New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-25

u MAGNIFICENT SUGAR ESTATE.
/ In the matter of Edgar Drouet, administrator OF
! the succession of Edmond Drcuet and wife
| and Alexis Drouet ct al, heirs
Off B. Drouet and wife,
] FOR A PARTITION,
| AT PUBLIC AUCTION. WITHOUT RESERVE.
ON JANUARY "a, 1874,
Second Judicial District Court for the Parish of
| Jefferson-NO 4014.
| by NASH & HODGsON.-w r. HoDG-
| d son, auctoneer-OMce No. Carondelet
! street-On SATURDAY, January "a. 1874 at twelve
O'clock NJ, at the st. Charles Auction Exchange in
the basement rotunda OF the st. Charles Hotel ia
this city, by virtue and IN pursuance of an order
of tie Hon. Don A. Pardee, Judge of the Second
Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson
dated December ID, 1873 court docket No. 4O74 in
The matter of Edgar Drouet, administrator of the
succt ssion of Edmond Drouet and wife VS.. Alexis
Drouet ct al, heirs of J. Drouet and wife TO
partition. at public auction will be sold the TO-.
VERY VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION
Lands, Stock, Agricultural Implements, etc,
to wit
Description of Sugar Plantation:
la SUGAR PLANTATION. situated on the
left bank of the Bayou Ouatcha and Dupont on
the Grand Isle Of Barata,is, in the parish of JET
ferson, having an area of 1470 arpents 300 tOises
and 70 feet Said plantation being composed of
the following lots
First-A TRACT OF LAND. having front of a
league and half on the Grand Isle OF Barataria;
said tract, commencing on the Bayou aux Oes
extending the Bayou La P0inte, with the
reservation of tract of land, commencing from
the point of the Bauou Oies e ,tendlns to the
cOulee, upon which was the house of Dominique
Perr an 6 is the f same properly purchased by
fore L. +. Cairo. late notary public the twelfth
of October, 1929 said tract OF land being more &C
de Armas deputy surveyor general, dated Septem
Der so, 1885, as the lot of ground comprised within
the letters A. b, Z, u, +, + and A. on said plat
Secopd-Of the follow ing sections and parts of
ectious sold with said pIandisn to wit:
Fractional sections twenty-three and twenty
six west half OF the northwest quarter of Sec
ton twenty-five, west half of the southwest
quarter of section twenty-five, aud the fractional
west half of section thirysix; all in township six
teen south, range twenty.three east, west of the
Mississippi river in the sOutheast ern land district of
Louisiana, purchased from the government, Feb
ruary 10. l345 and with the above described tracr.
hird-A tract of land, stuat ted in the di,trc ct of
BaIataria, in the parish of Jefferson. measuring
Barataria or Ouatcha, with ali the depth that NAV
Herewith belong, which is about two leagues;
said property is bounded above by lands formerly
belonging to Francois Tisopherne Boutte. below
by lands iorperly belonging to Victor Coulon and
in the rear by Bayou Purot Pero, said tract con-
tanning about 1859 arpents more or less, acquired
from the Messrs. st. Pc by act passed before
Charles Boudousquie. notary public, June 4, lS45
the total area of sugar plant alton 4037 arpents
There is on the plantation sufficient cane !
to plant from l25 to 40 cents also of first
year stubbles and over 100 acres OF second year !
stubbles. |
The fertility of these lands is known to be of |
the best in the State, and have nearly always
eraged over hOgshe ad of sugar 10 the acre and |
the superior We dlands can not be surpassed in |
the State. The foregoing plantation and lands /
VIII be sold III one lot, aud the improvements on the
same consist of good sugarhOuse, with open ket
ties and steam pans, with splendid machinery, |
very recently placed at an expense of over Sl2,- |
600, all in good working order, with extensive
barns, stables and necessary outhouses, good
quarters for over 100 hands and two c6mmodious
residences. with all their dependencies.
With the above plantation will be sold the fol- |
lowing described live stock, wood, agricultural I'M
pl~mehts aud movable effects, to wit: Forty seven
mules, six oxen three bulls, twenty three mich |
cows, thirtyuine yearlings and calves, nine large
carts, four small carts, one stable cart, eleven |
double plows. eight sing 10 plows five arge four
II ule plOws, six wheelbarrows. one foe, thirty |
three leather collars, thirty-three pairs names, |
thrty-tbree brides twenty pairs traces, nine sad
dies and breechin9s. hfty-tive cane knives, thirty
five hoes, eighteen shovels, eighteen spades, elev
en- axes, fifteen grubbing hoes, 400 cords OF wood,
thirty-two empty hossheads one barrel OF sui
phur ali more OF less.
