The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-24

lhirty-four, and thrty-hye, in towa.hip four; and
part OF section seven, In township seven, all Of
range eight.
ns-Allquarter quarter sections the shove lands.
covered in whole or in part by those mining lease.
which shall not be determined by the day fixed for
the commencement OF the sale, will be excluded
thereffom aiHa a 3 #ra re
Presumption claims will not be allowed to spy Of
the above lands until after they have been offered
public SALE and become subject TO private entry;
and all of such lands contain mine or mines of
lead ore, actually discovered and being worked,
will be sold in such legal subdivision or subdivisions
as will include such mine or mines, at not less than
two dollars and hfty cents per acre. "'
The sale will be kept open for TWO weeks, (unless
the lands are sooner disposed OFF and no longer;
and no private entries Of land IN the sections and
parts Of sections offered will be admitted until
after the expiration Of two weeks from the com
msneenent Of said sale. t lia 3A
Ia further execution Of the said act | have caused
the Commissioner Of the General Land Office to
publish with this proclamation, brief description
Of the mineral region Ia which these lands le and
Of the lands now offered for sale, which has been
prepared from Official documents and other means Of
information. x SEQ
Given under my hand a, the city Of Washington,
this twentieth day OF November Ammo Domini, one
thousand eight hundred and for,y.six.
JANE. II. PrrH.
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land 0ffcs
The lands embraced by the above proclamation
Of the President Of the United States, contain many
Of the most valuable lead mines actually opened and
worked, which have yet been discovered; and from
indications on the suraee, and experiments made Ia
digging, IL is believed that many olhen equally val
liable exist, and may be explored at a ua.ng sx-
psnse.
From the great number Of these mines, il would
lnanr aefr IN 0fvs adj AZ. .nff
character and location, without extending The no.
ice beyond proper bounds. II is sufficient 10 state
hat they are situated in the section Of country
bounded on the south by the Illinois State line; on
the west, by the Mississippi river The north, by
line drawn nearly parallel TO the south side Of the
Wisconsin river, at the average distance of ten or
twelve miles thereffom; and on the east by NERD
ian line passing through the sources OF Sugar
Creek, the whole district covering surface equal 10
about sixty full townships. An necessary facilities
Tor transporting the products market afforded
by the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers, and their
tributaries, the Blue, Grant, Plate Pekatonks, and
other rivers by which the district is inierseeted.
The above district explored by DIR. Owen,
the geologist Of the State Of indiana, under nstc-
tons from the Treasury Department, and in com
plIance with resolution Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives, passed the 9th Of February, 1889. The,
able report Of this gentleman, published IN l644
with the charts and illustrations (Senate document
No. 407, LIST session, 2Sih Congress-, contains pre-
ce information as TO the location Of each mine, and
shows, that ia 1889, the lead mines Of Illinois, Iowa,
and Wisconsin, though only partially worked, pro-
duced upwards Of thirty millions pounds Of lead, Of
which those in Wisconsin, il appears, yielded the
larger proportions and further, that the whole dis.
trct, u properly mined, would yield one hundred
and fifty millions pounds per annum. r..
Particular lists Of the sections and parts of sec
lions TO be offered at said sale have been furnished
to the register and receiver at Mineral Point, to-
geher with maps which the location Of each tract
Is desgnated all of which will he subject to the e1-
animation of those wishing TO purchase. ........
JAMES III. PIPER,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office
Nov 20-law26w nsr..Hf s.a.