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Nv tho Pre.,dent OF the Uaited states.

In pursuance of law, |, JAMES X POLK, President OF
the United States of America, do hereby declare and
make known that public sales vii be held at the under
mentioned land offices in the State oil LOUISIANA, at the
periods hereinafter designated, TO wiz
At the lard office at Nachitoches, commenc ing on Mon
day. the fourth day OF June next for the disposal OF the
public lands situated within the aforementioned town
ships viz:
North of the base line aud est of the principal meridian
Township six, oil range four
Township SIX Of range five.
Township and eight of range seven.
At the land office Opeousas, commencing on Monday,
eighteenth day OF June for the disposal OF the pub
lie lands within aforementioned township, VIZ:
South of the base line, and east Of the pi"cpH meridian
Sections lhirty-six foysix inclusive, and sections
fifty, ty-one and ltytwo, in township thirteen, oil range
SIX - -,
At the land Office at New Orleans commencing on Mon
day fourth day of June next, Tor the disposal OF the
public lands within the aforementioned townships and
parts of townships, viz:
South ofhs base line east The principal meridian and
of the Mississippi rtucr.
Townships and eleven, Of range seven.
Township eleven of range eight.
Lands appropriated by law Tor the use OF schools, militia
ry or other purposes will be excluded from the sales.
The Offering OF the aforementioned lands viii be com
days appointed, and proceed IN the order
which they advertised, with nl convenient despatch,
until the shall have been Offered and the sales thus
closed.
Bnt no sales shall be kept open longer than weeks
and private enty Of OF the lands will be admltted
until afer expiration OF the two weeks:
under my hand, the city of Washington, this
weny seventh day OF February, Domin thou
sand eight hundred and Iory.nine.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President
RICHARD M YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
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Every person entitled tie right of mption any OF
lands within the township and parts Of townships above
required establish the the salts
of reg and of the proper land Office
and make therefor practicable after
ing this NOTICE. and before the day appointed for the
mence the public sale of the lands embracing the
tract claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Mar 1-Iawl3w
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NOTICE.
NOIANE.
Falls of st. G0i.r.

The sales advertised above be held the land Office
the ST. CRoX the fourth day OF June and
the third day of September next, Will be held,
district ,vng been organized OF the part OF that dis
lying State of wisconsin, and the land office
part the Territory of Minnesota having been directed
removed saltwater Nom and after thirtieh day
OF June next by OF Congress, approved March ID s9
Il. TAYLOR.
BY the President:
RICHARD M YouNG
Commissioner of the General Land Office
March Both, lSi9
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Every person entitled the right of presumption any
of lands within the townships and of townships
above mcrated, required to establish the the
satisfaction OF the register and receiver of the proper land
Office and make payment therefor practicable
after seeing notice, and before the day appointed for
the OF the public sale of the lands embra-
ing claimed otherwise such claim will DO for.
tecd . -
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Mar 4-lawl3w
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Notice Of the Embellishments of the Land Once
.Wcstern Land Distrtct," In the wisconsin.

Notice of the establishments Of the Land Office
aWcstern Land District," A." the State of wisconsin
OF the second OF the Congress
entitled An act for chanysg location of the land Of
the Chippewa land dtstric and establishing adj
donal land district in the State OF Wisconsin, approved
March I'd S9 which provides that For the sale OF the
public lands the Territory of Wisconsin, additional
land office and land district hereby created comprising
all the lands included within the district of lands subject
10 sale Green Bay, Milwaukee, Mineral Point, which
shall be called the western land District" do hereby de-
clare and make known that the land office created shall
be located at Willow rver ST. Croix county, IN the State
of Wisconsin.
Given under my hand at the city oil Washington, this
second day OF March, Dornini one thousand eight
hundred and iory-nine. JAMES h POLK.
BY the Presidents
RICHARD M. YOU'VE,
Commissioned OF the General Land Office.
Mar S-lawl3w
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Richard M. YOUNG,
Commss: oner of the General Land Office.


