<br />
Creek and Jacks Fork, Boone Co., VV. Va.<br />
Write for particulars. Richest coal belt in<br />
State. Can be bought 1-3 cash, balance in<br />
1 and 2 years; 2,670 acres in all.<br />
658—3,000 acres coal tract (or any part<br />
thereof) in Braxton Co., W. Va. Good<br />
quality Upper Freeport coal. Fronts Elk<br />
river and coal and coke R. R. Price $25<br />
per acre.<br />
659—Fine fire clay property of 1,200 acres<br />
on river between Clarksburg and Grafton,<br />
W. Va., on B. O. R. R. and Wabash R. R.<br />
survey. Crops out at good height and has 2<br />
coal veins, one above and one below the<br />
clay. Price $20 per acre.<br />
661—20,000 acres of timber, fine white<br />
oak, poplar, hickory, lynn, walnut, etc., in<br />
Breathitt Co., Ky., accessible to the Lexington<br />
& Eastern R. R. (by water) 10, 12 and<br />
20 miles away. Easy floating. Virgin forest.<br />
Will cut 5,000 feet per acre. Price $13<br />
per acre.<br />
665—8.000 acres of timber land in S. W.<br />
Arkansas, including saw mill, capacity 25,000<br />
feet daily, 3 miles standard R. R. and equipment.<br />
40,000,000 feet standing white and red<br />
oak, hickory, gum, cypress, ash, etc. $8.50<br />
per acre. Easy terms. Freight rates on<br />
application.<br />
666—5,440 acres virgin timber in N. C,<br />
26 miles from R. R. Good roads. Oak,<br />
poplar, cherry, hickory, etc. Underlaid with<br />
copper ore. Never offered before. Title<br />
guaranteed. Write for prices.<br />
669—900 acres of coal land near Hallsville,<br />
W. Va. Shows 47 inches coal. This<br />
is a 30-year coal lease. Write for price.<br />
All rights for operations.<br />
672—3,000 acres timber in fee in Edmonson<br />
Co., Ky., less than 3 miles from the<br />
navigable Green river which will by June,<br />
1905, have water year around by government<br />
works. Price on application.<br />
678—About 3,500 acres coal land in Dodridge<br />
and Welzell Cos., W. Va.. one-hlaf<br />
mile from W. Va. Short Line R. R.. 25<br />
miles by R. R. to the Ohio river. Pittsburg<br />
vein coal 6 to 9 feet thick. Shaft<br />
mining. $37.50 acres in fee on easy terms.<br />
681—26,000 acres timber land in Poinsett<br />
Co., Ark., between two R. Rs., 3 and 5<br />
miles away. Cut 10M per acre. Onequarter<br />
oak, balance ash, pine, gum and elm.<br />
Level land, does not overflow. $18 per acre.<br />
Worth $20 for cotton when timber is cut.<br />
682—3,000 acres coal near Clarksburg, W.<br />
Va. Three and one-half miles from B. &<br />
O. R. R. survey. Pittsburg and Redstone<br />
veins, 6 and 7 feet 4 in. thick. $100 per acre.<br />
683—25,000 acres coal and timber land in<br />
fee in Braxton, Gilmer and Calhoun Cos.,<br />
W. Va. Branch R. Rs. being built close to<br />
tract. Has Pittsburg vein 6 ft.; Freeport,<br />
7 ft.; Kittanning, 4 to 5 ft. Fine virgin<br />
timber. $23 for timber per acre. $30 for<br />
timber and surface. $40 for land and all<br />
in fee.<br />
684—1,200 acres coal rights in Marshall<br />
Co., W. Va., near B. & O. and Ohio River<br />
R. Rs. Three miles to Ohio river by R.<br />
R. switch. Price $75 per acre.<br />
685—800 acres manganese ore lands, near<br />
Batesville, Ark. One-half mile from R. R.<br />
50% average metallic manganese. Full<br />
data and price on application. Said to be<br />
one of the finest manganese properties in<br />
the U. S.<br />
686—12,000 acres coal and timber lands<br />
in Perry Co., Ky., covered with magnificent<br />
big trees. On Kentucky river and Carr's<br />
creek, furnishing good rafting. First class<br />
titles. Very full data and price on application.<br />
687—6,000 acres slate and timber in fee<br />
or sell timber only in Blount Co., Tenn., on<br />
projected line of Southern Ry., and on Little<br />
Tennessee river. The finest and most available<br />
slate deposit in the U. S. Timber also<br />
most valuable. Price $75,000 on easy terms.<br />
688—14.000 acres of timber land in Pocahontas<br />
Co., W. Va., on Greenbrier Division<br />
of the C. & O. R. R. 70 million feet of<br />
merchantable timber. 117M. cords of hemlock<br />
and oak bark. Land lies well for logging.<br />
Hemlock, white and red oak, bass,<br />
birch, ash, etc. Contains fine bed of iron<br />
ore. Perfect title. Price $6.50 per acre.<br />
in fee.<br />
689—4,221 acres of hemlock and oak timber<br />
