Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-05
pyBLIC LAND SALES.
u, The President of the United Stat es.


IN rursuance of an act of Congress, approved
ON The lin day Of July 1916, entitled IAN ACT
:. .n,horize the President OF the United States 70
ss,ih. reserved mineral lands in the States oil IL
I;no;s and Arkansas, and Territories OF Wiscon-
Gin and Iowa, supposed 10 contain lead ore, !,
JAMES X. POLK, President OF THE UNITED
S-.rrs OF AMERICA, do hereby declare anu make
known. that public sales OF the lands HERETOFORE
WITHHELD FROM SALE ON Account OF THE VALUABLE
,s.n MINES THEREIN, will be held al the under
mentioned land offices in the State OF ARhAN-
SAS al the periods hereinafter designated, 10 W.T.
Al The Land Office at BATESVlLLE, COM
mencipg on Monday, the 18th day OF March neS,
for the disposal oil the public lands ~iln'h Inc
aforementioned townships, viz:
North ofle base line aud Vest Of the ffth prine'-
pal meridian.
Township nineteen, OF range sixteen.
Townships nineteen and twenty, oil range Sc
yenteeD. ,
AT The Land Office at FAYETTEVILLE,
commencing on Monday, the Odd day Of March
next for the disposal OF the public lands within
the aforementioned township 10 wit:
North fthe base line, and West Of the ffth prt'I-
c,pai Meridian.
Townships nineteen and twenty, oil range eigH
teen. , =,
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF
schools, military, or other purposes, viii % e1-
cluded from sale; also, all quarter quarter sec
lions (it any, covered in whole or 10 part 'nose
mining leases. which shall not be determined by
The day fixed for The commencement OF mise saies.
pre.emp,ion claims will not be allowed TO any
of,he above lands until alter the sameshall nave
hssn offered al public sale, and become suoJect 70
nrivate entry; and all OF said lands which contain
: mine or mines OF lead ore, actually discovered
and being worked, will be sold in s1ch legal SUD-
division or subdivisions, as viii lnclnde sucn
mine or mines. al not less than Two dollars ana
fifty cents per acre. ,,,.o ,,oo,.s
The sales will each be KEEP, open Tor Two weeks
(uoless the lands are sooner disposed Oh, aua no
longer; and no private entries OF lana IN lne own
shios so offered, will be admitted until aher 'ne
expiration Of two weeks from Inc commencement
OF said sales. houo
In turrber execution OF the said act, have
.,r'sd The Commissioner of The General Land
0f;ce ~ publish with this proclamation, orleI
descr;n,ion OF the mineral regions in which these
lands lie and OF The lands now offered Tor sale,
18th be has ryepared from official documents
and other means OF information.
Given under my hand, at the city OF Washing
ton this eighth day Of September, Ammo Domni
one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
By the President: JAMES n. POLh.
LINES 81. Piper, Acting Commissioner
OF the General Land Office.
The mineral lands embraced in The above pro-
cams;ion OF The President OF The United states,
are situated in Marion and Carroll counties, in
The northern part Of the Stale of Arkansas, within
eisb, or nine miles of the west bank Of White
liver, which being navigable and a tributary OF
the Mississippi, affords easy and cheap iranspor,,
,aion 10 all The principal markets OF The United
States. As The mineral qualities OF these lanes
have but recently been discovered, they have not
yet been thoroughly explored they have, however
been represented as Astounding in lead ore, OF an
excellent quality. JAMES Il. PIPER,
Acting Commissioner OF The General Land ol-