The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-27
BY the President of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, /, 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 linn
its of the following named townships. and frac,
tional townships, covered by mineral leases tnoi
purchased) reported by the geoogist as contain
ing mineral. in which are embraced the tracts
which could not, by reason of unexpred leases, be
offered under the Presidents procamations OF the
oath January, 1913, and June 18th, 1850, and such
of said mineral lands as are now vacant, and are
required to be reoffered under the provisions OF the
act entitled s'Aa. act to reduce the minimum price
of the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district,
in Michigan, and the Chippewa district, In Wis
oonsin," 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 -hve.
Townships forty forty. eight, forty nine,
and fifty eight of range twenty six.
Townships fifty eight and fifty nine, OF range
twenty-seyen.
Townships fifty-one, fifty two, and nifty eight,
of range twenty eight.
Townships fifty one, fifty two, fty-seven, fifty
eight, and fifty nine, of range twenty nine.
Townships fifty -one, fifty-two, fifty six, fifty
seven, and fifty eight, OF range thirty.
Townships fiity-one, ffty-six, fiity-seven, and
fifty of range thirty-one n
Townships hfty-one, hfty -four, nifty -hve, nifty
six, fifty seven, and fifty eight, of range thirty
Townships fifly-four, fifty-five, fifty-six, and
fiity-seven, of range thirty three
Townships fifty, three, fifty four, fifty five, and
fifty six, and townships sixty-hye, on Isle Royale,
of range thirty-fo four.
Townships lifty-two, fifty three, and fifty four,
of range thirty five.
Townships ffty-two and hity-three' oil range
thirty six.
Townships fifty-one, ffty-two, and hfty-three,
of range thirty-seven.
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 iorty one
Townships forty eight, forty nine, fifty, and III
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 fif-
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
elk.
Townships forty-six, forty-seven, 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 overhowed 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 Gan act to enable the State of Arkan-
sas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands
within their limits" approved September %, 1850
icH be excluded from he sales And no locations for
land bountes heretofore granted by any law Of
Congress for military services rendered to the
United States toiH be permitted on any Of The aboue
mentioned lands, 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 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 SALE
thus closed but the sale shall not be kept opet
longer than two weeks, and private entry o
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 Domn
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office