All persons who were, the passage OF the act of LIST
March, S47, possession, by actual occupancy, of any
portion of the mineral lands embr in this proclamation
under authority Of lease written permit from the Sec
rotary of War, for the purpose of mining thereon and all
who shall be in possession by actual occupancy,
of mine mines actually discovered before the LIST OF
March, 1917, forth in the of LIST March, S7,
above mentioned, authorized and purchase the
same price, the and conditions, and the
prescribed by that and less, any time be-
mineral lands making proof OF possession and occu-
pancy OF compliance with those to the register
and receiver of the land office subject appeal to the
Secretary of the Treasury; and ali persons entitled to the
right of presumption TO any of the agricultural lands
braced in this proclamation required to establish the
the satisfaction OF the register and receiver, and
make payment therefor practicable after seeing
s notice. and before the day appointed Tor the commence
of the public sale of the lands embracing the
claimed otherwise such presumption claim will be for
ieited.
The certificate of the mineral agent SAINT Ste Marie
that holding under leases permits those in the
occupancy OF a mine mines, have paid mp the per
of required by the above mentioned will
be conclusive that point
Persons occupying under leases permits, will be
permitted relinquish their rights under that occupancy
and settlers and where such leases permits
may xpe before the day Of sale, the rights granted
holders thereof will be regarded reservng the lands
covered thereby from entry under other right till the
day OF sale when they will be offered al public sale
mineral lands.
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
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Clothing and Clothing Materials.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, April IL. 1871

CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for Navy
- Clothing and Clothing Materials will be received al
this Office until O'Clock. Monday the 2ist day
May next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving
thirty days notce) each either of the navy yards
Charestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn New York, and
Gosport Virginia. such quantities of any all of the fol
lowing named articles of navy clothing and clothing
rails may be ordered by the chief OF this by
the Of said navy yards respectively during
the fiscal year commencing the LIST day OF July next
and ending on the 3Oh day OF June, 1850, viz,
Blue beaver cloth pea jackets, wool.dytd 1000
Do do do monkey jackets, do $50
Do cloth round Jackets, do 1000
no do uowsers do 1900
u.nl, Hal.
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ENRENCh Fooi'c.p writing-p.psr. white and blue,
French letter and note paper, all sizes, white and bue
manuacured expressly for metallic pens in tho u.e oil
which will be found much superior either English
or American make Imported direct rsm Paris by
ApH FRANCk TAYLOR,
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Every person entitled to the right of presumption TO
OF the lands within the sections and OF sections
above enumerated, required establish the the
satisfaction of register and of the proper
land office, and make payment therefor
ticdbe after seeing this notice, and before the day APP
pointed for the OF the public sale OF the
lands embracing the claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land OiIice
Feb 2S-lawl3w
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establish of tho Land Office the
Charlton DIntrict, In the State OF Missouri.
pursuance of the first section of the of Congress,
entitled "An establish additional land office in
State of Missouri, approved February 70, 1919, do
hereby declare and make known, that the land office
created by said established the Town Milan,
county Of sullivan OF said State the this day
de signated by the President oil the United States.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington this
twenty seventh day of February, Domni thou
sand eight hundred and forty. nine,
BY order of the Presidents.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land oiie~
Mar S-lawl3w
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TN pursuance of law, |, JAMES X. POLK, President
l. the United States OF America, do hereby declare and
make known, that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land offices in the State OF IOWA, at the periods
hereinafter designated, TO wit;
At the land Office ut Fairfield commencing Monday
the rth day of June for the disposal OF the public
lands situated within the aforementioned townships and
parts of townships viz:
North of the base Hae and Of the fh principal meri
Townships sevcntytwo and of range TWEEN
y-three.
Townships seveny-two and seventy hee OF range TWEEN
y-iour.
Townships sevenytwo and seventy three of range TWEEN
ty-five.
of range fourteen.
At the land office Dubuque, commencing on Monday
the eighteenth day of June for the disposal OF the
public lands situated within the aforementioned town
ships, to wit;
North ofhe base line and est of the nm principal meridian
Township nnety-hree, OF range seven.
Township nnety-three, Of range eight
Townships nlnelytwo niEey-tiree and ninety Jour, OF
range nine.
Township ninety three, of range ten
Townships ninetywo nney-t three, and ninety -four, OF
range eleven
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools mill
ary, purposes, will be excluded from the sales
The Offering of the abovementiond lands will be com
mcnced on the days appointed and proceed in the order
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 OF the lands viii be adj
Given under my hand, the city of Washington this
twenty sevenh day OF February, ammo Doninl one
JAMES K POLK.
BY the President:
RICHARD Nj YOUNG,
Co,nni ssoncr of the General Land Office
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Notice to prc-cm.a ,on Claimants.

