The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-05-19
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.

I'm pursuance of law, l, JAMES X. POLK,
IL President Of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned land offices in
the Stale Of WISCONSIN. at the periods here
matter designated, to wit:
At the land office at the Falls Of ST GROIN
river, commencing on Monday, the fourth day of
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 West Of
the fourth principal Meridian.
Fractional township twenty-five and townships
twenay-slx, thirty, thlrty-one, and thrty-two, of
range seventeen.
Fractional townships twenty five and twenty
SIX, and townships lhirty-one, thirty -two, and
thirty three, of range eighteen.
fractional township twenty-six, and townships
tweny-nine, thirty-three, and tbirtytour of range
nineteen.
townships thirty-three, thirty -four, and thirty
iye, Of range twenty.
AT THE SAME PLACE, commencing on Mon
day, the third day of September next, Tor the dis
pOsal of all the public lands within the townships
and fractional townships above enumerated which
have been, shall be, reported before the day Of
sale containing copper, lead, or other valuable
ores, to be offered for sale in quarter-quarter
tons at not less than five dollars per acre, except
sCClOliS anu paris ,CONeTeN
those mining leases which shall not be determined
by the day fixed for the commencement of the
public sale, in accordance with the provisions of
the act, approved on the third day OF March,
eighteen hundred and forty seven, entitled Gan
act to create additional land district in the Ter
ritory OF WISCONSIN, and for other purposes. -
All the land office at MINERAL POINT, COM
mencing on Monday, the eighteenth day Of June
next, for the disposal of the vacant public lands
within the aforementioned townships and parts of
townships, viz:
North ofthe Base Line, and West Of the
fourth principal Meridian.
Townships fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, of
range one.
townships fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, of
range two
townships twenty, twenty-one, and twenty
two, of range three.
townships nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, and
twenty-five, of range four.
| townships nineteen and twenty, Of. range FIVE
townships eighteen, nineteen, and twenty, of
range six.
townships eighteen, nineteen, and twenty, Of
townships eighteen. nineteen, and twenty, Of
range eight.
Fractional township eighteen, and townships
nineteen and twenty, of range nine.
Fractional township eighteen, and townships
nineteen and twenty, of range ten. 80
Fractional townships eighteen and nineteen,
and township twenty, of range-eleven.
Fractional townships nineteen and twenty, Of
range twelve.
fractional township twenty, of range thirteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of mill
tary, schools, and other purposes, will be exclu-
ded from the sales.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the days appointed. and pro-
coed in the order in which they are advertised,
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed But
no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no private entry Of any. Of the lands will be
admitted until after the expiration OF the two
weeks.
j. Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, this twenty seventh day OF February, Ammo
Dominr, one thousand eight hundred and forty
nine.
BY the President: JAMES K. POLK.
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.