New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-23

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FOUR SUPERIOR TRACTS OF LAND
BAYOU sARATAREA, IN THE PARISH OF
JEFFERSON.
4 MAGNIFICENT SUGAR ESTATE.
In the matter of Edgar Drouet, administrator o
the succession of Edmond DrOuet and wife
vs.. Alexis Droue. ct al: heirs
FOR A PARTITION.
AT PUBLIC AUCTION. WITHOUT RESERVE.
ON FEBRUARY l. 1874.
Second judicial District Court for the Parish of
Je1ferson-NO. 4074.
pY NASH & HODGsON.-w. l. HoDG.
ID SON. auetioreer-Ottice No. 5 Carondelet
strpet-On SATURDAY. February = 1874 at twelve
o. clock NJ, at the St. Charles Auction Exchange in
the basement rotunda Of the st. Charles Hotel in
this CITY, by virtue and IN pursuance of an order
of the Hon. Don A. Pardee, Judge of the Second
Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson
the matter of Edgar Drouet, administrator of the
succt ssiOn of Edmond Drouet and wife VS.. Alexis
Drouet ct al, heirs OF J. B. DrOuet and wife for
partition, at public auction Will be sold the fol.
low ing described
VERY VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION,
Lands, Stock. Agricultural Implements. etc.
to wit
Description Of Sugar Plantation:
l. SUGAR PLANTATION. situated on the
left bank of the Bayou Ouatcha and Dupont or
the Grand Isle of Barata,a, in the parish of JET
fersOn, having area of l410 arpents 500 tOlses
| and % feet. Said plantation being composed of
the following lots:
league and half on the Grand Isle OF Barataria;
said tract, commencing on the Bayou aux Dies ex.
tending TO the Bayou La Ponte or Dupont with
the reservation of tract OF land commencing from
the nOint of the BAYOU Dies extending
coulse, upon which was the house of Dominique
Perrin, and is the same property purchased by j.
fore L. +. Cairo, late notary public on the twelfth
of October 1929; said tract Of land being more ac
curately and further described Q plan BY Charles
de Armas. deputy surveyor general, dated Septem
Der 80, 1859, the lot of ground comprised within
the letters A, B. c. ID. Z, F. and A. on said plat,
with the further reservation of q tract or land
situated at the upper extremity of said tract A,
B. C, D, Z, F, and A, measuring three arpents
closing in the rear, and designated on said plan as
claimed by the heirs OF Pizani.
Second-Of the following sections and parts of
sections sold with said plantation, 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, and the fractional
west half of section thrty-six all in township six
teen south, range twenty-three east, west of the
Mississippi river in the southeastern land district or
Louisiana purchased from the government Feb
ruary 49, l845, and with the above described tract.
hird-A tract of land, situated in the district
twenty arpents, more or less, front on the Bayou
Baratara or Ouatcha, witt all the depth that may
thereuntO belong. which IS about two leagues;
said property is bounded above by lands formerly
belonging to Francois TisOpherne BOutte, below
by lands formerly belonging to Victor Coul0n, and
in the rear by Bayou PUrOt Or PerO, said tract
tanning about 1869 arpents more or less acquired
from the Messrs. st. Pc by act passed before
Charles Boudousquie. notary public, June 4, l8i5,
tOses, more or less.
There is the plantation sufficient cane
toplant from rs to 40 arPents also acres OF first
year stubbles and over loo acres OF second year
stubbles.
The fertility of these lands are known to be of
the best in the State. and have nearly always az
eraged over a hOgshead of sugar to the acre, and
the superior woodlands can not be surpassed in
the State The foregoing plantation and lands
will be sold in one lot, and the improvements the
same consist of good sugarhOuse, with open ket
ties and steam pans, with splendid machinery,
900, all in good working order with extensive
barns, stables and necessary OuthOuses, good
quarters for over 100 hands and two cOmmodious
residences, with all their dependencies.
With the above plantation will be sold the fol-
lowing described live stock, wood agricultural i'm
plemeits and movable effects to witt For.y-seven
mules, six oxen, three bulls, twenty-three mlch
cows, thirty nine yearllngs and calves, nine large
carts. four small carts, one stable cart. eleven
double pOws eight single pOws, five large fOur
mule plOws, six wheelbarrOws. one foe thirty
three leather collars, thirty-thTee pairs names,
thrtythree brides, twenty pairs traces, nine sad
dies and breechings hfty-tve cane knives. thirty
five hoes eighteen shOvels eighteen spades, elev
en- axes fifteen grubbing hoes, 400 cords of wood,
thirty-two empty hogsheads. one barrel of sui
phur all more OF less.
