The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-06

ed within the following named townships and
fractional townships, VIZ; -.--
North Of the base line and tcest9 thstorh principal
meridian.
Township twenty-three, Of range eleven.
Townships twenty three and twenty four. OF
range twelve.
Township twenty nine, of range fourteen.
Townships thirty seven and thirty-eight' oil
Fractional townships thirty. seven and thirty
eight, on the left bank of the st. Croix river, Of
range twenty.
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional townships thirty one and thirty-two,
situated west of the main channel oil the Wiscon-
sin river, of range six.
Fractional township thirty one, situated west OF
the main channel of Wisconsin river, OF range
seven.
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of schools,
military, and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overlooked lands, made thereby unht
for cultivation, If any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed Tor
the commencement Of the public sales, respec-
tively-under the act entitled Gan act to enable
the State Of Arkansas and other States to reclaim
the swamp lands within their lim'ts," approved
September 2S lS50-,piil be excluded from the sales.
The Offering of the above lands will commence
on the days appointed, and will proceed in the
order in which they are advertised, with all con-
venient despatch, until the whole shall have been
offered and the sales thus closed; but no sale shall
vate entry or locations for land bounties herereto
fore 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 expira-
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washing
ton this tenth day of August, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty:
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
To Pre- empti0n Claimants and TO Lessses, Occu-
pants, and Permittees Of Mineral Lands.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- emption
to any of the lands within the townships and frac
tional townships above enumerated. Is required to
establish the came to the satisfaction of the Regis
ter and Receiver of the proper land office, and
make payment therefor soon as 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. And every person having the
right under the act entitled can act to create an
additional Land District in the Territory Of Wis
consin, and for other purposes" approved Sd
March, lS47 as lessees, occupants, or permtees, to
enter, to the extent of their leases permits, any
OF the lands within the townships and fractional
townships above enumerated, and who are entitled
under the act entitled can act to reduce the mini
mum price Of the Mineral Lands in the Lake Su-
perior district, in Michigan. and the Chippewa
district, in Wisconsin," approved Doth September,
1850, to enter the land covered by their leases,
occupancy, and permits, respectively. at the mimi
mum price of s | 25 per acre; or if covering more
than full section, entitled on the surrender OF
such lease permit at the proper land office, to
purchase, if he shall elect to do SO, full section,
at the rate of So so per acre, is required to estab
ish the same the satisfaction of the Register and
Receiver at Willow river, and make payment
therefor soon practicable after seeing this no
tice, and before the day appointed for the COM
mencement of the public sale of the lands embrac-
ing the tract claimed, otherwise such claim will be
forfeited.
JOHN WILSON,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office
Aug ii