The republic., 1851-09-03
BY the President of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, ], 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 oil october
next, for the disposal OF those sections ana parts
of sections of public lands, situated within the nm
its of the following named townships, and frac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (noi
purchased or reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not by reason of unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidenps proclamations oil the
oath january, 1913, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of saids mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reoered under the provisions oil the
act entitled sAn 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 26th September, 1850, to wit:
North of the base line and ,oss of the principal me-
ridtdn
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 ffty-eight and fifty nine, OF range
twenty-seven.
Townships ffty-one, ifty-two, and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight. -
Townships fifty one, ffty-two, ffty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty, nine. 81,
Townships fifty -one, ffty-two, hfty-slx, nifty
seven, and ifty-eight, of range thirty.
Townships ffty-one, fifty six, hity-seven, and
fifty eight, of range thirty-one .a
Townships hfty one, nifty -lour, nIty-nVe, ilty-
six fifty .seven and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-four, fifty FIVE, ffty-six, and
ffty-seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, nifty hve, and
ffty-six, and townships sixty five, Isle Royale,
of range thirty four.
Townships fifty two, fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships ffty-two and hfty-three, OF range
thirty-six.
Townships fifty-one, ffty-t and fftythree,
of range thirty seven.
Township flty-one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty. one, OF range thirty nlne
Township ifty-one of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one, Of range forty one
Townships forty EIGHT, forty nine, fifty and hf
ty-one, OF range forty two - Sc.
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, nifty, and NJ
tyrone, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships iorty-eight, forty nine, and fifty, OF
Townships forty-nine and fifty, of range forty
six
Townships forty-six, forty seyen, forty eight,
and forty mine, of range forty-seven
Townships forty seven and forty-elght, 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 2S, 1881,
ipih be ercded from the sales. And no locations Tor
land bounties heretofore granted by any Jaw OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States aoiH be permitted on amy OF the dooue
mentioned lands as provided by the act entitled
Gan 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
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.