List of swamp and overflowed lands, unfit for cultivation, selected as inuring to the State of Louisiana under act of Congress approved March 2, 1849, in the southeastern district, east of the Mississippi River, excepting such as are rightfully claimed or owned by individuals, in township 12 south, range 12 east. * I certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of swamp and overflowed lands, unfit for cultivation, in the several townships therein enumerated, in the southeastern district of Louisiana, east of the Mississippi River, selected by me from the field-notes on file in surveyor-general's office, as inuring to said State under act of Congress approved March 2, 1849, excepting such as are rightfully claimed or owned by individuals. Examined and approved. WM. I. MCCULLOH, Deputy Surveyor, and Agent of Louisiana. SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Donaldsonville, September 25, 1850. R. W. BOYD, SURYEYOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Donaldsonville, December 7, 1850. I certify the foregoing copy to be a true one of the original on file in this office. R. W. BOYD, Surveyor-General of Louisiana. Extract from the field-notes of survey of township 12 south, range 11 east, southeastern district, Extract from the field-notes of survey, &c.—Continued. Section 149. Down the left bank of Mississippi River in front of section 149. 84.20 Swamp and undergrowth. Section 150. Started from southeast corner of Bernard Marigny's O. B. 232;. thence traverse down left bank of the Mississippi River in front of section 150. To swamp and undergrowth. To northeast corner in swamp and undergrowth. Section 151. Started from front corner between sections 150 and 151. 77.50 To swamp. Section 152. 78.00 From southeast corner of section 151, thence down left bank of Crossed pasture, entered swamp. 116.36 To northeast corner of section 152; set post in swamp. 80.15 116.36 Started from southeast corner of section 152; thence traversedown in section front of section 153. Entered deep swamp. Set post, 4 by 4, in boggy swamp. Section 154. Started from southeast corner of section 154; thence traverse down Mississippi River in front of section 154. 80.00 Entered low swamp. Section 155. Traverse down left bank of Mississippi River in front of section 155. 80.00 Entered low boggy swamp. Traverse down left bank of Mississippi River in front of section 156, township 12, range 11, and section 61, township 12, range 12 east. 80.00 To swamp and undergrowth. Section 158. Started from northwest corner of Kernion's B. and B. 233, thence traverse down Chantilly road. 26.50 Enter swamp. Section 157. Started from northeast front corner of section 158, thence traverse down right bank in front of Hopkins's lot No. 2. Entered swamp. Through swamp. Crossed swamp. Started from lower front corner, right bank of Bayou Chantilly, section 157; thence down right bank. Entered swamp. Went back to the temporary stake mentioned on the third course above; set a permanent post as lower front corner of O. B. 321. Entered swamp undergrowth. Section 164. Started from upper front corner, left bank, of the tract claimed by I. Hopkins. Entered swamp. 58.18 Thence through same swamp along back line. Section 99. Started from upper front corner of the tract claimed by Darcantel; thence S. 42 W. 17.56 Entered swamp. Section 165. Started from upper front corner of section 99; thence traverse up left bank in front of section 165. 18.00 Entered swamp. Extract from the field-notes of survey, &c.—Continued. Section 97. Started from upper front corner of section 165, thence traverse up in front of section 97. Section 166. Started from upper front corner of section 97, thence traverse up left bank, in front of section 166. Thence through deep palmetto swamp. Section 107. Started from lower front corner of section 106, thence traverse down right bank in front of section 107. Set post on the edge of shell-road nearest to the swamp, thence through palmetto swamp. Crossed palmetto swamp. Set post in swamp. Started from lower front corner of section 108, thence traverse down right bank of Bayou Saint John. E. 24 E. W. 10.00 .61 17.52 27.70 Through palmetto swamp; set post in swamp. Section 110. Started from the lower front corner of the one-arpent front, thence Set post in swamp. Post in swamp. Started from north corner of section 137, thence traverse down right bank of Bayou Saint John. Started from post at the northeast corner of Livandar's 19 arpents front, tract H 74, section 52. Crossed swamp. 98.01 Entered swamp. 121.00 Crossed swamp. Entered swamp. 130.40 Swampy undergrowth. Started from lower front corner of section 117, thence traverse down left bank of Bayou Saint John. Crossed palmetto swamp. Section 115. Started from lower front corner of section 116, thence traverse down left bank of Bayou Saint John. Crossed palmetto swamp. |