The republic., 1851-09-05
BY the president OF tho United states.

TN pursuance of law, l, MILLARD FILLMORE,
l. President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held at the land office, at SAULf STE
MARIE, in the State of MICHIGAN, commencing
Monday, the twenty seventh day oi 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-
tonaI townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) or reported by the geoogis as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason OF unexplred leases, DC
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, l64S, and June 18th, 1880 and such
of said mineral lands are now vacant, and are
requires to be reofered under the provisions OF the
act entitled San act to reduce the minimum pr'ce
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-
rididn
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, OF range twenty i've.
Townships forty seven, torty- eight, iofty-hlhe,
and fifty eight OF range twenty Six
Townships ffty-eigh and fifty nine, OF range
twenty-seven.
Townships ffty-one, hfty-two, ana ity-elght'
of range twenty eight. -
Townships fifty ono, ffty-two, ffty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine
Townships fifty -one, ifty-two. hity-si1' hity-
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-one, fifty six, fifty seven, and
ffty-eight, of range tbirty-one. ., CO
Townships fifty -one, fifty -four, ifty-fvc, nifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight oil range thirty
two.
Townships fifty-four, ifty-fye, ffty-six, and
fifty-aeven of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty -hve, and
fifty -six and townships sixty-hve on Isle koyale
of range thirty four. -
Townships fifty-two, fifty three, and fifty four
Townships fiity-two and ffty-three, of range
thirty-si
Townships fifty one, fifty two, and fiity-three,
of range thirty-seven.
Township fifty -one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty. one, Of range thirty nine
Township fifty-on OF range forty-
Townships fifty and fifty one, OF range iorty one.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf-
ty-one, of range fortytwo.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, NIFTY, ana NJ
ty-one, of range forty. three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and nj
ty one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty -nine' ana hi'y' Oh
range forty five.
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
Townships forty six, forty seven, forty eight,
and forty y-nine, Of range forty seven
Townships forty seven and forty-elght, 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 with those
swamp and overhowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation, ,, ii any, which shall be selected Dy
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled can to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their lmits," approved September Is, 1880,
tUiil be etcluded from the sG1es And no locations Tor
land bounties heretofore granted by any law of
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States tol be permitted on any Of the doore
mentioned lands as provided by the act entitled
"An act making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses OF Government, nc, ap-
proved Sd March, 1851
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 on 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 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 Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.