The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-23

BY tho President OF the United states.
TN pursuance of Law, /, WILLARD FILLMORE
i President Of the United States of America, dc
hereby declare and make known that public sale
will be held al the land office at SALTWATER
in the Territory of Minnesota, commencing OF
Monday, the eighteenth day OF August next
for the disposal of the public lands within the fol
lowing named townships and fractional townships
TO wit:
North Of the base line and tosst Of the 4u principal
meridian.
Fractional township thirty -four on the right
bank of the st. Crox river, of range eighteen.
Fractional townships thirty three, thirty four,
thirty five and thirty six, the right bank OF the
st. Croix river, of range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty-slx, twenty seven
and twenty eight, the right bank OF the Lake
St. Crox townships thirty three, thirty -four, and
thirty. five, and fractional township thirysix on
the right bank of the St Croix river, OF range
twenty.
Townships thirty-three, thirty four, thirty five,
and thirty six of range twenty lone.
Fractional townships thirty-one and thirty two,
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, of range
twenty-five
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three
on the left bank of the Mississippi river, Of range
twenty six.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three
the left bank of the Mississippi river of range
twenty seven.
Fractional townships thirty two and thirty three,
the lett bank of the Mississippi river, of range
twenty-eight.
fraCtlOnhl townships ana
four, the left bank Of the Mississippi river, OF
range twenty nine.
Fractional townships thirty four and thirty, FIVE,
the left bank of the Mississippi river, of range
thirty.
Fractional townships thirtysfive, thirty-six, and
thirty seven, on the left bank of the Mississippi
river, of range thirty one.
Land appropriated by law for the of schools,
military, and other purposes, will 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,
will be permitted on any of the above mentioned
lands, as provided by the act entitled "An act
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of Government" Sc, approved third
March, 1851.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the day appointed, and will pro-
coed in the order in which they advertised with
all convenient despatch, until the whole shall have
been offered, and the sale thus closed; but the sale
ehall not be kept open longer than two weeks, and
no private entry of any of the lands will be ad
United until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand this sixth day of May, An
no Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
J. BUrTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS,
And 10 lessees, occupants, and Permittess Of Nine
raj Lands.
Every person entitled TO the right ofpre emption
to any of the lands within the townships and frac
tional townships above enumerated, is required to
establish the the satisfaction of the register
and receiver at SALTWATER, and make payment
therefor as soon practicable after seeing this notice,
and before the day appointed for the commence
ment of the public sale of the lands embracing the
tract claimed; otherwise such claim will be for
feted And
Every person having the right under the act en-
titled q An act to create additional Land Dis
trict in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other
purposes, approved Sd March, l8i7, as iessees. oc-
cpdnts or peTniees to enter to the extent of their
leases, permits, any of the lands within the town
ships and fractional townships above enumerated,
and who are entitled under the act entitled 90 An
act TO reduce the minimum price of the mineral
lands in the Lake Superior District in Michigan,
and the Chippewa District in Wisconsin," ap-
proved goth September, 1850, % TO enter the land
covered by their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively at the minimum price of S % per
acre. or if covering more than one full section,
titled &C the surrender of such lease or permit at
the proper land Office, TO purchase, if he shall elect
to do co. one full section at the rate Of So so per
acre, is required to establish the to the Pats-
faction of the register aud receiver at SALTWATER,
and make payment therefor practicable
after seeing this notice. and before the day appointed
for the commencement of the public sale of the
lands embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such
claim will be forfeited
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
May l3--lawl3w