Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-11
Miscellaneous.
SALE OF 9CHOCTAw ORPHAN LANDS
-e0H IN MISSISSIPPI. J,t r---..E'
DKrARrMzNr OF tNTKRIoR,, ,

ONCE OF Indian Affairs, August Id, iooo-
DUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given, that the
described. lvino in The counties OF Talahatchie,
YaIotIsba. Holmes, Lowndes, and Bolivar, in
the State of Mississippi, Will, at the times and
qkaTt.T sections at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, by commissioners to disappointed
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
On Monday, the Sd day Of December, 1855, at
the court house door in Cofeeville, the following
tracts In Yalobusha county:
All in township ttosaty-thrss C23) ofya.gs eight
(S) east.
All of section thirty three (33)
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty eight (2s) .~ s. :.
The east half Of section twenty nine coy
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-four (3D
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 tetcHshp tcen-
ty-siL C26) range ssrea az tusst
On Monday, the 10th day Of December, 1885, at
the court house door in Charleston, Tallahatehie
county, the following described tracts of land in
said county, viz:
In township t,osnty-four Gay range t,ro (2) east
three (33)
The east half Of section four (4)
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 i26)
The west half of section twenty seven (27)
The northwest quarter Of section thirty -four (3i)
and
The north half OF the northwest quarter and
west half Of the northeast quarter Of section thir
ty six (36)
In to,cnship t1csnty fire (25,) rangs two (2) east
All OF section twenty-seven (27,) twenty-eight
(2S) and twenty-nine (29)
The northeast quarter OF section four az
The southwest quarter Of section twenty-five
The southwest quarter Of section twenty-three
C23,) and 80
The east half of section thirty (3O.)
In township ttSsnty-foHr (2l) range three ts)
east.
All of section three ~
The east half Of the northeast quarter Of section
two e. and
The northeast quarter Of section four (4)
In to'e"Ship Twenty-Five (25,) range three (3
The southwest quarter OF section fourteen 14)
The southeast quarter Of section fifteen 15)
The southwest quarter Of section twenty five
(25l
The southeast quarter of section twenty six (26)
The southeast quarter of section thirty-three
3D. and
The southwest quarter Of section thirty-four (3i)
On Monday, the 17th day Of December, 1855, al
the courthouse door in the town of Lexington
HOLMES county, the following described tracts of
land In said county, viz
In township Siztsen (1G,l range one ID tceSt.
The west half OF section fifteen (15) and
The west half and southeast quarter Of section
twenty-five (22)
In township fifteen (15,) range one ID ,rsst.
The southeast quarter Of section twenty C2O)
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
LOrHdsS county, viz:
The northwest quarter Of section TWENTY-FIVE
(2) township nineteen 49, range seventeen az
east.
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 lot, or eighth of
a section, have been quired In settlement from
debtors TO the orphan fund The late commits
sioner to settle tn debtors to that fund describes
the lands above offered for sale as being almost
without an exception rich and fertile, well and ad
vantaSeously located, many Of them considerably
improved,D and as being ''largely enhanced in
value by the settlement, improvement, prosperity,
ana excellent population Of the section In which
they lie, :" and 'eminently adapted" for planting
purposes.
An appraisement of these reserves showing
their value, and the minimum price at which
each tract, respectively, 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 be Iesold at his or their ex-
pense and risk. p
The title to these lands is believed to be indis-
putable; but If, IN any case, an adverse claim
shall be set up, the right OF the orphans viii Be
defended by the government, as their guardian.
The above sales will commence at the places
named at 12 O'Clock CT each day and continue IN
I'll the lands are ell offered
CHARLES E. MIX,
Acting Commissioner.
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