The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-24
By the President OF the United States.

| Commissioner of the General Land Once.
| May 2-lawl3w
| BY the President OF the United States.
| TN pursuance Of the act of Congress entitled "An
Il act 10 authorize the President Of the United
States TO sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States Of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed TO contain lead
ore," approved llth July, 1886. J, MILLARD
FILLMORE, President Of the United States of
America, do hereby declare and make known that
public sales will be held at the aforementioned
Land Offices in the States Of llnois and Wiscon-
sin, at the periods hereinafter designated. TO wit
| At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
| CONSIN, commencing on Monday, the third day
of November next, for the disposal of the following
| tracts containing lead mines, which withheld
from the public sale of the Gath Of May. ls47, or
dcred by the Presidents proclamation of the 20th
November, 1916, viz
North of the base line and east of tefour principal
| meridian.
| The east half of the southwest quarter Of section
nine the northwest quarter of nineteen and the
east half of the northeast quarter of twenty one, in
/ township one, Of range one.
The east half the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the east half OF the southwest quarter OF
section two; the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter Of seven the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter of tbirtytwo in township one; the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter Of twenty FIVE
and the cast half Of the northeast quarter OF thirty
ak, in township two; and the west half Of the south
west quarter Of twenty -four, in township five of
| range two
| The east half and northwest quarter Of the north.
west quarter of section twenty one the southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter Of twenty hve the
south half Of the southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, and
the northeast OF the northwest quarter, OF thirty
one and the half Of the northeast quarter and
the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
thirty y-six, in township two; the east half Of the
northeast quarter of seventeen, in township three;
the west half of the northwest quarter of ive and
the east half of the northeast quarter, the half
and northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of
six, in township four; the east half of seven; and
tho southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter Of thirty one, in township FIVE,
| of range three.
The west half and northeast quarter of the south-
east quarter the northwest quarter, the south hall
and northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of
section one the south half of the northeast quarter
the east half and northwest quarter Of the southwest
quarter and the east half and northwest quarter of
the southeast quarter of two; and the northw est
quarter Of seven, in township six, of range five.
| AT the Land Office at DIXON, ILLINOIS, COM
mencng on Monday, the third day of November
next, for the disposal OF the following tracts
tanning lead mines which, in consequence of their
being embraced in unexpired lead mine leases,
were withheld from the public sale of the 5h April,
lS47 ordered by the Presidents proclamation Of the
Sth of September, 1876. viz
North of the base line and east of Ae fourth principal
| meridian.
| The west half Of the northwest quarter Of section
twenty eight; the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of thirty vc and the half of the
northwest quarter OF thirty six, in township twen-
| ty nine, OF range one.
! The southeast quarter Of the southeast quarter of
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter Of twenty three, in township
twenty seven, and the west half o. twenty two in
township twenty nine, Of range two.
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section twenty four, in township twenty nine, OF
range three.
~ Of fho
and the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter
Of section thirty the south half of thirtytwo; and
the east half of the northwest quarter of thirty
in township twenty nine, Orange four.
North Of the base line and ,rest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The west part of the east fraction of section fif-
teen; and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of twenty two, in township twenty nine,
| of range one.
The west fractional half of section seventeen, in
township twenty nine, Of range two
| In accordance with the provisions Of the act of
llth July, 1916, hereinbefore referred to. presmp
tion claims tciH not be allosOed to any @ the dboue
mentioned iapds, until after they have been offered
at public sale, and become subject to private entry
and no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, mill be permit
ted any of the abore mentioned lands, as pro-
vided by the act entitled can act making appro-
priations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
Government" &C., approved Sd March, 1851.
The tracts will be offered and sold in such legal
subdivisions will include the mine or mines, at
not less than tloo dollars and fifty cents per acre, and
if not sold at the public sae at such price, shall
be entered at private sale within tipelpc months
thereafter then the shall be subject to sale
other lands.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands sooner disposed Of and no
longer, and'no private entries Of the land in the
tracts offered will be admitted until after the
expiration of the two weeks.
In further execution of said act have caused
the. Commissioner Of the General Land Office to
publish with this proclamation brief description
Of the above lands, prepared from the official doc
umcnts
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing-
ton this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty -one
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President: