Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-20

FNEE*DENT OF fHE UNI.
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] :. ptevea on the eleventh day Of July, 1916,
ienli,lel IAN sfl % authorize the President
Iof tie United, ssatss to sell the reserved
! nntnera ls,i,is'hs The Statss u Illinois ssJ
lArkansss, and Nsrfitorles Of Wisconsin md
Iowa. snpppstr't,i conta.n lead pic. - |,
JAMES *. P5t.lS, President Of axe Unii-
ed States OF i,hssiea. do hereby declare anA
make Known, tt.ai \ PUBLIC sale will be held
At tbs Land Oflce al DUBUQUE. in the
Territory Of IC,@.s, eop lasncing on Men
day, the eishla day Df March hext, for the
sale Of the pub ic lands Heretofore ,cishAetd
from safe on oeeo:nt IF f4he' vataablc lead
mines therein, within Ibe following town
ships aaa fractional townships, known as
the rich lead Issas ilisa'icl. TO vii: b ELL
North Of Tie b&se 'ine AID east IF ias GtiL
prisscipal meridian. .fg4
| Townships eighty, elsh!, eighty nine and
NINETY, and iraatonai township ninety one.
LOT range one. sE
Township eighty eight, and fractional
townships eigHiy-:sine, ninety and nineiy-
one. of range ase1 H .sf
Township e:gh,y seven. and. fractional
townships elsh,y,e,ght and eighty niae OF
Irapge th.ce. ,,,.x,.F.s s.,rs.5=il,sE ssyasj.s
fractional t5wnships- eighty seven and
Eighty gtt. ofrange four.
Frac.iohaltaHnsaip eighty seven of rangs,
live. a+aaa II US - - n
North Of II. bdie lins and ee,t Of Tie .ffsh
IL. pri!e,PaI meridian.
Township nJej, and fractional township
nil ely ohe, otianAe one, $3.50
Fractional ,dsul hips nienty one. ninety
two and .pinety' lhdte, Of range TWO.
Tdwnsh,p nihetj two, range THEE.
andssappfofris led by law tor the use OF
schools, uli,Girt AID other purposes, will
be excluded from safe; also all quarter guar
those nIalag lelssS which shall mol be de-.
' e. t y Alas azsa io' the commence
Pre- efpasp,on Plains willn no, be allowed
40 any Ct. The afoye lands. until after they
nave beea oiiesjd at public sale, and become
subject - PRIV Ate senlry; aud all OF such
lands as contain miAe,cr mines OF lead ore
actually ,iisco VI reNand being worked, will
be soils il such le2sl subdivis!on or subdivi-.
lsions as wi. intltds such MAE or mines, at
no, less nan lto collars and iifty cents per
acre.
The sale willibe kept open for two weeks.
CONFESS tie land,s are soonefadisp posed of and
Eno one-f; an. no private entries OF land
IN tie td.~nsI,i1s aud fractional townships
50 olleree will 'be admitted Until after the
IexpIratlo,l Of Two weeks from the COM
nence msnt Of SAID sale. .=s. ,ss.s
In fur.her ekecglion of the said act, |
have caEsst ID, Commissions, OF tue Gen.
era! Lans oaica 10: publish with this procla.
nation a..Lr DESCRIPTION OF The mineiaI re-
gions inawhlcuthstst. lands he. aud OF the
lands ao5.v iofefed fer sale witch he has
prepa Esss from 4fetaI docu.measss aud other
mean piorn.a'iqn,- 8. .s,.
CIV ID nder! m, hand "a, the City OF
washington. tbs nth day OF September.
Ammo Denim. sne ihousanN eight hundred
and loty:six iD' @
BIZ the president: -
| -f !, lI'n4 JAMES 4 POLK.
JAaEs'H PiEa. as@
AIDING { GA. efMs Gen Laad 0Fos.
The land. in The fmnerai regions, embrace
led in the: anove IF,elamallon OF the Pres,
den, of the UGI,ed States, are believed 10
contain ne rlctest mines o. lead THAI have
yet been >discoveres; the orc yieiding about
signty per cent. If pure metal. Copper,
also, has. hean Found IN this region ~ cca~
slJeratie: quantities. 80: zf
Great advantages are said to exist for the
manufacture Of lead in various forms, par
ucu.ar y into shut; the river banks being SO
elevated as 10 require little TO no. expense IN
HE erechOa II lowers; aud The ore, l'om lis
great pukity. may be manufactured INFO shot
by The fist smelling. 81 %
The iocanen Dt these mines being near the
Mississippi fyer, affords great facilities OF
iran p0rraliun, the average cost oi which to
ST. Louls is about fifteen cents per hundred
pounds. =. TIE soil is represented ss being
unusually fertile. producing all the small
grains 10 great abundance, aud furnishing
excellent: raa2e Tor tYi!e-shus presenting
the mine; a " aa
The DUBUQUE =mines in fractional
townships eighty eis.s,. eight nine, and
ninety. Of range tive CAST, situated on the
banks Of: the hl;ssss'uSi. are considered the
most important, the pRANGO mines IA
townships eighty rine mi ninety of range
one east, are The neSs in value; and the
ECAFFESE mines in :frac,ionaf township
eighty ei,.hr, OF range :,rse east, also on the
river. ar. Ii" third Cater mines have been
discovered ia This regit:o; and it Is very pro-
babie ,hfr future exp cations viii bring TO.
light t o,srrs as rich am productive as ans
AZ. -, JAMES, Fl PIPER.
yac.ng Com efhs Gfa.ra! Lana Office.
September 9TH ls4GA ..-.. |