The republic., 1851-08-08
BY the Presldent of tho United states.

By the President OF tho United states.
TN pursuance of law, ], 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 SA ULT 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 Inn
its of the following named townships. and irac-
tional tewnships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchases or reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason Of unexpred leases, be
offered under the Presidents procaInat tons oil the
oath January, lS4S, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required TO be eoered under the provisions OF the
act entitled San act to 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 toest of The principal me
rtdian.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty hve
Townships forty-seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty y-eight, OF range twenty six
Townships fifty eight and fifty-nine, Of range
Townships ffty-one 6fty-two, and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty-two, ffty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty. nine
Townships fifty lone, hfty-two, hfty-slx, nfty-
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships tifty-one, fifty six, fifty seven, and
ffty-eight, of range thirty-one.
Townships ifty-one, nifty -four, nifty hye, nfty-
six, fifty seven, and fifty EIGHT, of range thirty
Townships fifty -four, fifty-fve, fifty six, and
ffty-seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty-three, fifty -four, fifty five, and
fty-six, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty -four.
Townships fity-two. fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships fifty-two and ifty-three, of range
thirty six.
Townships ffty-one. ffty-two, and ffty-three,
of range thirty seven.
Township Gity-one, of range thirty eight
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine.
Township fifty -one, of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty one.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf-
ty-one, of range fortytwo.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf-
1. ty-one of range forty three.
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and ff-
ity-one, of range forty-four.
! Townships forty eight, forty mine, and fifty, Of
range forty five.
e Townships forty mine and fifty, of range forty
fo.Townships forty-six, forty seven, forty-eght,
,Td forty nine, of range forty seven
4Townships forty -seven and forty eight OF range
moT,y- eight.
diagownship 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 unfit thereby
for cultivation, ,, if agy, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled Gan act to enable the State of Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their imits,' approved September 2S 1850,
toil be eTclHded from the sales. And no locations for
land bounties heretofore granted by any law of
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States iuA be permitted on any Of the d6ove.
mentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
can act making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of Government" &c., APP
proved Sd March, 1861.
Particular lists of the tracts to be offered will be
deposited with the register and receiver at Sault
Ste Marie before the day Of SALE and the offering
of the lands will be commenced the day ap-
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 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 Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.