Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-04-26
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

that public sales will be held at the
land offices IN the State of MICHIGAN, at the peri
! DDS hereinafter designated to wit: ~
At the land office at the SAULT STE. MARIE, for
| the "Lake Superior Dstrict,' commencing on Mon
day, the 4th day of June next. for the disposal of
the agricultural public lands within the following
named townships and fractional townships, to wit:
North ofe base line andIVcst Of Meridian
Fractional townships thirty-seven and thirty-eght
together with Summer islands of range nineteen.
fractional townships thirty-eight, thrty-nine and
| and forty. OF range twenty.
Fractional townships thirty-nine and forty, of
| range twenty-one.
Franctional townships thirty-ive and thirty six,
of range twenty-four.
Fractional townships thirtyhree, thirty-four and
thirty-ive and township thiry-six Of range twenty
five.
Fractional townships thrty-two and thirty-three
and townships thirty-four and thirty-fve Of range
twenty-six.
| Fractional townships thirty-one and thirty-two,
and townships thirtythree, thirty -four, thirty five
and forty-six of range twenty-seven.
Fractional townships thrty-two and thirty three,
and township forty-six, OF range twenty-eight.
! Townships forty-three and forty-six, Of range
| twenty-nine.
Townships forty-three and forty-six of range
| thirty.
| Township forty-six, of range thiity-one.
| At the same place, commencing on Monday, the
eighteenth day of June next for the disposal of the
agricultural public lands within the following nam
edtownships and fractional townships, Wis
me case tceSf OF me Meridian
} Fractional sections twenty-five and thirty-six,
north of the south bay of Agate hartor, i'll township
| tfty-nine, of range thirty.
| Fractional township sixty-seven, on Isle Royae,
| OF range thirty-two.
Fractional townships sixty-six and sxty-seven,
on Isle Royale, OF range thirty-three.
| Township ffty-one, and fractional township six
tysix and sixty seven, on Isle Royale, of range thr-
| ty-four.
Townships Fifty and ifty one, and fractional town
ships sixty-fve and sxty-six, on Isle Royale, of
range thirty-fve.
Township fifty -one, and fractional townships six
tythree, sixty-four and sixty-fve, on Isle Royae,
| of range thirty-six.
Fractional townships sxty-three, sixty-four and
sixty-tive, Isle Royale, of range thirty-seven.
Township fifty, and fractional townships sixty
three and sixty -four, on Isle Royale, of range thr
| ty-elght.
Township fifty, and fractional townships sixty
three and sixty -four, Isle Royae, of range thir-
| ty-nine.
Townships forty-nine, fifty and y-two, of range
| forty.
Township forty-nine, of range forty-one.
| Township forty mine, of range forty-two.
| Townships forty-seven and forty nine, Of range
| forty-thIee.
I Townships forty-seven and forty-nine, of range
:! forty-four.
| Townships forty-seven and orty-nine, of range
forty five. ...
Fractional township fortynine of range forty
! Fractional townships forty.six and iorty-seven,
township fortyeight, and fractional township forty
nine, orange forty-seyen.
Fractional townships forty seven, weight and
/ forty-nine, of range forty-eight.
Fractional township forty eight of range forty nine
| 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 fraction
al townships above enumerated, which have been,
shall he, reported before the day Of sale,
tanning copper, lead, other valuable ores, to be
offered for sale in quarter quarter sections at not
less than tive dollars per acre. except the sections
and parts of sections If any, covered by those min
ing leases, which shall not be determined by the
day fixed for the commencement of the public sale,
in accordance with the provisions of the act APPROX
ed on the LIST day of March, Is47, entitled can act
to establish land Office in the northern part of Mi
chigan, and to provide for the sale of the mineral
lands III the State Of Michigan.o
At the iaad office at IONA, commencing on Mon
day, the fourth day of June next, for the disposal
OF the public lands within the under me toned frac-
tional townships, viz: E
North Of base hne, and rest Of principal meridn
fractional townships twenty lone and twenty two
within the former Indian Reserve. on Manestee riv-
CT. OF range sixteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools,
military and other purposes will be excluded from
the sales.
The offering of.he above mentioned lands will be
commenced on the days appointed, and proceed in
the order in which they advertised, with all
convenient dispatch until the whole shall have been
offered, and the sales thus closed But no sale shall
be kept open longer than two weeks and no private
entry OF any of the lands will be admitted until the
expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this twenty-sesenth day Of February, Ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
BY the President: E" JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land GGsce.
Notice TO Miners and Pre- Emplion Claimants.
An persons who at the passage of the act OF lst
Marcl 1877, in possessions by actual occupancy, of
portion of the mineral lands embraced in this procama
ton under authority OF lease written permit from the
Secretary of War for the Of mining thereon and
all who shall be in possession, by actual occupan
cy, of mine mines actually discovered before the LIST of
March, 1871, as forth the of 1st March, lsi7,
bove mentioned, authorized and purchase
at the price, the terms and conditions and to the
extent prescribed BIZ that act less any time be-
fore the day fixed for the commencement of the sale of
those mineral lands making proof ofposseson and oc
cupancy, and Of compliance with those TERMS to the
ester and receiver the land Office subject to appeal
the Secretary of the Treasury and all persons entitled
the right Of to any OF the agricultural lands
embraced in this proclamation, required to establish
the the satisfaction OF the register and and
make payment therefor SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER
and before the day appointed for the
com Of the public sale of the lands embracing
the tract caimed otherwise such pe-emphoh claim Will
be forfeited.
The certificate of the mineral agent sault Ste. Marie
that persons holding under leases permits, those in
the occupancy of mine mines, have paid up the per
centum of rents required by the act above mentioned, will
be conclusive on that point.
Persons occupying under leases permits, will not be
permitted to einqush their rights under that occupancy
and settlers aud where such leases permits
may expire before the day sae the rights granted the
holders thereof viii be regarded reserving the lands
cred thereby from entry under other right till the day
of sale, when they win be offered at public sale miner
| al lands. RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner.
To the Public.
The "minera lands" included in the foregoing procla
nation, chiefly situated between Lake Superior and
the Montreal river, and Isle Royae, in the northern
peninsula of Michigan, and rendered immensely yaiu
able by the exhausess mines of copper and other
| fonnd therein.
considerable number of those mines have already been
discovered in the trap within few miles of Lake
and from the geological character of the country
and the explorations alre made, it cannot be doubted