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| tor and receiver of the proper Land Office, and
make payment therefor as soon practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tracts claimed; otherwise suob claim
will be forfeited. ]. BUTTERFIELD,
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
by the President OF tho United States.
IN pursuance of the act of Congress entitled "An
| i act TO authorize the President of the United
States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States OF Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of
| Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ore" approved llth July, 1916, ], 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 Illinois and Wiscon-
Gin, at the periods hereinafter desgnated, to wit
| At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
| CONSIN, commencing Monday, the third day
of November next for the disposal OF the following
tracts containing lead mines, which were withheld
from the public sale of the oath of May. lS47,
| dered by the Presidents proclamation Of the Goth
| November, 1896 viz
North of the base line and cast Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The east half of the southwest quarter of section
| nine; the northwest quarter Of nineteen; and the
east half of the northeast quarter oftwenty one, in
| township one, Of range one.
The east half the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the east half of the southwest quarter of
section two; the southwest quarter of the northeast
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter of thirty-two in township one; the south
cast quarter of the southeast quarter of twenty five
and the east half of the northeast quarter of thirty
six in township two; and the west half ofthe south
west quarter of twenty -four, 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 twenty ve the
south half of the southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter Of the northwest quarter, and
the northeast of the northwest quarter, Of thirty
one, and the east half of the northeast quarter, and
the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, of
thirty-six, in township two tho east half Of the
northeast quarter of seventeen, in township thrcc
the west half Of the northwest quarter of five; and
the east half Of the northeast quarter, the east half
and northwest quarter of the northwest quarter OF
| six, in township FOUR the east half OF seven; and
the southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of thirty one, in township five,
| of range three.
The west half and northeast quarter ofthe south
east quarter, the northwest quarter, the south hall
and northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of
section one the south half of the northeast quarter
the east hafand northwest quarter Of the southwest
quarter and the east half and northwest quarter of
! the southeast quarter Of two; and the northwest
quarter OF seven, in township six, Of range five.
At the Land Office at DIXON, ILLINOIS, COM
mencing on Monday, the third day Of November
next, for the disposal of the following tracts con-
tanning lead mines which, in consequence of their
being embraced in unexpired lead mine leases,
withheld from the public sale of the 5th April
1871, ordered by the Presidents proclamation Of the
Sth Of September, 1916, viz:
North of the base line and east of the fourth principal
meridian
The west half of the northwest quarter Of section
twenty EIGHT; the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of thiryfve and the west half Of the
northwest quarter of thirty six, in township twen-
ty nine, Of range one.
The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter of twenty three in township
twenty y-seven and the west half Of twenty two, in
township twenty nine, of range two.
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section twenty four, in township twenty nine, 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 thrtytwo; and
the east hall of the northwest quarter of thirty six,
in township twenty nine, of range four.
North Of the base line and cesf Of the fourth principal
meridian
The west part of the east fraction of section ff-
teen; and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of twenty-five, in township twenty mine,
of range one.A
The west fractional half of section seventeen, in
township twenty nine, OF range two
In accordance with the provisions OF the act of
llth July, 1916. hereinbefore referred to. pre- emp
ton claims tciH not be alo,ced TO any of the aboue
mentioned lands, until after they have been offered
at puOc sale, ana become subject to private entry,
and no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States, ,cH be permit
ted any of the abope mentioned lands, as pro-
vidcd by the act entitled can act making appro
priations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
Government &C., approved Sd March, 1851.
The tracts will be offered and sold in such legal
subdivisions will include the mine or mines, at
not less than tro dollars and fifty cents per acre. and
if not sold at the public SALE at such price, shall
be entered at private sale within fofloe months
thereafter, then the shall be subject to sale
other lands.
The Gales 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 offered will be admitted until after the
expiration Of the two weeks.
In further execution OF said act have caused
the Commissioner of the General Land Office to
publish with this proclamation brief description
of the above lands, prepared from the official doc
umens.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty -one.
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.