The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-05
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.

II JAMES X. POLK, President of the United
IL /. States of America, do hereby declare and
make known that public sales will be held at the
aforementioned laud offices in the State of MICH
IGAN, at the periods hereinafter designated, to
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At the land office at the SAULT STE. MARIE,
for the ''Lake Superior District commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of June next, for the dis
posal of the agr icultarGi public lands within the
following named townships and fractional town
ships, 10 wit: q sss -t sca
North of the Base Line and West of the
principal Meridian.
Fractional townships thrty-seven and thirty
eight, together with Summer islands Of range
nineteen.
Fractional townships thirty eight, thirty nine.
and forty, of range twenty.
Fractional townships thirty-nine and forty, Of
range twenty-one.
Fractional townships thirty-fve and thirty
of range twenty-fOur. ~
Fractional townships thirty-three, ihirty-four,
and thirty five, and township thirty-six, Of range
twenty-five.
Fractional townships thirty-two and thirty three,
and townships thirty-four and thirty-hve OF range
twenty-six.
Fractional townships thirty -one and thirtytwo,
and townships thirtythree, thirtyiour, thirty
and torty-sx of range twenty-seven.
Fractional townships thirty-two and thirty-three
and township forty-six, of range twenty eight.
Townships forty-three and torty-six, of range
twenty-nne.
Townships forty-tllree and forty-six, of range
thirty.
Township forty-six, of range thirty-one.
AT THE SAME PLACE. commencing on Mon
day, the eighteenth day of June next, for the dis
posal of the agricultural public lands within the
E,II p,oJ onH f,,cfiopol
ships, viz
North of the Base Line, and West Of
the principal Meridian.
Fractional sections twenty-five and thrty-six,
north of the south bay of Agate harbor, in town.
ship ifiy-nine, of range thirty.
Fractional township sixty-seven, on Isle Roy
ale, of range thrty-two.
Fractional townships sixty-six and sixty-seven,
on Isle Roy lie, Of range thlrty-three.
Township fifty-one, aud fractional townships
sixty-six and sixty-seyen, on Isle Royae, Of range
thirtyiour.
Townships fifty and ffty-one, Gand fractional
townships sixty Five and sixty-six, on Isle Royae,
Of range thirty-ive.
Township fifty one, and fractional townships
sivty-hree, sixty-our, and xty-fye, on Isle Roy-
ale, of range thirty
Fractional townships sixty-three, sixty -four.
and sixty-fve, on Isle Royale, Of range thirty
seven.
Township fifty, and fractional townships sixty
three, and sixty-four, On Isle Royale, Of range
thirty -eight.
Township fifty, and fractional townships sixty
three and sixty -four, on Isle Royale, Of range
thirty-nine.
Townships forty fifty, and fifty-two, of
range forty.
Township forty-nine, of range forty-onc.
Township forty-nine, of range forty two.
Townships forty-seyen and forty-nine, of range
forty-three.
Townships forty-sevcn and forty-nine, Of range
forty-four.
Townships forty-seven and forty-nine, of range
forty-five.
Fractional township forty-nne of range forty-six
Fractional townships forty-six and forty -seven,
township forty<eigh, and fractional township forty
nine, Of range forty-seven. -
Fractional townships forty-seven, forty-eight,
and forty mine, of range forly-eight.
Fractional township forty eight, of range forty
nine.
AT THE SAME PLACE, commencing on Mon
day, the third day of September next, for 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-quarer sec
tons at not less than five dollars per acre. except
the sections and parts Of sections, if any, covered
by those mining leases, which shall not be deter
mined by the day fixed for the commencement O!
the public sale, in accordance with the provisions
of the act approved on the LIST day of March,
1S47, entitled 'An act to establish land office in
the northern part Of Michigan, and to provide for
the sale Of the mineral lands in the State Of Mich
igan.
AT the land office at IONA, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of June next, for the dis
posal of the public lands within the under-men-
toned fractional townships, viz:
North Of the Base Line, and West OF
the principal Meridian.
Fractional townships twenty-one and twenty
two, within the former Indian Reserve, on Names
tee river, of range sixteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the use ofschools,
military, and other purposes, will be excluded
from the sales.
The offering of the aforementioned 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 the expiration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing
ton, this twenty day of February, Ammo
Domini one THOUSAND eight hundred and forty-nne.
By the President: JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG, ent.t
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Notice to Miners and Prescription
Claimants.
All persons who were, at the passage Of the act