Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-06-15
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNTTEs)
STATES

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNTTEs)
STATES.
gEN pursuance of law l. JAMES f. POEk,
- President of the United States OF Amer:ea,
do hereby declare and make known that puFslIc
sales will be held at the aforementioned land:ot-
fees in the State of WISCONSIN, at the perlsds
hereinafter designated, to wit:
At the land office at the Falls of ST. CR($IX
river commencing on Monday, the fourth daEof
June next for the disposal Of the public lands sit
uated within the aforementioned townships and
parts of townships, VIZ
North Of the Base Line, and Hest of The fo,asa
Princpal Meridia5l.
Fractional township twenty five. and townships
twenty-six, thirty, thirtyone, and thirty-twoS:o
range seventeen.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twes!v-
six and townships thirtyone, thirty-two, and r:Ir
" three. of range eighteen.
Fractional township twenty-slx.>a and townships
twenty nine, rty-three, and thirty-four OF rage
nineteen
townships thirty-three thirty-four, and thi!!sy
FIVE, of range twenty.
AT THE SAME PLACE, commencing on MonCsy
the third day OF September next, for the disposal
of all the public lands within the townships .Dd
fractional townships above enumerated, whscb
have been or shall be, reported before the days:ci
sale as containing copper, lead, other valuasAle
ores to be offered for sale in quarterquarter gee
tons at not less than five dollars per acre except
the sections and parts of sections if any. covered
bv those mining leases which shall not be deEeT
mined by the day fixed for the commencemenf :ol
the public sale, in accordance with the provlsl5lS
of the act approved on the third day of March,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled An;sct
10 create an additional land district in the Terrt:o
~ of WISCONSIN, and for other purposes" :
At the land Office at MINERAL POINT Gem
n1encing on Monday, the eighteenth day of jane
next for the disposal of the vacant public l@uds
within the aforementioned townships and parts
of townships, viz:
North Of the Base Line and Hest Of the to,u.t
Principal Meridian.
townships fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, ofrasage
townships fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, ofra.1ge
Townships twenty, tuenty-one, and twenty -fvo
Of range three.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty one. and
twenty-five. Of range four.
Townships nineteen and twenty, of range fi&-e
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and twenty OF
range SIX.
townships eighteen, nineteen, and twentys Of
range seven.
townships eighteen, nineteen and twenty Of
range eight.
Fractional. township eighteen, aud townships
nineteen and twenty, of range nine.
Fractional township eighteen, and townships
nineteen and twenty of range ten.
Fractional townships eighteen and nineteen ano
township twenty, of range eleven. :
Fractional townships nineteen and twentyl o
range twelve.
Fractional township twenty of range thirteen
Lands appropriated by law for the use fscho4'ls,
military and other purposes viii be excluded fem
the sales.
The offering Of the aforementioned lands Hil
be commenced on the days appointed, and proceed
in the order in which they are advertised wits al
convenient despatch until the whole shall lsave
been offered. and the sales thus closed Butsno
sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no private entry of any Of the lands vils be
admitted until after the expiration of the two wta
Given under my hand at the city of Masking
ton, this tweuty-seventh day of February, Eno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-kIne
BY the President: JAMES X. POLk.
RICHARD VI. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General land O6f5s.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The lands embraced in the above proclamation
are located principally and adjacent to the $Iis
sissippi and 81. CrOiX rivers. Those designated
as mineral are extremely valuable; because in
addition 10 the copper and other ores fouIsd in
them, they are well watered, and have reads ac-
cess to market either to the South By the Alssis-
sippi river, or.to the East by the way Of the les
and the several lines OF communication thats&on-
meet herewith.
Valuable timber and all other necessary resyuis-
ties for building and smelling, are found in great
abundance and of the finest quality. The cliF:lase
is healthy and pleasant-the cold being r:Iesy
more intense than in the northern part of New
York-and many of the lands are exceedingly
fertile producing all the grains and yegetable.th4t
can be raised in Massachusetts or northern New
York.
Maps showing the localities of the mines. aid
other valuable information relating thereto, triv-
ed from the geological survey. &c, which cannot
be embraced in this brief notice, viii be preHaTd
and deposited in the land office at St CroiS for
inspection as early practicable before thescorn-
mencement of the public sales
NOTICE To PREVENTION CLAIMAs is.
Every person entitled to the right of pre@mp-
ton to any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated Is reQ,iired
10 establish the the satisfaction fths reg
lister and receiver of the proper land Office: and
make payment therefor as practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appC;ated
for the commencement of the public sale & the
lands embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
RICHARD NJ YOUNG.
Commissioner of The GsgcTd[ Land Or.
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