The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-28
BY tho 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 oil those sections and parts
of sections of public lands situated within the lim-
its OF the following named townships, and irac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which arc embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason of unexpred leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
24th January, lS4S and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mipeFal lands are now vacant, and are
required to Se reoered 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 Doth September, 1850, to wit:
North Of The base line and pest of Le principal me-
Tidtdn.
Townships forty, seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty-seyen, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight, of range twenty six.
TOWNSHIPS fifty eight and ffty-nine, of range
twenty seven.
Townships fifty -one, hity-two, and nifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, iifty-two, fifty fifty
eight and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships fifty -one, ffty-two, fifty six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships fiity-one, fifty ak, fifty seven, and
ffty-eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-one, fifty four, fifty five, fifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight. of range thirty
two.
Townships ffty-lou ffty-fve, fifty six, and
fity-seven, Of range thirty three
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, and
ffty-six, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty four.
Townships iity-two, fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships fifty two and fifty three, Of range
thrty-six.
Townships ffty-one ifty-two, and fifty three,
of range thrty-seven.
Township fifty-o of range thirty-eig
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine.
Township fifty one, of range forty
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty one.
Townships orty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf-
ty-one, OF range forty-two.
Townships forty eight forty nine, fifty and Ill
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and fifty, of
range forty five
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-sx, forty seven, forty y-eght,
and forty nine, Of range forty seven.
Townships forty-seyen and forty eight, oil 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 overfiowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation, If any, which shall be aeected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sale, under the
act entitled can act TO enable the State of Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the 'swamp lands
within their limits," approved September %, 1850.
tci be excluded from De sales. And locations for
land bountes heretofore granted by any law OF
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States triH be permitted any Of the d6oue
mentioned lands, provided by the act entitled
can 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 ap-
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 hfy-one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President
j. BUTrERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.