Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-05-21
The Public Domain.

The President has already issued his proclama-
ions for very extensive sales next summer and
autumn, of tho public lands in the northwest
west. southwest. embracing an aggregate OF up
wards Of five millions of acres.
In Wisconsin Territory, about $40 900 acres Of
choice lands, lying and between Fox ind
Wolf rivers, and Immediately contiguous to
Green Bay and Lake Winneba g, will be brought
into ma rket in October next. These lands en-
brace some Of the finest timber tracts in the Ter
rtory; the soil excellent, and especially suited
for wheat; the water privileges abundant, and
ready access to n market. Many Of the town.
ships bound tho Fox and Wolf rivers, and
some of them are djacent to the town of
Green Bay. These will be peculiarly acceptable
to q large number of the people Of the Territory,
now anxiousy looking forward to the time when
they can possess themselves Of valuable farms at
a small cost.
In Iowa Territory, discover the largest
body Of land now under notice. consisting of up
wards Of two million and a third of acres. There
two sales to take place at each of the land Of
flces in that Territory, Dubuque and Fairfield, in
the months of September and October. These
sales include with considerable addtions) the
bodies Of land Of which tho sales advertised
to take place in January and February last but
which sales were, in December last, ordered to
be indie fintely postponed.
The first sale at Dubuque comprises about
BIS, 900 acres Of land situate the Makoque,a
twenty five miles south of tho town Of Dubuque,
| md extending west from tho Mississippi river n
bout forty miles. The quality of the soil is good
with sufficient supply Of timbor for farming pur
poses. The second sale embraces body of u
bout 100000 acres of fine land, we'll timbered,
commencing about twelve miles west of Iowa
city, and extending about 60 miles to tho north,
with average width exceeding twenty miles.
These lands intersected by the Red Cedar,
Iowa and English rivers, said to afford abundant
water power.
Tho two sales at Fairfield comprise upwards
Of a million OF acres, watorcd by tho Des Moines,
which is represented to be a stream of unrivalled
beauty, with a rapid current, meandering through
a picturesque country. Also by the Checaque
with its alias, certainly loss cuponious, Skunk)
river, also represented beautiful stream
These among the finest lands of the Great
West. well watercd and timbored, and, like those
in Wisconsin,, tho locations Are healthy, and hnc-
Iy adapted to the culture Of the small grains,
with excellent ranges for raising cattle, for which
ma ket can always be had by driving them TO
the Mississippi. These lands arc said to be fully
equal to those heretofore offered in the eastern
part of tho samo land district, which are now
rly all sold.
Upwards of 10000 acres Of the rich bottom
lands of Illinois will be brought into ma rkct,
bracing tracts On tho Mississippi and islands in
that river, with small detached bodies of land not
heretofore offered. This State has always boon
the resting place Of the industrious and enterpri
the rcRHess 81 f lis sc ,h u .s Sc: Tia advan
tages Of alternate prairie nd timber lar ds, which
enable the settler to open up and till his farm
with comparatively litto labor.
In Missouri, upwards of million Of acres
will be offered for sale. embracing tracts in tho
north, northwest, west, and southwest parts Of
the State. Most of these lands are Of tho best
quality. and will be highly acceptable to settlers
and citizens.
In Arkansas, there will also be brought into
market about 1000, 600 acres embracing nine
townships in the new district of Champagnoe,
with other lands in various portions Of this young
and rising State nfordng every facility for plan
ters and farmers for tho cultivation of the small
grains, corn, cotton, &c.
In Louisiana, about 154 900. In Florida, up
wards Of 200 acres of fine sugar and cotton
lands will be offered for sale. These lands, it is
we'll known, arc MISUNDERSTANDING rich allu-
Wan, and specially adapted to the cultivation of
sugar, cotton, tropical plants, and fruits of every
description.
In fact, these sales, embracing lands from the
northern part of Wisconsin to tho southern OK
trcmc of tho Union present the greatest variety
of soil, climate. and productions that country
possesses, and cannot fail to attract tho attention
of those DESTROYS of making valuable invest
mcnts, while it also affords to hosts of actual oc-
cupants Of the soil final opportunity of securing
their homes, by virtue of tho pre-emp,ion prvi-
ego afforded to them by just and benefcent lc-
gslation.--Union.