The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-27
BY tho President or tn. United states.

ny tho PRESIDENT OF tho OmltcO SsAses'
TN pursuance of law, !, WILLARD FILLMORE
i President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held al the land office at sIiLLW ArEk
in the Territory of Minnesota, commencing Oh
Monday, the eighteenth day OF August next
for the Disposal of the public lands within the fol
lowing named townships and fractional townships
to witt
North of Tire base line and ,pest Of the 4th principal
meridian.
Fractional township thirty -four on the RICH,
bank of the ST. oroix river. Of range eighteen.
Fractional townships thirty three, thirty four
thirty five, and thirty sx. the right bank Of the
st. Croix river, OF range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight, on the right bank Of the Lake
St. Croix; townships thirty three, thirty -four, and
thirty five, and fractional township thirty-sx, on
the right bank of the st. Crdix river, Of range
twenty.
Townships thirty-three, thirty -four, thirty five,
and thirty six, Of range twenty lone.
Fractional townships thirty zone and thirty two,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of range
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF range
twenty-six.
Fractional townships thrty-two and thirty three,
the left bank Of the Mississippi river, of range
twenty-seven
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of range
twenty eight.
four, the left bank of the Mississippi river OF
range twenty nine.
fractional townships thirty four and thirty five.
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, of range
thirty.
Fractional townships thirty five. thirty-six, and
thirty seven, the left bank of the Mississippi
river, Of range thirty one.
Land appropriated by law for the use Of schools,
military, and other purposes, will 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
will be permitted on any Of the above. mentioned
lands, as provided by the act entitled IAN act
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses Of Government" &c, approved third
March, 1851.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the day appointed, and will pro-
coed in the order in which they 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 ad
United until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand this sixth day Of May, An
no pomini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one. WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFiELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS,
dnd to is'sses, occupants. and permittees Of Nine
raj Lands
Every person entitled to the right pre- emption
to any Of the lands within the townships and frac-
tional townships above enumerated, lie required TO
establish the to the satisfaction Of the register
and receiver at STILLwATER, and make payment
therefor as soon as practicable after seeing notice
and before the day appointed for the commence.
ment OF the public sale Of the lands embracing the
tract claiMeI otherwise such claim will be for
feited. and
Every person having the right under the act en-
titled :" An act to create additional Land Dis
trict in the Territory of Wisconsin and for other
purposes" approved Sd March, 1S47, as lessses &C.
cupanfs ttees, to enter to the extent Of their
leases, permits any of the lands within the town.
ships and fractional townships above enumerated,
and who are entitled under the act entitled IAN
act to reduce the minimum price Of the mineral
lands in the Lake Superior District in Michigan,
and the Chippewa District in Wisconsin, ap-
proved Goth September, 1850, " to enter the land
covered BY their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively at the minimum price of 81 Is per
acre, or if covering more than full section en-
titled % on the surrender of such lease or permit at
the proper land Office, TO purchase. if he shall elect
to do 60, one full section at the rate Of 50 so per
acre. is required to establish the same TO the salts
faction OF the register and receiver SALTWATER
and make payment therefor as soon Is practicable
after seeing this notice. and before the day appointed
Tor the commencement of the public sale of the
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May l3--lawl3w