The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-31
<NO. 4o3.,
BY the President OF the CnitCA
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By the President OF the CnitCA
States.
N pursuance Of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
declare and make known, that public sales Will -
cid at the land tfces in tie siats Of
Wisconsin, NJ the periods hereinafter designated,
1.-THE Land Office at WILLOW RIVER, commenc.
ng Monday, the third day of October next, Tor the
disposal Of the public lands situated In the following
FAMED tow nships, viz
North Of the base line and Of the fourth principal sri
Townships thirty two thirty three, thirty fosr, thirty
five, and thirty Fix Of range FIVE.
four, thirt, five, and thirty six, oi rakge Six
Townships thirty one, thirty two, thirty three thirty
four, and thirty five, OF range seven
Townships thirty CEe, thirty two, thirty three. ara
thirty four Of range eight
Town hips thirty enc, thirty two and Thirty three, OF
Township, thirty one thirty two thirty three, and
thirty four, of range sixteen.
Townships thirty three and thirty four OF rangeseyen-
At the Land Office at MENAsHA, commencing
Monday the tenth day OF October next. for the disposal
Of the public lands within the aforementioned town.
ships and parts of townships, t0-wit:
North Of the base se and Of the fourth principal nrer
dian.
Townships twenty five and twenty SIX, of range
twelve.
Fractional township twenty one west Of Wolf river.
and tow nshps twenty four, twenty five, and twenty
TX,
fractional townships twenty one and twenty two,
west of Wolf river and Bayou, and townships twenty
three twenty four twenty five and twenty Elk, Of range
| fourteen.
Fractional township twenty two west of Wolf river.
townships twenty three and twenty four, and fractional
townships twenty Eve, and twenty six, Of Wolf III
| yer, of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty two, twenty three twen-
y four, and twenty six, west OF Wolf river, OF range
sixteen.
A,.he Land Once at LA CROSSE, commencing ON
Monday the seventeenth day Of October next for the
al he ll lands will mad
| townships, to-wit:
North Of the base line and nest Of the fourth prieepal meri
dian.
Townships twenty and twenty one, of range one.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, and
twenty one, Of range two.
Townships twenty and twenty two, of range
eleven.
Townships twenty aud twenty two of range
twelve.
: Townships twenty one and twenty two, of range
North Of the base line and Of the fourth principal e,,
| dian.
Townships twenty twenty two twenty three and
b twenty four, of range one.
Townshiptwenty one, of range two.
Atthe Land Office at STEVENS POINT, commen-
cling on Monday the twenty fourth day Of October next
lowing townships and parts Of townships sow e 0'-
North Of the base line and Of the fourth principal mari
II dian.
Township twenty six, Of range four
v Township twenty six, Of range five.
Sections three 10 ten fifteen to twenty two and TWEEN
ty six to thirty five, in tocnsAp tresi-siz township
twety seven Except sections hrteen twenty four
twenty hve, thirty five, and thirty six and townships
II twenty eight twenty nine, and thirty, OF range six.
Sections one two, eleven to fourteen, twenty three
twenty five, and thirty six in Township tneay sections
thirteen, twenty four, twenty five, thirty vc and thirty
six in township ~enty sections five to eight
teen to twenty, thirty and thirty one in township cest,
eight township treny nine, Except sections twenty five
twenty eight and thirty three to thirty six and
r ship thirty, of range seven.
lr Sections one to five, eight to fifteen, twenty two Il
twenty thirty and
fyto township tpenty 6re, Except sections six,
> eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty one y tocnsA
tcenty toUnhs toenty seren Except section six.
tren e~h Except sections six seven, eighteen nine
teen thirty and thirty one and townships twenty MIN
Is Townships twenty five and twenty six, of range nne
" Township twenty six, of range eleven.
ir At the land Office at MINERAL POINT, commencing
Monday the second day Of January next the dispo
Of the following, being resduary tracts Of the
lead mineral lands which were not included in the proc
lamatons of the 10th November 1876, and 2eth April
to be sold under the act Of Congress entitled An
authorize the President Of the United States sell tn
reserved mineral lands in the States of Illinois and Ar
Kansas and Territories Of Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed
to contain lead ore" approved July II, l646, to wits
North Of the base line and Of the fourth principal
meridian,
The half and northeast quarter Of the southwes
quarter the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter
and the quarter of the southeast quarter Of
the half of the northwest quarter the south
quarter the halt Of the southwest quarter
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter Of tere
and the northeast quarter, and north half Of southwes
quarter, oftpcntyntRe in township the northeast quar-
of section thirteen in topnsh the west halfof tn
northwest quarter of section eleven Township three
southwest quarter OF section twenty ve
the east half of the southwest quarter Of thirty six
township fire, Of range one.
The halt and northwest quarter of the northwes
quarter the half of the northeast quarter. and thu
halt OF the southeast quarter OF section two in 'o'e"
The east half Of the northeast quarter and the north
east quarter Of the southeast quarter Of section four
quarter Of section ve topnsh three, of range three
The half Of the northwest quarter, the northwes
Of the northeast quarter and the east half Of tn
southwest quarter Of section thirty, in tornshp ant
the half of the northwest quarter of section
in toWnshpfrc, in range four
Worth efthe base line and Of the fourth principal
meridLn.
The west half ofhe northwest quarter of section three
in fonshp the east half fthe northwest quarter
the southeast quarter Of the northeast quarter four til
half of the southeast quarter Of six the southeas
quarter of the southeast quarter OF twenseven and thu
southeast quarter of the northwest quarter Of thirty
in toWnshp three, of range one. ss
The northwest quarter of section ten, and the ives
of the southeast quarter of thirty in township three
Of range two.
AT the SAME PLACE, commencing on Monday, tb4
third day of October next for the disposal of the public
lands within the following sections and parts Of sections
to witt
North Of the base line and uest of the fourth principal
| meridian.
Section one, the east half and southwest quarter, tn
west hal of the northwest quarter and the northeast quar-
ter Of the northwest quarter, OF ten in township nne
the east half of the southwest quarter OF section twenty
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eight and the north half Of thirty ve in township
range five.
Lands appropriated by law for the ofschoos militia
and other purposes, together with those "swamp ant
overfowed lands, made unfit thereby for cultivation"
any, granted to the State by the act entitled An act
enable the State Of Arkansas and other States reclaim
swamp lands within their limits, approved Septem
Der 49, 1850, sciH be excluded from the sale.
II In accordance with the provisions OF the act OF llu
july 1876 herein before referred to- presumption claml
will not be allowed to any OF the above mentioned eai
mineral tracts to be offered at Mineral point until ae
they have been offered public sale, and become eubec
to private entry. And these tracts will be sold in suci
legal divisions will include the mine or mines At no
less than tro dollars and fifty cents per aere and II moi
sold at the public sale at SUCH price, nor shall be entered
q private sale within twelve months thereafter, TN
same shall be subject to sale as other lands.
The offering Of the above lands will be commenced Q!
the DAYS appointed and will proceed in the order in whlc
they advertised until the whole shall hsve been OeTo
the sales thus closed but sale shall be kept oeI
longer than weeks and private entry Of Of tn
: two weeks.
Given under my hand, the city of Washington, th
twenty first day of June Domini thousand eigb
hundred and fifty three.
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
COMMISSIONS, efMe General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the rightof presumption to AMI
of the lands within the townships and parts Of township
above enumerated is required establish the TO thu
satisfaction register and receiver of the proper land
office, and make ment therefor pracic6Ns y
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for TN
commencement of the public sale Of the lands embracing
tsact claimed otherwise such claim will Be forfeited
wl3 Commissioner cfAe Gen eral Land Office.