The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-21
BY the President of the United states.

IN pursuance of law, |, WILLARD FILLMORE,
IL President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that a 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 lands, situated within the Inn
its of the following named townships, and irac-
tional townships covered by mineral leases (noi
purchased) reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not by reason Of unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents procamations OF the
oath January, lS4S, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reoered under the provisions of the
act entitled ssAn 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 ioest Of the principal me-
ridian.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine of range twenty five.
Townships forty-seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and ffty-eight, of range twenty six
Townships fifiy-Sight and ffty nine, of range
Townships fifty-ono, ffty-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 ffty-one ffty-two, ffty-six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships ffy-one, fifty six, fifty seven, and
ffty-eight, of range thirty -one.
six, fifty seven, and ffty-eight, of range thirty
two.
Townships fifty -four, fty-fve, fifty-six, and
ffty-seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, and
fifty six, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty-fou
Townships iifty-two, fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships fifty-two and fifty-three, of range
thirty six.
Townships ffly-one, y-two, and fifty ythree,
of range thirty-seven.
Township ffty-one, of range thirty-eight.
Township fifty. one, of range thirty nine.
Township fifty y-one, of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one. of range forty one
Townships forty EIGHT, forty nine, hity, and hf-
ty-one, of range forty-two:
Townships forty eight forty nine, 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 fifty, OF
range forty-fve.
Townships forty mine 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 ght, 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 any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of HE public sale, under the
act entitled can act to enable the State OF Arkan
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits,'' approved September 2S, 1885,
,cih be excluded from the sales And no locations for
land bounties heretofore granted by any law of
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States ,oN be permitted on any Of the abore
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 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 no privateentry 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.