The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-17


the sale of mineral lands in the State of Michigan" l.
JAMES X. POLK, President the United States OF Amer
Will &c hs y ss MAIZE for
the "Lsko Superior Land District" commencing on Mon
public lands within the following named townships, and
fractional townships situated IN the Lake Superior mineral
North of the base line and Of the principal meridian
The fractions OF townships thirty eight and thirty. nine,
west of The Little Bay de Noqaet and Esconawby river OF
: The Of townships thirty ssyen, ,hryesh. ,hs
ynns and ory, west OF the Little Bay de Noquei and Es
conawby river OF range twenty-ihree
Township fory-s1 and fractional township fortyseven
Townships fouy-six and ortyseven fractional townships
io5yegb' forty nns ard fifty, including Middle" and
Granite " islands, OF range twenty-five
Townships ortysx, and forty eight fraction
ans an s & and I GG the
Fractional townships fiy-one fiy-two fifty eight and
ty-nine, all the main land, of range twenty seven
Township fityone, and fractional townships fifty two,
fyeqh and hi'y-nine, on the main land, OF range TWEEN
Township fNy-one, fractional township fity,two. the
main land, the two Huon islands. situated in sections
,weny- seven tweny eight twenty nine, and thyfour,
containing hundred twenty four and halt acres in
township hfythree and fractional townships hiy-seven
hyeght, and htty-nine, on the main land Oh range WEN
iy.nine. ,.,.. en-. .....
Township 6iy-on and fractional townships hiy-two.
ffythree. fy.six ffyseven, fifty eight and hlty-n
fractional township, nriy.one ffy-two tyhrec, fifty.
four fIly five. and six on the main land, township
fyseyen and fractional township hy-eght on the main
land, Of range thirty one.
thirty-our
AT the same place, commencing on Monday the four
ieenth day OF August next for The disposal Of the public
ships, situated In the Lake Superior mineral REGION
above, viz.
North of the base hns and Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships hfyone fifty. two, fifty three fifty
four and y-hve. township fifty six, and fractional town
ships fifty and fifty eight; all the main land, OF
fractional townships ffy-one hfty-,hree fy-four fifty
Ave, fy-six, and fity-seven all on the main land, OF
Town.hips iiiy three and hy-four. and fractional
ships fiyhve and fifty on the main land OF range hir'
townships fny-t,so fiy-three and Atty four and fruc.
tonai townships ityhve and hysx ON The main land, OF
Townships iitywo and fifty three and fractional town.
ships fy-four and hy-hve on the main land of range
township. fifty ors and slytwo, and fractional
ships fifty and fifty four the main land, of range
TOWNSHIPS ffy.one and ffty-,wo and fractional town
ship fy.thrse the main land, of range thirtyeight
Township iity-one, and fractional townships fity-wo
and fifty three, the main land, OF range thirty nine
Fractional townships fifty and fythec. main
Fractional township fifty ono, the main land, ranges
forty-one fory-two forty-three and forty-fou
Asths same place. commencing on Monday, the third
within foowing.named townships and fractional
ships situated east Of the Chocolate and Esconawby rivers
North of the base line, aud of the principal meridian
Fractional townships forty and fory.two including
ship 'u foyour osnsSp oryys townships
and forty eyen Except the north halt OF the latter
Sy d' en
gar island of range
Fractional township forty one, including the surveyed isl
ands townships forytwo and fory-tres and fractional
townships forty four ortyhve, ortyx forty and
foryegh including parts OF Sugar. Sailor and other
veyed islands, of range two
foryiour and foy-fve, including the surveyed islands,
range three
three including the surveyed islands of range four.
Fractional townships orty-ons ioy-two, and foy-three
intending part OF Dalnond and other surveyed Islands, OF
fractional townships ortyone ortytwo, and orythree
including part OF Drummond and other surveyed Islands, OF
fractional townships forty fory-two three
on Drummonds island, of range seven.
Fractional townships ortyone and fortytwo, Drum
mond's island, OF range eight
North of the base line, aud Wtst of the principal meridian
Fractional townships fory-one and forty two, including
Marquette and other surveyed islands, townships forty, for
ythtee orty-our foryfvc and ortysx. and fractional
township tho main land Except fractional
sections one and two in the latter,) OF range one.
At the same place. commencing on Monday, the seven
teenh day OF July next for the disposal OF the
townships situated of Chocolate and Esconawby
and the Little Bay do Noquet
North the base line, and cest Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships fory-one and forty-two including
the surveyed islands, and townships forythree and forty
Fractional townships forty fory.one forty two in
Guiding part of ST. island and townships fory-thre
and forty four OF range three
land and townships ortywo and fory-three, OF range
The ST. Helena sand in fractional township forty rac
tiona townships tory-one and foytwo on the main land
and township forty. ,hree, OF range five.
Fractional township fory-two on the main land, and
townships forty-three and orty-four, Of range six
Fractional township forty-wo including the small sur
veyed island in section eight and townships ortyhree and
forty-four, range seven.
Fractional township ioy-two, including the small island
In section three fractional township forty three, the
main land, and township forty four Of range eight.
The Big Beaver island, in Lake Michigan, embraced in
fractional nships thirty seven thy-egh and thirty
Fractional townships thirty and thirty eight OF
range eleven.
Fractional township fortyons. tho main land, of
ri
Townships forty -four, foy-fve and fory-six and ac
tonal townships forty and ortyeight including part
Of Grand island, the main land of range eighteen.
Townships ortyour and forty-ive, aud fractional town.
ships forty-sx oriy-seveD and forty ght including
Of Grand island surveyed islands range nineteen
Townships forty four fotyve and forty six, fractional
townshp forty seven, the main land, and the small
veyed islands embraced in fractional townships
and forty-eigbt OF range twenty.
The parts OF fractional township, thryegh and thirty
nne lying east OF Little Bay de Noquet and Esconawby
river, and fractional township forty, Of range twenty
The parts OF fractional townships thirty and forty
lying of Esconawby river of range twenty three.
All lands within tho townships and fractional townships
above enumerated, reported "copper"
other valuable will be offered sale quarter
less than five dollars per except the
tons covered In whole in part by those mining lenses,
which shall be determined the day fixed Tor the
aforesaid, will be offered for sale in the
other lands under the law in force for the sale of the
public lands excepting and reserving the section sixteen
in each township for the schools and lands reserved
for military and other public
The offering of the lands will be commenced on the