The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-26
BY the President OF the United States.

TN pursuance of law, J. MILLARD 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 OF those sections and parts
OF sections of public lands situated within the linn
Its OF the following named townships, and irac-
uonal townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) or reported by the geologst as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
,rhch could not, by reason of unexprcd leases, be
e.nsed under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, l64S, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required TO be reofIered under the provisions of the
act entitled Gan act TO reduce the minimum price
OF the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district,
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, in Wis
consin," approved Goth September, 1850, to wit:
NORTH of the base line and Dest Of the principal
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 eight and hfty-nine, OF range
twenty-seven.
Townships ffty-one, ifty-two and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty-two, fifty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships fifty -one, fifty two, ffty-six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-one, fifty six, ffty-seven, and
hfty-eight, of range thirtyo
townships ffty,one fifty -lour, fifty five, fifty
ak, fifty seven, and ffty-eight, of range thirty
two.
Townships fifty four fifty FIVE, fifty-s and
fify-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 ilty-two, fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty. five.
Townships 'fifty-two and ffty-three, of range
thirty-six.
Townships hfty-one, ffty-two, and ifty-three,
of range thirty-seven.
Township ffty-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 mine, fifty, and ff-
ty-one of range forty two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and f-
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and ff-
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty mine, and hfty, OF
range forty five.
Townships forty mine and fifty, of range forty
elk.
Townships forty-six, forty seven, forty-eight,
and forty-nine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty seven and forty eight, of range
forty eight.
Township forty Ell ght, of range forty. nine.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and oyertlowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation if any, which shall be selected by
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 2S, 1850,
ioi 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 toH be permitted on aay Of The abooe.
mentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
"An 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
thousand eight hundred and ffty-one
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.