The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-27

TN pursuance OF Congress approved on the elev-
President Of the United sell the reserved mineral
lands in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Terri,
ore JAMES K. POLK, President of the United States
of Americas hereby declare and make known that pub
lie sales the lands heretofore uhhsd from sale IA the State Of
ILLINOIS, on account of rauabe lead mines therein, will
held the aforementioned land Offices in said State, at
the periods hereinafter ID, designaed to wit; MoNnay
the fifth day of April next for the disposal OF the public
lands within the following townships and fractional town
North of the base line and east Of the fourth principal "'r'-
Fractional townships twenty-seven twenty-eight, and
| twenty-nne OF range one
Townships twenty-seven and tWeny-eSh ana factohal
| township twenty-nne, OF range two.
Townships twentyseven and twenty-eght and fractional
township twenty-nin OF range three
The north half OF township wentyseven, township TWEEN
weight and fractional township wentynine OF range four
North Of the base Inc and 'eSst q the J0"" '"cpa me'
Fractional townships iwentyseyen, tweny-eght and
tweny-nne, of range one.
Fractional townships twenty-eight and twenty-nne oil
At the land office at sIIAwNEEToWN, commencing on
MONDAY nineteenth day of April Tor the disposal
the public lands within the following sections and parts
OF sections, viz;
South of the base line and east of the third principal
Sections oenty-tpo t,centytine inclusive, and sec
tons yteo to ihysr inclusive, of township eleven
sections inclusive, and sections eight tacre in
elusive, in townshiptwelve, OF range seven. -
Sections three to nine inclusive sections Geen to t,SsHy
of township eleven; sections t,co three the north hal
and southeast of section four sections five TO er
|
half of section fourteen and sections fifteen eighteen incu
sive, in township twelve, Of range nine.
Lands appropriated by for the of schools, militia
ry other purposes viii be excluded from the safes; also
all quarter quarter sections covered in whole in part by
those mining leases which shall not be determined by the
day fixed for the commencement of the sales.
Prescription claims will not be allowed 10 any OF the
above lands until after the shall have been offered al
the public SALE and become subject 10 private entry; and
all Of such lands contain mine mines OF lead ore
actually discovered and being worked, will be sold in such
legal subdivision subdivisions will include such mine
or mines, less than dollars and fifty cents per
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks, (uness
lands disposed ot) and no longer and no Pr
of land in the townships and fractional town
ships 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 the General Land Office publish with
this proclamation brief description OF the mineral regions
which these lands e and of the lands offered for
SALE which he has prepared from official documents and
other OF information. 49,
Given under my hand at the city of Washington, thi.
eighth day of September ammo Domin one thousand eight
undred and forty six.
BY the President