Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-29
BY the President of the United states.

vi IN pursuance Of act of Congress approved
the president Of the United
and Iowa. supposed lead ORE l. JAMES X POLK
President of he United States Of America hereby
in the State of ILLINOIS
oc in said state the periods hereinafter designated to-wit
At the Land Office DIXON commencing Monday the 9Th
and sesSa o. ins Soe Lands within the
NORA Of The base line sad east Of me fourth principal medisn
facon1l townships twentysesen twenty and twenty
h TOwnsh. sen.ssyen and twentysh
townships wen,y-seSsn and twentyegh, town
shlp twenty-nne. of range thrse.
a.. no tn half wnhiP township weneigh
North etts base as aad tks fsarti priseir meridian
Fractional townships t@eaiyseven twenty twenty
fractional of range two
AT the land oace at sHAwNEETowN. commencing on Mon
lands within The following VIZ! '''
Sections weaiytvO to reanae inclusive and thirty
c1 to i,iys inclusive Of township eeven sections
Sections Hiae inclusive sections fifteen TO ta,vo in
ees sections ree the tn half and southeast
ter of section rere; the half section fourteen sec.
tons fifteen to eshea inclusive in township twelve Of range
other ssns, 1RRssP,d ;1 by The Of schools:
quarter sections covered in whole part those mining
leases which shall not be determined by the day fixed for the
Presumption not be allowed to any Of the above lands
until after the shall have been oee the public sale
become subject to private entry ands
mine OF lead being
VIII be sold IN such legal subdivision subdivisions
h nae of Mines at not less than two dollars and fifty
acre.
The sales will kept epen (uncss
are disposed Iougc and
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
sion OF the General Land Oce publish with this defamation
brief description of the mineral in viii these lands lie
and oil the lands offered for SALE which he prepared
official documents and other information
Given under my hand the City Washington ills eighth day
oil september Ammo Domini
By the President: JAaE, X POLK
JAMES IL PIPER qcfing Commissioner Of the General Land Office
The lands district embraced in the above prca-
nation OF the President OF the United
owen the geoogs the State Indiana
the Treasury Department and compliance with
the House OF Representatives pissed uary
rpo oil this gentleman published document No. House
first Of 10th shows
lands include all the productive Mines entire
which from observations during his survey there
Deve that valuable veins OF readily be ouni Further
lead mines illinois,
worked OF
whole district oPeriy mined wouh yield hundred
fifty millions pounds per annum.
These lands being situated Mississippi Fever
the cost oil transporting the oducts Of them Louis
lent quality and yields abundany ali the products that
The lands in the SHAWNEE fOWN district
pored discoveries
made however Of rich the ulphu
guou TO and on both sides OF these lands indicating
OF similar deposeS within them The facilities ing
white and red lead being
situated within about miles Ohio
IN any FORM can be transported all the PrinciPl markets
tri1ing JAMES u PIPER
- .fetins CO@@ssensr Of ihe General Land Office
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