Every person entitled TO the right of presumption to
the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
above enumerated is required to establish the to the
satisfaction OF the register and receiver of the proper land
Office and make payment therefor practicable,
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed o
the commencement OF the public sale OF the lands
forfeited
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Mar 4-lawl3w
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RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner.
To the Public.

The "mincral lands" included in the foregoing procla
nation chiefly situated between Lake Superior and
the Montreal river and Isle Royae in the northern
nsula Mic gan, and rendered immensely valuable
therein.
considerable number of those mines have already been
discovered in the ranges within few miles OF Lake
Superior and from the geological character OF the country
and the explorations already made, be doubted
that others equally, if not valua blc will be found
throughout this whole mineral region"
In OF the mines worked, copper is found almost
puTe and in fact, most OF the native copper and
yield greater centage than other discovered
in the world. Silver is also found in consider abe guam
titles.
All the necessary materials for the construction fur
and fuel for smelling, found in abundance the
immediate neghborhood OF the mineral
The climate in the winter, though cold does inter-
tho of the mines I'm fact, that
considered the most favorable for their operations.
The proximity oil these mineral lands the shore of lake
Superior which several safe and excellent ha rbo
and the water communication theIefron, by the Sau
Marie, lakes Huron, Erie, NC. furnish ready OF
transporting the products OF these lauds the pruci
markets of the United States a trifline cost.
1t likewise appears from the report, this Office
that the agricultural lands ot fair quality
the usual culinary vegetables and abundance,
when properly Tiled, they been found favorable for
grain crops also and for all these products fair price
and good market win be found the mines
Tmber-such as white and yellow pine, sugar ma pe
yellow birch, &c.-s in many places, very abundant and
by its thrifty growth gives evidence of the of the
! soil.
Maps showing the localities of the mines other value
able information relating thereto, derived from geologi.
cal survey, which cannot be embraced this brio
notice. will be prepared and deposited Office
the Saut Ste Marie, for inspection, early
ticabe, before the comm enceIhent Of the public sales.
RICHARD Nj. YOUNG.
Commissioned oil the General Land Office
| Mar 2-1awI3w
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Every person entitled the right Of presumption to any
the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
above enumerated required establish the the
of the register and Of the proper land
office, and therefor, practicable
seeing this notlce. aad before the day appointed for
the commencement the public sale OF the lands
bracing the claimed, otherwise such claim VIII be
forfeited.
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioned OF the General Land Office.
Mar 2-lawI3w
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Notice 70 Presumption Claimants.

by the
RICHARD M. YOU'VE,
Commission OF the General Land Office.
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NOTICE TO Prc-cmptlon ClnImnnts

OF the General Land Office.
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To Gentlemen who shave Themselves.

The subscriber has loaded and musket "A times in
eessive minutes ~ "
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-04

Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Bailly, Holmes, Marshall,
Morrison, Pond, Setter and Wells-7.
mo. I, c. F., a bill to authorize the
printing of certain laws iii the several
newspapers of the Territory, q
Was read the third time, passed, and
the title thereof agreed to.
/ No. 6, G. f., "A bill declaring the
time at which the several acts passed at
the present session of the Legislative
Assembly shall take effect, ig
Was read third time, passed, and
the title thereof agreed TO.
No. ., G. +, Joint resolutions relative
to donation to the Washington Mon
ument Association,
Was read the third time, passed, and
the title thereof agreed to.
The House adjourned until Saturday
at 10 o'clock, A, M.
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LEGISLATURE,
SEQ COUNCIL.
! MONDAY, Sept. 9th, lS49.

