The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-15
g By the President of the United States.

0t0tV6t IN pursuance of law, I, JAMES K. POLK, Pre- N sident oT the Uniled States of America do here by declare and make known. that pabile sHies VII be held al the under Land oinees' in tio State of Aransas nt the periods hereinafter dests mated, 10 wit
 At the Land Office al Fayetteville. eoinmsneins on Monday the ninth day ol October hex', iot tne daposaI ol tho public lands within the undeFInenton- ed Townships and fractional Townships, VIZ: Worth q the base iiRe aad irssf ef lae v" P''"''
 Tss5iJi;i=.
 Fractional township twenty -one, norm o' " hi's river. of range eighteen. w, Fractional township twenty -one, north of "hhe river Of range nineteen
 Township twenty, of rsnTe twenty one Township twenty, of range twenty y''"o Township eighteen, of range i~enty-ssFeh' Townsaips twelve and thirteen, of range twenty eight.
 Township twenty, of range twenty -nInf. Fractional township twenty -cNe. oi range ,hhty Fractional township twenty -one, ot range e'''V one c,,, Townslfps nineteen and twenty. and fractional township iwenty-one, of range thiity-two. Tosnship twenty, and fractional township twen- ty-one. or range thirty three Fractional township twenty -one' oi range 'h'''y- four. m Al the land office at Batesville, commencing on Monday ths six,een.h day of October next, for the disnosaI of the public lands situated within the nn- dermentioned townships sndefractionai townstiPs' to Wit:
 Nor,h Of L.e base iae, and rssi o tas h principal
 mGidian.
 Township twenty one, of rang one
 Township six, of range three.
 Fractional tow nship ps six and seven, toi "mte river, of Tango foHr.
 Fractional township twenty -one, of ranges ten, eleven twelve thirteen fourteen, and htern, Fractional township twenty one, north of White river, of ranges sixteen and seventeen Norih Of He base line and ea@f of he tfh PrineP1s
 meridian,
 Township ten. Of range one.
 Township sixteen, of rarge two.
 Township thirteen, oi range three.
 Township twenty, of range four.
 Township eleven, oi range five.
 Fractional, township twenty-two, of rangs six. Al the Land office at Little Rock, coInine neing on Monday, the twenty-thiri day Of October next, for the disposal oi the public lands situated in the uniermentioned townships and fractional town ships, viz:
 Sos,s ortse base line end ,cest of thc fh p'incpdI
 meridian.
 Fractional sections twen'y five and thirty six, m township eiyht, south Of Arkansas river, oi range four.
 Township seven, of raDge eight.
 Township ten, Of range ten Townships eight ard nine, ei range eleven sTowushrs eight and nine, of range twelve Township seven. of range thirteen. At the land office at Helena, commencing on Monday the ninth day of October next Tor the ds. posai of the public lands within inc aforementioned townships and fractional townships, VIZ North of the base iiae and east of tas th principal
 meridian.
 Sections thi.teen, twenty three, twenty four and twenty five east of the St, Francis river in town ship ,hrer of range four. Township ten, Of range hve Township ten, of range SIX Township sixteen, and section one m township yenteen, and fractional township twenty-two, of range seven.
 Section six, in fractional township seventeen. fractional township eighteen and township twenty one, of range eight. Frac'ionaI township eighteen, of range n,ne. South cf the base line, and ,cest ot the tJm Prnepdt
 HsridiGa. An island in the Mi. sissippi river, in sections thirty three and hrtylour. township thirteen, and sections four. five and eight, township fourteen. South ofhe base line and eass of the flh principal
 meridian. Township four, range two. At the land office at Johnson Court House, com- mencire on Monday, tho sixieenth day of October 5sxt for the disposal of the under mentioned town ships, viz; North ofthe base iiae. and acea of the Gh Princpa
 nerldidn. Township three, of range twenty-one. Township six. of range twenty-nine. At the land office at Washington, commencing on Monday, the ninth day of October next for the dis posal of the public lands within the uDdermention ed townships. viz
 South of ths base line, and weH of the th principal
 taersdIan.
 Township four, of range twenty SIX, Townships three and four, of range tweaty. seven. Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools, military or other purposes, will be excluded from the sales. The offering of the above mentioned lands will be commenced the days appointed. and proceed in the order In which they advertised. with all venent dispatch, until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus closed. But no sales shall keen open longer than two weeks, and no private entry of the lands wil be admitted until atter the expiration of the two weeks Given under my hand at the City of Washington, this third day of July, Anno DOmini one thousand eigh, hundred and forty-eight. By he President:
 JAMES K. FOLK. RICHARD M. YoUNo,
 Commissionsr of the General Land OGce.
 N0tiee to Pre.Fmpti0n Claimants.