Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-14
SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS.
DY THE PRESIDENT OF THE

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u UNITED STATES.-In pursuance of the
Act Of Congress entitled AN Act to authorize the
President Of the United States TO sell the reserved
mineral lands in the States Of Illinois and Arkansas
and the Territories OF Wisconsin and Iowa, sup
posed to contnin Lead ore.n approved 1lth July,
1886, /, WILLARD FILLMORE, President Of the
United States Of America do hereby declare and
make known, that public sales will be held at the
aforementioned Land Offices in the States Of lii
nois and Wisconsin, at the periods hereinafter de-
signsted. to wit:
AT the Land Office at MIsERAL PoIsr, Wrscos.
SIN, commencing on Monday the third day of No
venher next for the disposal Of the following tracts
containing lead mines, which were withheld from
the public sale Of the cath of May. 1917, ordered
by the Presidents Proclamation of the Goth No
vembcr. 1886, viz:
Noytk Of tie base line and east Of the 4th riacpui me-
rid,an-
The east half Of the southwest quarter Of section
nine; the northwest quarter OF ntncteen; and the
east half of the northeast quarter of ttcenyone, in
township one, Of range ONE.
The cast 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 sercn the southeast quarter OF the south
cast quarter Of section fnciue and the southeast
quarter hirty-tro. in township ONE; the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter of Twenty-Five. and
the east half of the northeast quarter Of ry-sir in
quarter Of tpenty.oar, ia township FIVE, of range
Two.
The east half and northwest quarter Of the north
west quarter Of section twenty-one the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of twenty,fre the
south half the southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter Of the northwest quarter, and the
northeast of the northwest quarter of hutyone and
the half of the noatheast quarter and the north
quarter Of the southeast quarter, of Miry-str
in township TWO ; the east half of tho northeast
quarter of scuentcen, in township THREE the west
half Of the northwest quarter OF FIRE; and the east
half of the northeast quarter, the east half and
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of sir
township Foca; the east half Of seren; and the
southeast quarter and southeast quarter the north
west quarter Of hiHy-onc, in township FIVE, of
| range THREE.
The west half and northeast quarter of the south
quarter, the northwest quarter. the south half
and northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter Of the northeast quarter of
section one; the south half of the northeast quarter
| the half and northwest quarter Of the south
quarter and the east half and northwest quar-
of the southeast quarter of tco; and the north
west quarter of seren, in township SIX, of range
FIVE.
AT the Land Office at DIXON, ILLINOIS, commen-
cling on Monday the third day Of November next, for
the disposal Of the following containing lead
mines which in consequence of their being embraced
| in unexpired lead mine leases were withheld from
the public sale of the 5th April, 1847. ordered by
| the Presidents Proclamation of the Sth of Septem-
Der, 1886, viz:
North Of the base line and east ce al principal me-
| ridiaR.
The half Of the northw .st quarter of section
| tcenty-eigh; the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of hityfre; and the west half of the
northwest quarter of huty-sir, in township TWEEN
| LYNNE, of range ONE.
The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of t,eeay-threc, in township
TwENTY-sEvEN and the west half of trenty-t,oo, in
| township TwESTY-sIsE, of range Two
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section tcenty.toar, in township TwESTY-NISE, Of
| range THREE.
The southwest quarter Of tho southeast quarter
and the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of section thirty; the south half Of Mrty-tro; and
the east half of the northwest quarter of utysir,
| in township TwEsTY-yISE. of range FOUR.
North Of The base line and uest Of the All principal me-
| ridian.
The west part of the east fraction of section IF
teen and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of tccny-tco, in township TWENTY-FIVE, OF
| range ONE.
The west fractional half of section serenteen, in
| township TwESTY-SIsE, of range TWO.
| In accordance with the provisions of the act of
18th July 1876, herein before referred to, preemp-
tion claims riH not be alkoced TO any of the ADORE
mentioned lands until after they have been offered
public sale, and become subject private entry,
and locations for land bounes heretofore grant
ed by any law of Congress for military services rem
dered to the United States, mW be permitted any
ofe ADORE mentioned lands, provided by the act
entitled "An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses OF Government" &c, APP
proved Sd March, 1851. The tracts viii be offer.
ed and sold in such legal subdivisions will in
clude the mine mines, at not less than tco dol
lars and fy cents per acre, and if not sold at the
public sale, at such price. nor shall be entered at
private sale within fmeloe months thereafter. then
| the same shall be subject to sale other lands.
The sales will each be kept open for weeks
| (unless the lands sooner disposed Of and no
longer, and no private entries of the land in the
tracts offered will be admitted until after the ex-
piration of the two weeks.
In further execution of said act, l have caused
the Commissioner of the General Land Office to
publish with this proclamation briefdescrption OF
the above lands, prepared from the official docu-
ments.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington
this twenty-cgth day Of April Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-onc.
| WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President
| J. BUTTERFIELD,