The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-14
BY the President OF the United states.


TN PURSUANCE OF LAW, |, WILLARD
i 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 first 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 ,pest Of the fourth prin-
cipal meridian.
Fractional townships thirty-seven and thirty.
eight the right bank of ST. Croix river, and
townships thirtynine, 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 -cght,
thirty-nine, and forty, of range twenty-five
Townships forty, iorty-one, and forty-two, OF
range twenty three.
Hennepin Island lot 5, section twenty-three,
in town ship twenty.nine, and an island in section
four, Of township thirty, Of range twenty -four.
Townships thirty-seven and thirty eight, Orange
twenty five.
Townships thirty-seven. tLirty-eight, thirty
nine, and forty OF range twenty-six.
Townships thirty-eight and thirty nine. 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 or ,oiuted, and will pro,
q,
with all convenient despatch. until the whole ahnll
have been offered and the sale thus closed but the
sale shall not be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no 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 he admitted until after
the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing.
ton this twcnty-ninth day Of July, Ammo Domini
thousand eight hundred and tifty-two.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
JOHN WILSON, q.
Acting Commissioner of the General Land O!Iicc.
NOTICE
To Pre-. enption Claimants and TO Lessets. Occu-
pants, and Psrmittees of Mineral Lands.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- -emption
to any Of the lands within the townships and trac-
tional townships above enumerated is required to
establish the same to the satisfaction Of the Regis
tor and Receiver at saltwater, and make payment
therefor practicable after seetng 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 Gam act to create an additional land dietrict
in the Territory Of Wisconsin, and for other pur-
poses." approved Sd March, ls47, Lessees, oecu-
pants pernitses, to enter to the extent of their
leases or permits any OF the lands within the
townships and fractional tow nshps above cnume-
rated, and who are entitled under the act entitled
can act to reduce the minimum price Of the min :
cral lands in the Lake Superior district, in Mich-
gan, and the Chippewa district, in Wisconsin,
approved 26th September, 1850, "to enter the land
covered by their leases, occupancy, and permits,
respectively" at tho minimum price Of s 25 per
acre; or, If covering more than 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 50, full section" at the rate of
So so per acre, is required to establish the to
the satisfaction Of the Register and Receiver at
saltwater, and make payment therefor as soon a,
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