The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-23
REPORT OF SURVEYORS, ESFAB-
LISTING LINE BETWEEN RAJ
PlDES AND AVOYELLES


To the Honorable President and Mem
bers OF the police Jury OF the Parish OF
Rapidas, LII.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, Albert
Il. Bringhurst, of the Parish OF Rapides,
and Casimir 2. CouvIlion, OF the Parish OF
Avoyelles, Surveyors, beg leave to report
that by virtue Of resolution OF your Hon
orable Body, adopted on the 2Sth day OF
August, 1894, and like resolution OF
the Police Jury Of Ayoyelles parish,
adopted on the 10th day of January, 1894,
copy of each said resolution is attached
hereto for proof and reference-we have,
in compliance with said resolutions, made
survey OF and established the lines
dividing the parishes OF Rayides and
Avoyelles in the manner ana at the time
as stated hereafter, to-wit:
After making thorough Investigation
of the Acts OF the Legislature, we found
only two Acts relating to the boundary
lines between the said parishes. First.
An Act approved February 18th, 1918,
wide page 10, of Acts OF 1879; and Sec
ond. An Act approved April Gath, 1s47,
wide Act No. 1853, Of Acts OF 1870. We
therefore, in onformity with said Acts,
proceeded as follows:
We met at Grimes Bluff, the place for
merly known as the Widow Holms plan
tation, and there began where the upper
line of the said plantation strikes Red
river, at point which bears 8. 81 degrees
W-distant 20 75-10O chains, from the
point where the south boundary line of
section u intersects the upper line OF said
Holms tract, and marked for corner, a
sycamore marked with {cross with three
lines undernea.h), bears 8. SO degrees W.
AZ links, and another sycamore marked
with (cross with three lines underneath),
bears N. So degrees Z. 81 links, and then
run with al allowance for magnetic vari-
alton of degrees east-a line due north,
crossing the north boundary line of Sec.
A., TIP. N, II. E., at point which
bears N. "a degrees E., % 1890 chains
from its north western corner-continue-
ing on same course we passed 2 S0-10G
chains from the south west corner OF the
north east quarter Of section 26 of same
township aud range; we again run on
same course and on the public road lead
ing from Marksville, marked two oaks
with large (cross with three lines under
Neatly on the north side of road and still
running on said course we passed 300
chains west of the southwest corner of
fractional north. east quarter of section
80, in Up. N, r. E., and then run to
the south bank of Horse Pen creek, where
we marked for corner black gum thus:
(cross with three lines nnderneath).
Then returning to Red river, at said
upper line of Holms' tract, we changed
the allowance for magnetic variation to
6dagrees and 81 minutes E., and caicula-
ting our courseEfor the true parish line to
be s. degrees and IS minutes e. We
run on that course across Red river aud
marked on the south bank a cottonwood
thus, (crOss with three lines underneath)
which bears west a links--continuing we
passed through a lake in section IA, Tp.
N, r. 2 E.. aud then entered Red river
just above the "Once More" plantation,
striking the left bank about 300 yards
above John. Grimes old residence, oppo-
site Echo landing; and then run about
chains east OF said house, land again cross
I'd Red river, striking on the east edge OF
the west end front gallery window OF the
Gueringer residence; then passed about
feet east OF the residence of Adolphe
La5orde--about 30 yards east OF the house
OF Alcee Guillory, and about 5 chains or
ITO yards east of the residence of Eiphege
Charters; continuing, we passed through
or over number Of mounds forming the
west end of Big Island, in section 1, TIP. /
N, r. 2 E.; after which we entered a
swamp, extending to the plantation of
Mrs. NJ. D. Cooper, on Bayou Beuf which
lies east OF hayou-crossing on the middle
Of the first caoin below the old gin; we
then crossed to the left side of channel of
said bayou, just below the negro church
we then re-crossed to the east bank, cut
ting off small part OF the Boone Plan
tation," in Rapides, on which is situated
two barns, flour Scabns.. and the store;
then passed about 20 yards west OF .ths
residence, now OF W. j. Allen, on said
"Roone Plantation" We then again
crossed Bayou Bent and run to the Texas
aud Pacific Railroad, which We crossed at
point which bears N. 59k degrees W.
1906 chains from the middle of the chan
mel of Bayou Bout; o1tinuing, we passed