Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-10
August 2i. 3I-wSw
MINERAL LANDS IN Mis-

- SOURI-BY THE PRESIDENT or rur UNIrrr
oTArEs-in pursuance of the Act of Congress- APPROX
Ell on the third day OF March, 1929, entitled 4 act
TO dWh0rtSe The President Of the United States Ia
cause The reserved Lead Mines an the State of Nilsson
~ to De exposed to Public Sale and for Other pupo-
seS," |, ANDREW JACKSON President of The IInited
States do hereby declare and make known that pub.
lie Sale will be held at the Land Office at ST. Louis in
The State OF Missouri OH the first Monday in October
one thousand eight hundred and thirty. Tor the sale OF
such oil the lands heretofore reserved of con-
tanning Lead Mineral, and unclaimed by individuals as
are situated in the following Townships, Wiz
NORTH " he Base Ltne and w EST Of the Meridian
Line.
Townships hirty-eight, thirty-nine forty fortv-one
and JOrty-fIcO, of Range one.
townships hirty-nine and forty, of Range f,co.
NORTH Of the Base Line, and EAST of The Merida,
one, of Range one.
Townships Mirty'eigM, hirty-nine, forty, and forty
one, OF Range t,cO.
- Townships hirty-eight, Mirty-nine, and forty, O.
Range three. ~ y
Townships mirty-eight, hirty-nine, Jorty-One, and
fOty-thTee of Range four.
townships thirty ight, hirty-ntne, forty-One forty
ttoo, and Jo,ty.four, of Range fire.
The Mineral District of Missouri, comprising parts OF
the Counties of Washington, ST. Gencvieve. Jefferson
ST Francis, and Madison extends from the head waters
oil the St Francis, 10 the Mermac river a distance OF
about seventy miles in length, and from the Mississp.
pr IN Southwesterly direction, distance of about fifty
miles in breadth, and abounds with minerals of various
descriptions but is particularly characterized by the
abundance and richness Ct i. Lead Ore Iron Manga
nese, Zinc, Anthony, Arsenic, Plumbaqo and other
minerals OF minor Importance, are nlss TO be tnund in
this District.
The Townships above designated, embrace norton
OF 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 egti
hundred thousand pounds of Minerals and they also in
clude some OF the most productive mines in The State
either claimed by individuals, belonging the United
States; among others, the very rich ones known as
" Mine Shibboeth," 'Aline Martin" "Gray's Mines -
"Beiontaine Mines,' "Valle's Mines" and the cold
Mines" The Ore is of the finest quality and Yields
from iity 20 seventy-hve per Labor is abundant
and reasonable. Two Shot Factories arc established
and situations afforded by the high rock bluffs on the
Mississippi Tor erecting others expense of about
hltecn 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
ana freight to New Orleans may be obtained for about
"a IL cents per 100 pounds.
The country is remarkably healthy is well watered
and tnbered with Pine, Sycamore, Hackberry Cotton
wood, Sugar Maple. &c. and contains many farms now
under cultivation, good farming land being inerspersed
throughout the District. The prelominating rock is
Limestone, of several varieties and beautiful pure
white sandstone, admirably adapted Glass man,fac-
ure is abundant, is also the very best CLAW The Min
era lands from IL 30 Miles from the Mssissipp
good roads extend through the country: Saw and Gris
Mills have been erected and water power being com
mon in all parts of the District facilities are thereby af
iored for tie establishment of manufactures for rollnp
lead, and for other purposes
The Townships will be offered in the order above de.
signaed, 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
Sale-Giyen under my hand, at the City of Washing
ton, the 23d day of March, 1880
BY tAe President ANDREW JACKSON.
GEORGE GRAHAM, CONNER Of the & Il. o.
April ~. IiS-wtds