Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-04-26
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED sTAETs.
1Npursdance Of law,I, JAMES K. POLK,
President of the United States OF America,
40do hereby declare and make known that
public sales will be held at the under
toned land offices in the State Of WISCONSIN, at
the periods hereinafter designated, to wit:
At the land Office at the Falls Of ST CROIX river
commencing on Monday, the fourth day Of June
next for the disposal Of the public lands situated
within the aforementioned Townships and parts OF
Townships, viz:
North Of he Base Line, and Wesf Of the Fourth pr-
cpal Merididn.
Fractional township twenty-f five, and townships
twenty-six, thirty, thirty-one and thirty-two, Of
range seventeen.
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty-six,
and townships thirty-one, thirty-two, and thirty
three, Of range eighteen.
fractional township twenty-six ana townships
twenty-nine thirty4siree and thirtyfour, of range
townships thirty three, thirty -four and thrtyhve
| of range twenty. 80, .4.s.., 81
At the same place, commencing. on Monday, the
third day Of September next, for the disposal OF all
the public lands within the townships and
! altornships above enumerated, which have ,oeeni
or shall be- reported before the day Of sale as con-
tanning conn,r. lead, or other valuable ores to be
offered for sale in quarter quarter sections, az aoI
less than five dollars per acre, except the
and parts of sections if any, covered by those MN
ing leases which shall not be determined by the Gay
| nXe0 1Or the commencement OI the puOllC sdac3 AZ
accordance with the provisions of the actapproyed
| on the third day Of March, eighteen hundred ana
forty entitled can act to create an addition
al land district in the Territory Of WIsCONSIN,and
for other purposes.''
mencng on Monday, the eighteenth day OF June
next, for the disposal Of the vacant public lands
within the aforementioned townships and parts OF
townships, viz:
North Of the Base Line, and West Of the fourth prin-
1 cfDHl MHfidiQn.
Townships fourteen, fifteen and sixteen Of range
| one.
townships fourteen, fifteen and sixteen Of range
two.
Townships twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-five
| Of range three.
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty. one, and
twenty-five, OF range four.
Townships nineteen and twenty of range five.
Townships eighteen, nineteen and twenty Of range
Townships eighteen,nineteen and twenty Of range
seven.
eight.
| fractional township eighteen and townships nine
| teen and twenty Of range nine.
Fractional township eighteen and townships nine
teen and twenty Of range ten.
| Fractional townships eighteen and nineteen, ant
township twenty, of range eleven.
Fractional townships nineteen and twenty O
+ range twelve.
Fractional township twenty OF range thirteen.
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military and other purposes, will be excluded iron
, | the sales.
The Offering of the above mentioned lands will b
commenced on the days appointed, and proceed II
the order in which they are all con
yenient dispatch, until the whole shall have been OF
fered, and the sales thus closed. But no sale sha
be kept open longer than two weeks, and no pr
entry Of any of the lands will be admitted until al
ter the expiration of the two weeks.
I. Given under my hand, at the city OF Washington
this twenty-seventh day Of February, Ammo Don'i
nj one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine:
BY the President: JAMES n. PoAk'
c Commissioner ofthe General Land Office.
To the Public.
The lands embraced in above proclamation are
Gated principally and adjacent to the Mississippi an
S. Croix rivers Those designated mineral extreme
" valuable; because in addition to the copper and 9TH
found in them they are well wasIed ana Nave
p river, the East, by the way Of the lakes, and u
several lines Of communication that connect herewith
Valuable timber and all other necessary requisites
building and smelling found in great abundance, an
Of the finest quality The climate is healthy and peasa
the cold being rarely more intense than in the norhe
part Of New York-and many of the lands exceeding
FERTILE producing all the grains md vegetables that co
raised in Massachusetts or northern New YORK.
Maps showing the localities Of the mines, and other W
liable relating thereto, derived from the seo
scal survey, &C., which cannot be embraced in th. br'
notice. will be prepared and deposited Ia the land ONCE
81 Crox for inspection early practicable before
!, commencement Of the public sales.
Ne&ice 70 Pre-emPslsn Claimonts.
Every person entitled the right Of emptien TO a.
Of the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
10 hove Enumerated, required TO establish the same to q
satisfaction Of the register and receiver Of the proper laI
office, and make payment therefor As SOON - PRAcrrc
Bile after seeing this notice. and before the day appoin
for the Of the public sale Of the lands
bracng the caimed otherwise such ella will be
S, feited RICHARD M. YOUNG,
1t Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice.
p TAILS OF ST. CROIX--The sales advertised abo
II to be held at the land office the Falls Of st Crit
River on the rotHTH day Of June and the THIRD day
SEPTEMBER next, will be held; district hav
been organized Of the part Of that district lying in q
State Of Wisconsin, and the land office for that part in 4
Territory Of Minnesota having been directed to be remove
10 Saltwater from and after the thrteth day Of June
lie BIZ act of Congress approved March Cd, 1649
ny the President: z. TAYLOR.
> RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
" Commissioner of the General Land Office
March 3Oth, lS49.
!. SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE