The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-05

All persons who were, the passage of the act of LIST
March, lSi7 in possession, by actual occupancy OF any
portion mineral lands embraced in this proclamation
under authority of lease written permit from the Sec
rotary of War; for the purpose of mining thereon, and all
persons who shall be in possession, by actual occupancy
mine mines actually discovered before the LIST OF
March, ISi7 set forth in the Of LIST March, 1917,
above mentioned authorized and purchase the
The price, the terms and conditions, and to the
extent prescribed by that act and Jess any be-
fore the day fixed for the OF the sale OF those
mineral lands making proof OF possession and occu-
pancy and OF com piiance those TERMS the register
and receiver of the land office, subject appeal 10 the
Secretary Of the Treasury and all persons entitled to the
ght of pre- -emption any OF the agricultural lands
braced in this proclamation required to establish the
the satisfaction of the register and receiver, and
Payment therefor practicable after seeing
this nofic and before day appointed for the commence
men the public sale of the lands embracing the tract
claimed, otherwise such presumption claim will be for
The certificate of the mineral agent Saut Ste. Marie,
that persons holding under leases PERMITS those in the
occupancy Of a mine mines, have paid up tho per
cenum of required by the act above mentioned will
be conclusive on that point.
Persons occupying under leases permits will be
permitted renqush their rights under that occupancy,
and settlers and where any such leases permits
may expire before the day of sae the rights granted
the holders thereof will be regarded reseving the lands
covered thereby from entry under any other right till the
day OF sale, when they will be offered at public sale as
''''''' 81 'N''''' RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner.
To the Public.
The mineral lands" included in the foregoing procla
nation chiefly situated between Lake Superior and
the Montreal river aud Isle Royale, in the northern pen
insua OF Michigan, and rendered immensely valuable
by the exhauess mines of copper and other ores found
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, it cannot be doubted
that others equally not valuable, will be found
throughout this whole 'mneral region"
In OF the mines worked copper is found almost
pure and, in fact of the native copper and
yield greater per centage than any other yet discovered
in the world. Silver also found in consde rable guam
titles.
All the necessary materials for the construction of fur
naces, and fuel for smelling, found in abundance in the
immediate neghborhood of the mineral
The climate the winter, though cold, does not inter-
considered the most favorable for their operations.
The proximity OF these mineral lands to the shore of lake
Superior which several safe and excellent habors,
and the communication thererom, by the Saut Ste
Marie, lakes Huron, Erie, &c, furnish ready means Of
Transporting the products of these lands the princ
markets of the United States at very trhing cost.
1t likewise appears from the reports this office,
usual culinary vegetables and grass in abundance, and
when properly ued they have been found favorable for
grain crops also and for all these products lair price
and good market will be found at the mines.
TimbeI-such white and yellow pine, sugar maple,
yellow BIRCH &c.is, in many places abundant, and
by thrifty growth gives evidence OF the richness of the
soil.
Maps show ing the ocae. of the mines and other value
able relating thereto, derived from the geolog
cal survey nc, which be embraced in this brief
notice. will be prepared and deposited in the land office
the Sault Ste Marie for inspection early prac-
ticable, before the commencement OF the public sales
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioners oil the General Land Office
Mar 2-lawl3w