Description OF the lands, separate from the sugar
plantation:
2. tract of land. situated in the parish of JEFF
fersOn, in this state, on the island of Barataria,
having a front of twenty five arpents more or |
less. en- he Bayou Baratara or 0uatcha, and ex-
tending through the said island and fronting oil
the Bayou Pero. being designated by the number
nine, on plan A. drawn by William J. McColoch,
Surveyor General of the United States for Lonis
lana, deposited in the office of Edward Barnett, |
late notary public. Said tract of land has super
fetal area of 14l0 arpents more or less Purchased
from the SUCCESSION OF JOIN NcDOUORn on the |
fifth of April, 1885, by act before said Edward
Barnett.
PORTION TWO.
3. tract of land, situated in the same parish,
between the Grand COulee and Bayou kigolet !
Petit Coteau) in township sixteen south. range |
twenty three east, having area of about 5l4 |
irpents 345 toises said tract being posed of the
sections and parts of sections: Fractional
northeast quarter of northwest quarter of section
thirty ve fractional southwest quarter of north |
EAST quarter of section thirty five; the west half
haas nf htrfr five l
rae onai east half of southeast quarter of section
hirty five, township sixteen seuth range twenty |
hree east, west of the Mississippi river; and north
west fraction of east half of section two, and |
north traction of east half of west half of section
wo, i'll township seventeen south. range twenty. |
hree east, ard also that part of section six lying
between Grand Couee and Bayou kigOet per |
,lan of L H. Pile, city surveyor dated September
), 1859, al d posted in the office of Charles T. !
Sortier then a notary public. Purchased from the !
ucce ssion of John McDouogh, June L. 1860 by act |
before said Charles 4. FOrtier, notary public.
PORTION THREE.
4. A tract of land, known the Grand Coteau |
situated between the Grand Coulee and Bayou Du |
,out, i'll township seventeen soath RANGE twenty |
hree east, in the parish OF Jefferson having an |
rea OF about 2125 arpents 480 tOises said tract |
,eirg composed of the following sections and parts
# sections: West half of section one. fraction OF
asst half of section two, fraction of east half of
vest half of section two, west half of section |
northwest quarter OF section eleven, southwest |
uarter OF southwest quarter of section |
leven, and southeast quarter of south
vest quarter of section eleven, north half of |
0uthwest quarter of section eleven, and north. | ,
vest quarter of section thirteen and mort asst |
uarter of section fourteen northwest ouarrrr ~
{ elton fourteen, west half of southeast quarter
section fourtt en-, east half of southwest quarter
section fourteen, and all that part of section six
n the above mentioned plan of L. H. Pile lying be-
ween the Grand Coulee and the range line be-
ween township sixteen south range twenty.three
asst, and township sixteen south range twenty.
,ur east, purchased fcom the succession of JOHN
IcDonogh, June J. 1860, as per act passed before 7
aid Fortier, notary.
PORTION FOUR
5. Four tracts of land situated along the ripbt |
ank OF Bayou Dupont, in township sixteen south | =
ange twenty four east aud township seventeen | 9
,uth, range twenty-four east and township seven |
cen south, range twenty five east; said lots being
esignated by the numbers thirty seven, thirty. |
ght, forty three and forty seven, on tne above | :
lentioned plan of L. H. Pile: said tracts Iyir1 |
long the said Bayou Dupont, with depth of three
rpents, and having an area of about 955 20 loo | Q
ores; purchased from the succession of John Nc =
onogh on the first of June 1860 as per act before
aid Charles 4. FOrtier, notary n
The above described lands, described as portions | Il
ne, two, three and four, will be sold separately, |
nd embrace some of the finest sugar lands in the
tate OF Louisiana. -
Terms and Conditions-For the plantation live
5ock and movable effects firstly described which |
i'll be adjudicated in bulk, one-half cash on the
rot at the moment of adjudication, and the bal.
nee on credit OF one and two years in the notes
the purchaser, to his own order divided into I
,upons to suit the parties in interest payable at
lie Mutual National Bank, of New Orleans, and a
earlng eight per cent interest and special mort o
ige, with vendors privilege from date until paid q
IL mortgage to embrace the clauses of nou-aIier | II
ldo and five per cent for attorneys fees in cass G
suit; the improvements to be kept fully insured a
I'd for sum not less than $4,000 and the policies
ansferred to the holders of the credit notes until b
Iid Ill addition to which the purchaser will as | D
me all the taxes for the year 1873 over and | Ii
'ove the amount of his bid. For the lands sec | n
IDLY, thirdly, fourthly and filthy desc ribed one d.
ird cash on the spot at the moment OF adiudica B
IN, and the balance on a credit of one and wo | eli
airs, with all OF the other conditions the same as
pressed above for the property firstly described Il
Acts Of sale before Charles 7. Soniat notary |