The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-09
By ,ns President of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, L. MILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held at the land office, at SAULT STE.
MARIE, in the State of MICHIGAN, commencing
Monday, the twenty seventh day OF October
next, for the disposal OF those sections and parts
of sections of public lands situated within the linn
its of the following named townships, and frac-
tional tow nships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason of unexpred leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, l545, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reoiered under the provisions oi the
act entitled 9An act 10 reduce the minimum price
of the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district,
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, in Wis
consin," approved Goth September, 1850, to wit:
North of The base line and ,oest Of the principal me-
rtdtdn
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight, of range twenty SIX
Townships fifty eight and fifty nine, of range
Townships ffty-ope, hfty.two, and ffty-eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty two, ffty-seven, fifty
Townships fifty -one, ffty-two, fifty y-six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships fifty-o fifty six, fifty-seven, and
fifty-eight, of range thirty one.
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-four, fifty-fve, fifty six, and
ffty-scven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three fifty -four, fifty hve, and
ffty-six, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty four.
Townships fiity-two, fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships fifty-two and ifty-th three, of range
thirty-six.
Townships fifty one, dfty-two, and hfty-three,
of range thirty-seven.
Township fifty-on of range thirty-elght
Township fifty one, of range thirty-nlne.
Township fifty -one, of range forty
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty-one
Townships forty eight, forty nine, nifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty-two.
Townships forty eight forty mine, fifty, and ff
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and fif
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and nifty, oil
range forty yfve.
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty y-six, forty seven, forty-elght,
and forty nine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty seven and forty-eight, oil range
forty-eight.
Township forty eight, of range forty nine.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools,
military and other purposes, together with 'those
swamp and overflowed lands, made unit thereby
for cultivation, if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed Tor
Wv
act entitled can act to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits' approved September %, 1850,
spiI be e1cl,lded from the sales And no locations Tor
land bounties heretofore granted by any. law OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States ipU be permitted on any Of the d6ove
mentioned lands as provided by the act entitled
SEAN act making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of Government &C., ap-
proved Sd March, 1851.
Particular lists of the tracts to be offered VIII be
deposited with the register and receiver at Saut
Ste Marie before the day Of sale, and the Offering
of the lands will be commenced on the day APP
pointed, and will proceed in the order In which
they are advertised with all convenient despatch,
until the whole shall have been offered and the sale
thus closed but the sale shall not 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.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washing
ton, this twenty sixth day of July, Ammo Domn
one thousand eight hundred and fifty. one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.