Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-04-14

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TN pursuance OF an act or Congress, ap.
= proved 0n-the eleventh day Of July, 1876,
entitled IAN act 10 authorize the PYesiden,
Of the United States to sell the reserved
mineral lands in the States Of Illinois 40 4
Arkansas, and Territories of Wisconsin and
Iowa, supposed to contain lead ore," /
JAMES X. POLK, President OF The Unit.
ed States OF America, DO hereby declare and
make known. that a public sale will be held
at the Land Office al DUBUQUE, in the
Territory Of IOWA, commencing on Mon
day, the eighth day of March next. for The
sale Of the public lands heretofore ,ciihheld
from sale on sccount Of TIE voluabIc lead
mines therein, within the following town.
ships and fractional townships, known a,
the rich lead mine district. to-wii:
North Of the base line aud east Of The ffil
principal meridian.
Townships eightyeishr, eighty nine and
ninety, and fractional township ninety one
Of range one.
Township eighty EIGHT, and fractional
townships eighty mine, ninety and ninety
one, Of range two.
Township eighty seven. and fractional
townships eighty eight and eighty nine u
range three. lists
Fractional townships eighty. seven ant
eighty eight. OF range four.
Fractionaltownshtp eighty seven of range
Ave. ass os @
North Of The base line and ,cesi of the .ffn
principal meridian.
Township ninety, and fractional township
niLety one, Of range one,
Fractional townships nienty one, nine,,
two and ninety three, ofrange Two.
Township ninety two, range three.
Lands appropriated by law for the use o
schools, military aud other purposes, vii
be excluded from sale; also all quarter quar-
ter sections covered in whole, or in part, b,
those mining leases, which shall not be de-
termined by the day fixed for the commence
ment OF these sales. sou "
Pre- emp,ion claims will not be Above,
have been offered al public sale, and becom.
subject 10 private entry; and all of suci
lands as contain mine or mines of lead or,
actually discovered and being worked. will
be sold in such legal subdivision or subdiv
sions as will include such mine or mines, a
not less than two dollars and fifty cents pc
acre.
/ he sale will be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of) ant
no longer; and no private entries Of lanc
in the townships and fractional township.
so offered will be admitted until after the
expiration Of TWO weeks from the com.
mencemen Of said sale.
In further execution of the said act,
have caused The Commissioner of the Gen.
eral Land Office 10 publish with this procIa
nation triet description OF the mineral re
gions in which these lands lie. and Of the
lands aow offered for sale, which he has
prepared from official documents and olhel
means of information.
Given under my hand at the City o.
Washington. this fifth day Of September
Ammo Domlnl, one thousand eight huntret
and forty
BY The President: ......
JAMES X. POLK.
JAMES II PIER,
Acting Com. of The Gen. Land Office
The lands in The mineral regions, embrsc
ed in the anove proclamation of the Presi
dent of the United States, are believed &c
contain the richest mines OF lead that have
yet been discovered; the ole yielding ahou1
eighty per cent, Of pure metal Copper
also, has heen found IN this region in cun.
si:eradle quantities.
Great advantages are said to exist for the
manufacture Of lead in various forms, par
ticularly into shot; the river banks being sc
elevated as to require llllle 70 no expense in
the erection If towers; and the ore. h0m lis
great purity, may be manufactured into sho
by the first smelling.
The location of these mines being near the
Mississippi river, affords great facilities o.
transportation, the average cost Of which Il
ST. Louis is about fifteen cents per hundred
pounds. The soil is represented as being
unusually fertile. producing all the sinai
grains in great abundance, and furnish ing
excellent range for cattle-thus presenting
equal inducements 10 he agriculturist and
the miner.
The DUBUQUE mines in fractional
townships eighty eight. eigh, nine, suG
ninety, Of range two east, situated on the
banks Of the Mississippi, are considered the
most important; the DURANGO mines in
townships eighty hine ami ninety. of rang.
ouC Sus's oiC 'uC ueAt III SdiuVJ duu tue
CATTESE mines in fractional TOWNSHIP
eighty eight, OF range three east, also Oh lht
river. ale the third Other mines have been
discovered in this region; and il IS very pro
b"bie that future exp ora,i"ns will bring IL
light Others as rich and productive as an,
now known.
JAMES H. PIPER.
Acting Com'r Of The General Land Office
September 5lh 1916.