The republic., 1851-11-03
BY the President of the United States.

BY the President OF the Unltod States.
N pursuance of the act Of Congress entitled 'sAn
Il act to authorize the President of the United
States TO sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States OF Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ore" approved llth July, 1916, !, WILLARD
FILLMORE, President of the United States of
America, do hereby declare and make known that
public sales will be held at the aforementioned
Land Offices in the States of Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, at the periods hereinafter designated 10 wit
At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
CONSIN, commencing on Monday, the third day
OF November next, Tor the disposal of the following
tracts containing lead mines, which were withheld
from the public sale of the oath of May lS47, or
dered by the Presidents proclamation of the 10Th
November, 1916, viz:
North Of the base line and east Of Meforth principal
meridian
The east half OF the southwest quarter of section
nine; the northwest quarter Of nineteen and the
cast half OF the northeast qaarLer oftwcnty one, in
township one, OF range one.
The cast hall, the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the east half of the southwest quarter OF
section two the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF seven thesoutheast quarter of the south
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter OF thirty two, in township onc the south
cast quarter OF the southeast quarter Of twenty FIVE
and the east half OF the northeast quarter of thirty
six, IN township two and the wes half of the south
west quarter of twenty-i four, in township five. of
range two.
The east half and northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section twenty-o the southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter of twenty five; the
south hall OF the southwest quarter of thirty the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, and
the northeast of tho northwest quarter, of thirty
one, and the east half of the northeast quarter and
the northeast quarter Of the southeast quarter of
thirty-six, in township two; the east half Of the
northeast quarter of seventeen in township three;
the west half of the northwest quarter of five; and
the east half of the northeast quarter the east half
and northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of
n tba .aocf half fofo ard
the southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of thirty in township five,
OF range three.
The west half and northeast quarter of the eouth
east quarter, the northwest quarter, the south hall
and northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of
section one; the south half Of the northeast quarter
the east half and northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter, and the east half and northwest quarter of
the southeast quarter of two; and the northwest
quarter of seven, in township six, of range five.
At the Land Office at DIXON, ILLINOIS, com
nencing on Monday the third day of November
next, for the disposal of the following tracts con-
tanning lead mines which, in consequence of their
being embraced in unexpired lead mine leases,
were withheld from the public sale of the 5th April,
S47, ordered by the Presidents proclamation OF the
Sth OF September, 1916, viz:
North of ebase line and east of the fourth principal
meridian.
The west half of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-eight; the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter Of thirty five; and the west half Of the
northwest quarter OF thirty six, in township TWEEN
ty nine, OF range one.
The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter Of
section fifteen; and the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of twenty three, in township
twenty and the west half OF twenty-five, in
township twenty nine, of range two
The northeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section twenty four, in township twenty nine, OF
range three.
The southwest quarter of the southeast quarter
and the northwest quarter Of the northwest quarter
thirtV. Of tyyO. an
the east half of the northwest quarter of thirty-six
in township twenty nine, of range four
North Of the base line and ,oeStof the fourth principal
meridian.
The west part of the east fraction of section if
teen; and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of twenty-five, in township twenty nine,
of range one.
The west fractional half of section seventeen, in
township twenty nine, of range two.
In accordance with the provisions of the act OF
llth July, 1916, hcreinbefore referred to, pre- emp
ion claims ,riH not be ailo,ped 10 any Of the aboce
mentioned lands, until after they have been offered
at public sale and become subject to private entry
and locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law of Congress for military
vices rendered to the United States nil be permit
ted on any Of the dboUe mentioned lands, as pro-
vided by the act entitled ''An act making appro-
priations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
Government &C., approved Sd March, 1851.
The tracts will be offered and sold in such legal
subdivisions will include the mine mines, at
not less than t,oo dollars aud fifty cents per acre. and
if not sold Mt the public sale, at such price, shall
be entered at private sale within ticelve months
thereafter then the shall be subject to sale
other lands.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
(unlcss the lands are sooner disposed of and no
longer, and no private entries of the land in the
tracts offered will be admitted until after the
expiration of the two weeks.
In further execution of said act, have caused
the Commissioner of the General Land Office to
publish with this proclamation brief description
of the above lands, prepared from the official doc
uments.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton this twenty eighth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty -one.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BUTTERFiELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.