Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-20
n 4 W o X l. T. 4 Ms, OPELDCS3S AND
GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.
NEW 0RLtASs. June LIST, 1851.
LAND n~EpARTMENT

THE NEW ORLEANS, OPELuCSiS y GREAT WEST.
ERN RAILROAD COMPANY, by and In v!stnr oil sc
act vi the United States C"ngr,S, OF the 81 june, 1850. and
Of IN act Of our State Legislature III the 18th March, ls57,
have become the owners Of '"a, no acres Of Land, free from
al! membranes or mortgages.
These Lands are included within 4 strip Of 80 miles In
width, or II miles on each side ui the T ilway linz. e1teE..
lug from Aifirrs, opposite New Orleans. TO he Sabine river,
or The Eastern boundary Of Texas, y distance 81 IS ri!!rs.
In the contemplated continuation Of this r"aI into Texas,
II will traverse the most fertile grain region OF that State.
Thr Lands " ing opposite the first l23 mi ~ of The Com.
pany's road, are In the iich and heavily { mbrrcI siluy;ul
valley Of the Mississippi river, on Bayou La:ourch-, Graud
Lake, and %e!scwh-rr. Between the !!jt!l aud l9rtI ri!s-,
We ave a Very larsr amount Of fertile and vniublr Lands
In the Attakapas PraiIies, II region nowhere cxccliri fox
beauty. healthfulress and fertility Of soI.
Between the l9rth IT lr and the Sabine r.9er, thu road
tr.vrrSrs the moderately hills and heavily trur:cd pine
woodlands, varied occasionally by the rich va, les Of the
stream, nooh water. game. Gear water 1,o.i' abound
ing IN t'h. are common ~ this ehtirc locality The p!Eo
woods. in quantity ana quHl.ty. are unsurpassed. and It l.
believed that The Lands will r.i-s cotton pr"ttsnly.
Maps ard plats can be seen and examined, all ipforms.
lion a, 10 The character and price Of Land obtained, april
cations Ina:r, and terms Of sale frhily agreed upon, at thu
Parish ot II May, Ia.
Acts Of sale 10 be passed In New Orleans, a, the expense
Of the purchaser.
In the absence ofthe purchaser, "A written poEer Of attor.
ney, authorizing The agent to .isr The ACT, and The noies given
In payment, and To gait 4 m"Iigasr To secure the uoteS,
will be required.
aThe terms Of sale are 0nelhlri cash; rtms!nder In notes
at one and two Years, pay able ut L bank ~ New ORLEANS.
With eight per cent per annum int, rest after mhtusliy,
with mortgage until final raym, ut, and In dc sult, the pur-
chaser 10 pay five per cent. tor attorney : tees.
The ~Conpany's Lands are bow bcinc examined. As fat
rs reports are made, the price per acre viii be GIrd o. each
tract applied tor, and the applicant duly notified Of The
same, aud he will be- regulirt. 10 accept the land, 1t tie
p'ice designated, within a reasonable time, or, n default.
the lard will b. offered for sale TO othrrS. The COMPANY
rrder' s" to itself the right Of changing the prices and tcfc,
from time To time.
The Company desire to encourage actnsl s.ttlers. aud
will grant priority Of duplication To persons who are now in
actual Occupation" and cultivation OF land: but OIL. II rra.
son"bie time will he ara'isd them 10 Apply for aud pur-
chase litter which II viii he sold to any oihtr applicant
WILLIAM G. HEW e, President
G.. ". r BaYLgY, Laid Asert. Aug eS-il1.
CHANGE OF FARE
FROM LINCIlBURG TO SCUtTSFILLE.
~ AMI after the stb lnsr., the Pare On 5z--.,A.
or Boats from l~.yuchburg to SEQ t. -aMss.FtttSEaas
vile will be- rsi"ed TO iwn and a haIt cents ~IHsa"9-S"'
per mile and Tor iuscI mediate points between III: tcn
places.
r~!os Scottsvinr, and from thence to Ei:l,aond, no al.
ITERATION Ia the fare.
s"ptt Il. EDMOND ( co.
mANIFACTUItEG IVHiCCO.
I ~ Packages iiauuiactnrri r0hareu, consisting
l,CCO u;lbs. y lbs 8 lbs, and 10 lbs OF various
grades OF quality, in Galr, thrcc.quar,trs and Whole bores
terms. wM. GRrASER,
Aug i2-lm. Cary street, between 18Th and 2aLS.
INSURE YOUR LIFE AT HOME.
THE VIRGINIA LINE INSURANCE.
COMPANY,
OFFICE CORNER OF AAiS AND ELEVENTH 81 REETS.
INsuEES whre persons for life, o. for a term Of year:
l. and slave, for ore or more lGot exceeding four) year..
Gran'c ahnui,ies and end"~uruts on the most equitable
terms.
The Yankee companies having made known thei- intrn.
ton 10 rcpuiiaie The policies ni our fellow citizens WHO
may b. Killed in drfcnc. Of Their husars, either by taking
ur arms, or by sy mpathlzirg with, or by lending aid nId
comfort 10 Southern rebels. every prudent man, insurcd hy
them, ought NJ once TO cancel his policy And Insure At
lurHr.
Books, containing the necessary Information, are fur.
SAMUEL j.: HARRISON, President.
J.. Aulia PLgAs.STs, Secretary
BLAIR huAw.Ll, 81. D., Medical Examiner.
J. v. Mct.w. N. D., Consulting Iby'ic!al.