Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-06-08
JAMES <. POLK


and eight hundred and forty nine. :
JAMES K. POLK .
Bv the President:
RICHARD NJ YOUNG, .
Commissioner of the General Laad Office. .
BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED .
STATES. !:
vrN pursuance of law, /. JAMES X. POLK.
- President OF the United States Of Americas.
do hereby declare and make known that public
sales will be held at the aforementioned land OF.
fees in the State of WISCONSIN, at the periods:
hereinafter designated, 10 wit;
At the land office at the Falls of ST. CROIN.
river, commencing on Monday, the fourth day os
June next for the disposal OF the public lands SITS
uated within the aforementioned townships ana
parts Of townships, VIZ
Noria Of ihe BASE Lise, end TEST Of tbs fos.rtk
PrineivaL Neriaja,s-
Fractional township twenty-five and rownshirss
tweaty-sLx, thirty thlrtyene, and tlsirty-tyo, q
range seventeen
Fractional townships twenty-five and tyventy.
six and townships Chrtyore, talrCy-tEyo, ana tlLi
~ three. Of range eighteen =.
Fractional township tvVentv-sIx. arsd townships
twenty-nnes thirty three. and thlrtyour, OF rangt
nineteen. :
townships thirty-three, thirty-fouf, and thirts5.
five, Of range twenty.
Ar THE SAME PLACE, commencing on MondaG.
the third day of September next, for the dispos3t
of all the public lands within the townships aI4
fractional townships above enumerated, which
have been. or shall be, reported before the day 4.
sale as containing copper, lead, other valuab5e
ores, to be offered for sale in quarteIquarter seq
tions, at not less than five dollars per acre. exce
the sections and parts Of sections, If any. covere
by those mining leases which shall not be detes.
mined by the day fixed for the commencement q
the public sale, In accordance with the provisions
of the act, approved on the third day of NIarcE.
eighteen hundred and forty-seyen, entitled An ac4
10 create an additional land district m the Territ:
~ of WISCONSIN, and for other purposes"
At the land Office at MINERAL POINT, COM.
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day of Juns
next tor the disposal of the vacant public lantss
within the aforementioned townships and paris
OF townships, VIZ:
North of The Base Line and Vest of the fourth ;:
Principal Meridian.
townships fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, of rans.a
one
Townships fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, ofran@a
two. :.
townships twenty, twenty -onc, ana tvventy-tyss.
Of range three :
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty ne aIs.
twenty-five OF range four. :
townships nineteen and twenty, Of range iveza
townships eighteen. nineteen, and twenty, q
range six.
townships eighteen nineteen. and twenty, IF
range seven.
townships eighteen, nineteen, and twenty, q
range eight
Fractional, township eighteen, and townships
nineteen and twenty. Of range nine.
Fractional township eighteen, and townshi::s
nineteen and twenty, of range ten.
Fractional townships eighteen and nineteen, ARD
township twenty, of range eleven )
Fractional townships nineteen and twenty, ;.
range twelve
Fractional township twenty, of range thirteers.
Lands appropriated by law Tor theuse ofschoo.S
military and other purposes, viii be excluded froSs
the sales.
The offering of the aforementioned lands wa
lie commenced on the days appointed and process
in the order in which they are advertised with 81
convenient despatch, until the whole shall hasa
been offered, and the sales thus closed. But tsp
sale shall be kept open longer than two seeEa
and no private entry OF any of the lands will &
adutteduntil after the expiration of the two wee
Given under my hand, at the city of Washrs
ton, this tweRty-seventh day of February, Anso
Donln one thousand eight hundred and forty nisie
By the President JAMES K. POLK.c
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Offices
no THE PUBLIC.
The lands embraced in the above proclamatisa
are located principally on and adjacent to the Ms$
siss;ppi and st, Croix rivers. These designatsl
as mineral ere extremely valuable; because 81
addition to the copper and other ores found ~
them, they are well yvatered, and have ready IS
cess to market, either the South, by the Mis-s
sippi river or 10 the East by the way of the laks
and the several lines of communication that CO..
meet herewith. =
Valuable timber and al other necessary reqU2s-
ties for building aud smelling are sound in greet
abundance and OF the finest uualitv The GLIMPSE
is healthy and pleasaut--the cold being rar,@y
more intense than IN the northern part of N.sv
York-and many Of the lands are exceedingly
fertile producing ali the grains and vegetables t=t
can BE raised in Massachusetts or northern NGtv|
York.
Maps showing the localities of the mines. AID
other valuable information relating thereto. der.l-
ed from the geological survey, &C. which cannst
be embraced in this brief notice, wall be prepaid
and deposited in the land Office at st. Croix 81
inspection as carly as practicable Before the co&1
mencement of the public sales
NOTICE TO PRE-ENPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every perssn entitled to the right Of preen$S,-
ton 70 any OF the lands within the townships ei1d
parts of townships above enumerated, IS requiE.d
To establish the same to the satisfaction of the y
lister and receiver of the proper land Office aE:d
make payment therefor soon as practicable atssr
seeing this notice, and before the day appoinssd
for the commencement of the public sale of f:5e
lands embracing the tract elaimed otherwise slsh
claim viii be forfeited. 8
RICHARD NJ YOUNG. ::
Commissioner Of tie General Lend Ones:
New Arrival IA Cornish;s
TIN ST OF.
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