New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-21
AUCTION SALES.
By Nash & Hodgsou.

Together with tho
LIVE STOCK. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
AND MOVABLE EFFECTS:
| Also.
FOUR SUPERIOR TRACTS OF LAND:
BAYOU BARATARiA. IN THE PARISH OF
! JEFFERSON.
A MAGNIFICENT SUGAR ESTATE.
| In the matter of Edgar Drouet. administrator
the succession OF Edmond DrOust and wife
| vs. Alexis Drouet ct al. heiys
! Of. B. OIouet and wife.
FOR PARTITIONS.
| At PUBLIC AUCTION. WITHOUT RESERVE.
ON FEBRUARY 1874.
Second judicial pis.ric: cout. fos the psris, o.
Jetfeys0n-No. 1914.
by NASH 4 HoDGsCN.-w; I Hops.
! street-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
dated December IS, 1873. court docket No. 1914 in
| the matter of Edgar Drouet. administrator OF the
I succ. sson of Edmond DrOuet and wife vs.. Alexis
Drouet ct al, heirs of J. B. Drouet and wife, tor
partition, at public auction will! be sold the fol.
lowing described
VERY VALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATION.
! Lands. Stock. Agriculture! Implements, etc,
30 wit.
| Description o: Sugar Plantation:
I. 4 SUGAR PLANTATION. situated on the
| !eft bank OF the Bayou Ouatcha and Dupont or
the Grand Isle OF Baratala in! the parish of JET.
terson. having all area of 1870 arpents 3O9 toises
| and % feet. Said plantation being composed of
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 Dies, ex-
tending TO the Bayou La POnte or Dupont with
the reservation OF tract of land, commencing from
the point OF the Bayou aux Oes extending to the
| coulee, upon which was the house of Dominique
! Perrin and is the same property purchased by j..
8. and E. DrOuet from FRANCOIS. Rigant, per act be-
| fore L. F. Cairo late notary public on the twelfth
curately and further described plan by Charles
de Armas. deputy surveyor general, dated Septem
Der 80 1889, as the lot of ground comprised within
the letters A, B. {, D. H. +, q and A. said plat,
with the further reservation OF tract of land
situated at TIE upper extremity of said tract A,
b. C., ID +, +, ard A, measuring three arpents
| front on Bayou Ouatcha. by six arpents in depth
closing in the rear. and designated on said plan
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 thirtysix; all in township
teen south range twenty three east, west of the
Mississippi river in the southeastern land district
Louisiana, purchased from the government, Feb
ruary 10. l845, and with the above described tract
Ihird-A tract of land, situated in the district OF
BaIataria, in the parish of Jefferson measuring
twenty arpents more or less front the Bayou
Barataria Ouatcha, with all the depth that may
thereuntO belong, which is about two leagues;
said property is bounded above by lands formerly
belonging to Francois TsopherRe Boutte below
by lands formerly belonging to Victor Coulon, and
III the rear by BAYOU Purot or Pero, said tract
tanning about 2569 arpents more or less, acquired
fIa Pa W nf aGSaIt IAfnr
Charles BoudOusquie, notary public, June 4, 1915,
the total of sugar plantation 4037 arpents 600
tOises more or less.
There is on the plantation sufficient cane
to plant from l25 to $40 arpents also of first
year stubbles and over 100 acres of second year
stubbes
The fertility of these lands are known TO be of
the best in the State. and have nearly always av
eraged over a hogshead of sugar to the acre, and
the superior woodlands not be surpassed in
the State. The foregoing plantation and lands
will be sold in ore lot and the improvements the
same consist of a good sugarhOuse, with open ket
ties and steam pans, with splendid machinery,
very recently placed at an expense of over $l2,.
coo. 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
pemei.ts and movable effects to wit Forty seven
mules. six oxen. three bulls twenty three mich
cows thirty nine yearlings and calves, nine large
carts, four small carts, one stable cart, eleven
double plows eight single pows five large four
mule plOws six wheelbarrOws. one foe, thirty
three leather collars, thirty-thTee pairs names,
thirtythree brides, twenty pairs traces nine sad
dies and breechings fifty five cane knives, thirty
five hoes, eighteen shOvels eighteen spades, eev-
axes, fifteen grubbing hoes, 400 cords of wood,
thirty-two empty hossheads. one barrel OF sui.
phur ali more or less.
Description OF the lands. separate from the sugar
plantation:
3 A tract OF land situated in the parish Of JET.
ferson, in this State, the island of Barataria,
baving front of twenty-five arpents. more or
less; On the Bayou Barataria or ouatcha. and ex-
tending through the said island and fronting
.he Bayou PeIo. being designated by the number
nine. on plan G. drawn by William J. McCoOch.
Surveyor General of the United States for Louis.
lana, deposited IN the office Of Edward Barnett.
late notary public. said tract OF land has super
:cia area of l4io arpents. more or less Purchased
from the succession of John McDOnogh on the
fifth OF April. 1883. by act before said Edward
Barnett.
;. 4 tract Of land, situated in the same parish,
between the Grand COulee and Bayou Rigolct
petit COteau, in township sixteen south. range
twenty three east, having an area OF about Sli
arpents 3i5 tOses said tract being composed of the
following 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
of southeast quarter of section thrty-tive, and
fractional east half of southeast quarter of section
thrt five, township sixteen south, range twenty.
three east west of the Mississippi river; and north
west fraction of east half of section two, and
north fraction 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 Rgolet, as per
plan of L. H. Pile, city surveyor, dated September
IS 1859, and deposited in the Office OF Charles +.
Fortier. then notary public. Purchased from the
sllcce ssiOn of John McDonOgh, June 1860, by act
before said Charles +. Fortier. notary public.
PORTION THREE.
"a tract Of land known as the Grand Coteau,
situated between the Grand COulee and Bayou Du
pont, in township seventeen south range twenty.
three east in the parish of Jefferson, having an
ri said
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
west half of section two. west half of section
twelve east half OF section eleven, east half of
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 fourteen EAST half Of southwest quartz.
OF section fourteen. and all that part of section six
on the above mentioned plan of L. II. Pilie lying be.
tween township sixteen south, range twenty. three
east and township sixteen south. range twenty
four east. purchased from the succession of John
McDonogh June !, 1850, as per act passed before
said Fortieg. notary.
PORTION FOUR.
3. Four tracts of land, situated along fie f.ilt
range twentyfour east. and township seventeen
south. range twenty -four east and township seven.
teen south, range twenty tive east; said lots ben:
designated by the numbers thirty seven. thirty.
eight forty. hrse and forty seven, on the above
mentioned plan of L. H. Pile: said tracts Tying
along the said Bayou Dupont with a depth of three
arpents, and having AN area Of about $50 20 100
acres; purchased from the succession OF John Ne.
Donogh on the first OF June. 1860. per act before
said Charles 4. Fortier. notary.
The above described lands, described az 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 Conditions-For the plantation. 1--WE
stock and movable effects, firstly described WI ich