The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-23
BY shs President of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, i, 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 of those sections and parts
of sections of public lands, situated within the Inn
its of the following named townships, and irac
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) or reported by the geologst as contain
ing mineral, in which embraced the tracts
which could net, by reason Of unexpired leases be
offered under sne Presidents proclamations OF the
gath January, J,Sfs and June 18TH 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be 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
consn," approved Goth September, 1850, to wit;
North Of The base line and toest of the principal me-
rididn.
Townships forty seven. forty eight, and forty
nine, Of range twenty live.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty- nine,
and ffty.eight, of range twenty six.
Townships fifty eight and fity-nine' oil range
twenty
Townships hfty-one, hfty-two. and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight
Townships fifty one, iity-two, fifty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, OF range twenty nine
Townships fifty one, fifty two, fity-six, fifty
seven and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships fiity-one, fifty six, fifty seven, and
fifty eight OF range thirty lone 60
Townships fifty -onc, fifty Hour, fifty five, ffty-
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight of range thirty
two.
Townships fifty four, fifty-fv ffty-six, and
fifty seven, of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, and
fifty six and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale
of range thirty four.
Townships fifty-tw fifty three, and Fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships ffty-two and fifty three, of range
thirty-six.
Townsb;na fiffv-one fiftv-two and fifty-three
of range thirty-5e seven.
Township ffty-one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine
Township hfty-one OF range forty-
Townships fifty and fifty -one, OF range forty one
Townships forty y-eight, forty nine, fifty and fif-
ty-one, OF range forty two.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, nifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty-eight, forty nine, fifty, and fii-
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
y Townships forty six, forty -seven, forty eight
and forty mine, 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 'thost
swamp and overfowed lands, made unit thereby
for cultivation, ,, If any which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed io
the commencement of the public sale, under tht
act entitled can act to enable the State of Arkan
sas and other States TO reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits,' approved September 2S, 1851
,viiI be excluded from the sales. And no locations fo
land bounties heretofore granted by any law o
Congress for military services rendered to thu
United States ,oiH be permitted any Of the abore
mentioned lands, as provided by the act entitled
!. can act making appropriations for the civil ant
diplomatic expenses OF Government, &c, ap
proved Sd March, 1851.
Particular lists of the tracts to be offered will b.
deposited with the register and receiver at Saul
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 sal
thus closed; but the sale shall not be kept opeI
longer than two weeks, and no private entry o
any of the lands will be admitted until after th'
expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my band, at the city OF washing
ton, this twenty sixth day of July, Ammo Domin
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office