Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-15
By THE PREstbENT IF THE UNITED
STATES

In pursuance OF law, !, JAMES BUCHANAN. Pres
declare and ma Ike known that public sales will be
heiQ a. the aforementioned and ofhoesln the STATE
to wit: q" VIC 0' e'''"i'0' TX H"'No'
AT the laid Office at OPELoUsAs. commencing on
Monday, the savenioeEth dap of Nav next, for the
situated in the following townships and parts 81
townships, VIZ.
SoRh o; the base line and Of the me
Sections IL and "a; the SW i of section IS sec
tons q, 81, 3d. 81 81 SO and 40, OF township SEQ
lions Is, g. 10, ~ u, 10. 10 q "a, ~ g. 81, 81 ST.
ssSoh 70 1f Z s S
t9n 70; sections ~ IL, q, o. % q. 80 81, 81 and 81.
"a, and 26, of township :; townships {. ana 8, of
Townships 6. and g. of range thrse
Township y, Of range forr.
Township II, of rangefrs.
Township 10, Of range eight.
Sections II H. u. q. d. "a So "a and 81 of town
ship s. sections 2 -, l3 %, "a IS 30 n "a. S. and
townships 1, S, s. and IL of range tSrtesr. Ten
South If The base line and cas-: Of the principal m
TIE sW y of section 4; &c. tic ms s and q; the SW
a of section 10; sections IG 20 o. "a & "a 81 50 81
aad IS, S; sections 2 6, g. 10, H. u, IT,
township g. except section l; township 9, Of range
Sections L. 10, H. a. and "a, of township 8; Sec
tons 10 g. TO- H. u, 49, 10 r. a, 49, So and g. Of
s s2TSsshP sections 2; s. no. H. A. h. %, o. 81 81
Section 3; lots 2 S, 6, AMI T. Of section 8; seo-
ss s9s 81 t of tssEnshR the = Of tn NE
sections 6, s, and 90 the " i Of the NV a and the
the "i the ! sSd tSe ssespns sHa ST.
townshi2 81 sections g. 10, Il. Ia IL. n, a, "a,
g. TO- i ID; 49, g, q Is. g. s., 81 81, and 81.
of township II, of range THREE.
the OF h s nv ffs s Il"
lots and 4. OF section 10; sections 10 and D.
eo9s - g. 5d Of Of g.
township g. except section 81; sections and 10,
township 70, of range SIR.
North If las base line and sci of the principa me-
Township, of range four
North Of the base Lane and 'cest Of the prinep pa
ridion.
Township 2, Of range one.
Township 8. IF range t,ro.
Townships 4, ), and o, of range faY,.
AT the land office ~ OPEtuusAs, comm ncing on
Monday the twenty ii rst day of May next fer the
AID "a pss af C." tna " t H. ,H
ttne1 toTnsh ps, which remain to the United
Orleans, Opeiousas and Great Western railrcat.'
sinnecf, ss TeGu'Ied by law, 70 minimum of t,co
do lars and nifty cents per acre. viz:
South OF tae b0Se line AMI east Of the principal ms
Townships 2, s, 4, ana 5. OF range one
Townships 2 ga, s, an1 t. Of range tro
townships = 8, 4, s. ., 7, s, 9, anu 10, Of range
t. IL anu and H. OF of r rsnse
townships 9; H.; II, IL and il, of range SIR.
Town hips ii, Il, Is. il and IS. Of fangs stsht
TTownshhips H. T. 4, Is and ls of range 'i",
Township i, IS is and il: Of range elsren.
townships Is, Is and H. of range I,rslre.
Township Is, of range thirteen.
South Of the base line and ,osst eT the principal ms
townships 2,s and T. Of ranges one .,oo and ire.
Townships I, and 8, of ranges four, fire, stc
ssren, eisht and nine.
Townships and 2, of ranges ten, stsusn and
tUe!cs
Al the land 10, Sss at NV GRLEAys, commencing
disposal Of the rGeant lanJs IN ne rrsn nunp5fysJ
sections and paris o. Section, withH the under
mentioned townships, which remain to the United
Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western r 1
SUBJECT, as required by law, to a minimum of two
dollars and ty cents per acre, viz:
South Of the base line a1d east Of fIs PRINCIPAL me
rtdi IN, and tcsst Of the mississippi rirsr.
Townships i and II. ofraggel2.
Towns hps H. IS e, and H. Of faase i sn0 "
Towns ps t. '5 aad Is # fsnses is, T. and 49,
Townships IS AID IA, of ranges %, %, "a, and Is
lands appropriated by law for tile use of schools,
swamp and overaowed." granted 70 the State by
as fs of y pr
~ Ihe tracts a.3ng the lines of the railroad Il be
Of h s 8. by the
tl2uiar tracts cut by the routes Will be sold
ta5ning the quantities respectively shown on the
The ftflng of the auove lands will be commenced
on the days appointed and will proceed in the order
haze been offered and the sales thus closed but no
sale shall be kept open Longer than t,rO ryeEs nd
no private entry of any of the lands will be tied
until alter he expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington
this 3ist day IF Januasy Ammo Domlni one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President:
S.A. smith.
Commissioners of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMA NTS.
Every person entitled to the right pre-. emption
to any OF the lands within the townships and parts
OF townships above enumer ated, Is required to es
tahlsh the same tn the satisfaction of the ister
and ecsiver OF the proper land oic and make pay
ment therefor as soon as practicable after seeing
this notice, and before the day appointed for the
comme ncement of the public sale Of the lands en-
braclng the tr6 CT claimed otherwise such claim
Will be forfeited. e. SMITH
COmml ssioncr Of the General Land Once
NOTE u nder the regulations of the department.
IA heretofore and now existing, no pa, msnt can he