Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-02
SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS.


SAILS Vi RUbLlC LANUO.
ny THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ID UNITED STATES.-In pursuance Of the
Act of Congress entitled sAn 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
po.ed IN contain Lead ore" approved 1lth July,
I846. /. WILLARD FILLMORE. President of the
United States of America. do hereby declare and
make known, that public sales viii be held at tne
aforementioned Land Offices in the States oil iiii-
nois and Wisconsin, at the periods hereinafter de-
signated. 10 wit:
Al the Land Office at MIsERAL PoIST. WiscoS-
CIV. commenting on Monday the third day of No
yerher next for the disposal Of tine following tracts
continuing lead mines which were withheld from
the public sale of the 9th of May, lSi7 ordered
bv the Presidents Proclamation OF the 2Oth Mo-
venbsr 1876. viz:
North Of he base line and cast q fhe 4RA PrTRcpaf nc
ridiaR.
The east half of the southwest quarter of section
nine the northwest quarter of nineteen; and the
east half of the northeast quarter OF froeyoHe' in
township one, of range oyE-
The east half the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the cast half Of the southwest quarter OF
section two; the southwest quarter ot the northeast
quarter of seren the southeast quarter OF the SOUTH
east quarter of section tarelre, and the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter OF treatyfre and
the east half of the northeast quarter of trfsr IN
township TWO and the west half of the southwest
quarter Of tcenfyfoar, in township FIVE, OF range
rwo.
The east half and northwest quarter of the north
west quarter Of section tweniy-one, the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of fceayfre; the
south half ofthe southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, and the
northeast Of the northwest quarter Of fryone; and
the east half of the noaheas quarter and the north
cast quarter of the southeast quarter, OF Mry-sfI,
in township TWO the east half of the northeast
quarter of scrcHteea, 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 oil Sr IN
township TouR the east half of seveR; and the
southeast quarter and southeast quarter othe north
west quarter Of Mirty-oae, in township FIVE, Of
range THREE.
The west half and northeast quarter of the south
east quarter the northwest quarter. the south hall
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 east half and northwest quarter of the south
west quarter and the east half and northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of tco and the north
west quarter of serea, in township SIX, of range
FIVE.
At the Land Office at Dixon. ILLINOIS, commen-
cling ON Monday the third day ofNoyember next. for
the disposal of the following tracts containing lead
mines which in consequence of their being embraced
in unexpired lead mine leases, were withheld from
the public sale of the 9Th April, 1877. ordered by
the Presidents Proclamation of the Sth of Septem-
Der, 1916, viz:
North Of tie base line and east efe All principal me-
IRIDIUM.
The weA half of the northwest quarter of section
f1cnty-eight; the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of Aa7yfce; and the west half of the
northwest quarter of Mafy-sir, in township TWEEN
TY-SISE, of range ONE.
The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of twGay.ttrce, in township
TwExTY-sEyES and the west half Of ttrenty-t9o, in
township TwENTY-NINE, of range TWO.
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section fsccaty-tor, in township TWENTY-FIVE, of
range THREE.
The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
and the northwest quarter Of the northwest quarter
Of section hify the south half Of ttH1y-ty-o; and
the east half of the northwest quarter of hfy-Siz
in township rwENTY-ErYE, of range FOUR
North Of he base line and est IF the An PracPaln me-
ridian.
The west part of the east fraction of section if
teen and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of ttceRy-fco, in township TwEYTr-SINE, Of
range ONE.
The west fractional half of section sercAsGea, in
township rwESTY-NISE, of range TWO.
In accordance with the provisions of the act OF
1th july 1916, herein before referred to- pre-caP-
ton claims agW not be aloroa to any Of the abore
aotonea lands until after they have been offered
public sale, and become subject to private entry,
and no locations for land bounties heretofore grant
ed BY any law of Congress for military services
dercd to the United States, trHi De permitted any
ofbe Adore mentioned ldRds, provided by the act
entitled IAN act making appropriations forhe 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
cludc the mine or mines, at not less than taeo dol
lars and fny cents per acre. and if not sold at the
public sale, at such price, nor shall be entered at
private sale within tsrelre months thereafter. then
the same shall be subject to sale as other 'anls.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unless the lands are sooner disposed of and no
longer, and no private entries of the land in the
tracts so offered will be admitted until after the cx
pration Of the two weeks.
In further execution of said act, | have caused
the Commissioner of the General Lnnd Office to
publish with this proclamation brefdescription of
the above lands, prepared from the official docu-
ments.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington
this twenty-eigth day of April Ammo Domni one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-onc.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President
J. BUTTERFIELD,