The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-17
BY the prss,asnt or the United States.

TN pursuance of law, j, MILLARD FILLMORE,
il President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that 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 public lands situated WITHIN tns nm
its of the following named townships, and irac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (nof
purchased) reported by the geologst as contain
ing mineral, in which arc embraced the tracts
which could not, by of unexpifed leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclanatons OF the
oath january lS45, and June 18th, 1860, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reoiered under the provisions OF the
act entitled San act to reduce the minimum price
of hesmineral lands in the Lake Superior district,
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, In WIS
consin," approved Goth September, 1850, to wit:
North Of e base line and ,0est Of the principal me-
ridian.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty-iive
Townships forty scyen, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty-e eight, OF range twenty Six, .a
Townships fifty eight and nfty-nine, OF range
Townships fifty -onc ffty-two, and fifty-eight,
of range twenty-eight.
Townships fiity- one, fifty two, fifty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty, nine. eo
Townships fifty -one, ffty-two, hfty-six, nifty
seven, and tifty-eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-one, fifty-six, fifty seven, and
fifty-eght of range thirty one
Townships fifty-one, fifty -four, fifty five, nifty
six, fifty seven and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-four, fifty five, fifty-six, and
fifty of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three fifty Iour h1y ~ yhRe Reyas aha
Towsnssps TsSss s'y tytwo, 1u fifty Sree and fifty four
of range thirty five.
Townships ifty-two and fifty three OF range
thirty-six.
Townships fifty one, fiftytwo and ffty-three,
of range thirty
Township fifty-one, Of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty nlne
Township fifty-one, of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one of range forty one
Townships forty-eight forty nine, fifty, and nj
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and f
ty-one, Of range forty three. CO.
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and ff-
ty-one, of range forty four
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and nifty, OF
Townships forty nine 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.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools,
military and other purposes, together with .those
swamp and overflowed lands, made unit thereby
for cultivation, if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed or
\ the commencement Ol tuc puOliS oetie, u."S' ''S
act entitled Gan act to enable the State OF Arkan
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits" approved September 70, ro5o,
triA 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 aoiH be permitted any Of the above
mentioned lands, provided by the act entitled
<sAn act making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses Of Government" &c., ap-
proved 3D. 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 otisring
-ovIiIufUriSeu on tac uay 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 Tn, ,usand eight hundred and fifty one.
ny Wy MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the Pr 'esidcnt:
j. BurTl 'aFIEID,