The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-04
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF TINE
ar UNITED STATES.


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By THE PRESIDENT OF TINE
SIT UNITED STATES.
pursuance OF law, I, FRANKLIN
i FIERCE, President Of the United States OF
America, do hereby declare and make known
that Public Sales will be held at the undernen-
TONED Land Offices. in the State Of IOWA, At
the periods hereinafter designated, to wit:
AZ the land Office at KANESvILLE, commencing
IN Monday the fourth day Of September next for the
disposal Of thepuelc lands situated within the follow
ing named Townships, viz:
North Of the base line. and oe.t A prmepa, ms,i
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Township. seventy nine, eighty, eishty-one, eighty
two, eighty three, eighty four, eighty five, eighty
eighty seven. and eighty Of range thirty
Townships sevcnfy-nine, eislty. eehty-one, eighty
two, eghtyfhree, eIghty four, cighty-fve, eighty
eighty seven, and eighty eight, Of range thirty
Townships seventy four ssventy-6ve, seventy
seventy nine, eighty, eighty lone, eahtytwo, eighty
- three and eighty -fosr Of range thirty six.
two, lightly three, eshty.foar, eighty i've eighty
SIX eighty and eighty eight OF range thirty
Townships seventy-n,ne, eighty eIehty. one eighty.
two, eighty three, eighty four, eighty hve, eighty
SIX eighty seven, and eighty Of range thirty
Townships seventy-six seventy seven, seventy nine,
eighty three, eighty four, eighty-fve, eishty,sr.
az" eighty
Dnr eighty .hve eishty-six, eighty SEVEN and eighty
eight, OF range forty.
At the same place, commencing on Mondiy,
the eighteenth day of September ne xt, for
disposal Of the public lands situated wiihinth
aforementioned Townships, to wit:
NORTH Of the base line, and Of the a principal
dian.
ownshps eighty 1.-TWO and ninety-one of range forty
Townships eighty two and ninety, of range forty two
nshps eight two, eighty eighty four shy
nvs, esishty,ss eighty seven and eishty-esh'' Of
Townships eighty, eighty eightv-two eighty five.
eighty six, eight, and sightyeisht, of range
Townships eighty eighty one eighty-two eighty three
eighty four eighty five, eightysix. eighty and
ssa,
dvs eightysi eighty-seven, and eighty eight, Of
seven, and eighty eight, Of range forty-seven.
Townships eghtysevsn and eghy-eisht, Of range
At the land Office At FORT DES MONIES,
commencing on Monday, the fourth day of Sep
TENDER next, FOR the disposal Of the public lands
within the following named townships, to wit
North Of the base line, and Of e M principal msri
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Townships ninety ninety five, ninety
seven, ninetyeight, and ninety nine, Of range sew
enteen. 2lf'sts* El 90 sf4l
TOWNSHIP rs ninety six, ninety ninety
eight, niLetynine, and one hundred, Of range seh-
Townships ninety. three ninety-ve ninety ninety
seven, ninety-eiRht. ninety nine, and one hundred,
Townships nine yfour ninety Ave. ninety
six, ninety seven, ninety Eight, and ninsy-Rine, Is
range twenty. 1853 8ffa si.s4a ceg, jnalg
Townships ninety one, ninety three, ninety
four. niney-fve, nnety-sx, ninety seven, ninety
o.
nnety-hve, niney-sx, ninsty-seven and n'ney-eght'
of range twenty-five.
Townships ninety -four, ninety i've, ninety-six, and
ninety seven, OF range twenty three. ss85tS&#
At the same place, commencing on Monday,
the eighteenth day Of September next for the
disposal Of the public lands situated in the fol-
lowing named townships and parts Of townships,
viz:
North Of the base line, and Of ah principal mer
Townships eighty-nine, ninetytwc, and ninstythree,
of range twenty -four. tes- !
