The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-19
BY the prsslasnt OF the 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 SAULT SIZE.
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 lands, situated within the Inn
its of the following named townships, and Hac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases lnof
purchased or reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by of unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, l64S, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reofered under the provisions OF the
act entitled can 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 26th September, 1850, to wit:
North of the base line aud ioest Of the principal me-
rididn
Townships forty seven, forty y-eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty Seven, forty- eight, Iorty-nlne,
and fifty eight, OF range twenty six
Townships fifty-e eight and fifty nine, OF range
twenty-seven.
Townships flty-one, hity-two, and nifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty-two, fifty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine. =,
Townships ffty-one, ffty-two, hfty-six, nifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships fiity-o fifty six, fifty-seven, and
fifty OF range thirty-one. e
Townships fifty-one, fifty our, fifty five, fifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight, OF range thirty
two
Townships ffty-four, ffty-five, ifty-six, and
ffty-seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty hve, and
fifty six, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale'
of range thirty-four.
Townships lilty-two, fifty three, and fifty -four,
of range thirty five.
Townships fitty-two and fifty-three, of range
thirty-six.
of range thirty-seven.
Township fifty -one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine.
Township ffty-one of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty one
Townships forty yeight, forty nine, fifty, and nj
ty-one, Of range forty-two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine fifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, hfty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and hfty' OF
range forty-fiv
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-six, forty seven, forty-eight
and forty nine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty-seven and forty eight, OF range
forty-eight.
Township forty-eight of range forty nine.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools
military and other purposes, together win those
swamp and overhowed lands, made unht thereby
for cultivation, If any, which shall be selected oy
the State authorities before the days appointed ioI
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 limits" approved September %, 1850
triA be erciudsdf from The sales And no locations or
land bountes heretofore granted by any law Of
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States tciLl be permitted on any OF Me doooe
mentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
San 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 SAUL
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 salt
thus closed but the sale shall not be kept oper
longer than two weeks, and no private entry o
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 Domin
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
MiLLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office