Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-01
by the President OF the United States

NJ IN pursuance Congress- approved on
The the 1s,cs States 70 sell ne tcssvs mineral ssaS.
and Iowa supposed to contain iess ono LANES foiK
Preiea Of United States Of America do hereby declare and
ILLINOIS, accovsT o. rs vaIU.-
rHEnrs viii be held Of the Lsa
ohces in said state the periods he ener designated tw
Al the Lani ores DixoN, commencing Monday,
following townships and fractional townships. via.
s e s ss: On: and ss S =rs
Tcrnsh;,s and ,rer,vih, s,a f.c,,o,.l ,
ship twcntyn Of range two
shin IN az rs1re ,hree S s' ana "' 'o~h-
The north hall Of ,OwssAp tswn,h eight
1ss y Ss ss.s Il: s ss y-;s.r -
.sctOns and range
day the day April next disposal pubic
and' within u oSas ssOas and Part. Of sections. viz
Sections tenfgioo TO niniHs inclusive and sections dirty
ps inclusive and sections eight ts inclusive in township
nas inclusive sections eileen tpenfyto
elusive and sections tssssy to tgs5 q soSsh,S
section osr sections TO esrsn neusive the southwest quar-
tons fifteen to eseea inclusive in township twelve Of
Lands urPrep by fr the Of schools military or
cher purposes will be excluded from the sales also eli quarter
not By day the eoa
Presumption claims will not be allowed any Of the above lands
until s the shall have been offered the public sale and
mine or mines Of lead ore actually discovered and being worked
such mine mines not less than dollars and fifty
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The sales viii each he KEEP spen eek uness
disposed of and and private entries OF
land in the townships fractional townships offered will
admitted until after the expiration Of weeks from the
mcncement OF said sales
In further Of the sid act have caused the cOmm,
sion Of the General Land Office publish with this oclmson
brief description Of the IONS in whh lands e
and OF the lands offered fer sale which he has prepared
oneal documents and other means OF Information
Given under
september. Aano thousand eight es
six. BY the Presidents JANES K.POLK
Prrrn. .icirns Co~miIonsr Of Office
The lands the DIXON district embraced In the above prOcis.
nation Of the President Of the United States explored by M.
Owen the geoogist OF the State Indiana under instructions from
the Treasury Department and in compliance with resolution of
the House OF Representatives passed 9th Feb 1893 The abs
OF this gentleman published document No. House Of
Representatives first ion Of 18th shows
lands include all the productive mines AMI the entire region
believe that valuable may readily be oun Further
that in l g. the lead mines Illinois, and Wisconsin though
only tally worked odnced upwards Of hi millions pounds
lesdhose Of Illinois yielding their full proportion and that the
whole district opcry mined, would yield hundred and
hity millions pounds annum.
These lands being situated and the Mississippi and Fever
rivers the Of transporting the oduc CT them 81 Louis
only about fifteen hgnd pounds The soil Is Of
lent quality and fields abundany a the products Of that latitude.
The lands in the sHAENEEfOWN district have been
made however of rich the uhues lead and zinc
guous Of indicating the existence
Of nlsr deposles within them The facilities for manufacturing
white and red lead being ample and the lands
situated within about miles Of the Ohio river the metal
in any FORM be transported to all the principal fks at
/ triailg cost JAMES n PIPER,
.4eins cOmmissiOner Of the General Land Office
| Sepiember ga. lsi6. 3-lswis