Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-31
Miscellaneous,
SALE OF eHOCTAw ORPHAN LANDS
- In mississippi. 2 le1Lll ~
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
)flce Of Indian Affairs. August IS, 1885.


~ - DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
ONCE Of Indian Affairs, August -, 1885.
pUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
| Il several pieces or parcels OF land hereinafter
described, lying in the counties Of Taiahatchie
Yalobusha, Holmes, Lowndes, and Bolivar, In
| the State Of Mississippi, win, at the times and
places designated be exposed for sale an separate
quarter sections. at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, by commissioners TO be appointed
on behalf Of the Choctaw orphans by the govern.
ment as their trustee, under the provision Of the
9th clause of the 10Th article Of the Choctaw treaty
| Of 1880, viz: A" ~
On Monday, the Sd day of December, 1855, al
the court house door in Cofeeville the following
tracts In Yalobusha coanty:
All in township tucenty-tAres C2) of rage sie
Ali OF section thirty three (33)
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-eight (2S) SD SID n
The east half Of section twenty nine (2s)
The northeast quarter section thirty-one (31)
The north half Of section thirty-two 1927 =.
The whole of section thirty-three (33,) and
The west half of section thirty-fo (3i)
And, at the same time and place, the following
described tract In the adjoining range In Boiiroi
county, viz: - ..t7.' +a-a- '-
The south half Of section thirteen, to,cnshp ttrez.
o.. ty-siz (26) range Serea "a tcest.
On Monday, the 10th day Of December, 1856, al
the court house door in Charleston, Tallahatchi
county, the following described tracts Of land in
| said county, viz:
In township ttcenty four (24) range too (2) east
All Of sections three a. ten tlo,) and thirty
three (33) - 10 -
The east half Of section four az -
The southwest quarter Of section nine 10Y
The north half and southwest quarter Of section
TWENTY-FIVE (22)
The west half of section twenty five (25)
The north half of section twenty-six (26)
, The west half Of section twenty seven cay
The northwest quarter Of section thirty four (3i)
and r..
The north half Of the northwest quarter and
west half IF the northeast quarter Of section thiT
ty six (36) #.gu
In toscnship tioenty.re (25,) rasgs tsco (2) east
All of section twenty (27,) twenty.eight
(2S) and twenty-nine coy
The northeast quarter Of section four az
The southwest quarter Of section twenty-five
The southwest quarter Of section twenty three
(23,) and
The east half of section thirty CaO.G
In township ftcsnty-foxr Gay range three 81
q. All Of section three (3) - ...~
The east half Of the northeast quarter Of section
two (2,) and
The northeast quarter of section four4
In township Twenty-Five esq range three (s)
q east.
The southwest quarter of section fourteen n4)
The southeast quarter of section fifteen l5)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty five
(25D
The southeast quarter Of section thirty-three
OBJ and
The southwest quarter Of section thirty four (3i)
On Monday, the 18th day Of December, 1855, n,
the courthouse door in the town Of Lexington
Holmes county the following described tracts Of
land in said county, viz:
In tornship sixteen (16,) range one Q) nest
The west half Of Sc elton fifteen Q5) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
IN tOtcnship fifteen Q5,) range one ~ ,oess
The southeast quarter Of section twenty (2U)
On Saturday, the 22d Of December, 1855, at the
court house door i'm the town of Columbus, the
following described quarter section Of and In
Lotcndes county, viz:
The northwest quarter of section twenty-five
(22 township nineteen (l9,) range seventeen (l7)
east.
of the above described lands, seventy. twoquar.
ter sections were selected IN 1884, at time when
some of the best lands in the State were unoccu-
pied and Incorporated; and the other five quar-
Ter sections and one-eighth acre lot, eighth Of
section have been acq uired in settlement from
debtors 20 the orphan fund The late commits
sioner TO settle IN debtors to that fund describe,
the lands above offered for sale az being almost
without an exception rich and fertile, well and ad
yantdgeously located, many Of them considerably
improved" and being ''largely enhanced ia
value by the settlement, Improvement PROSPERITY
and excellent population Of the section IN whic h
they lie, and ''emincntly adapted" for planting
purposes.
All appraisement Of these reserves, showing
their value, and the minimum price at which
each tract, respectively, may be sold, win be made
prior TO the dates Of sale. y
In cases where the purchaser or purchasers Of any
tract shall fail to comply with the terms Of SALE ID
Land purchased will be resol6 at his or their ex
pense and risk. - --f'
The title to these lands is believed to be indis-
putablei but II, In any case, an adverse claim
shall be set up, the hight Of the orphans will be
defended by the government, as their guardian
The above sales will commence at the places
named at IL O'Clock OF each day, and continue un
I'll the lands are all offered O..
CHARLES f. MIX,
Acting Commissioner.