The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-16

medlately below the ABOVE described tract ana
bounded above by said tract and by the line
separating the parishes of IherylIle and AS
cension having front on the Mississippi river
of eleven and a half arpents by depth of
eighty aPpents with side lines opening between
two and three degrees and extending back to
the Madam Judice tract composed of section
rs, tp 8, e, containing forty-four and So. 100
acres: section 40, tp s. $ g. containing 562
and 46I0a acres, and section So, tip 8, re,
containing 424 and 8-100 acres. the whole con-
tanning 631 and 1890 acres, more or less, and
known as the Maria Taylor tract, confirmed to
her by private act of congress of March 3. 1883,
as per patent of the United States OF END OF
December, 1879.
f31 Another tract of land on the left bank of
the Mississippi river, in the parish OF Ascer-
sion, having front of about tWenty.saven
toises, more or less, on said river, witt a depth
of forty arpents, bounded above by thu pre-
ceding tract, and designated as section Il, in
tip 9, sr2 g, containing twenty-five and 64-lO0
acres, mere or less, acquired from the United
States by location of school warrant of Ger,
tificate No. 268 and patent of the state OF
Louisiana No. 1855.
"a Another tract of land situated In the par
ish of Ascension on the left bank OF the Mis-.
sissippi river, having a front on said river of
nine arpents and II toises, more or less, by a
depth of forty afpents, bounded above by the
land lastly described designated as sting 1
of sec. 4, tp 10, 5 r Q, containing and 4-lUu
acres, aud sec. AZ, tip 8, r 9, containing three
hundred acres, and both together containing
three hundred and nine and Alq0 acres, belng
the claim of Thomas and David Urquhart. GER
tificate 34S, as per patent of the United States
of date n, August, 1eo0.
f5l Another tract of land situated in the par
ish of Ascension on the left bank of the Mis-
sissipDi river, bounded above by the tract
lastly described, having two arpents and ten
toises, more or less, front on said stream, ex-
tending in depth forty arpents. designated as
sec. 5, tp 10, s 2 e, containing i've and 1890
acres, and sec. 49, tip 8, r e, containing 70 and
1900 acres, both containing together seventy
seven and 92-1G0 acres, acquired from the United
States by location of school warrant or GER
/ TO No az of a n
Louisiana, No. 1885, and dated
(61 Another tract OF land situated in the par
ish of Ascension on the left side of the Mis-
sissippi river beginning forty arpents fro.-l
said river and extending in depth about forty
arpents to the Madam Judice tract adjacent to
and in the rear of the tracts fourthly and
filthy described designated as lot 2, of section
l9, containing seventy and 29-100 acres. and lot
of section 10, containing two hundred and
twenty-three and 37-100 acres, both together
containing two hundred and ninety.three and
66-100 acres, more or less, as per patent of the
United States, No. no. issued 18th of Septem-
Der, 1874 to John Il. King, and PARENT on their
1881 ISL = =. ''.04 - $500 : : - 80
u A certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ascension on the left bank of tbs
Mississippi river, having front on said river
Of three arpants, more or less, extending in
depth forty arpents, with side lines opening
about degrees, designated as Sec 6, tp 10, r
2 g, containing thirteen and 10.10O acres, and
sec. A, tip 9, S + g. containing one hundred and
ninety-tWo and 72-100 acres, both together con-
tanning two hundred and five and 62-100 acres,
and being the claim OF jacques tI HebeTt, Ger,
issued on the End day of May, 1881, bounded
above by the land filthy des eribed, said tract
being the lower part on the Mississippi river
of the Southwood plantation, conveyed to
A. l.. Ellis, by John Crossley & Sons, on the
24th of April, 1888 and the land secondly above
described being the upper limit of the Missis-
Eippi river of said plantation as SO sold and
Isl 4 certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ascension on the east side of the
Mississippi river, being forty arpenss from said
river and extending in depth about twenty.four
arpents adjacent to and Immediately in the
rear of the tract lastly described, bounded
above by portion of the land sixth1y above
described containing two hundred and 76-100
acres, and designated as sec. 81. tp sr e. or
the back presumption of Donat Hebert, certi-
ficate No. 430, as per patented the United States
No. 430 issued to Donat Hebert on the 10Th
August, 1881.
