Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-20
Sale of the Mineral Lands

"a n Missouri By the President of The Il.
n StuteS. In pursuance of the act of Con.
gresS, approved on the third day of March,
lo2J, entitled " An act To authorize the Pre-
Sident ni the United States, to cause the re-
SefVod ieuo H!nes IN the State of Missouri
To he exposed 10 public sale, and tor other
purposes, /. Andrew Jackson, President of
the United States, do hereby declare and
| make known, that u Public Sale will be held
! at TIE Land Office, al ST. Louis, in the State
oil Missouri, on the first Monday in October
one thousand eight hundred aud thirty. for
Tie sale OF such OF the lands heretoinie 20.
served on account nj containing Lead Miner.
al, anu unclaimed by Individuals as are ST.
t .I ~ The following Townships, viz:
NUN III oi the Base Line, and WEST of the
Meridian Line.
Townships thirty eight, thirty nine. forty
forty one, and forty two, of Range one.
Townships thirty nine and forty, of Range
NORTH ofthe Base Line and EAST OF the
Meridian Line
townships thirty eight, thirty nine, forty,
and forty one OF Rauge one
townships thirty eight, thirty nine, forty
and forty one o. Range two
townships thirty eight, thirty nine, and
forty OF Range three.
townships thirty eight, thirty nine, forty
"Hu io''y tuIce Oh Range Tour.
townships thirty eight, thirty nine, forty
one, forty two and forty four nj Range five.
Inc Mineral District of Missouri, COM
prising parts of the Counties OF Washington,
81 GenevIeve, Jefferson, St. Francis, and
madison, extends from the head waters of
the 81 Francis to the Mer,nac river, dis
lance OF about seventy miles in extent and
from inc mississippi In IL Snuthwcsterly d.
rec"on distance of about fifty miles in
breadth, and abDunds with minerals of vari
| Gus descriptions, but is particularly cbarac-
terized by The abundance and richness OF its
Lead gre. Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Anti
'nony, Arsenic, Plumbago, and other Miner
| dis oi minor Importance, are also to be found
III this District. i,
The townships above designated, embrdSa.
portion Of t,iis district, aud include about
sixty leases, granted by the Government, for
'he purpose OF procuring Lead Ore, some at
winch nave produced from six tu cIgAt hun
urea thousand pounds Oi Mineral and they
| also include some OF tie most productive
! mines IN the State, either caimed by indivi-
duais, or belonging to the United States
among others the very rich ones kno wn as
Nine Shbboeth, Mime a Martin, Gravs
Mines, BcIiiuDtaIne Mines. Wales Mines,
ana the Old Mines. The Ore is of the finest
quality and yields from fifty to seventy FIVE
Two Shot Factories are established and stu
ations are afforded by the high rock b uff.s
on the hllssIssIppl for erecting others at an
expense OF about fifteen hundred dollars
cteam boats pass the Lead depots daily, To
and from New Orleans, the towns on the o.
mo, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, and
st. Louis, and freight TO New Orleans may
be obtained toi about 81 1-2 cents per 100
pounds.
The country is remarkably healthy, is we'll
watercd, and tmbered with Pine, Sycamore,
blackberry, Cottonwood, Sugar Maple, &c.
and contains many farms now under cultva-
tion, good farming land being nterspersed
throughout the District. The predominating
rock is limestone, of several Varieties and
beautiful pure white sandstone, admirably
adapted to Glass manufacture, is abundant,
MS is also the very best clay The Mineral
lands are from IL TO 30 miles from the Mis-
sIs.Ippi good roads extend through the
country Saw and Grist Mills have been
erected, and water power being common in
al parts Of the District, facilities are thereby
afforded for tho establishment of manufacto.
ries for rolling lead and for OF her purposes.
The Townships will be offered in the order
above designated, beginning with the lowe It
sectional number in EACH and the lands re-
served 10y law, for the use of schools or fOf
other purposes, will be excluded from the
sale
Given under my hand, at the City of
Washington, the 23d day of March, 1880.
BY the President: ANDREW JACKSON.
GEO. GRAHAM, Conn. Gen. Lqnd IF.
April2o. wtds