The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-30
BY the President OF the United states.

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 hrst day
Of November next, for the disposal of the public
lands situatcd in the following named tow nships
and fractional townships, viz:
North Of the base line and ,cest Of the fourth pria-
cipal meridian.
Fractional townships thirty-sevHn and thirty
eight, on the right bank Of st. Croix river, and
townships thirty nine forty, forty-on 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,
thirty nine, and forty, OF range twenty-five.
Townships forty, forty-one, and forty-two. Of
range twenty three.
Hennepin Island or lot 5, section nty-three,
In township twenty-nine, and island in section
four, Of township thirty, of range twenty -four.
Townships thirty. and thirty Gig ht of range
twenty. five.
Townships thirty-sevcu, tbirty-eight, thirty.
nine, and forty, OF range twenty-six.
Townships thirty-cight and thirty nine, Of
range twenty-sevcn.
Township thrty-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 appointed, 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 longertha 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 twcnty-ninth day of July. Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-two.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
JOIN WnsoN,
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE
To Pre- empiion Claimants and to Lesse1s, Occu.
pants, and Permittees Of Mineral Lands.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any Of the lands within the townships and frac
tional townships above enumerated ia required TO
csta bish the same to the satisfaction Of the Regis
ter and Receiver at Saltwater, aud make payment
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 Iessses oecu
pants, or permites to enter to the extent of their
leases or permits any Of the lands within the
townships and fractional tow nships 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, and 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 ST. 25 per
acre; or, If covering more than one full section,
entitled ''on the surrender of such lease or per
init at the proper land office, to purchase. il he
shall elect to do SO, full secton at tho rate oil
81 so per acre, is required establish the to
the satisfaction of the Register and Receiver al
Saltwater, and make payment therefor as al
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