The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-27
by the President OF the United States.


TN pursuance of of Congress, approved eev
enth day OF July, 1916, entitled 'An authorize the
lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Terri
tories of Wisconsin and Iowa. supposed to contain lead
Of America, do hereby declare and make known that pub
lie sales Of the lands heretofore from sale IN the sateo
be held at the aforementioned land Offices in said State
the periods hereinafter designated, to wit:
the fifth day OF April next for the disposal of the public
lands within the following townships and fractionatown
ships, viz;
North Of the base line aud Of The fourth principal nler
Fractional townships twentyseven, twcnty-eight and
twenty-nne of range
Townships twenyseven and twentyeght, and fractional
township twenty-nne, of range
Townships twenyseven and twenty and fractional
township tweniy-nine, Of range three
weight and fractional township twenty nine Of range four
North Of the base Inc and 'cest Of the fourth principal
Fractional townships twenty-seven twenty-eight and
twenty-nine of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-eigh and twenty-nne,
A he land Office a, sHAwNEETowN, commenengon
MONDAY the nineteenth day of April next Tor the disposal
of the public lands within the following sections, and parts
OF sections, viz:
South of the base line and of the third principal meridian
Sections frenfyco to t,renty,iine inclusive, and
tons trtyco thrtysr inclusive, of township eleven;
sections fpe inclusive, and sections eight rcre
clusive in township twelve of range seven
Sections three inclusive, sections fifteen fceny
tco inclusive and sections Twenty-Five thnfysr inclusive
OF township eeven sections tro three the north hall
and southeast quarter of section fo sections fire deren
inclusive; the southwest quarter of section re the north
half OF section fourteen; and sections fifteen eighteen nc
siye in township twelve, OF range nine.
Lands appropriated by law for use of schools militia
r or other purposes will be excluded from the safes; also
all quarter quarter sections covered i'm whole part by
those mining leases which shall be determined by
day liked Tor the commencement of the sales.
Presumption claims will not be allowed to any of the
above lands until after the shall have been offered
te public SALE and become subject to private entry and
all OF such lands contain mine mines of lead ore
actually discovered and being worked win be sold in such
legal subdivision subdivisions will include such mine
or lne at not less than two dollars and fifty per
the lands disposed o and longer; and no p
yaie entries OF land in the townships and fractional town
ships so offered will be admitted until after The expiration OF
two weeks from the commencement of said sales.
In further execution of the said act have caused the
commissioner OF the General Land Office publish with
this proclamation brief description of the mineral regions
in which these lands lie, and ofte lands offered or
sale, which he has prepared iio official documents and
other means of information
GHe1 Ia. under my hand At The city Of Washington this
undred and toriy-sk-
BY the President. =" YIN
JAMES II. PvR,
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land Office
The lands in the DIXON district, embraced in the above
proclamation OF the President Of The United States,
explored by Mr. Owen, the geoog of the State of Indiana,
under instructions from The Treasury Department and
IA compliance wilh resolution Of the House Representa-
gentleman, published document No 2so House Of Rep
[eena,ys t session Of 10Th Congress shows hat these
g'on in which, from observations during his survey there
reason 10 peteVe mat valuable veins of ore READILY
be found Further, thatin ISt9 the lead mines OF Illinois,
iowa. and Wisconsin, though only partially worked pro-
nnced upwards OF thirty million pounds of lcadhose OF
nhos yieihg heir lull proportionand TINT the whole
district II properly mined, would yield hundred and
nifty million pounds per annum.
ihese lands being situated and the Mississippi
ana Fever rivers tho cost of Transporting products OF
mem 70 81 Louis Is only about fifteen per hundred
pounds The soil IS OF excellent quality and Yields abund
anty all the products of that latitude
Inc lands IN the SliAWNEETOWN district have not
been explored fully those in Dixon Recent discov-
have been made however Of rich veins of the suphu
ret Oh eau ana zinc, contiguous and both sides Of
these lands, indicating the existence of similar eosites
within them The facilities for manufacturing white and
are Situated within about seven miles of the Ohio river
tue metal IN amy form, be transported to all the prnc
pal markets at a thrilling cost. Tl 80 - r-
JAMES II. PIPER,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office
So,,t Y -Io 1855