The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-25
THE UNION,
BY the President or the United States.


by the President or the United States.
In pursuance OF of Congress, approved on the
eleventh day Of July 1876 entitled 10 authorize
eral lands in the States Of Illinois and Arkansas and Terri
tories OF Wiseonsin and Iowa, supposed contain lead
Of America, do hereby declare and make known. lhat a
public sale viii be held the land Office Al MINERAL
POINT, in the Territory of Wisconsin, cornmencng ON
MONDAY the twenty fourth day of May next for the dis
posa OF the following and parts OF sections of land
mines to Wit
:, tpest Of the fourth principal meridian.
arts oil sections six eight nine, ten twelve TWEEN
y,ive, wentyeight, twenty -nne thirty thy-two and
hify-tee, IN township one; sections six and eight and
parts of sections yo ten and thry-one in t,yynsbin
sections fifteen seventeen nineteen, nysn,y rynn
ry, and lrty-thee aud parts of sections ten fourteen
eight, thrytwo hirty and thir,y-6ve in township
three sections twelve thirteen wenpour, twenty
and thirty -FOUR and parts of sections seven EIGHT fourteen
teen and eighteen in township four sections nine en
ana thy-six, and parts OF sections eleven, iourieen
and thiry-fve, in township five; section eight, and
parts OF sections two twenty four twenty-five, ai thirty
sections thirty four and ihirw ss IA ownlbipp seven
and section tweny-fmp in township eight ali of ,anpe
one; sections twenty-egh thirty three Ind ,hv.siy
fractional sections twenty-nine e,d tlrn-t,yo ON the
nam land and parts of Sections two twelve and twenty
ve IN township ore; section twenty and parts of sections
six seyen neleen wenty-eghl ihirtyhree' thtyti,a.
anu ,iry-slH IN township two section hirtysx, and
three; section ihirtecn and parts Of sections
and hiry-wo in township iours and section twenty
twelve, and parts Of sections and five in township two;
sections twenty-seven, thry-iour and thrty-fye and
live wenysx, thirty three, and thirp-sx in township
three; and part OF section thirty, in township four all OF
sections twenty nveny and thirty and parts of Sec
tons eight, seventeen eighteen, nineteen, and twenty
in township seven all Of range four section twenty one,
and parts OF sections six and twenty, township three
twenynne hirtyfour, ihirive, and hirtysx, In town,
ship four and part OF section fourteen, township five all
Edst of the fourth priacipal meridian,
Sections FOUR eight nine, twenty, wenyfpur twenty
six wennine, and thry-one and parts OF sections two
teen seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty one, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty-five, twenty twenty
parts Of sections twenty five, thirty -one thty-two
trythree thirty four thirty five, and thrysx, in town
ship parts OF sections twenty, and thirty
Ave. township three parts of sections and twenty
one in township four section thirty and parts of sections
three eight nine, thirteen, fourteen eighteen, twenty,
twenty-five, twenty-five, tweny-seven, twenynne, thirty
one thirty -four hirty-ve, and thr,y-sx, township five;
sections three four and mines and rtso sections five and
eight in township six and sections twenty-seven, twenty
eight twenty and thirty three and parts of sections
nine, ten twenty and thirty four in township seven, all of
range sections two, three four six eight nne
eleven twelve thirteen and twenty and parts oisecons
one five fourteen tteep seventeen, eighteen, nineteen
twenty-one, twcnytwo, wentyhree thirty, thry-one,
thrytwc, thirty three, and thry-six in township
sections twenty five, wenty-sX, tweny-seven twenty
eight, tweny-ninc, thirty, thrytree thirtyour thirty
five and hirty-six, and parts of sections two thyone
and hirytwo in township two parts of sections eleven
and thirty in township three; parts of sections two
four, fvc six, seven, and twelve, in township four
three FOUR five, six seven, eight nne eleven twelve
thirteen, seventeen eighteen, nineteen, twenty twenty
and and parts OF sections fourteen fifteen twenty
thrytwo hirtyhree and thry-iive in township five
en a1 ana pn ad o.
township six, all of range parts OF sections six and
one, and parts Of sections four Six twelve twenvone
twenty-five and thrty-sx, in township two sections five
and seventeen and parts of sections four nine ten four
teen, fifteen, eigheen twenty twenty-iour, and twenty
Mines in township three sections ive six, eight and TWEEN
tyeght and parts OF sections seventeen, twenty
tWenty-tve and thry-tlee, township sections
fve seventeen eighteen ninetcen twenty, t
ty-one, and thitywo, and parts of sections eight en
twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty and thy-ihree, in
ship fve sections fifteen and Twenty-Five and parts of Sec
thirteen, seventeen twenty one, twenty -four, twenty
seven, twenty thrytlree, and thirty
ship SKI and parts OF sections twenty and twenty nine, in
township seven, all Of range three part nine,
township one sections nineteen and twenty our and
parts sections three, ten, twelve thirteen, and eighteen
in township part of section seventeen in township
three parts sections fourteen nineteen twenty,
three, thirty, and thryone in township four part of
ton hirtyve, in township five and sections nineteen and
twentysx, and parts of sections FIVE nine, eleven fifteen
eighteen, twenty enc, twenty-five, tvenytree,
ship six, all of range four; parts sections eight,
teen, and eighteen, in township sections
and twenty and parts OF sections four, eighteen and
nineteen in township two OF sections four and thirty
in township three; sections wentyseven and wenr-eght
and OF sections eleven nineteen twenty
and thirty lin township four; and sections two, and cgh
teen, nineteen and twenty-five in township six all of range
ve section ELEVEN and part OF section eight in township
three and parts of sections five six, light eighteen
wenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-stX twenty-seven, and
all oil OF
TIVE, three, ten eleven thirteen, and twenyegi IN town
ship and part of section thirty -four, in township three
all of range seven; part of section four township three
parts OF sections swenty-sevcn thy-tour, and thryiye
in township four and part of section in township
seven, all OF range eight.
All quarter quarter sections of the above lands,
ed in whole in part by those mining leases which shall
not be determined by the day fixed for the commencement
of the sale, will be excluded therefom.
Presumption claims will be allowed to any of the
above lands until after they have been offered public
SALE and become subject to private and all of such
lands contain mine mines of lead actually dis
covered and being worked, will be sold in such legal sub
division subdivisions will include such mine mines
at not less than dollars and fifty cents per
The sale will be kept open for weeks, (unlcss the
lands disposed OFF, and longer and pr
waite entries OF land in the sections and of sections
offered will be admitted, until after the expiration of
weeks from the commencement of said sale,
In further execution OF the said act have causedthe
Commissioner of the General Land Office publish with
this proclamation brief description of the mineral region
in which these lands lie and of the lands offered
sale, which has been prepared from official documents and
other means of information.
Given under my hand ut the city of Washington this
twentieth day of November ammo Donini thousand
eight hundred and forty-six.
JAMES X. POLK
By the President.
JAMES ii. PPER,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office
he pinl nv off,