Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-21
SALE OF ITHE MINERAL LANDS IN MIS-

SALE OF 1.-THE MINERAL LANDS IN M,s-
~ SoOhi.-BY THE President OF TAG Us,rrp
S.ArEs-'n pursuance OF the Act OF Congress- approy-
ed on the third day OF March, 1929 entitled -, ncf
10 authorize the President of the United Sfots ~
cause he reserced Leaf Mines IN The State Of lfsso,
~, 10 DC exposed to Public Sale and for other Durn
ses' l, ANDREW JACKSON President of tho fIn,o.,
states, do hereby declare and make known that phi
nc osle VIII DC held at the Land Office, at ST Louis in
'ne Sa'e oil Missouri, on the first Monday in October
one mouSana eight hundred and thirty or the sale Of
SUCH oil the lands heretofore reserved of con-
tanning Lead Mineral, and unclaimed nv in,v;l,is
are situated in the following Townships viz N"1''' 90
NORTH @ the Base Line, and WEST of the Meridian
49, Line.
Townships Mirty-eight, thirty-nine. Erf, car,,-...
anu Jorty-tro of Range one.
~ townships hirty-nine and forty, of Range t,co.
NORTH q The Base Line, and EAST Of the yueridian
p, Line.
one, of Range one 70 '"'Jo''y-
townships Mirtyeigh Mirty-nine, forty and forty
D Townships Mirtyeight, thirty-nine, and for,y. Of
Townships Mirty-eight, Mirty-nine, fortvont. and
foffy-fhree, OF Range four. ~ ~
Townships hirty-eight hrty-aine forty-one. fart,-
ttco, and Joity.four, of Range fre.
he Mineral District of Missouri COMPRISING p,rts of
the Counties of Washington, ST. Genevieye JeIerson
81 francis, and Madison, extends from the head waters
OF the ST Francis, TO the Mcrimac river distance of
ABOUT seventy miles in length, and from the Mississn-
pr IN Southwestery direction distance of about fft,
miles in BREADTH and abounds with minerals of var;o
descriptions, but is particularly characterized hy ~
abundance and richness OF its Lead Ore. Iron MANGA
nese' zinc, Antmony, Arsenic, Plumbago and ot6er
this District. " iouiia IL"
The townships above designated embroc. no,;
oil ms district, and include about sixty leases granted
0y inc Government, for the purpose OF procuring Lead
ore some oil which have produced from six TO cigbt
hundred thousand pounds of Mineral; and thew also In.
Guide some OF the most productive mines i'm The Stat
either Claimed by individuals or belonging to the United
STATES; ainong others, the very rich ones known az
Mime ShIDboieth,' "Mne Martini "Cray's Mines J,
Belliontaine Mines, ''Valc's Mnes'' and the Cola
MINI The Ore is of the finest quality and Yields
oii nity 10 seVenty-tve per Labor is abundant
ana reasonable. Two Shot Factories arc es,abIishe5
ana situations afforded by the high rock bluffs ON the
nssissppi, for erecting others an expense of about
hiteen hundred dollars Steamboats, pass the Lead de-
PSs ua,y, 70 ana from New Orleans, the on the
ONO Cumberland and Tennessee rivers and St Louis.
ana freight TO New Orleans may be obtained for obout
~ 1-2 cents per 100 pounds.
me country is remarkably healthy, is well watered
anu uinoered win Pine, Sycamore blackberry Cotton
wood, Sugar Maple, Sc and contains many farms now
under cultivation, good farming land being inerspersea
throughout the District The predouinatng rock 10
Limestone, OF several varieties, and a beautiful pure
whte sandstone, admirably adapted TO Glass nanufac-
lure, is abundant, also the very best CLAW The Min
era lands from IL to so Miles from the Mississnn;
good roads extend through the country; Saw and Gr,t
MINIS have been erected, and water power being com
mon In all parts OF the District, facilities are thereby af
forded for tie establishment of manufactures for %
lead, and for other purposes
me townships will be offered in the order above do
slShaeu, beginning with the lowest sectional number
IN each, and the lands reserved by law for be se of
schools or Tor other purposes will be excluded from be
Sale. '' "'o
Given under my hand, at the CITY of Washington IN.
23d day of March, 1890 e' WV
BY the President ANDREW I,CKcoN
GEORGE GRAHAM,
Commissioner Of the General Land (9;ce
April 20. iIs wtJ.
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