The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-03

TN pursuance Of Congress approved the elev-
President Of the United States to sell the reserved mineral
lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas and Terri
o D'S JAMES X PoLk President Of the United States
of America do hereby declare and make known that pub
ILLINOIS On, account Of The paaab lead mines therein, will
be held at the aforementioned land Offices in said State at
the periods hereinafter designated To wit:
Al the land office at DIXON commencing on MONDAY,
the fifth day Of April next, for the disposal OF the public
lands within the following townships and fractional town
ships, Wis
North Of tie base line and east Of the fourth principal ner'-
Fractional townships twenty-seven, twcniyeght, and
twenty-nine, of range one.
Townships twenty-seven and wentyeight, and fractional
township tvcnty-nine, of range two.
Townships twentyseven and twenty-eigh, and fractional
township twenty-nine, of range three.
weight, and fractional township twenynne of range four
North Of the base line and pcs Of tho to" principal "eri
dian.
Fractional townships twenyseven, twenty-eight, and
tweny-nine, Of range one.
All the land office at sEIAwNEETowN, commencing on
MONDAY the nineteenth day of April next Tor the disposal
OF the public lands within the following secuons and parts
of sections, viz
South of the base line and of the third principal meridian
Sections tceny-t,co to cenynine inclusive, and sec
tons t~tyt'co to hiysir inclusive OF township eleven;
sections fpe inclusive and sections eight TO tcei0e in-
elusive, in township twelve, of range seven.
Sections three inclusive, sections ftee1 to fceny-
tho inclusive and sections tWentype TO iysi1 inclusive,
of township eeven sections one, tco, three the north hall
and southeast quarter of section four; sections fire to elepen
the southwest quarter section
half section fouee and sections fifteen eighteen ncu-
sve in township twelve, OF range nine
Lands appropriated by law for the OF schools militia
ry or oter 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.
Presumption claims will not be allowed to any OF the
above lands until the shall have been offered at
the public SALE and become subject to private entry; and
all OF such lands as contain mine or mines oil lead ore
actually discovered and being worked, win be sold in such
legal subdivision subdivisions Will include such mine
mines less than dollars and fifty cents pei
The sales viii each be kept open for two weeks, (uness
the lands disposed oiD and no ongcr and no m
entries of land in the townships and fractional town
ships offered will be admitted until after the pration 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 TO publish with
this proclamation brief description of the mineral regions
in which these lands lie, and OF the lands offered fo
SALE which he has prepared from official documents and
other of information.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this
eighth day of September ammo Domini thousand eight
uudred and iorty-slx.
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