The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-08
BY the presldent OF the United states.


I'm pursuance of law, /, MILLARD 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
Monday, the twenty seventh day oil OCTOBER
next, for the disposal OF those sections and parts
of sections of public lands situated within the linn
its OF the following named townships, and frac-
tional townships, covered by mineral leases (noi
purchased) or reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason of unexpired leases be
offered under the Presidents proclamatlons OF inc
Oath January, 1913, and June 18th, lSoO, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, anu arc
required TO be reofered under the provisions OF the
act entitled sAn 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 26h September, 1850, to wit:
NORTH n the base line and ,osst Of the principal me
ridtun.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and iorty'
nine, of range twenty FIVE.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight, of range twenty SIX.
Townships fifty eight and hfty-nin OF range
twenty-seyen.
Townships fifty ono. ffty-two. and fifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fiftytwo fifty seven, nifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships fifty -one, ffty-two, hfty-six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty lone, hfty- hity-seven' ana
townships fifty y-one, fifty -four, fifty five, fifty
six, fifty seven, and ftyeight, of range thirty
two.
ffty-seven, of range thirty three
Townships fifty three, fifty four, hfty- hye and
ffty-six, and townships sixty-fve, on Isle koyale'
of range thirty four.
Townships filty-two fifty three, and fifty four,
Townships ffty-two and fifty-threo' OF range
thirty six.
Townships ffty-onc, fifty-two and fifty-threc
Township fifty one, of range thirty eight.
Township fifty one, of range thirty nine.
Township fifty lone, OF range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty one, of range forty
Townships forty y-eight, forty nine, fifty, and fif-
ty-one, Of range forty-two. ~ ,er
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three. &c
Townships forty eight, forty nine, nifty, and NJ
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty -ninc' and hfty' ol
range forty-hve.
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six ~
Townships forty six, forty-seven, iorty-eight
and forty nine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty seven and forty eight, OF range
forty eight
Lands appropriated by law for the use OF schools
military and other purposes, together with .'those
swamp and overnowed lands, made unit thereby
for cultivation if any, which shall be selected py
the State authorities before the days appointed oi
the commencement Of the public sale, under the
act entitled Gan act to enable the State oil ArKan
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp iands
within their limits, approved September %, ls5o
ipilI be excluded from the sales And no locations oi
land bounties heretofore granted by any law o
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States ,o be permitted on amy Of the d6oue
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 Saul
Ste Marie before the day of saie 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 dcspatch
until the whole shall have been offered and the sail
thus closed; but the sale shall not be kept opei
longer than two weeks and no private entry 0
any of the lands will be admitted until after th'
expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand, 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