% A certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ascension on the left side of the Mis-
sissippi river, beginning about sixty-four ar
penis from said river, and adjacent to and in
the rear of the tract lastly described, and
extending in depth about seventeen arpents
to the Madam Judiee tract, designated as lot
l of sec. 10, tip 9, S e, and containing one
hundred and twenty-five and 85-100 acres, as per
patent Of the United States No. 422 issued on
the 3Dth June. 1880, to Valery Dupuy and Mary
FL. Hebet, and which tract of land is bounded
above by part of the land sixthly described.
101 A certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ascension on the east side of the
Mississippi river, and about eighty arpents
from said river. known as the Madam Judice
tract, being sec. 20 in tp 8, 5 Q e, containing
six hundred and seventy-nine and A8-100 acres, as
per patent of the United States issued on the
4th day of June, 1880, to Madam Judice. which
tract of land is bounded below by part of the
in part, by the tracts secondly and sixthly and
ninthly described. The whole of the foregoing
tracts secondly thirdly, fourthly. filthy,
tenthly described containing two thousand,
seven hundred and forty-six and 86-100 acres.
more or less constituting the Southweod plan
tation, as acquired aforesaid by T.. A. Ellis to
which was afterwards added the tract firstly de-
scribed, known as the Island of Porehe tract, in
creasing the quantity OF land in said Sonthwood
thousand and nine hundred and eighty-four
S6-100 acres, more or less.
The Riverside or Mound plantation, consist
ing of the following tracts of land all in the
parish of Ascension and in townships and 10
south. range east, namely:
ID A certain tract of land on the left bank of
the Mississippi river having four aTpents in
front of said river, more or less. by a depth of
forty arpents, being the upper part of Firmin
Dupuy claim, bounded on the upper side by the
first forty arpents in depth of the Southwood
plantation as heretofore described and con-
Yeyed, designated as section I, township 10,
south range east, containing twenty and
93100 acres, and section ID, tp 8, e, contain
ing one hundred and seventeen acres, and both
containing one hundred and thirty-seven and
93-100 acres, as per patent of the United States,
issued 14th day of May, 1878, TO Firnnin Dupuy.
~ A certain tract of land situated on the
left bank of the Mississippi river, in the parish
of Ascension, having five arpents, more or less,
front on said river, by depth of forty arpents.
being the lower part of the Firmin Dupny
claim, bounded above by the tracts Immediately
preceding and below by the Waterloo planta-
tion of Louis Geismar, designated as section g.,
in tip 10. ST e, containing thirty-three and
2-100 acres, and section 46, tip 8, Re, contain
ing one hundred and sixty-six and 7s-100 acres,
and both containing one hundred and ninety
nine and 75-100 acres, as, per patent of the
United States issued on the 14th day of May,
1876, to Firmin Dupuy, the said two immedi
ately preceding tracts of land having together
nine arpents front on the Mississippi river. con-
stitnting the portion Of the Riverside pianta-
tien fronting on said river.
80 A certain tract of land situated on the
left side of the Mississippi river. beginning
forty arpents from said river adjacent to and
IN the rear of the upper part of the tract firstly
described and extending in depth forty aFpents,
more or less, back to the Madam JUDGE tract,
bounded on the upper side by the tracts
eighthly and ninthIy described as parts of the
SouthWond plantation heretofore conveyed
and being the west or upper part of section 81
TIP 3, SIR Q, containing Iyeight and 87-1o0
acres as per patent of the United States dated
the 10th of February, 1881, and issued to Joseph
Hebert in virtue of his back presumption GER
tificate No. 432.
90 A certain tract of land situated on the
east side of the Mississippi river in the parish
of Ascension. beginning forty arpents from said
river and extending in depth forty arpents,
more or less, back to the Madam Judice tract
bounded above by the lands lastly described
and below in part by section ST. being the lower
or eastern part of section 81, tp 8. IS z Q. con-
tanning eighty -four and 59-100 acres, as per
patent of the United States, dated 10th Of
February, 1881, issued to John King in virtue
of his back prescription certificate No. 433.
(51 a certain tract of land situated on the
east side of the Mississippi river in the parish
from said river, adjacent to and in The rear of
the tract secondly above described, extending