The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-17
BY the Presldent OF the United States.

of an act of Congress- approved the eev
enth day OF July, 1885, entitled San authorize the
President of the United States sell the reserved mineral
lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Terri
ORE, JAMES K POLK, President Of the United State.
Of America do hereby declare and make known tina! pub
ILLINOIS, account Of the rauable lead therein, Will
be held at the aforementioned land Offices, in said State,
the periods hereinafter designated, to witt
AT the land office at DIXON, commencing MONDAY,
the fifth day Of , ART NEXT for the disposal Of the public
North Of The base line and east Of the fourth principal "e
Fractional townships tweny-seven twenty-eight, and
twenty-nine, of range one.
Townships twenty seven and twentyegh, and fractional
township twentynine OF range two.
Townships twcnty-scven and tweny-eght and fractional
township twenty nine, Of range three.
The north half Of township township TWEEN
North Of the base line and wst Of the fourth principal noi
diam
Fractional townships twenty-seven, twenty-egh and
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty ninc OF
Al the land office at SHAWNEETOWN, commencing on
MONDAY the nineteenth day of April next for the disposal
of sections, viz
South of the base line and east of the third principal meridian
Sections tcenfytco fcenty,iine inclusive, and sec
tons f,cyf to hiysir inclusive OF township eleven;
sections FIRE inclusive, and sections eight fcre in
elusive, in township twelve, of range seven,
Sections three inclusive, sections fifteen TO fcenfy
inclusive, and sections twenty-five to hHysir inclusive
township eevcn sections tpo three, the north bali
and southeast quarter of section fow sections fire 10 ep
nclnsive the southwest quarter section wre; the north
half of section fourteen and sections fifteen eighteen ncu
sive in township twelve, OF range nine.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools militia
ry or other purposes viii be excluded from the safes; also
all quarter quarter sections covered in whole or in part by
those mining leases which shall not be determined by the
day fixed for the commencement of the sales.
Pre-emption claims will not be allowed TO any oil the
above lands until after the shall have been offered al
the public SALE and become subject 10 private eny and
all OF such lands contain mine or mines OF lead ore
actually discovered and being worked will be sold in such
legal subdivision subdivisions will include such mine
mines at not less than two dollars and fifty cents pei
The sales will each be kept open for weeks, (uness
the lands disposed o) and longer; and
waite entries of land in the townships and fractional town
ships offered will be admitted until after the expiration
two weeks from the commencement of said sales
further execution of the said act, have caused the
Commissioner OF the General Land Office to publish with
this proc nmaon brief description Of the mineral regions
which these lands lie, and OF the lands offered for
sale, which he has prepared from official documents and
other of information.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington, this