St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06

CANAL G OF WAY UF
ON WHICH THERE is NO
: CONSTRUCTION:
The properties described i
the paragraphs next following ar
rights Of way purchased with til
+ intention Of constructing canal
thereon, but upon which no canal
have been constructed and whicl
are available for agricultural pur
poses:
IS. A certain strip of land o
canal right of way acquired fron
Christina Hanson, widow of q
L. Bidstrup, $50 feet wide, begin
ming at the edge Of Bayou Courta
bleau, at or near the lower end o
the saw dust pile of Gibben's ole
saw mill; running thence south
westerly about IA acres to a gar
or valley; thence through said val
ley across a ridge in the field o.
said Christina Hanson, widow
thence following a defle through
the hills to the Bayou Carron. al
the limit Of the land of said Chris.
tina Hanson, widow, at or near
the railroad bridge; a more accur.
ate description of the said strip OF
land being given in a plat of the
survey thereof attached to the
original act of safe, said survey
being described as follows: Be-
ginning at an iron post planted
on or near the bank of the Bayou
Courtableau below the site Of the
old Gibben's saw mill, designating
and marking the northwest corner
of said strip of land; thence run
ming south 2 degrees, As minutes,
east 2270 feet to an iron post, said
line being the western boundary
line of the said strip of land up.
to that point; thence south 35 de-
grees, As minutes; west, $40 feet
TO an iron post thence south 80
degrees, Is minutes; west, 500 feet
to an iron post; thence south IL
degrees; west, $50 feet to an iron
post; thence south 41degre-S. wsst:5 so
feet to an iron post; thence south
40 degrees, so minutes; west, 800.
feet to an iron post; thence north
60 degrees, 80 minutes; west, 900
feet to an iron post; thence north
so degrees, 80 minutes; west, 1000.
feet to an iron pipe, said right of
way to lie along either side Of or
on the line above described, start
:ng from the second iron post
above described, and containing
35.7 acres, more or less.
The right of way described
in the paragraph last above
and numbered IS was pur-
chased with the intention of con-
thereon the intake chan
mel or canal, but the same was not
used and nc construction work was
done thereon.
The properties described in the
paragraphs next following are
of way purchased with the
intention of constructing thereon
4 continuation of the Main Canal
upon which no construction work
las been done:
So. A certain strip of land or
canal right Of way acquired from
P. T. Blacksher, $50 feet in
over, through and across
following described land lying
IN the west side Of the public road
.eading from Opelousas to Vile
and bounded on the north
oy the lands formerly owned by
!. W. Jackson and the lands of
he heirs Of Jerry May and Chris
oval Dupre, on the south by lands
,ormerly owned by Mrs. T. Fl.
and J. s. Evans, on the
asst by the lands of O. A. Durio
md the public road leading from
to Vile Platte, and on
he west by property of Mrs.
JhristoVal Dupre, said lands being
Township 5 south, range 8 east,
Thieh strip of land or canal right
f way is to lie on the line of sur
'ey made by Messrs. Coleman,
& Villery, Of New Orr
cans, La, which line i~nterseets the
.boye described property. at a
Joint on the boundary line be-
ween the above described prop-
rty and the property formerly
Wned by Mrs. 7. 81. Harris,