The republic., 1851-08-15
BY ,hs Presldent OF the United States.

TN pursuance of law, ], AHLLARD 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 lin
its of the following named townships, and frac-
donal townships, covered by mineral leases (not
purchased) reported by the geoiogist as contain
ing mineral, in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason OF unexpired leases, be
offered under the Presidents proclamations oil the
oath January, l64S, 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 ''An act 10 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, 1850, to wit;
North Of the base line and teest Of the principal me
ridiGn.
Townships forty seven. forty eight, and forty
nine, of range twenty i've.
Townships forty seven, forty eight, iortyrnlne,
and fifty eight, OF range twenty six
Townships iity-eight and fifty nine, OF range
twenty seven.
Townships hfty-one, nifty two, and nifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty two, fifty fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Township, fifty one, tifty-two. ffty-six' nifty
seven, and weight, of range thirty
Townships ffty-one, fifty six, fifty seven, and
ffty-eight, of range thirty-one.
Townships fifty lone, fifty -iour, hfty-hve, nifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty-eig OF range thirty
two.
Townships ffty-four, fifty-6ve, fifty six, and
fifty of range thirty three.
Townships fifty three, fifty four, fifty hve, and
fifty six, and townships sixty ive on Isle Royale,
Townships fity-two, fifty three, and ffty-fOur.
of range thirty five
Townships ffty-two and fifty three, OF range
thirty-six.
Townships ifty-one fifty two, and fiftythree,
of range thirty-seven.
Township ffty-one, of range thirty-eight.
Township fifty. one, of range thirty nine.
Township ffty-one, of range forty.
Townships fifty and fifty -one of range forty-one.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and if-
ty-one, Of range forty-two.
Townships forty eight, forty mine, hity, and nj
ty-one, of range forty three.
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and hf
ty-one, of range forty four.
Townships forty eight, forty mine, and fifty, of
range forty-five
Townships forty nine and fifty, of range forty
six
Townships forty-sx, forty 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 overiowed lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation, if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement OF tne pupllC 5aie, uiiuer tuc
act entitled Gan act TO enable the State of Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the Swamp lands
within their limits" approved September %, 1850,
sril 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 tciu be permitted any Of the a6ore.
mentioned lands, provided by the act entitled
eAn act making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of Government" &C., ap-
proved Sd March, 1851.
Particular ists of the tracts to be offered will be
deposited with the register and receiver at Sault
Ste. Marie before the day of sale, and the offering
of the lands will be commenced the day APP
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 sale
thus closed but the sale shall not be kept open
longer than two weeks, and 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.