Description OF the lands, separate from the sugar
plantation:
2. 4 tract Of land situated in the parish of JEFF
ferson, in this State, on the island of Baratara,
having front of TWENTY-FIVE arpents. more or
less on the Bayou Barataria or 0uatcha. and ex-
tending through the said island and fronting OIL
the Bayou PeIO being designated by the number
nine, on plan G, drawn by William J. McCo!loch,
Surveyor General of the United States for Louis
iana deposited in the office of Edward Barnett,
late notary public. Said tract of land has super
fetal area of 1910 arpents, more or less Purchased
from the succession of John McDOnOgh on the
fifth OF April. 1889. by act before said Edward
Barnett.
3. A tract of land, situated in the same parish
between the Grand COulee and Bayou Rgolet
Petit COteau) in township sixteen south. range
twenty three east. having an area of about 5l4
arpents 345 tOise5 said tract being composed of the
following sections and parts of sections Fractional
northeast quarter of northwest quarter of section
thirty-fve; fractional southwest quarter of north.
east quarter of section thirty five; the west half
of southeast quarter of section thirty five, and
tract onsl east half of southeast quarter of section
thirty.fve township sixteen south, range twenty
three 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
two, in township seventeen south, range twenty
three east, and also that part of section six lying
between Grand COulee and Bayou RigOlet, as per
plan OF II Pile city surveyor s dated September
Fortier then notary public. Purchased from the
succt ssion of John McDonogh, June l. 1860, by act
before said Charles E. Fortier, notary public.
PORTION THREE.
4. 4 tract of land. known as the Grand Cofear
situated between the Grand Coulee and Bayou Du.
pOnt. in township seventeen south. range twenty.
three east. in the parish of Jefferson. having an
area of about 2725 arpents 48O tOises: said tract
being composed of the following sections and parts
of sections: West half of section one. fraction Of
east half Of section two fraction of east half of
twelve. east half OF section eleven, east half of
northwest quarter of section eleven. southwest
quarter OF southwest quarter of section
eleven, and southeast quarter of south
west quarter of section eleven, north half of
southwest quarter of section eleven and north
west quarter of section thirteen, and northeast
quarter of section fourteen, northwest quarter of
section fourteen, west half of southeast quarter
of section fourtt east half of southwest quarter
OF section fourteen, and all that part of section six
on the above mentioned plan of L. H. Pile, lying he.
tween the Grand COulee and the range line. be.
tween township sixteen SOUTH range twenty-thlee
east, and township sixteen south, range twenty
four east, purchased from the succession of John
McDonosh. June /. 1860. as per act passed before
said FOrtier. notary.
PORTION FOUR.
5. -Four tracts Of land, situated along the right
bank of Bayou Dupont, in township sixteen south,
range twenty four east and township seventeen
south, range twenty-four east. and township seven.
teen south, range twenty five east; said lots being
designated by the numbers thirty -seven thirty.
eight forty. three and forty seven. the above
mentioned pan of Il. II. PlIle; SAID tracts lying
along the said Bayou Dupont. with depth of three
arpents, and having an area of about 955 20 100
acres purchased from the succession OF John Nc.
DOnOgh the first of June 1860 as per act before
said Charles Z. Fortier. notary.
The above described lands, described as portions
one, two, three and four. will be sold separately,
and embrace some of the finest sugar lands in the
State OF Louisiana.
Terms and Conditons-For the plantation, live
stock and movable effects, firstly described which
will be adjudicated in bulk one half cash on the
spot at the moment of adjudication, and the bal
ance a credit of one and two years, in the notes
of the purchaser, to his order, divided into
coupons to suit the parties in interest payable at
the Mutual National Bank, of New Orleans, and
bearing eight per cent interest and special mort
gage, with vendors privilege from date until paid,
the mortgage to embrace the clauses of n0n-alien-
andO and five per cent for attorneys fees in
of suit; the improvements to be kept fully insured