The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-17
BY the President of tho United States.


BY the President OF the United States.
I'm pursuance of law, L. WILLARD FILLMORE,
a 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 OF those sections and parts
of sections of public lands, situated within the linn
its of the following named townships, and frac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases lno'
purchased) reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason Of unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, IS4S and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reoered under the provisions OF the
act emitted sAn act 10 reduce the minimum price
of the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district,
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, III WIS
consin," appro-~d 26th September, 1850, TO wit:
Noruref the, Ssse line and loes Of the principal ars
~ ridia
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight, Of range twontyssx
Townships fifty eight and fifty nine, of range
twenty-seven.
Townships ffty-one, hftytwo, and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships fifty one, ffty-two, ffty-six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships hfty-one, fiity-six, hity-seven, and
fifty eight, of range thirty y-one.
Townships fifty-one, fifty four fifty five, fifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight, " range thirty
two.
ffty-seven of range thirty three
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, and
fifty six, and townships sixty-five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty-four.
Townships fifty two, fifty three, and ffty-four,
aFro fnornt hfrfu
Townships fifty-two and htty-three, OF range
thrty-six.
Townships fifty-one, ffty-two, and ffty-three,
ofrange thirty-seven.
Township fifty-one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine.
Township fifty one, OF range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty one.
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and fif-
ty-one, of range forty-two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, hfty, and hi
ty-one, of range forty three
Townships forty eight forty -nine, fiiIy' and nj
ty-one, of range forty-four.
Townships iorty-cight, forty nine, and hlty' OF
range forty-tive.
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-six, forty seven, forty-eight,
and forty mine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty seven and forty eight, OF range
forty-eight.
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 overhowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation, if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled "An act TO enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits," approved September %, 1891
tpia be excluded from The sales. And no locations Tor
land bounties heretofore granted by any law OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States piH be permitted on any Of the dboce
mentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
'sAn 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 ap-
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 no 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 one
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
J. BuTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office