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will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
July 29-iawlSw
BY che President OF the United states.
TN pursuance of the act OF Congress entitled "An
Il 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 18th July, 1916, ], MILLARD
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-
sin, at the periods hereinafter designated, to wit
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 oath of May, lS47 or
dered by the Presidents proclamation of the 10th
November, lS46, viz:
North of the base line and east of The fourth principal
t meridian.
The east half of the southwest quarter Of section
nine; the northwest quarter OF nineteen and the
east half of the northeast quarter OF twenty IN
township one, of range one. III l,t1
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
quarter Of the quarter OF the south
east quarter Of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter Of thirty two, in township ope the south
quarter Of the southeast quarter OF twenty five,
and the east half OF the northeast quarter OF thirty
4,
west quarter of twenty -four, in township five, of
range two. 50 ..e
The east half and northwest quarter of the north
| west quarter OF section twenty-one the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter Of twenty hye the
south half of the southwest quarter OF thirtyJ 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 hve; and
the east half Of the northeast quarter the east hall
and northwest quarter of the northwest quarter OF
ak, in township four the east half oil seven; and
tho southeast quarter and southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter of thirty one, in township hve,
| of range three.
The west half and northeast quarter of the south
east quarter, the northwest quarter, the south hall
and norhwest 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 nd 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 then
4 being embraced in unexpred lead mine leases,
were withheld from the public sale OF the 9th April,
lS47 ordered by the Presidents proclamation OF the
Sth of September, 1916. VIZ:
North of the6ase line and east Of he fourth principal
The west half of the northwest quarter of section
twenty eight the northwest quarter OF the north
west quarter of thirty five; and the west half OF the
northwest quarter Of thirty Six, III township TWEEN
| ty- nine, OF range one.
Tho southeast quarter OF the southeast quarter OF
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter OF me
! northeast quarter Of twenty three, in township
twenty seven and the west half OF twenty two, In
1 township twenty nine, of range two.
The northeast quarter OF the southeaat quarter ol
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 thirty.two and
the east half the northwest quarter OF thirty
in township twenty nine, Orange four
North Of the base line and ,oest Of The fourth pr'nc'pa
meridian.
The west part of the east fraction OF section hf-
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 ol
Ilth July, 1916, hereinbefore referred to- Pre.emp
lion claims mill not be alloioed 10 any @ the aboo:
mentioned lands, until after they have been offered
a. nubhc sale, and become subject to private entry
| and nd locations for land bountles heretofore
Granted bv anu law of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States ,pW be permit
ted on, amy of the abope mest'oned Ianas' as pro
yided bv the act entitled "An act making appro,
priations for the civil and diplomatic EXPENSES o
| Government, &c, appToVeu ~ pt"'SPii 1saI
The tracts will be offered and sold 10 spch ifg a. a.
subdivisions as will include the mine or nlanes, az
not lcss than ttoo dollars and fy cents per acre. anG
if not sold at the public sale, at such price, nor shall
be entered at private sale within ftceipe months
thereafter then the shall be subject to sale as
other lands.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed oil and no
longer and no private entries OF the iand In the
tracts so offered will be admitted unul al'er 'he
expiration of the two weeks
In further execution of said act, have caused
the Commissioner of the General Land Once TO
| publish with this proclamation 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 Domihl
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
MlLLARD FILLMORE.
By the President
j. BUTTERFIELp, or
Commissioner of the General Land ONCE