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10 esabiIsh the fanc TO The satisfaction OF the egs
| ter and receiver OF the proper Land Oifice, and
make payment therefor soon as pracficaLle otf,r
seeing thus notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tracts claimed; other such claim
will be forfeited. J. BUTTERFlELD,
Commissioner ofthe General Land Office
May 2-lawl3w
by the President OF the United States.
TN pursuance Of the act of Congress entitled can
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, 1876. ], WILLARD
FILLMORE, President of the United States of
America. do hereby declare and make knowntha
public sales will be held at the aforementioned
Land Offices in the States of Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. at the periods hereinafter designated to wits
At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
CONSIN, commencing on 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 24th Of May, 1871,
dered by the President's proclamation Of the Goth
November, ls46. viz:
NORTH of the base line and east of the fourth principal
meridian
The east half of the southwest quarter OF section
nine the northwest quarter Of nineteen and tn
east half Of the northeast quarter of ons in
township one, of range one.
The cast half the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the cast half Of the southwest quarter of
section two; the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF seven the southeast quarter Of the south
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter of thirty-two, in township one; the south
east 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 OF the 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-onc, the southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter of twenty ive 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 the east half of the
northeast quarter of seventeen, in township three;
the west half of the northwest quarter Of five; and
the east half Of the northeast quarter the half
and northwest quarter of the northwest quarter Of
six, in township four; the east half Of seven; and
tho southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter Of thirty one, in township five.
of range three
The west half and northeast quarter of the south
east quarter the northwest quarter the south half
and northwest quarter Of the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter Of the northeast tauarter Of
section one the south half Of the northeas quarter
the east half and 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
tanning lead mines which, in consequence of their
being embraced in unexpired lead mine leases.
were withheld from the public sale of the 5h April.
lS47 ordered by the Presidents reclamation of the
sth Of September, lS46. viz:
North Of the base lns 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 thirty five; and the half Of the
northwest quarter of thirty six, in township TWEEN
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 seven, and the west half Of twenty two, in
township twenty nine, Of range two.
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter Of
section tweniy-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 half the northwest quarter of thirty six,
in township twenty nine, ofrange four.
North Of THE bose line and ,Dest of the fourth principal
meridian.
The west part OF the east fraction of section fif-
teen; and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter OF twenty-five, in township twenty nine,
Of range one.
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, 1876. hereinbeore referred to, pre- emp
tion claims tciu not be aiotced to any Of the aJove
mentioned lands, until after they have been offered
at public SALE and become private entry.
and no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States sp be permit
ted on any of the abore mentioned lands, pro-
vided by the act entitled San 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 miues, at
not lcss than tco dollars and fifty CENTS per acre and
If not sold at the public sale such price. orsha
be entered at private sale within t,csioe months
thereafter then the same shall be subject to sale
other lands.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed off and
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 a said act, have caused
the Commissioner of the General Lapd Office to
publish with this proclamation a brief description
of the above lands, prepared from the official doc
uments.
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.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUrTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.