Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-15
For the Herald.
Mineral Eassds.

Read the fOloWlng EXTRACTS rom tue
instructions to the Land Office at Min
erai Point, relative TO the sale OF the
Mineral Lands, to commence May
Gath. instant.
81, is not now intended to offer at
public sale. under the Proclamation a.
torcsaid, THAT Of the goth November
last, any tract which has been hereto
fore entered at Mineral Point, and re.
ported at any time for reservation for
mineral purposes; and the validity OF
the entry for which is still undeter-
mined-but to make all such as sre
embraced in list AZ, herewith the sub
iect of special examination, IN the
Mineral Point District. with view to
the ultimate approval of all which may
be found to be for land which was not
known, at the time Of entry or sale, to
contain lead mines or diggings, under
a rule recently established under the
act Of Sd of August last.
SIN the class of lands, the minimum
price of which is fixed by the third
section of that act (of the 18th July,
le46.) at two dollars and fifty cents
ncr acre, and which must be offered 10
quarter quarter sections, when ne
cessary TO include mine, you will en-
brace all tracts, which, on or before
the day of offering. you shall De salts
fed from any reliable resource what
ever, contain mine or mines of lead
ore, actually discovered and being
worked.
wAs it has been suggested that
doubts may arise as to the proper Goa
struction which should be placed upon
the terms "a mine or mines. of lead
ore actually discovered and being
worked" as used in the act of 18th oil
July, 1916, authorizing the sale Of
mineral Lands, It is deemed expedi-
ent 10 state. for your information, thai
where mine has been discovered and
worked out, and satisfactory evidence
;s pro9uced to show that there are nc
indications of further deposites of min.
eral on the land. such lands will be
considered as subject 10 the minimum
of al IS per acre; while on the con.
trary. il mine has been discovered
though it may not have been worked
for some time past, or at present, unless
il be shown that there are no present
indications of mineral, the land con-
tanning such mine will be considered
as subject TO The increased minimum o.
So so per acre.
"Enclosed | send you copy Of the
list of outstanding lead mine leases in
Wisconsin.
"All the quarter quarter sections in
which these leases are situated, will o
course be embraced in the class above
mentioned, at the increased minimum
Subsequent instructions authorize
the land officers 'to receive testimony
in relation to the character ofthe land:
embraced by these leases, and ifsatis-
fed from the testimony of credible
witnesses, that any of those lands dc
not contain a mine or mines of lead
ore actually discovered and being
worked they are directed not to 'con,
slider them as being subject to the in
creased minimum
" Unless the 'unexpired leases oil
either of them shall be surrendered OF
relinquished in writing before the
close of republic sale, by the lessees
or their legal representatives in any oil
the ordinary forms, you will not offer
them for sale IS directed by the orc vi
so Of the above mentioned section OF
the act.
"As some of the leases NAV expire
or be relinquished after the tract OF
tracts embracing the same shall have
been passed in the regular order oil
offering the lands. as prescribed gen.
erally in the circular of the ED July,
1874, you will consider that circular
so far modified as to enable you TO Of
fer such tract or tracts on the day the
lease shall expire or be relinquished-
or on the last day of the public sale, il
circumstances, Of which you will judge,
shall renderi, advisable for the public
interests to do so.
- This list is Supposed TO contain all
Of the suspended entries.
TP The Telegraph despatch 10 the
Buffalo Commercial, reports the death