Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-18
SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS.


DY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
- UNITED STATES.-ln pursuance of the
Act Of Congress entitled IAN Act to authorize the
President Of the United Saies to sell the reserved
mineral lands in the States Of Illinois and Arkansas
and the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, sup
posed to contain Lead ore" approved 18th July,
1876, l, 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 ILL
nois and Wisconsin, at the periods hereinafter de
signated. to wit:
Al the Land Office at MIsrRAI PoISr. wrsoox-
SIN, commencing Monday the third day of No
vemher next for the disposal Of tho following tracts
containing lead mines. which withheld from
the public sale of the Oath Of May. 1917, ordered
by the Presidents Proclamation of the 20th No
vember, 1876, viz:
North Of The base line and east Of The Oh principal me
riiiaa.
The east half Of the southwest quarter Of section
nine; the northwest quarter Of nineteen and the
east half of the northeast quarter Of rcRfy-on in
| township one. Of range
The east half, the half Of the northwest quar-
ter and the half of the southwest quarter of
section two the southwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter Of the south
east quarter of section freine, and the southeast
quarter dirty-sro, in township the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter of ttrenyfue and
the east half Of the northeast quarter OF rty-sir,
| township TWO and the west half Of the southwest
quarter oftucnty.foar, 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 trentyfre; the
south half ofthc southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter and the
northeast of the northwest quarter of fy-one; and
the east half Of the noatheas quarter and the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter of Mity-sir
| tIo l,If e he.
| quarter of seren,een in township THREE; the west
half of the northwest quarter of fire; and the
half OF the northeast quarter, the east half and
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of sir in
| township FOUR; the east half of sereh; and the
southeast quarter and southeast quarter ofhe north
west quarter of MiHy-one, in township FIVE of
| range THREE.
The west half and northeast quarter Of the south
east quarter, the northwest quarter the south half
and northwest quarter Of the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of
section one the south half the northeast quarter
the east half and northwest quarter of the south
west quarter, and the half and northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of tno and the north
west quarter Of Screa, in township SIX, of range
| FIVE.
| AT the Land Office at Dixon, ILLINOIS, comnen-
cling on Monday the third day ofNovember next, for
the disposal Of the following containing lead
mines which in consequence of their being embraced
in unexpired lead mine leases, were withheld from
the public sale of the 9Th April, 1S47. ordered by
the Presidents Proclamation of the 9Th of Septem-
| Der, 1896 viz:
North Of Tie base line and east Tie An principal me-
| iridium.
The west half of tie northwest quarter of section
hcenty-cight; the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter Of hityfce; and the west half of the
northwest quarter of hirty-sir, in township TWEEN
| LYNNE, of range ONE.
| ,boae ~
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of t,renty-thyee, in township
TwENTYsEvES, and the west half Of treaty-tsro, in
| township TWENTY-FIVE, of range TWO
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter Of
section t,cc,ty-tour, in township TwENTY-NISE, of
range THREE.
| The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
and the northwest quarter Of the northwest quarter
of section thirty; the south half of Motytiro; and
the half of the northwest quarter of Miry-si I
| in township TwESTY-SINE, of range FOUR.
North Of The Jase line and irest Of the An principal me-
| ridian.
| The west part of the east fraction of section Ef
teen; and the southeast quarter of the Northeast
quarter of trcentyt,co, in township TWENTY-FIVE, of
| range
The fractional half of section sereaatecn, in
| township TwENrY-SISE, of range TWO.
| In accordance with the provisions of the act of
11th July 1916, herein before referred to, pre-ep-
f0H CLAIMS lrsH not De d0,red 10 any Of the ADORE
mentioned lands until after they have been offered at
public sale, and become subject private entry,
and locations for land bosnties heretofore grant
ed by any law Of Congress for military services
dered the United States, acH be permitted on any
ote abore mentioned lands, provided by the act
entitled An act making appropriations fo the civil
and diplomatic expenses of Government" &c, APP
proved Sd March, 1851. The tracts will be offer
ed and sold in such legal subdivisions as viii in
clude the mine mines. at not less than tco dol
iars and fty cents per acre, and if not sold at the
public sale, such price, shall be entered at
private sale within tuelre 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 so offered will be admitted until after the OK
| piration of the two weeks.
| In further execution of said act, | have caused
| the commissioner of the General Land Office to
publish with this proclamation briefdescription of
the above lands, prepared from the official docu-
mcnts.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
this twenty-eigth day of April, Ammo Domni one
thousand eight hundred and fifiy-one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD
Commissioner Of he General Land Office.