The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1861-08-31

NEW ORLEANS, OpELOUsAs,
AND
CIV. RAiLRoAD COMPANY.
.H -FH H1 s#E S---.-s a3s5ST fs VS.
Land Department.
NEW ORLEANS, JUN NE lsr, 1861.

Lana department.
: NEW ORLEANS, JUNElsr, 1861.
TTHE New Orleans, Opelousas aud Great
l. Western Rail Road Company, by and in
virtue of an act of the United States Congress
of tie Ord June, 1856, and an act of our State
Legislature Of the 10th Of March, 1857 have
become tha,.pwners of 100000 acres OF land,
free from anincumbrances or mortgages.
These lands are included within strip OF
80 miles in width, or Is miles on each side Of
the railway line, extending from Algers, OPP
posite New Orleans, to The Sabine River, or
The Eastern boundary Of. Texas, distance Of
25S miles. In the contemplated continuation
of This road into Texas, it will traverse the
most fertile grain regions Of that State.
The lands lying opposite the first 70 miles
of the companys road, are in the rich and
heavily timhered alluyial valley Of the Mifsis-
|sippi River, on Bayon Lalonfsbe tsrand Lake,
and elsewhere Between i25th and l9o,h
miles, We have a very large amount OF fertile
and valuable lands in the Attakapas prairies,
a region nowhere excelled for beauty, health
fulness, and fertility Of soil. g.,r ,9
Between the l9Oth mile and the Sabine Riy-
er, the road traverses the moderately hllly and
heavily timbered pine woodlands, varied occa-
f,oJ ..t, r,n,o5 olaor u,a ter hrnnks aho,,n,1-
al, n.a aN.,,s aaf,,,an ~ tbis an,ira locality
NJ III, nod, 4; f,,ant;iv md aua]ity are
.na II = hel;ayea thai the lands
| will raise cotton profitaby 5s..
! Mans and plats can been seen and examined,
| all in9arnai;an % 10 Tie character and price
! oflarS oht.;ne5 annl;cat;ons made and terms
of sa,a t;na Nv aarsas mon ST the Office of the
oon,,,s,yss | sua cent at Rrashear CITY.
Is,nt,'s pan!t,,, &c, Mary / nn,.;ana
Acts of sale 10 be passed in New Orleans,
g. ~ - ~ ~ tha ,,r,ba cor written
49, ."a r. atta,n,r anthar;yino I'M ao,,nt "a
s;an H tba a,ts and the notes piyen in payment
"a =. rsnt.a ,,,,r,o,ga to secure The notes
,r;ll In r,,,,r,d J5sl5fs5,.
Tha tor,n, If cole are. Cne-third cash. re-
a;.so. /, No. ~ ,ro md ,u,o vears naya
ii'' hIa ~ hanr i, Naw I,,lsaus with e;oht ner
a,,t n 80, ;,,tarast after maturity with
ns'S ,,,,;l f,nal narusnt and In default
,ho ,, nav I; pe ,cr cent l,r attorney
e.o
rho co,,n.nv,s M are now heinr examined
u 49, = re,arts n i. naaa the nrice per aer,
I'll ,,a Srsa m sach tract .s,r,ied for. ant
w., M,n dnl,, no,;4e5 of the same and h
Iii ha ra1,n;raa - a,.,,,,t The land nj the pric
i ,os;anoted within reasonable time, ar in de
Sn,F he Land v;l, he of1tred forsale to Others
4 The % cn,onany reserves TO itself the right q
4 c,,an,.;nr ,hp nrices and terms from time i
,;n,a s ges
il,ha cornnnny desire 10 encourage actual &c,
flare and will prant prinritv of anplication /
mors',ns Who .re now Ii actual oce,lnaton au
,lt t;gat;ng If iand. hut only reasonable tim
iii' ~;u he grantea stIem to apply, fer and M,
ohss,s M = AFTER whieh il viii be sold to any othe
annIicant, n VT
i. rfs''' WIIIJtM a. HEWES. President,
q O. w n RAYIKY. Lard Agent.
:, n H-pnbljc notice is i,er6t,y cigeu, n ha
e IN. lands in the parishes Of ST. MARI. st. MAJ
I I t;n Vermi}lionI LAFAYETTE snd st. Landr,
i nav ot;area Ear sale are Included in and a,
e .,,r,,,osta to the following three divisions,
II saprt;nns of .twenty continuous miles" each.
\. ,b,. line of the railroad, viz: twenty contn
AZ ons miles eytendiur from BrasLear, or ii
5, ea1,, nile 70 nqint near The town of Fran
:, In l;n ar The lne,h mile. ,awen,y continue,
~ ,,es ey ,anainy from poi,,t lust below Il
.. q tnwm ] &C New Iberia. ar about the l24tb mi
4 tn - s.noint ina, above The town Of yer,nIlio
lg yilie. or about the Hath mile; and "twcn
ie ,,.t;unons milas ), eytendine from the end
"a ~ last ,,.scribed seetion. to point near ii
town t M os .lpeloasas. Or abon, the ls4,h mile.
these sections includes the Railroad Ian
= in The lower half Of ranges /, q 3, t. s and
sa t"s of,rrnsh;n . A south AID, all in ranges
q; ~ - - q I...s+ q, to,u,,sb;,, /; so,,tl. a,