Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-12
SALE OF CH06TAw ORPHAN LANDS
IN MISSISSIPPI.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
Once Of Indian Affairs, August -, 1856

Once Of Indian Affairs, August 10, 1855.
DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the
several pieces or parcels OF land hereinafter
described, lying in the counties Of Talahatchie,
Yalobusha, Holmes, Lowndes and Bolivar, in
the State Of Mississippi, will, at the times and
places designated be exposed for sale IN separate
quarter ssctioaS at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, by commissioners to disappointed
on behalf Of the Choctaw orphans by the govern
ment, their trustee, under the provision OF the
9th clause Of the 10Th article Of the Choctaw treaty
of 1880, viz:
On Monday, the Sd day Of December, 1855, at
the court house door in Cofeeville, the following
tracts In Yalobusha county:
All in fornship tcsnty-thrss (23) of rasge eight
All of section thirty "a three reef is9
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-eight (2s)
The east half OF section twenty nine (29)
The northeast quarter section thirty-one (3D
The north half Of section thirtytwo (32)
The whole of section thirty three 49, and
The west half Of section thirty-fou (4)
And, at the same time and place. the following
described tract In the adjoining range in Bolirar
county, viz:
The south half of section thirteen township t,cen-
fy-siz (26) range seren az tcsst.
On Monday, the 10th day of December, 1855, at
the court house door in Charleston, Tdliahatehie
county, the following described tracts Of land in
said county, viz
In to,cnship trsnty four cay range tiro (2) east
All of sections three 81 ten co., and thirty
three (33)
The east half of section four az
The southwest quarter Of section nine (9)
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 (27)
The northwest quarter Of section thirty-fOur Gay
and
The north half Of the northwest quarter and
west half of the northeast quarter Of section thr-
ty six (36)
In touOnship tt1enty fire (25) range too (2) east
All Of section twenty-sevea (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,l and
The east half of section thirty (3o)
In township stosnty-foHr (ai) range three (s)
east.
All Of section three ~
The east half Of the northeast quarter Of section
two (2,) and
The northeast quarter Of section four (i)
Il" Township tisenty.frs (25,) range three (3)
The southwest quarter Of section fourteen n4)
The southeast quarter Of section fifteen Q5)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty five
The southeast quarter Of section twenty six 1907
The southeast quarter Of section thirtY-three
49, ard
The southwest quarter Of section thirty -four (3i
On Monday, the 18th day OF December 1875 at
the courthouse door in the town Of Lexington
Holmes county, the following described tracts of
land in said county, viz:
In township sixteen Q6,) range one Q) tcsst.
The west half of section fifteen Q5) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
In township fifteen 15,) range one C) rest
The southeast quarter of section twenty COY
On Saturday, the 22d Of December, 1855 at the
court house door in the town of Columbus, the
following described quarter section Of and in
Loundss county, viz:
The northwest quarter Of section TWENTY-FIVE
(2, township nineteen 19.) range seventeen Q7)
Of the above described lands, seventy twoouar-
ter sections were selected in 1884, at time when
some OF the best lands in the State were unoccu-
pied and unappropriated and the other FIVE quar-
ter sections and one-eighth acre lot, eighth Of
section, have been acquired in settlement from
debtors to the orphan fund The late commits.
sOner to settle with debtors to that fund describes
the lands above offered for sale being almost
without an exception rich and fertile, well and ad
vantageously located, many Of them considerably
improved" and as being ''laTgely enhanced in
value by the settlement, improvement, prosperity
and excellent population OF the section In which
they lie, and ''emiaently adapted for planting
purposes.
An appraisement Of these reserves, showing
their value, and the minimum price at which
each tract, Spcctivey may be sold will be made
prior to the dates Of sale.
In cases where the purchaser or purchasers Of any
tract shall fail to comply with the terms Of SALE the
Land purchased will De IesOld at his or their ex.
pense and risk.
The title to these lands Is believed to be ,ndis-
Putable; but II, in any case, an adverse claim
shall be set up, the right OF the orphans will bs
defended by the government, as their guardian
The above sales will commence at the places
named at IL O'Clock Of each Gay, and continue I'm.
IL the lands are al offered
CHARLES L. MIX,
Arflpn