The republic., 1851-06-10


surrender of such lease or permit at the proper
Land Office, to purchase, if he shall elect TO do so.
full section" at the rate Of So 30 per acre, Is
required to establish the same to the Subtraction OF
the Register and Receiver ut Willow River, aud
make payment therefor soon practicable affer
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
]. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioners of the General Land ofhce.
May 2-iaw15w
BY the President OF the United States.
IN pursuance of law, / WILLARD FILLMORE,
4 President of the United States of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State Of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Atthe Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of August next for the dis
posa of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit
North of the base line and ,osst Of the fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river lying west of the
east bank of slough, being parts Of fractional sec
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional
tions three ten, eleven, fourteen fifteen, twenty
two twenty three, twenty-six, twenty -seven thir-
ty-four, and thirty five, in township twelve, Of
range five.
Sections eight, nine; the west half, the west half
quarter of ten, and sections fifteen, seventeen,
twenty, twenty one, Twenty-Five, twenty nine,
and thirty two, Except the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarter,) in township two, of range
nine.
Al the Land Office at DIXON, commencing on
Monday the sixth day of October next for the sale
of the public lands situated in the following named
sections and parts of sections, viz:
North of the base line and ioest Of the fourth principal
meridian.
hare two in, IN pahi in tue
ty-eight, OF range one
Wilson 8 island, in the Mississippi river, in Sec
tions thirty five and thirty -sx, in ownship eigh
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands B, C, d, Eff G, H,
and l, in the Mississippi river in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part of island A., and islands b, C, d, E, F, and
G.. in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
All the land, together with an island in the Mis-
sissippi river lying east of slough, being parts Of
fractional eectons five, (south OF Edwards river,)
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two. and an
island in sections twenty seven and thirty four in
township thirteen; and islands and Is, and an
island in sections thirty five and thirtysx. in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, OF range
FIVE.
An island and parts of islands, in sections five
and eight, in township" fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sections three twenty one, twen
ty-eight twenty nine, thirty-two. and thirty
township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(exccpt lot seven,) and fractions on an island Of
sections fourteen, twenty two Except lot two }
twenty -seven. (except lots three, five, and six
and thirty four, Except lots three and FOUR all in
the Mississippi river in township sixteen, of range
six.
North of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in sections seventeen and
eighteen, in township seventeen, of range one.
Sections eighteen to thirty six inclusive, in town.
ship twenty seven, of range four.
Nor,L fLp haxe easf 0f third
meridian.
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township forty-six, of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty-two, in township forty six, OF
range two.
AT the Land Office at EDWARDSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day of August
next for the disposal OF the public lands in the fol-
lowing named sections and parts of sectiops to wit:
North of the base line and ,cest of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter Of section three;
the east half of the southwest quarter and the east
half and southwest quarter OF the southeast quar-
ter of four; the southwest quarter, the west half oil
the northeast quarter and west half of the south
quarter of eght the northeast quarter of nine;
the west half and southeast Quarter, and the wcst
half and southeast quarter OF the northeast quarter
of ten; the west half and northeast quarter, and
the west half of the southeast quarter Of fifteen;
the west half and northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of seventeen; the east half and south
west quarter, and the east half OF the northwest
quarter of twenty -one; the west half and north
east quarter Of twenty two; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty -eight the south hall
of twenty nine; the east half and southwest guar
ter of the southeast quarter Of thirty; the northeast
quarter of thirty one; the south half and northeast
quarter and the east half and northwest quarter o
the northwest quarter of thirty two; in township
| twelve, of range thirteen.
| At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
= IL a. 4 e.
the disposal Of the public lands within the follow
ing named sections, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the third principa
meridian
| The westernmost tiers of sections numbered six
seven eighteen, nineteen thirty and thirty -one, in
| each of the townships twenty six, twenty seven
and twenty y-eight, Of range seven.
| At the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day Of October next for the disposal of the pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river, in
ton thirty two, in township thirty four, north O
range eight east of the third principal meridian
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen and twenty
| three, north Of Lake Kalamick and the old Indian
boundary line in township thirty seven, north o.
range fourteen east of the third principal meridian
| tthc Land Office at SPRING FIELD ,on Monday
the first day of September next, for the disposal
| the public lands on small island in the Iinoi.
river, in sections eleven and fourteen in township
seventeen north Of range thirteen west OF the third
| principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for schools, military
and other purposes, together with "those swamp
and overiiowed lands made unit thereby for culti
vation," if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
| commencement OF the public sales respectively
under the entitled can act TO enable the State
| Arkansas and other States to reclaim the 'swamI
land within their limits" approved September %
1850, tciA be excluded from The sales.
| And no locations for land bounties heretofor
| granted by any law of Congress for military ser
vices rendered TO the United States, sciu be permit
ted on any Of the abore mentioned lands, as provided
! by the act entitled San act making appropria
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
crnment.'' &C., approved Sd March. 1851.
| The offering of the lands will be commenced
on the days appointed, and proceed in the order IL
which they are advertised, with all convenient
spatch, until the whole shall have been offered
but no sale sball 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 eighth day of April, Ammo Domin