The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-15
by the President OF the United States.

TN PURSUANCE OF LAW, l, WILLARD
L FILLMORE, President Of the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known that
a public sale will be held at the Land Office at
SALTWATER, in the TERRITORY OF MIN
NESOrA, commencing on Monday, the first day
of November next, for the disposal Of the public
lands situated in the following named townships
and fractional townships, viz:
North qf the base line and ,Dest of the fourth prin-
cipaI meridian.
Fractional townships thirty-seven and thirty
eight, on the right bank of st. Croix river, and
townships thirty-nine forty, forty-one, and forty
Townships thirty-eight, thirty-nine. and forty.
of range twenty-one.
An island in sections thirteen and twenty-four,
in township twenty, and townships thirty-eight,
Townships forty, forty-one, and forty-two, of
range twenty three. 81,
Hennepin Island or lot S, section twenty three,
in township twenty-nine, and an island in section
four, OF township thirty, Of range twenty -four.
Townships thirty. seven and thirty ght, ofrange
twenty five. ....
Townships thirty-seven. thirty-eight, thirty
nine, and forty. of range twenty-six.
Townships thirty-eight and thirty mine, of
range twenty-seven.
Township thirty-nine, of range twenty-eight.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools
military and other purposes, will be excluded from
the sale.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the day ar pointed, and will pro-
coed 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 private entry or locations for land bounties
heretofore granted by any law of Congress for
military services rendered to the United States,
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-ninth day of July, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.
BY the President:
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
To Pre-. emption Claimants and TO L.cssees, Occu.
pants, and Penalties Of Mineral Lands.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- -empton
to any of the lands within the townships and frac
tonal townships above enumerated is required to
esta blsh the to the satisfaction of the Regis
ter and Receiver at Saltwater, and make payment
therefor as soon as practicable after seeing this
notice, and before the day appointed for the public
aale, otherwise such claim will be forfeited. And
every person having the right, under the act enti
tied can act to create an additional land district
in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other pur-
poses" approved Sd March, lS47, as lessees, occu.
pants perittees, to enter to the extent of their
leases or permits any of the lands within the
townships and fractional wnships above enume-
rated, and who are entitled, under the act entitled
can act to reduce the minimum price of the min
eral lands in the Lake Superior district, in Michi
gan, ans the Chippewa district, in Wisconsin,"
approved 26th September, 1850, "to enter the land
covered by their leases, occupancy, ard permits,
respectively" at the minimum price of s Is per
acre; or, if covering more than one full section,
entitled con the surrender of such lease or per-
NIT at the proper land office, to purchase, If he
shall elect to do so, full section, at the rate OF
81 so per acre, 10 required to establish the to
the satisfaction of the Register and Receiver at
Saltwater, and make payment therefor soon
practicable after seeing this notice, and before the
day appointed for the commencement of the public
sale Of the lands embracing the tract claimed
otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
JOHN WILSON,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office.
July 30-lawl3w