The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-03
ny tne prs..a.nt OF the United States.


TN pursuance Of law, /, WILLARD FILLMORE,
III 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 of public lands, situated within the Inn
its of the following named townships, and irac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases lno'
purchased) reported by the geooglst as contaln-
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by of unexpired leases, be
offered under the President o proolamauons OF the
gath January, lS48, and June 18th, 1900, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant ana ar o
rcquired TO be rcofercd under the provisions OF the
act entitled SAN act TO reduce the minimum price
of the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, IN WIS
S9nsin," approved 26th September, 1850, to wit:
North Of the bose line and ,oest of the principal me
ridtan
Townships forty seven, forty eight ana iorty-
Townships forty, seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and ty-efght, Orange twenty six
Townships fifty eight and fifty nine, OF range
twenty seven.
Townships fifty one, hfty-twO, and fifty eight,
Of range twenty eight. c ~
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty, nine.
Townships fifty one, fitty-two, fifty SIX, nifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty -one, fifty six, fiity-seven, and
nftY-clght, OF range lnlTty- -Oue.
Townships fifty-one. fifty Jour, fifty five, fifty
six, fifty. seven, and fifty-eight, of range thirty
two
Townships fifty four, fifty-five, ffty-six, and
fifty-seven, of range thirty three
Townships fifty three, fifty four, nifty i've, and
fftysix, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty four.
Townships fitytwo, fifty three, and ffty-fpur,
Townships fifty-two and ffty-thrce, of range
thirty
Townships fifty-one, fifty-two, and ffty-three,
of range thirty
Township fifty -one, of range thirty eight
Township fifty one, of range thirty-nine'
Township hfty-one, of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty one,
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, hity, ana III
ty-one, Of range forty two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, iorty-nne' MY ana nj
ty- one, of range forty four.
Townships forty-eight, forty mine, and hity' OF
range forty five.
Townships forty nine and fifty, Of range forty
six.
Townships forty-six, forty-seven, iorty-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 overilowed lands, made unht thereby
for cultvation," if any, which shall be selected py
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled "An act to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their mts,' approved September 2S, 1890,
soin be ezcltded from tie sales And no locations ior
land bounties heretofore granted by any law ol
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States ,piu be permitted any Of the dboue.
mentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
'.An act making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of Government" &C., ap-
proved Sd March, 1851
Particular lists of the tracts TO be offered will be
deposited with the register and receiver at Sault
Se Marie before the day OF sale, and the Offering
of the lands will be commenced on the day APP
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 o
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 thousand eight hundred and fifty
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office