Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-24
BY the President of the United States.

VIZ IN pursuance Congress approved the
IN the states Of Illinois and Arkansas and Ieroe OF Wisconsin
President Of the United of hereby
in the State of ILLINOIS
BE LEAD viii be held at the undementioned Land
AT the Land Office DIXON commencing Monday the fifth
CAY AP nsS LOT ne Of the public lands within the
North Of he base line and east Of the fourth principal meridian
Fractional townships twentyegh and twenty
Townships twentyseven and twenyeght fractional
townships twentyeight
The moth half township twenyseven, township twenyeght
and % az sa pt %s9 S snse qT
Fractional townships Sentyseven, twentyegt and twenty
wnships enty nine range
AT the land Office sHAwNEETowN, commencing Mon
day. the nineteenth day Of April next for the disposal the public
South Of TIE base kae efhe d principal meridian.
hry-sI inclusive Of township eleven sections
ps inclusive and sections eight to sr inclusive in township
Sections nine. inclusive. fifteen tuOeny,oO
eeyen sections rO north half and southeast quarter
section Ssr sections FIRE to essn neusye the guar
tons fifteen to eighteen inclusive in township twelve of range
Lsnd 3 by law for the use Sc Of schools military
quarter sections covered in whole part by mining
leases WHICH shall not be determined by the day fixed for the
Presumption will be allowed any the above lands
until after the shall have the public SALE and
become subject and all of such lands contain
mine mines of lead actually discovered and being
will be sold in such legal subdivision subdivisions will include
such mine mines less than dollars and fifty
The sales will each be kept for ees (une the lands
disposed of and onge and private entries Of
land in the townships and fractional townships offered will be
admitted until after the expiration OF two weeks from the
mencement Of said sales
In further execution OF the act
soner Of the General Land Office publish with this proclamation
brief description of the mineral in viii these lands lie
and of the lands offered for sale which he has prepared
official documents and other of information.
Given under my hand City Of Washington ills eighth day
September Domin thousand eight hundred and forty
six By the President: JAMES X POLK.
JAMES H. PIrER, Acting Commissioner Of the General Land Office
The the DIXON district the above prOcla-
Of the President Of the United States explored by Mr..
Owen the geoogt the State Of Indiana under instructions
the compliance with resolution
the House Of Representatives, passed 9th February 1852 The able
report this gentleman published document No. 29 House Of
session 26th Congress- shows that these
lands include all the productive and the entire
which, from observations during his survey there
believe that valuable veins OF may readily be iound Further
that the lead mines of Illinois, and Wisconsin though
only partially prOdnce upwards thirty millions pounds of
eadhose Of Illinois yielding their full proportion that the
whole district opeTy mined, would yield one hundred and
fifty millions pounds per annum-
These lands being situated and the Mississippi and Fever
rivers the Of transporting the oducts OF them ST. Louis
only per hundred pounds The soil is Of excel
lent quality yields abundanty all the products OF that latitude
The lands the SHAWNEETOWN district have been
poTed fully those Dixon Recent discoveries have been
made however of rich veins Of the suhue OF lead and znc
similar deposites within The facilities
white and red lead being ample and the Lands
are situated within about miles Of the Ohio river the metal
FORM be transported to all the principal markets at
/ tr1hing cost JAMES H PIPER,
Acting Commissioner Of The General Land Office.
Septembsr 9ik 1876 33lewis