The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-01
ny the President OF the United States.


TN pursuance of law, ], 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 oil those sections and parts
Of sections of public lands, stuated within the Inn
its of the following named townships, and irac-
tioual townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) reported by the geoogist as contain
inp mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason OF unexpred leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath january, lS48, and June 18th, lo5o, and such
of said mineral lands are now vacant, and are
required to be reoered under the provisions OF the
act entitled HAn act TO reduce the minimum price
OF the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district
in Michigan, and the Chippewa os.rlcl, IN WIS
consin, - approved 26th September, 1850, TO wit;
Ngss@ the base line and ,Oe't Of the principal me-
ridian.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight, of range twenty six
Townships fifty y-eight and fifty y-nine, OF range
twenty -sevep.
Townships fifty y-one, filty-two, and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight ce .e
Townships fifty one, ffty-two ffty-aix, fifty
seven, and ftty-eight, OF range thirty.
Townships hhy-one, hfty-s hity-seven, and
fifty eight, of range thirty lone.
Townships fifty -one, fifty -four, fifty five, flfty-
six, fifty seven, and ffty-eight, OF range thirty
two.
Townships ffty-four, fifty-fivc, fifty-six, and
fifty-seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, hfty hive, and
ffty-six, and townships sixty-hve, on Isle koyale,
of range thirty-four.
Townships fltytwo fifty three, ana nity-iour,
of range thirty FIVE.
Townships fifty-two and ffty-three' oil range
thirty six.
Townships fity-one, fifty-two, and ffty-three,
Township fifty -onc, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty mine.
Township fifty one, OF range iorty-
Townships fifty and fity-o of range forty one.
Townships forty weight, forty nine, fifty, and ft
ty-one, Of range forty two
Townships forty eight, forty -nine fifty, and fif-
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty mine, nifty, and hi
ty-one, OF range forty-t
Townships forty-eight, forty mine, and fifty, of
range forty-fve.
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-six, forty-seven, forty-cight,
and forty nine, of range forty seven
Townships forty seven and forty eight, OF range
forty-eigh
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 overfiowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation, il any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled can act to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limts,' approved September %, 1850,
soi be excluded from the sales. And no locations for
land bounties heretofore granted by any law OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States aoiH be permitted amy Of the dboue
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 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 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
one thousand eight hundred and fifty lone
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.