The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-31
THAT CROOKED CANAL.
The Franchises, Lots and Lands Of
the W. & 2. @. to be Sold on
Order Of Court.
THE ADvER r1sEMENr.

TALIsTs-INTEREs TING READING FOR THE
LAND SHARKS AND BLOATED BOND
HOLDERS.
The following advertisement in the Terre
Haute Express is snatched from a select
circle ofreaders and spread before the citi-
zens of tie state by the Sentinel:
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT, DIsTRIcr. OF
X. Gapen We. Inc PoaTd
OF Trustees of the Wabash and hTle ca nal, in
chancery. Whereas the United States Circuit
Court for the district OF Indiana I'D, at the
November term, 1879, in The above entitled
cause, order and decree that the Wabash and
Erie canal, with ali its appurtenances, as here
mater specified, and also all lands and lots
board of trustees OF the v abash & Erie cana,
and franchises, except as hereinafteT specified,
chancery, and the resident trustee, at public
auction. in the manner, at the time and place,
and upon the terms hereinafter specified;
Now. thereto e, we, Samuel b. Gookins,
special master in chanc ny, and Thomas Dow
ling, resident trustee, do hereby give public
notice that,
ON THE 2IrH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1876,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the court house door in the
city of Terre Haute, vigo county, Indiana, we
will offer for sale at public auction TO the high
est bidder:
l. All that part of the main line of the Wabash
d Erie canal extending from the western bound.
airy of the city of Lafayette eastward to the
Ohio state line, including its banks, margins,
tow-paths, side-cuJs, feeders, basins, right-of-
and all lots and lands used as sites for water
powers and franchises, to be offered for sale in
body. II a satisfactory bid shall not be made for
the same then the said property " ill, in like
manner, be offered for sale in the sections and
FIRST Division-From the western boundary of
lafayette TO the east line OF the piers OF the Car
rollton bridge, In the county OF carroll, inelud-
ing the dams across the Wabash river at Pitts
buTgh and across Deer creek and Wild Cat creek,
and al the appurtenances, as above specified,
the main line Of lhlS DIVISION being about y
miles in extent.
Second Division-From the east line OF the
piers Of the Carrollton bGidg3 10 the western
boundary OF the city OF Logansport, about IS
miles.
Third Division-From the western boundary
OF the city OF LOgansport to the west end of lock
No. -, including the Peru dam and feeder, about
10 miles.
Fourth Dlvsion-From the west end of lock
No. 10, at Peru, to the west end OF the lower lock
at LagIO, including the Lagr0 dam and feeder,
about twenty-one miles.
Fifth Divlsion-From the west end of the
lower lock at Lagro 10 the west end of the lower
lock at Roanoke, about twenty-five miles.
Sixth Division-trOm the west end of the
lower LOCK at Roanoke to the crossing of the
Pittsburg, TT. Wayne & Chicago railroad, about
Seventh Division-From the crossing of the
Pittsburg Ft. Wayne & Chicago raj road 10 The
Ohio STATE line. about twenty-one miles.
At the same time and place the remainder If
the canal from the western boundary OF the eitv
OF Lafayette 10 the terminus of me &c naI al
Evansville will be, in like manner, offe red for
sale at public auction, in separate sec IONS ana
divisions, eSch division to include 4 ,at norfion
f.
spectively, through which it pa 4SSs 5. 1ncI1dine
Its banks, margins, tow-paths, seie-cntc feeders
basins, right-ot way, locks, ms, water-powers
and structures but not in s;Judjno lands which
have been used and ccs;upied az reservoirs
which are reserved and to be ssid as hereinafter
specinsu: Inefe - ESQ reserved from such sale
from thaL uVlslon OF the canal which passes
through the county of 100 All that part of the
canaI ana lots and lads which lie within the
Haute, and from nat division of the canal
I'M ntcn Jas - Ugh Vanderuurgh county all
lie Pafb ~ 'ns nal and lands and lots which
city OF Evans lille, including Ianasco.
sale at a ance and place Tia be offered for
''' los ana parcels OF land, to-wit:
ALLEN COUNTY.
Fractional section 6, Up. 30, north of range Is,
east, 60 Jth of the Maumee river.
uILo'. No. 6, in the County Addition to Fort
n'-yne.
la sec g. tn. so, north OF range Il, east, at Fort
Wayne, about four acres
Northwest corner OF Richardvile Reserve, on
the northwest side o. st. Joseph river, about
Northeast corner of st. Joseph dam, about
26O-lOO acres.
HUNTIS GToN COUNTY.
In the west half OF the northeast quarter and
east half of the northwest quarter OF sec. IA, tip.
2S north of range s. east, exclusive OF the canal,
on the south side of the same, about acres.
Lots 1875. 23i, 2S5, 236 and 81, in the town OF
Huntington, on the south si1e of the canal, in
the fractional west half of the northeast quarter
OF Sec II, tip. Is, north Of range q, east, about
! On the south side of Dickey's lock, reserved
from land sold 100. Bird, acres.
Lock No. Z, at Huntington, on the bermside of
the canal, and stone quarry, acres.
AT locks Nos. ana 8, ~ chains by chains
wide, containing, exclusive of the canal,
acres.
WABASH COUNTY.
Lot on the bermside, 10 chains by chains,
acres.
No cid chains nv I
Lock No. ~ on the bermside, 10 chains up the
canal. exclusive of the canal, or acres.
Six chain strip in Peru at the flour nall, 8 or
acres.
CARROLL COUNTY.
Fractional lots and 6, in block 10, Jones &
Grimes's addition to Delphi.
Part of fractional lot in Jones Grimess add
ton to Delphi, south OF and fronting franklin
street, running 10 feet To the bayou containing
about $50 acre.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY.
Lots ZIG, lC6, lis and l23 in Attica.
Lots lS5 and lS6 in Attica.
Lots in Coleman's addition to C0vingtOn, com
mencing at southwest corner of lot 1872
Lot in Coleman addition to COyington, com
meneing at the southeast corner Of lot III.
woo COUNTY.
At lock No. q Cross Cut canal about 9 acres
At lock No. 3. Cross Cut canal, on the bern
side, SO feet aOove the head OF the lock, about
acres.
Lot No. /, of sec. q, Up. IL, north of range
Parcel Of land in sec p, tp. IL, north of rang
s, west, about l0-lO0 acres.
Lot lying 80 feet above the head of lock No.
80 feet from the ceRter line of said lock, about
acres.
CLAY COUNTY.
At Eel river feeder dam No. 4, part OF tn
southeast quarter of the northeast quarter O
g. tip. 10, north of range g. west, 35ClOO acres
Part of the southeast quarter OF the northeas
quarter Of sec. ., tP 10, north Of range 6, wes'
347 LOO acres.
DAVIES COUNTY.
Lot i'm the northwest quarter OF the northeas
quarter of see. IL, tp. 4, north OF range 7, west
PIKE COUNTY.
Lot ct the lock I'm Piketon. in the northeas
quarter of sec. n, Up. !, south OF range 8, wesi
1.70-sO0 acres.
GIBSON COUNTY.
Part of the west half o. the northeast of sec. II
I'd. g. south of range 10, west, z acres.