The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-27

cIare and make known that public sales of the
sections and parts OF secuons OF iand, all bearing
the odd numbers, which remain to the United
States within six miles each eide of the line Of
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, in the States
of Alabama and Mississippi subject to double the
minimum price of the public lands as provided by
the act of goth September 1850, will be held the
following land offices, in the States OF Alabama
and Mississippi, At the periods hereinafter desig-
mated, to wit
ma commencing Monday, the FIN day of
September neat. for the disposal of such sections
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
ferred to, as situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base lime and 'ces Of the principal ns
Townships one and ttco, of range one.
Townships one, trco, three, and four, of range
two.
Townships one two, three, four and foe. OF
range three.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, frs sir, and
seven, of range four.
Townships three, four, five, six and ssren, OF
range five.
Soh Of the base Eins and 'oest Of the principal neri-
Townships one, too, three, four, and ve of range
one
Townships one, two, three, four, and fire, OF
range two.
Townships one, too, and three, of range three.
Township one, of range four.
South Of the base line aud of the principal nsr
dian.
Townships three and four of range one
At the land office at DENOPOLIS in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the t,oelfLh day OF
September nert for the disposal of such sections and
parts OF sections being the odd numbers above re-
rred to, situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and ,cest of the principal me
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and t,csnty, OF
range four.
same State commencing on Monday, the fifth da y
of September merit. for the disposal of such sections
and parts of sections being the odd numbers above
referred to, situated in the aforementioned
townships, TO wit:
NORTH of the base line and est of the principal
ridian IN the southern surveying district.
Township ttcer,ty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississi D.
pi, commencing on Monday the nineteenth day of
September nsrt for the disposal of such sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbers above
ferred to, situated in the aforementioned
townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the Choetap
meridian.
Townships eight. sirtssn, sspsntssn, eighteen,
rineteen, and tteenty, of range fifteen.
Townships eight nine. ttcevs, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, siEtss, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, OF range sixteen
Townships eight, ni,ls, terl eisren, ttceive, thir
teen fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, sevsntsen, eighteen
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
teen, fourteen fifteen and sirtsen, of range eighteen
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, and tosirs, of
range nineteen.
At the land office at AUG USTA, in the same
State, commencing on Monday, the tt0enty sirth
day of September nert, for the disposal of such
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 Of the Ckoelato
rtdiGn.
Township four, range thirteen.
Townships one, ttOO, three, -four, fire, and SIR, Of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
SeUen, OF range hiteen.
Townships one, trro, three, four, fire, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Township s one fee, sac, and sever, Orange seven
teen.
Township screen, of range eighteen.
North of the base line, l0est of the sridian and east
of Pearl riUer.
Townships three, four, fVs, SIX seven, and eight,
of range five.
Townships fire, sir, seven, eight, nine, and ten,
of range six.
Townships ssven, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven,
Townships, eight, aine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman let
tiers are wholly within the limits of SEEK sections
in width each side of said road, ;" and those in
italics are partly within said limits, designated
on the diagrams, 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 goth September, 1850,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, not ex-
ceedigg hundred feet each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts OF land hch include
the road will be sold containing the quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands but exceed
ing two weeks, and applications 10 make private
of he aoHa offp rpAn
ton will be received until after the close of the
public sale.
Given under my hand, at the city of w ashing-
ton, the twenty third day of May, A. D. 1853.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOIN WILsoE,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Ncice % actual settlers on lands of The United
States originally oithdraion from market on Ge.
count Of the railroad grant.