The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-25

TN pursuance Of law, ], WILLARD 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
ON Monday, the twenty seventh day of October
next, for the disposal OF those sections and parts
OF sections Of public ands situated within the linn
its OF the following named townships, and frac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) or reported by the geologist contain
ing mineral, in which embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason Of unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamatons oil the
oath january, lSsS, and June 18th, 1850, and such
OF said mineral lands now vacant, and are
required be rooered under the provisions OF the
act entitled San actto reduce the minimum price
Of the mineral lands In the Lake Superior district,
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, in Wis
consin," approved 26th September, 1850, to wit:
North u s base line and Oest Of the principal me
Townships forty seven. forty eight, and forty
nine, Of range twenty five.
Townships forty -seyen, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight, of range twenty six.
Townships fiity-eight and hity-n nine, OF range
twenty y-seyen.
Townships fifly-one, afty-two. and bfiy-eight,
Of range twenty weight.
Townships iifty one, ffty-two, ffty-seven, fifty
eight, and ffty- nine, OF range twenty-nine
Townships filty-one, hfty-two, fifty y-six, fifty
seven, and fifty-eight, Of range thirty.
Townships hity-one, hfty-six, hity-seven, and
Townships ffty-one. fifty -iour, ffty-fye, hhy-
six, fifty seven, and hfiy-eight, Of range thirty
two.
Townships 6fty-iour, flty-hve, fifiy-siI, and
fihy-seven, of range thirty three
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, and
fifty six, and townships sixtyfive, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty four.
Townships lfiy-twO, fifty three, and fifty-fOur,
Townships ffty-two and dfty-threo, Of range
thirty-six-
Townships afty-one. ifty-two, and hfty-three,
of range thirty-scven.
Township fifty-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 tf-
Townships forty-eight, forty-nine, nifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, ffty, and hf
ty-one, of range forty y-four.
Townships forty yeight, forty mine, and nifty, OF
range forty five.
Townships forty mine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty ak, forty. .seven forty eight,
and forty nine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty seven and forty-cight, 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 overfowed lands, made unht thereby
for cultivation, If any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed iOr
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled San act to enable The State of Arkan
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits approved September %, 1850.
sc be ercl,ded from The sales And no locations for
land bounties heretofore granted by any law OF
Congress for military services rendered TO the
United States ,cH be permitted ON any Of the abovs
mentioned lands as provided by the act entitled
can 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 will be
deposited with the register and receiver at Saut
Ste. Marie before the day Of sale, and the offering
ofth 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 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 Domni
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.