WEST VIRGINIA Continued 



TIMBER INVESTMENTS. 8,000 acres spruce and hemlock, on railroad ; will cut 

 20,000 feet per acre. $35 per acre. 



1,500 acres spruce and hemlock, 2 miles from railroad ; will cut 25,000 feet per acre. 

 $37 per acre 



54,ooo,ocofeet fine timber, on tract of 5, 500 acres- on Green briar River and C. &O. R.R. ; 

 will cut 20,000,000 hemlock, 10,000,000 white oak, 7,000,000 red oak, 8,000,000 chestnut 

 oak, 1,000,000 white pine, and 8,000,000 poplar, birch, chestnut, linden, hickory, locust, 

 etc. Profits on tan bark alone will pay for the land. $18 per acre. 



COAL, IRON, OIL, AND TIMBER LANDS. ;,oco acres on main line Norfolk 

 and Western. Coal developed already; timber worth $88,000; complete prospectus 

 furnished. 



2,200 ACRES (coal and timber) HEMLOCK, SPRUCE, CHERRY, AND ASH. 

 Will cut 18,000 feet per acre. One-half is Hemlock, balance principally Spruce. This 

 tract is on the railroad and a navigable river, is magnificently timbered and underlaid 

 with a Clarion seam of coal. The outcrop showing plainly over the property. It has not 

 been developed as yet, the branch of the Wabash having but recently been completed. 

 Price, $40 per acre. 



2,000 ACRES, containing Hemlock, Spruce, Cherry, Ash, etc. One-half of this tract 

 will cut 20,000 feet per acre. Balance will cut 15,000 feet per acre. This is a splendid 

 timber proposition. Is on a railroad. Good ground for stocking. $32 per acre. 



1,200 ACRES, containing Hemlock, Spruce, and Cherry. This tract is one mile from 

 railroad. Will cut 18,000 feet per acre. $28. 



7,000 ACRES, three miles from railroad, containing Hemlock, Oak, and Poplar. 

 This tract will cut 9,000 feet per acre, of which one-third is Hemlock. Price, $17 

 per acre. 



19,000 ACRES OF HEMLOCK AND SPRUCE, in Pocahontas county, W. Va., 

 being on a navigable river and also railroad. This tract is claimed to be the finest tract 

 of Spruce and Hemlock in W. Va., and has been estimated to cut 15,000 feet per acre of 

 Hemlock and Spruce, besides a large quantity of Ash, Cherry, Bass Wood, and Maple, 

 not included in this estimate. With the exception of about two thousand acres, the 

 whole tract can be lumbered at one operation. The ground is smooth and in excellent 

 shape to operate. Price, $30 per acre. 



2,500 ACRES OF TIMBER on both sides of a navigable river, located on two lines of 

 railroad. Will cut 8,000 feet per acre ; 3,000 feet Oak per acre. This is a good, desirable 

 property and is accessible, as aforesaid, to two railroads, which is an item in shipping 

 lumber. Price, $15 per acre. 



8,000 ACRES SPRUCE AND HEMLOCK, on railroad. Will cut not less than 20,000 

 feet per acre. It is situated in the county of Randolph and lies for several miles on the 

 railroad and a navigable river. There is a splendid lot of bark on this tract, and it will 

 eventually pay the purchase price of land. This is one of the very best propositions we 

 know of in Spruce and Hemlock. Price, $35 per acre. 



1,500 ACRES. It is located about two miles from railroad, and except for the fact 

 that it is not directly on the railroad the description is the same as preceding property, 

 but if possible it is slightly better timbered. Price, $37 per acre. 



We have many other valuable timber and mineral properties in this state upon our 

 books. Particulars on application. 



JOHN SHERMAN (Si CO. 



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