The republic., 1851-09-08
BY the President of the United states.

TN pursuance of Ian, /, WILLARD 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 Of public anda, situated within the hm
its of the following named townships. and irac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (noi
purchased) or reported by the geologist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason of unexpired leases, DC
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, lS4S, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required TO be reoffered under the PROVISIONS Oh he
act entitled rRns act TO reduce the minimum price
of the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, in Wis
consin," approved Goth September, 1850, to wit
North of the base line and ioest of the principal me
ridiarl-
Townships forty y-sevcn, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty hve- ~
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty seight, of range twenty six =
Townships fifty. eight and fifty-nine, of range
twenty seven.
Townships fifty-one, fifty two, and hfty-eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty. one, fifty two, fifty seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty, nine.
Townships fifty -one, fifty-two, hity-s nifty
seven, and 'ffty-eight, OF range thirty
Townships fifty-one, 6fty-six fifty seven, and
fifty-eight, of range thirty-one.
Townships nifty ono, nlty -lour, nily-hVe, my
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight of range thirty
Townships fifty-four, fifty five, ffty-six, and
ffty-sev of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four hity 'hve, and
fifty -six and townships sixty five, on Isle Royae,
of range thirty four.
Townships fiity-two, fifty three, and fifty FOUR
of range thirty five.
Townships hfty-two and hIty-three, Oh range
thirty-six.
Townships fifty one, ffty-two, and ffty-three,
of range thirty
Township fftyone, of range thirty eight
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine.
Township ffty-one, of range forty
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty one.
Townships forty y-eight, forty nine, fifty, and hi
ty-one, OF range orty-two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, nifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three es
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and fif-
ty-one, of range forty -four. :
Townships forty eight, forty nine, ana nity, OF
range forty five.
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-six, forty-seven, forty eight
and forty mine, of range forty y-seven
Townships forty y-seven and forty eight, OF range
forty eight.
Township forty eight, of range forty nine.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools,
military and other purposes, together with those
swamp and overiowed lands, made unht thereby
for cultivation" if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed ior
act entitled can act to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits" approved September 70, looo'
tci be excluded from the sales And no locations Tor
land bounties heretofore granted by any law OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States ,cu be permitted ON any Of the acope
mentioned lands as provided by the act enutied
can 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 regieter and receiver at SAINT
Ste 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 OF
any of the lands will be admitted until after the
ex ,iraton of the two weeks.
Civ sn under my hand, at the city OF Washing:
ton. this twenty sixth day of July. Ammo Domini
one tbousa, I'd eight hundred and fifty one.
o"e 'iou'a WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the Preside W
J. BUTTERFiE,p, om.o
COMMISSIONS. Oh the ueherai Lahu oii0'