Townships eighty nine, ninety, and ninetythres, Of
Township ninetytwo except sections ive seven. nine
the west half of the northwest quarter Of fifteen,
seventeen, nneteen and twenty one Of range twenty
Sections nine inclusive of township eighty
and township ninety-two, east of the Dss Moines
fifteen, twenty three, twenty five, twenty seven,
thirtyone, thirty-three, and thrty-fve,) Of range
twenfy-eight. u 2
Townships eighty -four, eighy-fve, eighy-sx, eighty
seven Except section AMI the northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter Of section three township
lightweight, Except sections three, ve, seven,
nine, eleven. thirteen. fifteen seventeen TWEEN yone-
twentvthree, twenty-five, twenty-seven, north half
of northeast quarter Of twenty nine and thrtyn'e,)
of rangetwenty -nine
Townships seventy eighty-four eighty five,
eghlysix, eightyseven, and eighty eight Except tho
east half Of the northeast quarter and the east half Of
the southeast quarter OF section one of range thirty
Townships seventy-six eighy -four eghtyhvs. eighty
six, eighty seven and eighty EIGHT, OF range thirty
Townships eighty four eiphty-6ve, eghtysix, eighty
seven and eighty eight, Of range thirty-two
Townships eighty four, eighty eighty six, eighty
| seven, and eigI ty-eght, OF range thirty three.
At The land Office al DUBUQUE, commenct
ing on Monday, the twenty first day of Angus
next, for the disposal Of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships, viz:
North Of the base line and Of the h principal mer
Township one hundred, Of range three.
| Township one hundred, OF range four qasEf
Townships nine nine and one hundred, of range ten.
TOWNSHIPS nnety-eigh ninety-lne, and one hundred
| of range eleven.
Township one hundred, of range twelve.
| Township ninety-eght, of range thirteen.
Townships ninety seven and ninety-eight, OF range
Tow nships ninety and ninety-e,ght, of range
! fifteen.
Townships ninety ninety eight ninety-nine and
| one hundred. of rarge sixteen:
AT the land office at CHARLTON, commence
ing on Monday, the twenty first day of August
next, for the disposal of the public Iands situa-
wit:
North Of the base line and Of A principal meri-
| dian.
Township sixty seven, of range twenty nine.
Townships sixty-seven and seventy fve, OF range
/ thirty.
Townships sxty-seven, seventy-our and ssveny-fvc
| of range tnirty-one ttst"et
| Atthe land offic. al FAIRFIELD, cornmenc.
ing on Monday, the twenty FIRST day Of August
next, for the disposal Of the following described
| islands, to wit: 5s
North Of the base line and nest IF the M principal meri-
/ SIa dc in tvro
Al The land office at IOWA CITY, COM
mencing on Monday, the twenty-frst day of
August next, tor the disposal OF the following
named islands, viz: w S asss
North of the base line, and Of principal meri-
Islands situated in sections twenty five. venty-six,
thirty fve and thirty six, in township seventy-n
| OF range three. Lss ~ :
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
Schools, Military and other purposes, together
with those s'swamp aud overaowed lands, made
thereby unfit for cultivation if any, granted
to the State BY the act entitled Gan act TO enable
the State Of Arkansas and other States 10 re-
claim the swamp lands within their limits, =
approved September %, 1850, soiH be excluded
from the sa'es. H'ss
The offering OF the above lands will be com.
menced on the days appointed, and will proceed
in the order in which they are advertised until
| the hole snail nave Deen OHeTeO, ana Tue safes
| thus closed; bur no sale shall be kept open
longer than two weeks, and no private entry OF
any of the lands will be admitted until after the
expiration of the two weeks. 4ai
Given under my hand, at the city Of Wash.
ing,on, this eighteenth day Of May, Ammo
Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
four. ~ s.
FRANKLIN PIERCE. +
By the President:
| JOHN WILSON.
Commissioner of the Genera Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMS
| ANTS. 5-na ~ :. y
| Every person entitled 10 the right Of preemp-
ton to any of the lands within the townships
aid parts oftownships above enumerated is re-
auired to establish The same to the satisfaction