The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-06
BY the President of tho United States.


TN pursuance of law, i, WILLARD 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
it's of the following named townships. and irac-
tional townships covered oy mineral leases Sho'
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason OF unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamatons oi the
2ith January, lS4S, and June 18th, 1901, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be eotered under the provsions OF the
act entitled can 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 aud scest of the principal me-
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-ni OF rang'
twenty
Townships fifty fifty-two, and ffty-e eight,
Of range twenty y-eight.
eight and fifty nine, OF range twenty-ni
Townships fifty -one, fifty two, ffty-six. fifty
seven, and fifty eight OF range thirty.
Townships fiity-one, hity-slx, nifty seven, and
fifty eight, of range thirty-one
townships fifty-one, fifty four, nifty -hye, nifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight, OF range thirty
two.
Townships fifty four, fifty-five, ifty-six and
fifty seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three fifty four, fifty five, and
ffty-six, and townships sixty-fve, on Isle Royale
of range thirty four.
Townships fity-two, ftty three, ana nity-iour
Townships ffty-two and hfty-three, OF range
thirty-s
Townships fifty one, ffty-two, and ffty-thrce
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
Townships forty EIGHT, forty nine, fifty, and fif-
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, hty, and hf-
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and hfty' OF
range forty five.
Townships forty mine 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 y-eight, of range
forty eight.
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overflowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation ~ If any, which shall be selected by
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled sAn act to enable the State OF Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their mits,' approved September %, 1850,
,piI 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 ,oiH be permitted ON any OF The a6oue-
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
ofthe 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 no priSat 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
j. BUTrERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.