The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-29

By ths President - the Un1ted States.
pGT. .S Of law JAMES POLK P.sa.a,
make known, that public sales will be held The under
periods hersinsfer desisnaiei' to vii.
At the land Office the Falls OF St Crox river, CON
o puddle s
toned townships and parts Of townships. vizi
North Of the ba. ~s s"d s.t Of the tosrth Sv~erai me
Fractional township twenty five, and townships twenty
six thirty, thyonc and thrytwo, Of range seventeen
snS Of
nine, thirty three, and thirty FOUR Of range ninsisen
Townships hirty-thrse thirty four, and thirtyhvs' Of
At the same place, commencing on Monday the third
day OF September for the disposal Of all the public
lands within the townships and fractional TOWNSHIP above
the day OF sale as containing "copper" lead or other valua
BILE ores TO be offered for sse in sections
and paris Of sections. II any covered by hoee mining
leases which shall not be a Gy The day n.ea I
me provisions Of the sS' on the third gay o.
to create an additional land ds!c. in Territory Of Wis
consin and for other purposes
the vacant public lands within the
ships and parts Of townships, viz,
North Of the base lims and ,cest Of the fourth principal
Townships fourteen fifteen, and sixteen, of range
Townships fourteen fifteen, and sixteen, of range two
Townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, and twenty
Townships nineteen and twenty, of range five.
Townships eighteen, nineteen and twenty, OF range six
townships egh'een' nineteen ana twenty Oh range
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and twenty, Of range
Fractional township eighteen, and townships nineteen
and twenty, OF range nine. , .,.,. .,,..
Fractional townships eighteen and nineteen, and town
.t~i. 81 nantoVn
fractional townships nineteen and twenty, of range
twelve.
Lands appropriated by law for the schools militia
ry aud other pa poses. will be excluded from the sales
The offering Of the aforementioned lands will be com
menced the days appointed and proceed in the order in
which they advertised with all convenient despatch
until whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed but sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks and private entry of any OF the lands will ID ad
mitted until after tho expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand. the city OF Washington, this
twenty day Of February ammo Domn one thou
'"'' ''s'' "''''''''' JAMES X POLK
BY the President,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
To Public.
The lands embraced in the above Procla are 10
Gated principally and adjacent the Mississippi and
81, Croix rivers Those designated as mineral are ex
treney valuable because addition to the copper
other found in them, they are well wateed and have
sppi river the East by the OF the lakes, and the
several lines OF communication that connect herewith
Valuable timber and all other necessary requisites fol-
building and smelting found in great abundance ano
Of the finest quality The climate healthy and pleasant
the cold being rarely more intense than in the northern par
tile producing all the grains and vegetables that bt
raised in Msssac hu setts and northern New York.
Maps showing the localities OF the mines, and other valu
able information relating thereto derived from the geologi
cal survey NC, which canRot be embraced in this bre
notice. will be pre- pared ard deposited in the land office
st Crox for inspection early practicable before the
commencement OF the public sales
no,,o. to Prescription Claimants.
Every person entitled the right of presumption any
the lands within the townships parts above
merated, is required establish tho the salts
faction register and receiver of the proper land office
and make PAYNE therefor practicable after
oil the public sale OF The lands embracing TIT
tract claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Mar 2-lawl3w