Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-22

W. ~ pursuance OF OF Congress- approved the
the rideat Of the Unea states sell the mineral
sid Sws supposed to contain lead ore" l. JAMES P0I1
reeni Of the United States Of America hereby
the state Of ILLINOIS.
oee in said the periods hereinafter designated
Al the Land Office DIXON commencing Monday fifth
following town .hips AMI fractional townshp- sil.s ~
NertA II The base Lac sad east g s jouA principal @sGn.
fractional to snshps tSenty-sven twenty and twrnty
ro~nshi. and 'wen,ycsh and fractional
townships twenty and twentyeght and town.
me 9th half Of OwahiP twsntyseyen township wentyesh
AsrtA iis ti.s drs aad eta sarta priaeipa
FIaconli townships t~eny%evGn twent, and twenty
scOnai townships and range
AT the land oah:e at sHAwNEETowN. commencing
day. the nineteenth day Of April for the disposal public
Lands within the ssss i .son. AM parts ." sections s1'
Sections tVAyiO reaiyais inclusive fkirfy
irO to hirysT inclusive. Of township eleven sections
sections nas inclusive sections eileen ~eaiyvo in
elusive and sections trsay6re trtT cusiveo township
sections iATs the IN half and
ter Of hrsSs half Of section oarsn ana sec
usas Wsa to ssAssn Inclusive, in township twelve Of range
O5 Ssna ,ggsSPasi BY law e. The use Of schools military
quarter sections covered IN whole in by those mining
Prescription claims win any lands
until als he same shall have offered the public sale and
become subject to private entry and OF such ands contain
OF discovered and being worked
wall be sold IN such legal subdivision subdivisions
such mine Mines less than dollars City per
acre.
The sales win KEEP; epcn eeks (un the
sn1 s as pr S snss' be-
admitted until after the expiration VI two weeks IRON the
mencemen Of said sales
In further act caused the Commits
sonsr OF the Osnsral Land Once publish
BRIEF description Of the mineral in which these lands
and Of the anls now Oesel for sale which he has prepared
onleiai documents aud other OF information.
hand this eighth
Of september Ammo Domin thousand eight
aS by the President; IA dES X. POLK
JAMES H. PirER Acting cOHssioner Of the General Land Office
The lands in district embraced the above procla.
nation o the President OF the United States explored by Mr..
owen the geoogist OF the State Of Indiana under
the House Of Representatives passed nary ies able
report oil this gentleman published document
Representatives, first ion Of 18th Congress- shows
lands include all the productive mines region
wneh from obseF during his there
believe that valuable readily Further
that In 1899 the lead mines Of Illinois Iowa Wisconsin
only tally worked odncci Of th millions pounds
e9dthoe Of Illinois yieing their full proportion
Mhoie district opery Mined would yield hundred
nifty millions pounds per
These lands being situated and Mississippi Fever
rivers the cost of Transporting the them
only about fifteen cents hundred pounds The
lent quality and yiels abundanty ali the products latitude
The lands In the SHAWNEE f0WN district have
PoIed fully those in Dixon. Recent discoveries
made however, OF rich lead
guous and both sides OF these lands Indicating the
OF similar dePostes within The facilities
white and red lead
are situated within about miles Ohio
any iorm can De transported to all the principal markets
trihing cost. JAMES Il. PIPER
SePtsa6er sih, lsl6 3sIswis