The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-03-22
mo. S47.)
PROCLAMATION
BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
mo. SAL
BY THE

In pursuance OF an act OF Y congress- oil
June %, 1876. 7. Rutherford b. Hayes,
President of the United States of Amer
ica. do hereby declare and make known
| That a public sale of valuable Govern
ment Lands will be held at the Land
Office AZ New Orleaps. in the State of
Lcnisiaila, on Wednesday, May 26,
/ 1879, at Which time will be offered all
kinds not previously disposed of i'll the
| aforementioned townships and part OF
townships, viz:
North of base line and east of the
Louisiana meridian in the former Ope-
lousas, now New Orleans, Louisiana.
Land District;
Township 1, ranges 4, 2, 8, and 6.
| Township 2, ranges /. AMI 4.
| Township 3, ranges l and 3.
| townsldpH. ranges | and G..
| North Of base tins and west of lie Louisiana
meridian in the fdrmer opnl6nsas, now Sew
| 0iieuns, Louisiana, Land District:
Tewnships !. 2, 3 and 4. range |,
TJwnshibs7. 2 ard 3, range 2.
Townships !, 2. 3, and ), range 3,
South OF base line aud east of the Louisisn
meridian in the former 0pelousas, new New
! Orleans. Lonsiana. Lam District:
Townships 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, o. I, s. 0. 10. II and
4 H. rangeT.
Townships 2, 9, 4. S, 6 rs, 2, 10, II, IL and
4 u. range.
Tdwn,hips 4 81, 8, =, 10, ii, IL and 10.
! range 3.
Townships 4, 5,7,s ., 10, II, IL, 13 and
/ 10, range4.
Townships J., II an IL, range s.
Townships 8 apd 10 range 6.
Towns hips y anu 4. range z.
Towas i6s p, 20. II and u. range 8.
Tow ships ~, l6 Ind ~, range y.
! Townships " and Is, range 10.
Townships u and II, range ~.
TOWNSHIP. Is aud fs, rlnge ".
4 South Of base lin and west Of The Louisiana
meridian IN tle former '0pelousa', now New
Or euns. To ai-iana, land iistriei:
w ships |, 2, 2, 4, s, 6, z, 8. Q, 10 and Ii,
range I.
townships !, 2, 3, 4 s, 81, s, 9. 10 and II
range 2.
townships /, ?, ,, a, s. 6, :, 50. 10. II and
4 IL, range 4.
Townships 1, 2, 3. A, 5, 6, 7,s, Q, 10, II and
| r. ranges.
Towoshtps 4, 2. 3. 4, 5, g. 7, 8, ., 10 ard II,
range 5.
Townships /, 2, 3, 4, s, 6, l. s, 9, 10 ans II.
townships J. 2, 3, = $, o,7s, 9 and Is,
4 ranger.
townships ., 2, 3, 4, 8, q, :, 8, 9. 10 ara II,
rsnge 3.
| Townships J., 2, 8, 4. S,6,TS,s,lP. H. ~
| rad | 1 rabge9.
Townships J, 2 B. 4, IS, 9, 7, 8. .. 10, III, H.
| l3. ~ and rs range
townships 1, 2 3, ~. Is, z, 8, ., 10, n and
". range 4.
Townships i,8,4, s, SIS, 10. II and
| ~, range 12.
wn hips o. I. 8. q. 10 and II, range IL.
Townships I3 md u.s. range IL
Township Ia, rasge Is.
Lapds appropliatea by law for The use O.
schools mi itary OF osher purposes. or reserved
or rair0aa purpGSes, wall he eSeiaded frem
the sa.e.
The offering Of tbe abryr lands wifi be eco.
mene d on he day aptoptel, aBd will roeeed
iu order in which ileN are iabu1sed uni
the whole have bern Ole Ell and the sales thus
closed; but the sale shat not be kept open
longer chan Wa weeks, and no private On ny
IF any Of ihe lands Ai be admitted until the
day nIler lac close Of the lubht ogering. IN
l.,nds held "a d able aililuum ptiee vii be
opposed Of nj NOT l,.s thap two dollars AND
d'ty oe,ts. y$2 81 Pc acre, and al the lanps
he'd ut minimum price viii be Opposed Of at
~ De ihan ore dollar and twenty tive cents
Isl 20 pr aere Lists u sectional snbdisi
sieils are in the honds IT the district officers
uua wiz he open for tie exam tfa,iun OF those
le ring purchase.
Given VI d my hand. a. the city of Wash
ipstou, III S 2Oth day vi February, A. d. 1919.
r. y HAYES,
President Of The Uni.ei s. ates.
BY HE Preside /:
J. a. "a iLLIAMsoN, Commissioner OF tbe Gen.