in Pocahontas Co.. W. Va.. on Greenbrier<br />
Division of the C. & O. R. R. Contains<br />
fine variety of woods, estimated 5<br />
million feet, including 12 to 20 million of<br />
hemlock and 1 million of white pine, also<br />
14,800 cords of bark for which there is demand<br />
from nearby tanneries. Freight<br />
rates and all particulars on application.<br />
Price $23 per acre.<br />
690—1,800 acres of spruce and hemlock<br />
on the C. & I. R. R. in W. Va. 14 to 15<br />
million feet of saw timber on tract mostly<br />
spruce and hemlock, also cherry, ash and<br />
basswood. Easy to stock and timber all<br />
coming to one place. Price $44,500.<br />
691—1,428 acres of timber land in Logan<br />
Co., W. Va., 60 miles from Huntingdon.<br />
Carries basswood, hickory and 4,500,000<br />
feet of white and chestnut oak. Owned by<br />
National Bank and title warranted. Price<br />
in fee $9.50 per acre, mineral rights reserved.<br />
692—20.000 acres of timber in Randolph<br />
Co.. W. Va., on Elkwater Creek, tributary<br />
of Tygarts Valley River and 7 miles from<br />
the Wabash R. R. Boundary including a<br />
10 mile creek valley with tributary, virgin<br />
forest of W. Va., hardwoods including<br />
poplar, white and red oak, ash, cherry,<br />
maple, lynn and hickory and some fine<br />
black walnut. Ideal location for operation<br />
with cheap tram road. Price $16 per acre<br />
inn fee, $14 for timber only. Nothing<br />
finer in timber in this state.<br />
693—17,000 acres of timber lands in Pocahontas<br />
Co., W. Va., near Seebert on the<br />
Greenbrier Division of the C. & O. R. R.<br />
Can all be operated at one point. Lies<br />
on Laurel Creek and Old Hams Run. Sufficient<br />
surface for operating. A mouth of<br />
Laurel Creek goes with tract. Estimated<br />
37 M. cords of bark with perpetual market<br />
to nearby tanneries. Timber estimated 100<br />
million feet; 60 million hemlock; 20 million<br />
white, red and chestnut oak, 20 millon basswood,<br />
chestnut and other woods. Price<br />
$12.50 per acre.<br />
694—7.000 acres of timber lands in Eastern<br />
W. Va., on C. & O. R. R. Estimated<br />
to cut per acre 6 M. feet hemock, 2 M.<br />
feet spruce, 2 M. red and white oak. Fine<br />
bark output, also pulpwood. Price %22<br />
per acre.<br />
695—2,056 acres of timber land on the<br />
East branch of Greenbrier River, between<br />
the C. & O. and Dry Fork Railroads. Will<br />
cut 20 million feet of spruce and hemlock,<br />
besides other timbers. Tract easily lumbered.<br />
Price, in fee, $21 per acre. Timber<br />
rights $18.<br />
696—2,000 acres of timber land in W.<br />
Va., on the C. & I. R. R. Will cut 16 M.<br />
feet to the acre. 50% hemlock, 40% spruce,<br />
10% poplar, cherry and ash. Fronts on the<br />
R. R. 3 miles. None of timber further than<br />
1 Smiles from road, tract slopes to the road<br />
and can be operated at one site. Easily<br />
stocked. Price $75,000. 1-3 cash, balance<br />
in one, two and three years, with interest.<br />
Ten years to remove timber.<br />
697—20.000 acres of hardwood timber<br />
lands in Macon Co., N. C. Yellow poplar,<br />
oak, hemlock, white pine, hickory, etc. Estimated<br />
to cut 8 M. feet per acre. Railroad<br />
will be extended soon through this property.<br />
Price $6.50 per acre.<br />
698—2,000 acres of hickory timber, 7 miles<br />
from R. R. in W. Va. 3 M. feet to the<br />
acre. Both shell and tight bark. Easily<br />
operated. Plenty of water. Down grade<br />
road to R. R. No high hills. Price $9<br />
per acre.<br />
699—500 acres of hickory timber land on<br />
head waters of Good Creek, 5 miles from<br />
R. R. in W. Va. Lies between two mountains.<br />
Carries principally hickory, some<br />
white oak and pine. 4 M. feet per acre.<br />
50% hickory. Good roads, easy grade,<br />
plenty of water. Price $12 per acre.<br />
700^400 acres 9 miles from R. R. in W.<br />
Va. 10M feet per acre. 75% white oak,<br />
25% hickory. $16 per acre. Further information<br />
on request.<br />
We have a number of active, operating<br />
collieries for saie in different localities, and<br />
will be glad to send descriptions of same<br />
on application.<br />
Smith ® Ireland,inc., Coal and Timber Lands,<br />
Offices: Suite 801-2-3 Arrott Building, Pittsburg, Pa.