The republic., 1851-08-12
BY the President OF the United states.

TN pursuance of law, ], MILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that a public sale
will be held at the land Office, at SAULf STE.
MARIE, in the State of MICHIGAN, commencing
on Monday, the twenty seventh day OF OCTOBER
next, for the disposal oi those sections and parts
of sections OF public lands situated WITHIN the nm
its of the following named townships, and frac-
tioual townships, covered by mineral leases (noi
pArchased) or reported by the geologst as contain
Ipg mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by of unexpircd leases, be
offered under the Presidents procIamatons OF the
oath January, lS4S, and June 18Th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant and are
required to be reocrcd under the provisions oil the
act entitled can 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 26th September, 1850, to wit;
North of The base line aud toest Of the principal
ridian.
Townships forty seven. forty y.cight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty-nne,
and fifty eight, of range twenty six
Townships fifty eight and fifty nine, OF range
Townships 6fty-one, ffty-two, and ffty-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. fifty ak, fifty
seven, and flfty-eight, OF range thirty
Townships iifty-one, fifty six, fifty seven. and
ffty-eight, of range thirty-one.
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 hve, and
fifty six, and townships sixty fiye on lsle Royaie
of range thirty-four
Townships lffty-two fifty three, and fifty four
of range thirty five
Townships ffty-t and hfty-three, oil range
thirty six.
Townships ffy-one, fiftytwo and fity-thrce
of range thirty y-seven.
Township fifty-one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine
Township fifty-on of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one of range forty one
Townships forty eight forty nine, fifty and hi
ty-one, oil range forty-two
Townships forty eight, forty nine, hlty, and hi
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and III
ty-one, of range forty-fou
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and fifty, OF
range forty-five
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.
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 overflowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed Tor
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled Gan act to enable the State OF Arkan-
and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits" approved September 2S, 1850,
,uih be excluded from he sales. And no locations for
hand bountes heretofore granted by any law OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States ,oiH be permitted any Of the aboue
mentioned lands, provided by the act entitled
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 register and receiver at Sault
Ste. Marie before the day OF SALE and the offering
OF the lunus 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 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
thousand eight hundred and ifty-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.