Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-03

&ALE OF THE MINERAL LANDS IN MIS-
~ SOURI-BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES pursuance of the Act Of Congress- APPROX
ed on the third day OF March, 1929 entitled I'm act
to ddhortze the President Of the United States 10
cause The reserved Lead Mines in the State Of ssot-
ri, 10 be opposed to Public Sale and far oth,y DDo
ses," !, ANDREW JACKSON, President of the United
States, do hereby declare and make known that Pub
lie Sale viii be held at the Land Office, at ST. Louis in
The State of Missouri, the first Monday in October
one thousand eight hundred and irfv Tor the sale of
such OF the lands heretofore reserved On account of con-
tanning Lead Mineral and unclaimed by individuals as
are situated in the following Townships viz:
NORTH 81 the Base Line, and WEST Of the Meridian
Line.
Townships hity-eight, thirtynne, forty, foytyone,
and JoTty-f,c0, of Range one
townships hirty-nine and forty, of Range f,co.
NORTH Of the Base Line, and EAST of The Meridian
Line.
Townships hiryeigh, thirty-nine forty, and forty
Townships thirty eight, thiriynine, forty, and forty
townships Mirty-eight ttirfy-n,ne and forf, nj
Range three. ~ "
Townships hirty-eight, Mirty-nne, foriy-one, and
foIfy-tiree of Range -four.
townships hnty-eight, fhirty-ntne forty-onc fortu-
ttc0, and Jo'ty:four, OF Range fUe.
The Mineral District of Missouri, comprising parts OF
me Counties OF Washington, ST. Genevieve, Jefferson
81 Francis and Madison extends from the head waters
OF the ST. Francis, 10 the Merimac river distance of
about seventy miles in length and from the Misss sip
p In Southwestery direction, distance of about fifty
miles in breadth and abounds with minerals of various
descriptions, but is particularly charact erzed by the
abundance and richness OF its Lead Ore Iron Manga
nese, Zinc, Anlimony, Arsenic, Plumbago, and other
Minerals of minor importance, also 10 be found in
this District
The Townships above designated, embrace portion
oil this district and include about sixty leases granted
by the Government for the purpose of procuring Lead
Ore, som OF which have produced from six TO egth
hundred thousand pounds of Minera and they also in
clude some OF the most productive mines in The State
either claimed by individuals belonging TO the United
States; among others, the very rich ones known as
Mime Shbbolch' "Mine Martin" "Gray's Mines -
"Bel!fontaine Mines,' "Vae's Mincs'' and the "Od
Mines" The Ore is of the finest quality and Yields
from fifty TO sevsntyfve per cent. Labor is abundant
and reasonable. Two Shot Factories are established
and situations afforded by the high rock bluffs on the
Mississippi, for erecting others expense of about
lteen hundred dollars. Steamboats, pass the Lead de-
pots daily, TO and from New Orleans the towns on the
Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers and St Louis;
and freight TO New Orleans may be obtained for about
81 l-2 cents per 100 pounds
The country is remarkably healthy, is well yatered
and tmbered with Pine, Sycamore, blackberry Cotton
wood, Sugar Maple, SC. and contains many farms now
under cuvaion good farming land being interspersed
throughout the District The predon.nang rock is
Limestone, of several varieties and a beautiful pure
white sandstone, admirably adapted Glass manufac-
ure, is abundant also the very best clay The Min
eral lands from IL TO so Miles from the Mississippi:
good roads extend through the country; Saw and Grst
Minis have been erected, and power being com
mon in all parts of the District facilities are thereby af-
orded for tie establishment Of manufact tories for rolling
lead and for other purposes.
The townships will be offer in the order above de-
signated, beginning with the lowest sectional number
in each, and the lands reserved by law for the use OF
schools or for other purposes will be excluded from the
Sae.--Given under my hand at the City of Washing
tom the 23d day of March, 1880.
By the President: ANDREW JACKSON
GEORGE GRAHAM, CONNER Of the G l.. o.
April ~ IlS-wtds