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BY the President OF tho United states.

BY the President OF tho United States.
TN pursuance of the act of Congress entitled can
n act to 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, 1916, j, WILLARD
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 Illinois and Wscon-
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 mnes, which were withheld
from the public sale of the oath Of May, lS47, or
dered by the Presidents proclamation of the goth
November, 1916, viz
North Of the base line and east of the fourth 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 hall, 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 thirty-two, in township one the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter of twenty FIVE
and the east half OF the northeast quarter OF thirty
six, in township two; and the west half ofthe south
west quarter of twenty four, in township five, of
range two.
Inc cast nall and n0rthWe6t quarter oil the nOrln-
west quarter of section twentyon the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter of twenty hye 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 east half of the northeast quarter and
the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, of
thirty-six, in township two; the east half of the
northeast quarter of seventeen, in township three;
the vest half of the northwest quarter of FIVE; and
the half of the northeast quarter the half
and northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of
six, in township four; the cast half of seven; and
the southeast quarter and southeast quarter Of the
northwest quarter of thirty one, in township five,
of range three.
The west half and northeast quarter ofthe 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 halfand northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter and the east half and northwest quarter of
the southeast quarter of two; and the northwest
quarter of seven, in township six, of range five.
At the Land Office at DIXON, ILLINOIS, com
mencing on Monday, the third day of November
next, for the disposal OF the following tracts con-
tanning lead mines which, in consequence OF their
being embraced in unexpired lead mine leases,
withheld from the public sale of the 5th April,
lS47, ordered by the Presidents proclamation of the
8th of September, 1916, viz:
North of Mebase line and east of The fourth principal
niertdidn
The west half Of the northwest quarter OF section
twenty eight; the northwest quarter Of the north
west quarter of thirty ve and the west 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 of 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.
The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
and the northwest quarter OF the northwest quarter
of secton thirty the south half of thirty.two, and
the cast half of the northwest quarter OF thirty
in township twenty nine, of range four
North ef the base line and west Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The west part of the east fraction of section ff-
teen; and the southeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter of twenty-five, 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 oi
llth July 1916, herenbefore referred to, pre- emp
ton claims ,rH NOT be allotDed 10 any Of the aboue
lands, 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 ser
vices rendered to the United States, ioH 6e permit
ted on any of the aboUe mentioned lands, as pro-
vided by the act entitled can act making appro-
priations for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF
Goyernment," &C., approved Sd March, 1901;
The tracts will be offered and SOLD IN such lega
subdivisions as will ipclpde the mine or mlnes' az
not less than t,oo dollars and try ceDts per acre. and
if not sold at the public SALE at such price, ar shall
be entered at private sale within tipeipe months
thereafter then the same shall be subject TO sale as
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 so offered will be admitted until after the
expiration Of the two weeks.
In further execution of said act, l have caused
the Commissioner of the q eneFal Land Office to
publish with ths proclamation a briet description
of the above lands, prepared from the official doc
umens.
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,
kIILARD FILLMORE.
BY the President;
J. BUTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Once.