Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-15

~ IN pursuance Congress- approved the
the re ent the United states to sell the reserved mineral lands
in the States Of Illinois and Arkansas and Of Wisconsin
President Of he Uaea States Of America do hereby declare ana
State Of ILLINOIS o. .ecousr o. ras s.ru
az , ss 81 viii se hsa At s Land
At the Lind Office DIXON commencing Monday the 9Th
S Of A Rs for he SsPo.s Of the Pssc lands within the
Ner g the base ias and east # n. fourth principal neidian
Fractional townships twenty-seven twenty and twenty
Townhips ami fractional town
Townships twsay and twsnsysh ami actiOna
The nh half Township twenty seven township
'nd s:slSn U s sp Of .sose four
fractional townships tSent5sesen tweny-eg and twenty
townships range two
AT the land oshse at sHAwNEETowN. commencing on Mon
lands within following parts sections vim:
Sssa q ~ ssss @s ard east ftAs drd yr., -sr,das
tkyr, inclusive Of township eleven; sections
s inclusive and sections eight to iTsiee inclusive in township
nae inclusive sections fifteen .eaty,rs in
ieyen sections fkr the oh half and
so6 sre; the north half Of ses.n Sesss and sse
tens sn to eighteen inclusive, in township twelve, Of range
Lands appropriate by law g, the Of schools military
quarter sections covered in whole or in part nv those mnne
leases which shah be mined by day
eas viii allowed lanis
until ae the same shall have been offered ct the public SALE and
become subject private entry
mine mines of lead actually
will be sold in such legal subdivision subdivisions
such mine or mines at not less than two dollars and fifty cents per
The sales will each keep spen (uness
disposed of private
land in the townships and fractional townships offered will
admitted until alter the expiration Of two weeks from the
mencement OF said sales
In further execution Of
Of the General Land publish
brief description Of the mineral in viii these lands ie
and OF the lands offered for SALE which he has prepared
official documents and other OF nformsOn-
Given under hand Washington eighth
Of september Domin
six. By he President: IA aES X. POLK.
JAMES H. PIfER 4efins Commissioner Of the General Land Office
The lands in the DIXON district procla
nation OF the President Of the United States explored by Mr.
Owen the gcooist Of The State Indiana hnder
the Treasury Department. and compliance with resolution
the House OF Representatives. passed Feb The able
Representatives first ion Of s6h Congress- that
lands include all the productive
which, from observations during his there
believe that valuable veins Of readily be found Further
only partially worked produced upwards pounds
OF Illinois yielding their full the
whole District opey mined, would yield hundred and
fifty millions pounds per annum
These lands being situated and the Mississippi
me cost oil transporting the oducts Of them Louis
only about fifteen cents hundred pounds The
lent quality and yields abundany all
The lands in the SHAWNEE fOwN district
Plord fully those Dixon Recent discoveries
made however oil rich Of the suiphu Of lead
guous and both sides Of these Indicating existence
Of similar deposies within them. The facilities
white and red lead
situated within about miles Of the Ohio metal
in any FORM be transported to all the principal markets
tihing cost JAMES H. PIPER.
September eth, 1916. 35iswis