The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-07
<No. 4s3.,
by the President OF the United
States.

TN purs~arce Of law /, FRANKLIN FIERCE,
President 81 the United States Of America, do here
held st the un1erue tirncd land ces in the State OF
WISCONSIN, periods hereinafter designated, to-rh:
Asshe Land t'thee !, WILLOW RIVER, eomnene
dp,sal Of the public lands situated in tho following
named townships, viz:
korA Of the ssse line and nest Of he FORTH principal mer
Townships thirty tw a. thirty three thirty four thirty
five, and thirty six, Of range i've.
TowH ships thirty one thirty two, thirty three, thirty
townships thirty one thirty two, thirty three, thirty
fonr, and thirty i've, of range seven !
Townships thirty one, thirty two, thirty three and
Town hips thirty one thirty two, and thirty three, Of
Township thirty one. thirty two. thirty three, and
Townships thirty three and thirty four of range
| AT the Land Chico at MENaSTA, commencing on
Monday the tenth day Of October next for the disposal
| OF the public lands within the aforementioned town
| ships and parts OF townships, to-wit:
NORTH Of the base line and Of the o4rh principal rner
dian.
! Townships twenty five and twenty six, of range
Fractional township twenty one west Of Wolf river.
and tow nships twenty four, twenty hve, and INVENT,
six, Of range thirteen
west Of Wolf river and Bayou, and townships twenty
three twenty four twenty ve aud twenty xix, Of range
fourteen.
Fractional township twenty two west of Wolf river.
townships twenty three and twenty forr and fractional
townships twenty five, and twenty six, west OF Wolf H.
yer, Of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty two. twenty three TWEEN
~ four and twenty six, west of Wolf river, OF range
Al the Land Office at LA CROSSE, commencing on
Monday the neenth day Of October next, for the
dsposal OF the pubic lanes within the following named
| townships, 70 wit:
North Of the base line and est Of fourth prieepa mer
/ dian.
Townships twenty and twenty ore, of ranecone
Townships seventeen, eighteen, Nineteen twenty and
Townships twenty one and twenty two, of range
eleven.
Townships twenty one aid twenty two, of range
twelve
Townships twenty one aud twenty two, of range
thirteen.
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principe,
Townships twenty one, twenty two, twenty three, and
twenty four, Of range one.
Township twenty one, Of range two.
At the Lind Office at STEVENS POINT, commen-
cling Monday the twenty fourth day of October next,
for the disposal Of the public lands situated in the fol-
lowing townships and parts OF townships, to-wit:
North Of base line and Of the fourth principal
Township twenty six, of range four
Township twenty six, of range five.
Sections three 10 fifteen twenty two and TWEEN
ty six to thirty five, in township t1entysiz township
twety seven, Except sections thireen twenty foul,
v and thirty a%d townships
Sections one, two, eleven to outeen twenty three to
twenty ve and thirty in township tnenty sections
thirteen, twenty FOUR twenty five, thirty FIVE, and thirty
Xix, in tornshp centy sections five eight,
teen TO twenty, thirty, and thirty one, in township tweny
les 20 v snd
ship thirty Of range seven.
Sections to five, eight to fifteen, twenty two to
twenty seven, thirty ve and thirty six, in tocnshp
gJour township twenty-five, Except sections six,
eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty j township
tren eir except sections six, seven, eight nine
teen thirty and thirty one and townships twenty mine
and thirty, Of range eight.
Townships twenty five and twenty six of nine.
Township twenty six, OF range eleven.
At the land Office at MINERAL POINT, commencing
Monday, the second day Of January the dispo
lead mineral lands, which included in the proc
lamations of the Goth November. 1876, and 2sth April
authorize the President the United States to sell the
mineral lands in the States of Illinois and Ar
Kansas and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa. supposed
to contain lead ore, approved July H. 1876, TO wits
North Of the base line and Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The half and northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter the northeast quarter Of the northwest quarter
and the of the southeast quarter Of
the east half of the northwest quarter the south
quarter the halt Of the southwest quarter and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of terc
and the northeast quarter and north half Of southwest
quarter in township the northeast
ter of section thirteen in sco the west half OF the
northwest quarter of section eleven, in township three the
halfofte souwestquarter of section and
the east half of the southwest quarter of thirty six. in
The west halt and northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter the east half of the northeast quarter and the
east half of the southeast quarter, Of section wo in io
ship tuo, of range two.
The halfof the northeast quarter and the north
east quarter Of the southeast quarter of section FOUR
township tco and the northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter Of section ve in t0scnsh three, of three
The east half of the northwest quarter the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter and the half of
southwest quarter of section thirty in Township and
the west half Of the northwest quarter Of section thirty ve
| in tornshP J6re, in range four
Worth efths base line and nest Of the fourth principal
mcridIn
The half ofhe northwest quarter of section three
in township the half ofthe northwest quarter and
the southeast quarter the quarter OF four II
west half of the southeast quarter Of southeast
quarter of the southeast of twenty seven, and the
southeast quarter of the northwest quarter Of
The northwest quarter of section ten and the west
hafof the southeast quarter of thirty, in township three
OF range two.
At tie SAME PLACE, commencing on Monday, the
third day of October next for the disposal of the public
lands within the following sections and parts of sections
towit;
North IF the base line and res Of the fourth principal
| meridian
Section one, the east half and southwest quarter, the
west OF the northwest quarter and the northeast quar-
ter OF the northwest quarter of ten tosh nine; and
the east half Of the southwest quarter OF section twenty
eight and the north half of thirty in township ten, of
range five.
Lands appropriated by law for the ofschools militia
~ and other purposes, together with those sswamp and
overlooked lands made unfit thereby for cultivation if
any, granted to the State by the entitled An
enable the State OF Arkansas and other States reclaim
the swamp lands within their lims' approved Septe-
Der %, 1850, loai be excluded from the sale.
In accordance with the provisions of the Of llth
july 1876, herein before referred presumption cams
will not be allowed to any Of the above mentioned lead
mineral tracts, to be offered at Mineral point, until after
they have been offered public sae and become subject
to private entry And these will be sold in such
legal will include the mine mines
less than tro dollars and y cents per and if
sold at the public sale price, shall be entered
private sale within twelve months therea liter, the
| same shall be subject to sale other lands
The offering Of the above lands will be commenced
the days appointed and will proceed in the order which
they advertised until the whole shall have offered
and the sales thus closed but sale shall be kept
longer than two weeks and private entry of of the
lands will be admitted until after the expiration of the
| two wesks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, this
twenty first day of June, Domin thousand eight
hundred and ffty-three.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
| By the President
| JOHN WILSON.