Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-15

/ 4ONN1AS
described in the township map as follows:
All of sec. 81, township Is, n. w, 634 so
The. southeast Or. section II, and
northeast Or. section 20, same
township and range, 32l.00
964.56
This land is also above overflow, and
the growth thereon similar to 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. 1t
lies south of the plantation owned and Cul-
tivated by Mr.. Mcneil, and west of MIR
Murdock's place, and joins both of these
fine plantations. Lot Z, section 33, town
ship 10, range | west, 5000
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
ed MUsHULATUBBEEy
being lots IL, ID and Is, of section 10,
and lots 3, and of section Is, of town
ship IS, range l west, 26O.oI
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 its 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. d, IT, W, 1872
This tract fronts quarter of mile on
the Yazoo river, and is an excellent place
for a 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 l6, range 3 west, 92.78
Lots 9, 10, IL, II, Is, IA, Is fsec.
%, township II, range 8 west, 25S.00
s5O.78
This tract fronts on Sky Lake, and is
above overflow, and similar in soil and
growth to the Chickamah tract. At
small expense Lowech Bayou could be
made navigable for steamboats, up to Sky
Lake.
Also, the northeast quarter of section
So, and the northwest quarter of section
So, in township Is, range west, 32OU4
All of these lands are more than forty
miles from the Mississippi river, and with
in few miles of the Hills of Carols
county. The Mississippi overhows do moi
affect them. During the great OVERT ~
in the spring and summer of 1914, The
Yazoo was not as high as il was raised hy
the Tallahatchie 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 1899, called
PUsHEiATTAHA.
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 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 for
five OR six miles. These levees, together
with the high lands on Clear creek, sur
round the Pushmattaha tract, protect ii en-
tirely from overflow, ard render it one OF
the most desirable situations for cotton
farm in the Mississippi bottoms. II lies
but mile and quarter from the Missis.
sippi river, and is described in the town.
ship map as follows:
| All of section %, township 81,
range 8 west, $4,000
| The undivided half of northeast or.
of sec. "a, t, 81, re w. SOTO
The west half ofsouth.wesi ar, aud
east half of southeast or. of sec.
"a, township 81, range Swest, l6040
Lots |, 2, 5, and 8. of section 30,
same township and range, 1915
The southwest or. and east half of
the north. west or. of section 81,
same township and range, $4,000
The south west or. of section 80,
township %, range s wes;, 1914
! Acres, l,446.OO
The southeast or. of section u,
! township 90, range 8 west, 10000
i This land joins plantation cleared by
| Mr.. Lobdell, and is excellent land.
Lot 3, sec. 1, township CIR. 8 W, 96.6a
Il This lot fronts on the Mississippi river.
! A fine place for woodward called