The republic., 1851-09-13
BY ths President of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, i, WILLARD 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 lrac-
tonal townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) or reported by the geologst as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced tne tracts
which could not, by reason of unexpired leases be
offered under the Presidents proclamatlons oil the
oath January, lS4S, and June 18Th, lsoO, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
req,sred to be reoered under the provisions oil the
act entitled "An 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 26th September, lSbo' to wit:
North Of the base line and teest Of the principal me
ridian.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty five.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, iorty nine,
and fifty eight, of range twenty SIX.
Townships fifty eight and ffty-nine, OF range
twenty
Townships fifty-one, ffty-two, and fifty eight,
OF range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fiftyt fifty-seven, fifty
eight, and hfty nine, of range twenty. nine.
Townships fifty -one ty-two, hity-six, nifty
seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty.
Townships ffty-one, fifty six, hity-seven' and
ffty-eight, of range thirty-one. &c
Townships ffty-one, fifty -four, fifty-hve, nifty
six, fifty seven, and ffty-eight, of range thirty
Townships fifty-four, fifty five, fifty six, and
ffty-seven, of range thirty three
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, and
ffy-sx, and townships sixty five, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty-four.
Townships 1ffty-two, fifty three, and fifty four
of range thirty five.
Townships ffty-two and hfty-three' Oh range
Townships ifty-one ifty-two, and ifty-three,
of range thirty-seyen.
Township ffty-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
Townships forty eight, forty nine, hity, and nj
ty-one, OF range forty-two
Townships forty eight, forty nine, hity and nj
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and M
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, and fifty, of
range forty five.
Townships forty mine and fifty, of range forty
Townships forty six, forty y-seven, forty eight,
and forty nine, of range forty seven.
Townships forty seven and forty eight, oi 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 selected 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,
tpiil 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 ioH be permitted any Of he dbore.
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.
Pa rti
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 APP
pointed, and will 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 Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.