The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-13

NV the President Of the Unsesa eeaass.
TN pursuance Of law, !, FRANKLIN FIERCE,
| PRESIDENT OF the United States, do hereby do
clare and make known that public sal&s Of the
sscsions and parts Of sections Of land all bearing
the odd wxsshers, which remain to the unitsd
states, within six miles each side of the hne Of
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, In the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to double the
minimum price Of the public Iands, a. provided by
the act of Goth September $780, will b held At the
following land offices, in the States Of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter desig-
Al the land Office at ST. STEPHENS, in Alaba
ma. commencing on Monday, the ffA day of
Septenbsr nert for the disposal Of such nd
parts Of sections, being the odd nsmbers above re-
ferred to, az are situated In the underme ntioned
townships, to wit:
North Of hs base line AND 'oest Of As prineipcl m<r;
disn.
Townships one and ttco, of range one
Townships one, t,oo, three, and four, of range
Townships one two. three, -four and foe, of
range three.
Townships oas, taco, three, four, Jfpe, sir, and
ssUsn, of range four.
Townships three, four, FIVE, ak and ,eren. of
range FIVE.
South Of the base line and ,0est Of the principal mer-
dian
Townships one, trco, three, four, and foe of range
one.
Townships one, two, three, four, and Jire, of
range two.
Townships one, too, and three, of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line and east of the oy;ucpal u.sr
dian.
Townships three and four, of range one
AT the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the same
State, commencing on Monday the t,oelfth day of
Ssptember nert for the disposal OF such sections nd
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above re-
fired to, as are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,oest of tie principal me
rs1iGa.
Townships eighteen, ntRsteen, and tscentg, OF
AT the land Office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same State, commencing on Monday, the fifth da Y
OF September neat for the disposal Of such ctions
and parts OF sections, being the odd numbers above
referred to, as are situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North of the base line aud est Of the principal
indian IN the southern surveying district.
Township t,centy one, of range four.
Al the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississp-
pi, commencing on Monday, the ninsteenth day of
September nexi for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections being the odd numbers above re-
ferreo TO, as are situated in the aforementioned
tow nships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the Chocta,p
meridian.
Townships eight. sixteen, serentssn, eighteen,
nineteen, and t,oenfy, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine, ttosps, thirteen, fourteen,
n,
twenty, of range sixteen.
Townships eight, nine, teyt eieven, trceipe, thir-
teen fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seueptee eighteen
and nsnefsen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, ttceEce, uir-
tssn fourteen teen, and SIXTEEN, of range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and trrslvs, of
range nineteen.
Al the land office at a UG USTA, in the same
State, commencing Monday, the t,centy sirth
day Of September nsrt for the disposal of such sec
tions and parts of sections, being the odd numbers
above referred to, situated in the undermen-
toned townships, TO Wit;
North of the base line and east If the Ctocta,D
rldi1n
Township four, of range thirteen.
Townships one ttco, hr<e, -four, nee and sir, of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, and
seren, OF range hfteen.
Townships one, ttco, three, four, fpe, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one, fee, sir and seuen of range seven
teen.
Township ssUsu, of range eighteen.
North of the base line rcsst of the usridan and east
of Pearl rirer.
Townships three, four, tce ak, seven, and eight,
of range FIVE.
Townships fee, sir, seven, eight, nine. and ten,
of range six.
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships eight, nins, and ten, of range eight
The townships herein designated in Roman let
in width each side of said road and those in
itaiics partly within said limits, as designated
on the diag grams, which will be furnished TO the
respective district land offices by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, and other
purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The lands sold will be subject 10 The right of way
granted BY the said act of both September 1850
60 the States aforesaid, for said railroad NOT ex-
ccedng ore hundred feet each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts ofland hich include
the road viii be sold as containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official piais.
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficiert
to admit of offering all the lands, but not exceed
ing two ceeks and applications TO make private
entries of the lands offered under this proclama-
ton will not be received until after the close of the
public sale.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, the twenty third day Of May, A. d. 1858.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
JOHN WILsoN,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Notice 10 actual settlers on lands OF me United
States originally pithdrasca from market Oh &C.
count of the railroad grant.
Under act OF Congress. approved Sd March, 1858,
entitled SAN act TO extend pre- mpton rights to
certain lands therein mentioned" the pre- emption
laws OF the United States they now exist are
extended the alternate reserved sections of
public lands along the line of the railroad herein
before mentioned, where the settlement and i'm
provement were made prior TO the final allotment Of
the alternate sections to the said railroad. There
FORE all claims by presumption to any Of the alter
nate sections of public lands within the limits
originally reserved will attach, if predicated upon
settlements made prior 10 the 4th February, 1858,
the late of the final allotment.
Claims within the ak miles limits must be proven
up at any tine before the day herein fixed for the
commencement Of the public sAle, and are to be
paid for at the rate Of two dollars and fifty cents
per acre Claims outside of the six miles and
within the limits of the original reservation, must
be proven up prior TO the restoration of said lands
TO private entry.
Soldiers bounty land warrants, at dollar and
twenty five cents per acre, may be received in
payment for either cass Of lands; one warrant
only, however, be located by each pre- emptor.
Immediately after the close Of the public sale
directed by the foregoing proclamation OF the Pre-
sident applications will be received for the puc-
chsse at private entry location by warrants, of
helands reserved to satisfy ths grant outside of
esix miles limits, In such order 70 prevent
confusion and insure accuracy, in accordance yih
n tructions to be issued to the regisers and re-
celvers JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
May 26-wl3w
M ro So'SOhShip' Oy T. EDWARDS Lester :
The Land of the Cesar and Doge, by William
Furniss.
The New Continent or Four Years in Gov