ii- ftf ga hONDAf, sept. SttH, ICtJ.
A bill granting Franklin Steele the
right to keep and maintain Ferry
across the Mississippi river. ,..., q
Which was read a first and second
time. s1 1851 r3iE' 't'"i
"No. 6, c. F., a bill declaring the
time at which the several acts passed at
the present session of the Legislative
Assembly, shall take effect" -
"No. 2, G.. F., Joint resolutions rela-
tive to a donation to the Washington
Monument Association, s
Mr.. Boal, from the committee on the
Judiciary, by leave, introduced,
"No. 9, c.. F., bill regulating the
rate of interest on money!"
"No. 7, c. F., bill granting a d.
vorce 10 Louis Laramie, from Wa
kan-ye-ke-win,"
No 5, c. F., a bill to provide az ainst
traffic in ardent spirits with the Indi-
ans, ..... ...t.f ~..,se-. s~rt.-.
TheCouncil adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, Sept. 9th

THURSDAY, Sept. 9th, 1S49
Mr.. Setter gave notice of motion
for leave to introduce bill concerning
divorces
Mr. Pond gave notice of motion for
leave to introduce bill relative to grant
ing marriage licenses and for other pur-
poses.
Tn following bills were intoduced:
No Is, II Of r, a bill to locate the
temporary seat of government for the
Territory of Minnesota,
No IL, Oh of r, bill to incorpo-
rate the minnesota Mutual Fire Insu-
rance Company,
No Is, Oh of r, bill ''to provide
for laying out Territorial Roads, in the
territory of Minnesota, and for other
purposes,
Mr. Bailly moved
The temporary suspension of the
rules, so as to admit the introduce
ton of bill without motion,
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Baiily then introduced
No 10, " of r, bill for the appoint
lI1 Vi ColIlIIilSSioiCIo W pltpdIC Il SouC
of laws for the territory of Minnesota,
Mr. Bailly gave notice of a motion for
leave to introduce
"A memorial to Congress to establish
mail routes in the territory
No 9, III of R, a bill to dissolve the
marriage contract between Stanislaus
Beilanski and Mary Beilanski,
And being put, it was decided in the
affirmative,
Mr. Babcock moved
To reconsider the vote on striking out
the enacting clause of
No I, c F, a bill granting divorce
to Louis Laramie from Wa-kan-ye-
kelvin, his wife,
Which was agreed to.
And on motion Of Mr. Marshall,
Ordered, $780,
That said bill be referred TO the COM
mittec on Internal improvements, with
power to take testimony in the case.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
hrs aH. MONDAY, Sept. 81.
Mr.. Trask, pursuant to notice, and by
leave, introduced
No. 10, III. of r. A bill to incorporate
the Historical Society of Minnesota,
Mr.. Brunson introduced
No. III, Fl. of r., A bill to prescribe
the qualifications of voters and Of hold
ing office.
Which was read first time
No. l, G.. F., A bill to authorize the
printing of certain laws, in the several
newspapers of the Territory,
On motion of Mr.. Trask,
The House resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole, for the considera-
ton of
(No. Q, II. of r., A bill to provide for
the election of librarian and for other
purposes.
Mr. Jackson in the chair reported the
same back to the House with amend
ments. HHH
On motion of Mr.. Setter, said bill
was ordered to be engrossed with a
mendments and read third time to-mor-
row. ~.e 9a
No. Z, H. of R., A bill to suppress
the circulation of bank notes below GER
tain denominations, elt $50 -ecH
No. 8, Fl. of r. A bin to provide for
the construction of a bridge across Rum
River, in the county of st. Croix,
Was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Trask,
The House resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole for the considera-
ton of M hua
NO. /, III. of r., Memorial to Con-
gress for the Improvement of the Missis-
sippi river above the Falls of st. An
:hony. ets
Reported the same back to the House
with an amendment.
The amendment was then concurred
in. . sa er
Mr.. Wilkinson, introduce
No. IL, III. of r., A bill to prevent
the taking and conversion of any logs
masts. or other timber, and for other
purposes. I5 .-. .rl
Which was read a first time.
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The council adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
TUESDAY, Sept. 25; 1919. -.
The following petitions and resolu-
tons were presented and referred. Ee
A petition of Eleazsr F. Ring, for a
divorce from Eljorah Ring, "a
BY Mr.. Marshall, s'3 sai sa a'.afo.
A petition of Calvin A. Tuttle, for a
charter to construct and maintain mill
dam across Rum River. on section six,
township thirty-one, of range twenty
four, of the fourth principal meridian ;
said dam to be SO constructed as not TO
obstruct the free passage of logs or tim
Der down said river, .....- 49, f..,. -.
Nh, Trask offered the followingo res
luton l+t,.s $50 .~...... f....;.
Resolved, That A. ", Fryer be, and
he is hereby employed 70 dothe engross-
ing and enrolling for this House, for the
present session, for such reasonable COM
pensation as may be allowed. ~ - i,
Mr.. Jackson gave notice of a motion
for leave to introduce bill authorizing
an Election to be held, to establish the
permanent seat of government Of the
Territory of Minnesota. - g. =. -.
Mr.. Babcock gave notice of a motion
for leave to introduce a joint memorial
in relation to memorializing Congress 10
construct a territorial Prison. 80. i,
i Mr., Johnson gave notice Of motion
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Henry A. Lambert.

