The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-07
BY the President of the United States.

TN pursuance Of law, i, 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 linz
its OF the following named townships, and Irac-
tiona Townships covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) reported by the geologist as contain
ing mineral, in which arc embraced the tracts
which could not by reason of unexpired leases, DC
offered under the Presidents proclamatons OF Inc
oath January, lS48, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands are now vacant, and arc
required to be reofered under the provisions OF 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
consn," approved 26th September, 1850, to wit:
North of NE base line and ioest of The principal me
ridian.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, OF range twenty five
Townships forty-seven, forty eight, iorty- nine
and fty-eight, of range twenty six.
Townships fifty eight and fifty-nine, of range
twenty seven.
Townships fifty -one, fifty-two, and ffty-eight,
of range twenty EIGHT.
Townships fifty one, fifty-two, ffty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships fifty -one, ffty-two, ffty-sx, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships hfty-one, hity-six, hity-seyen, and
Townships fifty,one, fifty-our, fifty five, fifty
six, fifty seven, and fty eight, of range thirty
two.
Townships ffty-four, ffty-five, fifty-six, and
fifty-seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three fifty four, fifty five, and
fifty six, and townships sixty-ve, on Isle Royae,
of range thirty four.
Townships Ifilty-two, fifty three, and ffty-four,
of range thirty five.
Townships fifty-two and ffty-three, of range
thirty-six.
Townships fity-one, ffty-two, and ffty-three,
of range thirty y-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 weight, forty nine, fifty, and flf-
ty-one, of range forty-two.
Townships forty eight, forty -nine fifty, and fif-
ty-one, of range forty three
Townships forty eight forty nine, nifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty -four.
Townships forty-eight, forty mine, and hfty' OF
range forty five
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-sx, forty-sevcn, 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 overfowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation, if any, which shall be selected by
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled Gan act to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits" approved September 2S, lS5O,
ipiH 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 tDill be permitted on amy Of the d6ope
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 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
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President;
]. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.