Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-11-05

w IN pursuance act Of Congress- approved on the
sell the reserved mineral lands
n ne states o. Illinois and Akss and Territories Of Wisconsin
President Of he United hereby
in the State Of ILLINOIS ACCOUNT OF rE v,Lu
.sa the P nfe a. 5as and
ut the Land Office DIXON commencing MONDAY
folio wing townshps ami aesns VIZ ""'a ne
S"s e ne Sas. iias and east q the aA principal meridian
Townships twen,yevcn AMI twenty eight town.
TOWNSHIPS twen,yseTen and twsny and town
ship twenty-nine of range thrse
The north half Of township township twenycgh
,sl @ ss.: sss Ss@ sea Sil ss rrsear meridian.
Fractional townships twentyegut and twenty
townships twenty nine range
At the land Oase at sEawNEETowN commencing on Mon
lands within the folio wing sections and parts q" sections yl
tseaso tveaynias inclusive tkir,
so 70 irysI inclusive Of township eeven sections TO
inclusive and sections esh TO pslse Inclusive in township
sections nins inclusive sections fifteen ,weatysO
elusive and sections eaye to T iacusiyeof township
eleven sections ~ the moth half and Of
sctioa twelve The north half Ct sectsa sass and
tens fifteen to eighteen inclusive, in township twelve, Of range
Id @ b by e Cd S s u:s Of s ais: nj
quarter sections covered in whole in part, BY those mining
leases which shall by day com
Presumption claims win not be allowed any the above lands
until after the shall have been offered the public SALE and
become subject to private entry and OF such ands contain
mines OF actually discovered
will be sold in such legal subdivision will include
such mine mines dollars fifty per
acre.
The sales win each be kept spen unlcss the
disposed off longer and entities
land in the townships fractional townships Ell viii be
admitted until after the expiration Of two weeks from the
In further Commits
sOner Of the General Land Office publish with this defamation
brief description Of the mineral in viii these lands lie
and o. the Is now Offered for sale which he has prepared ON
Given under hand the City OF Washington tits eighth day
OF September Ammo Domni thousand eight hundred and forty
six By the Presidents IA aES X POLK
JAMES H. PIPER 7ctiag Cosoner Of the General Land Office
The lands in the DIXON district embraced in the above proca
nation OF the President Of the United explored by Nj
Owen the geologs the State Indiana under
the Treasury Department and in compliance with resolution
the House OF Representatives passed. 9th Feb 1852 The able
Representatives. Congress-
lands include all the productive the entire region
which from observations during his survey there
oeeve that valuable veins readily be
only partially worked odncei G Of hi y millions pounls
eadhose Of Illinois yielding their full proportion and
whole district, operiy mined woud yield hundred
fifty millions pounds per
These lands situated and the Mississippi and
rivers the cost of transporting the olucs OF them Louis
The
yields
The lands in the SHAWNEErOWN district have not been
pored fully those in Dxol Recent dcove les have
made however
guous and sides ican
oil lmiar dePoes within them. The facilities for manuiactu Ing
white and red lead represented being
situated within about miles of Ohio
In any orm be transported all the principal markets
trihi g cost. JAMES H. PIPER.
.qetiag cOnaissiOnsr IF the General Land 05cs
September sik.