Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-13

northe or. section 20, same
township and range, 32I.0O
964.56
This land is also above overflow, and
the growth thereon similar 10 that on the
Chickamah tract.
THE ROEBUCK TRACT,
being the east half of section 80, town.
ship 10, range | west, 800 SO
This tract is also above overflow, and
includes part of the Roebuck prairie. Ii
lies south OF the plantation owned and cul-
tivated by Mr.. Mcneil, and west Of Mr..
Murdock's place, and joins both of these
fine plantations. Lot Z, section SO, town
ship 10, range | west: $500
This fraction fronts on Roebuck lake, and
is near Mr.. Murdock's place.
Also, fine tract of land fronting one
mile on the east side of Roebuck lake, call,
led MUsHULATURBEE,
being lots II, ID and 13, of section 10,
and lots 3, and of section Is, of town
ship 10, range l west, 260 81
This tract is also above overflow, and
would suit small planter admirably. 1t
lies within two miles Of the Yazoo river.
The land adjoining this tract is all for sale
by It's owners, and plantation of any rea-
sonable size could be obtained on that side
of the Lake.
THE WOODWARD.
Lots 3, 4, 6, of sec. 4, t. II, r. W, 1872
This tract fronts quarter of mile on
the 1aZoo river, and is an excellent place
for woodward. 1t is principally high
land. BY purchasing the adjoining lands,
a fine cotton plantation could be made at
this point.
Also fine tract of land on Sky Lake,
called CHAFFA-TE-NUBBEE,
being lots Z, 8, and 8, of section 81, town
ship Is, range 3 west, 92.78
Lots 8, 10, IL, -, l3, IA, Is of sec
%, township II, range west, 25S.O0
s5o7s
This tract fronts on Sky Lake, and is
above overflow, and similar in soil and
growth to the Chickamah tract. At a
small expense Lowech Bayou could be
made navigable for steamboats, up to Sky
Lake.
Also, the northeast quarter of section
IS, and the northwest quarter of section
Sc, in township Is, range west, $1,000
All of these lands are more than forty
miles from the Mississippi river, and with
in few miles of the Hills of Carroll
county. The Mississippi overnows do not
affect them. During the great overflow
in the spring and summer of 1914, the
Yazoo was not as high as it was raised by
the Talahatchie and Cold Water rivers in
the winter of 1874.
IN BOLIVAR COUNTY.
A choice tract of land selected and
bought at the first sales at Chocchuma,
in the year 1888, called
| PUsHMATTAHA.
This fine tract lies east and north Of the
plantation owned by the heirs of the late
James Perry Brown, and east and south Of
the plantation of ]. r. Burrus, esq.
The latter gentleman has made a fine
levee at the upper end Of his place, ex-
tending mile and half buck, from the
Mississippi river to the high basis on Clear
creek. Fine front levees are constructed
on the Mississippi river, from Mr.. Burrus
cross levee down the Mississippi to Lake
Bolivar; thence down Lake Bolivar fol
five or six miles. These levees, together
with the high lands on Clear creek, sur
round the Pushmattaha tract, protect ii en-
tireIy from overflow, ard render it one o
the most desirable situations for cottor
farm in the Mississippi bottoms. II lie
but mile and a squarter from the Missis
!, sippi river, and is described in the town
ship map as follows:
| ALI of section Is, township 81,
range west, $1,000
! The undivided half of northeast or.
of sec. "a, t, 81, r. 6w, 80.1(
The west halfof southwest Or, and
east half of southeast or. of sec.
"a, township 81, range s west, 1904
Lots /, 2, 5, and 9, of section 35,
same township and range, 1917
The southwest Or. and cast half of
the northwest or. of section "a,
same township and range, 24O.6
The south west or. OF section 35,
township %, range 8 wes;, 1871
; Acres, l.446.O
The southeast or. of section IL,
township 90, range west, 1000
This land joins plantation cleared b
I Mr.. Lobdell, and is excellent land
! Lot 8, sec. /, township 81, r. 8 W, 96s
f This lot fronts on the Mississippi river
A fine place for woodward called
O GREENWOOD,
. = IL -loff hanlr of the Mississinni- rive