Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-22

mining leases, which shall not be determined by
the day fixed for the commencement OF these sales.
Presumption claims will not be allowed 10 any
Of the above lands until after the same shall have
been offered al public sale, and become subject 10
private entry; and all of said lands which contain
a mine or mines Of lead ore. actually discovered
and being worked, will be sold in such legal sub
division or subdivisions, as will include such
mine or Mines at not less than two dollars and
fifty cents per acre.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed oil, and no
longer; and no private entries Of land in the town.
ships so offered, will be admitted until alter The
expiration Of TWO weeks from The commencement
OF said sales.
In further execution OF the said act, | have
caused The Commissioner OF the General Land
Office 10 publish With This proclamation, brief
description OF the mineral regions in which these
lands lie and OF the lands now offered for sale,
which he has prepared from official documents
and other means OF information.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washing
ton this eighth day Of September, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and lorysix.
By The President: JAMES X. POLK.
JAMES Fl. PIPER, Acting Commissioner
OF the General Land Office.
The mineral lands embraced in The above pro-
clamalion OF the President OF the United States,
die SNudlCu III NldllOu duU SdIIUl GOuHkoS, III
the northern part of the Stale of Arkansas within
eight or nine miles Of The west bank of White
river, which being navigable and tributary Of
the Mississippi, affords easy and cheap transport
taion TO all The principal markets OF The United
States. As The mineral qualities OF these lands
have but recently been discovered, they have not
yet been thoroughly explored; they have, however,
been represented as Astounding in lead ore, OF an
excellent quality. JAMES Fl. PIPER,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land o.
fee. Sept. 22-cwl6w
BY the President of the United States.
IN pursuance OF an act Of Congress, approved
i on The eleventh day OF July 1876, entitled Gan
&C, 10 authorize the President OF the U. States
to sell the reserved mineral lands in the States OF
Illinois and Arkansas and Territories of Wis.
consin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead ORE"
|, JAMES X. POLK, President OF the United
States Of America, do hereby declare and make
known, that public sales Of the lands HERETOFORE
WITHHELD FROM SALE, in The State of ILLINOIS,
ON ACCOUNT OF THE VALUABLE LEAD MINES
THEREIN, will be held al the aforementioned Land
Offices, in said State, al the periods hereinafter
designated 10 wit:
Al the Land Office at DIXON. commencing
on Monday, the fifth day OF April next, Tor the
disposal OF the public lands within the following
townships and fractional townships, viz:
North Of The base line, and EasI Of tie fourth
principal meridian.
Fractional townships twenty. seven, twenty.
eight, and twenty -nlne, OF range one.
Townships tweniy-seren and tWenty.eight, and
fractional township twenty mine, OF range two.
Townships twenty-seven and twenty -eighl, and
fractional township twenty nine, OF range three
The North half of township twenly-seven,
township twenty eight, and fractional township
twenty nine, Of range four.
North of The base line, and West of The fourth
principal meridian
Fractional townships twenty seven, twenty
eight and twenty-nine, OF range one.
Fractional townships lwenly.eighl and twenty
nine of range Two.
Al the Land Office at Shawneetown, COM
mencing on Monday, the nineteenth day Of April
next, for the disposal Of the public lands within
South of the base line, and East of The third prin-
cipat meridian.
Sections t,renty-t,ro to t,csnty-nine, inclusive,
and sections thirty fro TO Mirfu sir, inclusive, OF
township eleven; sections one to fue, inclusive,
and sections eight TO t,reire, inclusive, in town.
ship twelve, OF range seven.
Sections three 10 nine inclusive, sections NJ
teen TO t,centytro inclusive, and sections treny-
trc TO Miyty-sir inclusive, OF township eleven;
sections ono, tro, three, The North hall and
Southeast quarter OF section four; sections fire
10 tcren, inclusive; the Southwest quarter OF sec
ton tpciu, the North half OF section fourteen, and
sections fifteen to eighteen, inclusive in township
twelve, OF range nine.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
schools military, or other purposes, will be ex-
cluded from the sales; also, all quarter sections
covered in whole or in part by those mining lea
ses which shall not be determined by the day fr-
ed for The commencement OF The sales.
Presumption claims will not be allowed to any
~ ahous 10 ndc mill affer mo OH IN ha ve
been offered at the public sale, and become sub
lect 10 private entry; and all OF such lands ascon
tain mine or mines of lead ore actually discov-
cred and being worked, will be sold in such legal
subdivision or subdivisions as will include such
mine or mines, al not less than Two dollars and
fifty cents per acre.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless The lands are sooner disposed ot,) and no
longer and no private entries of land in The
townships and fractional townships so offered
will be admitted until after III, expiration OF two
weeks from the commencement OF said sales.
In further execution Of the said act, have
caused the Commissioner of the General Land
Office 10 publish with this proclamation brief
description of The mineral regions in which these
lands lie, and OF The lands now offered Tor sale,
which he has prepared from official documents
and other means of information.
Given under my hand at the City Of Washing
ton, This eighth day of September, Ammo Domini,
one thousand eight hundred and fory.six.
BY the President: JAMES h. POLK.
JAMES II. PIPER, Acting Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
The lands in The DIXON district embraced in
the above proclamation of the President OF the
United States were explored by Mr. Owen, the
geologist of the Stale Of Indiana, under instruc-
lions from the Treasury Department, and in COM
nj anPQ M a.l,,t..>o L. If
senaives, passed 9Th February 1889. The able
report OF This gentleman, published as document
No. $780, House OF Representatives first session
OF 26lh Congress, shows that these lands include
all The productive mines, and the entire region in
which, from observations during his survey, there
is reason 10 believe that valuable veins OF ore
may readily be found. Further, that in 1885, the
lead mines Of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin,
though only partially worked, produced upwards
Of thirty millions pounds of lead-those OF Illinois
yielding their full proporlion-and that the whole
district, if properly mined, would yield one hun.
bred and fifty millions pounds per annum.
These lands being situated on and near the
Mississippi and Fever rivers, the cost OF trans
porting the products Of them TO 81. Louis is only
about fifteen cents per hundred pounds The soil
IS OF excellent quality, and yields abundantly all
the products Of that latitude.
The lands in the SHAWNEETOWN district
have not been explored as fully as those in Dix
on. Recent discoveries have been made, how
ever, oil rich veins of the suphuret OF lead and
zinc, contiguous TO and on both sides OF these
lands, indicating the existence OF similar deposites
within them. The facilities for manufacturing
whi'e and red lead are represented as being am
ple and as the lands are situated within about
seven miles Of the Ohio river, the metal in any
form, can be transported to allthe principal mar
kets al triaing cost
JAMES H. PIPER,
Acting Commissioner OF the General Land OF
ice. Sept 2-cWlSW