The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-16
ny .ns President OF tho United states.

IN pursuance of law, ], WILLARD FILLMORE,
a. 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 Morday, the twenty seventh day Of October
next, for the disposal OF those sections and parts
oil sections Of public lands situated within the linn
its OF the following named townships, and frac-
tonal townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) or reported by the geologst as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason OF unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations OF the
oath January, lS4S. and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands are now vacant, and are
required to be reoered under the provisions of the
act entitled can act 70 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 and ioest Of ns principal
fairs1 ridian.
.apownships forty seven, forty y.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 fifty nine, of range
twenty seven.
Townships ffty-one,' fifty two, and fifty eight,
of range twenty y-eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty two, iifty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of rsngs twenty. nine.
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships hit. -one, fifty -six, fiity-seven, and
fifty eight, OF .ange thirty-one.
Iownspps fifty-one, fifty -four, hity-hve, nifty
SIX, MY seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
two
Townships fifty four, flty-live, ffty-six, and
fifty seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty FIVE, and
fifty ysix, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty four.
Townships fifty-two, fifty three, and fftyfo
of range thirty five.
Townships ffty-two and fifty-three, of range
thirty-six.
Townships fiIty-one fifty-two, and fifty three,
of range thirty-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-eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf-
ty-one, of range forty-two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and ht
ty-one, OF range forty three.
Townships fortyeight, forty nine, fifty, and hf-
ty-one, of range forty-to
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and nifty, OF
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six.
Townships forty-six, forty-sevcn, forty eight,
and forty nine, 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 unit thereby
for cultivation if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
act entitled s.An act to enable the State of Arkan
and other States to reclaim the Swamp lands
within their limits" approved September 2S 1850,
sDsR 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 tru be permitted on any Of The aboue
nentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
s'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 Saut
Ste. Marie before the day of sale, and the offering
of the lands will be commenced ON the day ap-
pointed, and viii proceed IN the order in which
they 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 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 Domni
one thousand eight hundred and fiftyone.
MILLARD FILLMORE
BY the President
j. RuTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office