The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-24

By the President OF the United States.


IN PURSUANCE OF LAW, !, WILLARD
l. FILLMORE, President of the United States of
America, do hereby declare and make known that
public sale will be held at the Land Office at
SALTWATER, in the TERRITORY OF MIN
NESOTA, commencing on Monday, the fret day
OF November next, for the disposal of the public
lands situated in the following named townships
and fractional townships, viz:
North Of the base line and ,oest of the fourth prin-
ctpat meridian.
fractional townships thrty-seven and thirty
eight, on the right bank of St. Croix river, and
townships thirty-nne, forty, forty-one, and forty
two, OF range twenty.
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,
thirty-nine, and forty, of range twenty-five.
townships iorty, forty-one, and forty-two, of
range twenty three.
Hennepn Island or lot 5, section twenty-thrce,
In Tow nship twenty-ninc, end island in section
four, OF township thirty. of range twenty -four.
Townships thirty seven and thirty lei sht ,ofrange
twenty five.
Townships thirty-sevcn, thirty-eight, thirty
nine, and forty, OF range twenty-six.
Townships thirty-eight and thirty nine, of
range twenty-seven.
Township thrty-nine, Of range twenty-eight
Lands appropriately by law for the use of schools
military and other purposes, will be excluded from
the sae.
The Offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the day ar ,oated and will pro-
coed 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 no private entry locations for land bountes
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 Domin
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-two.
By the President:
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
To Pre- emptiOn Claimants and TO Lessees, Occu-
. pants, and Pe'mittees of Mineral Lands.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- -emption
to any of the lands within the townships and rac-
tional townships above enumerated is required to
establish the same to the satisfaction Of the Regis
ter and Receiver at Saltwater, and mai Ike payment
therefor as soon as practicable after seeing this
notice, and before the day appointed for the public
sale, otherwise such claim will be forfeited. And
every person having the right, under the act cnt-
tied San act to create an additional land district
in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other pur-
poses,' approved Sd March, lS47, iessees, 0ccu-
pants permittees to enter to the extent of their
leases or permits any Of the lands within the
townships and fractional tow ships above cnume-
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 Mich
gan, an' the Chippewa district, in Wisconsin,"
approved Goth September, 1850, "to enter the land
covered by their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively" at the minimum price of 81 % per
acre; or, if covering more than one full section
entitled con the surrender of such lease or per-
init at the proper land office, to purchase, If he
shall elect to do So full section at the rate of
So so per acre, required to establish the same to
the satisfaction of the Register and Receiver at
Saltwater, and make payment therefor as soon as
practicable after seeing this notice, and before the
day appointed for the commencement 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