Attorney and Counsellor at Law-St. Paul Min.
RErERENcEs-A. s. Collins, Esq, Madison,
Wis; David Graham, Jr., Esq, ]. Prescott
Hall, Esq X NJ. * T.. II. Batchford, Esqs.
q New York; Messrs. F.. Cramer, Milwaukee
Grinnell, Miniurn s Co., JAS. McCuIlous Il, ST
NEON Draper, jas, Bowen, n. York. sf
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gress relative to the purchase of the
Sioux Indian Lands west of the Missis-
sippi river, 5oll .tIrl
4 The House adjourned until tomorrow
at 10 o'clock A. M ca tu
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TWO O'CLOCK. 2. NJ.

No. 10, III. of r., A bill to incorpo-
rate the Historical Society of Minneso-
ia, was read the third time, passed, and
the title thereof agreed to-
No. IL, II. of r.. A bill to prescribe
the qualification of voters and of hold
ing office,
Was read the third time.
The question then recurring on the
passage of the bill,
Mr.. Pond moved to amend the bill by
striking out the word ''White" in the
first line; objected to. 81 M
Mr.. Pond then moved to amend the
bill by inserting Immediately after the
word years, in the first line, the follow
ing: ''and all free male colered persons
over 81 years of age; objected to.
Mr.. Marshall offered the following
amendment to section third: That all
persons of mixed blood, of Indian de-
scent, of civilized habits, shall enjoy al!
rights and privileges granted in the. f;ssi'
section of this act to whites; objected
to, - t..-H.-t.
Mr. Jackson offered the following:
that nothing in the foregoing act shall
be so construed as to prevent the voting
of all half breeds, unless they are mix
ed with the African race, which shall be
prohibited; objected to. s..- I'll r,
Mr.. Wilkinson moved to amend as
follows: sail civilized persons of Indi-
an descent who have adopted the habits
and customs of white people. shall be
entitled to the right of suffrage.
Objected to. pes" e'F'' ''-- '''
The question being put, "Shall the
bill pass'" it was decided in the AFR
NATIVE. ha. asGl rga H.db.as Isl 4
The yeas and nays being called for,
those who voted in the affirmative were, :
Messrs. Black, Brunsor, Dewey, Du-
gas, jackson, johnson, TraslS, WilIin-
syn and Mr. Speakcr-9
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CT. paul Business pirertorp.


Attorney and Counsellor at Law. and General
E Land Agents.. Paul.
Particular attention will be given to collections,
Paying faxes, Entering Lands, Securing Pre-
Emption Claims, and entries made by Military
Land Warrants ST
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David lambert.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT La W,
And Land Agents.. Paul, Minnesota Ter tory
sCT@ Presumption claims secured and entries
made by Military Warrants.