Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-12
.s.- No. 623. 49,
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN THB
STATE or MISSOURI. -


IN pursuance Of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
L President Of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
of the sections and part OF sections, being all those
BEARING odd Numbers. which remain to the United
States soithin miles each side Of the Rdnibal
and st. Joseph rduroad in The State of Missouri, sub
ect to eale at two dollars and fifty cents per acre,
as provided by the act Of 10th June, 1859, entitled
An act granting the right OF way to the State of
Missouri and portion Of the public lands, to aid
in the construction Of ertsin railroads 10 the said
8ate and specially excepted from graduation ss to
price by the act of 4th August, 1854 viii be held at
the aforementioned land offices in said State at the
periods hereinafter desiguatsd, to wit:
!, > At the land Office at PAIMYRA, commencing on
Monday, the fifteenth day Of January next, for the
disposal OF the vacant lands within such sections
aud parts Of sections bearing odd numbers, above
referred to, as are situated In the aforementioned
townships, viz:
North Of the base line, and sestT the ftM prizes
.t~. pal Me,SdiaR.
Township ffysiS, Of range three
Townships ffty.fue, fty-siz, htty-seven and Gfty-
eight range four
Townships my flee, ey-sis, nftyseven, fifty eight
and ffty-a,ne range five
Townships ftydue. 6ys sir, iaity-seven, ffty-eisht
Townships ttty6rs, fitysix, J,yseuen, and fifty
eight, range seven
Townships 6tty6ue, hfty-si1 ami ,tyseuen, range
eight -
Townships ffy fue, afty-six and .ftty-scuen range
nine - col.
Townships Dtyfue, tttysi1, tty-seucn, and fifty
eight, range ten.
Townships fay,,is, ffty-sevsn, and Jyty e'sht
Townships fifty as, afty-seven, and Jytyeight,
range twelve -.. F.---.t ..
At the land Office at MILAN, commencing on Mon
day, the eighth day of Janurynext, for the disposal
of the vacant public lands within such odd num-
bered sections above referred to are situated in
the following named townships, viz:
North of the base line and scest of the fh principal
mersdian.
Townships fifty siz, fifty seven, and Utyeigh, Of
Townships ftsy,siz, ffty-seven, and fftyeight, of
range fifteen ..t
Townships Jvtysis, ffsy-ssven, and JvtyeigM, of
range sixteen
Townships Gtysiz, fiftyseven, and ffty-eigM, of
range seventeen
Townships tvty,si1, hftyssven, and fttyeioht, Of
range eighteen
Townships dteyns, hfty-seven, and JvtyeigM, of
Townships fttysiS, hftyssven, and fttyeght, of
range twenty
Townships tvty-nz, hfty-seven, and Jtttyeight, of
rownsh psFfty sic, ffty-seven, and JJtyeight, OF
range twenty-five
Townships .fJty-siz, fftyseven, and fttyeight, of
range twenty-three. ...E
At the land Office at PLArrsBURs, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day Of December next, for
the disposal of the vacant public lands in such odd
numbered sections above referred to, situated
in the following named townships, viz:
North Of the base hse and ,0est OF the h principal
meridian.
Townsh; pstt1y siz, ffty-seven, ttyetght, and ff:
Townships ffty-si1, fifty seven, and fftyeight of
range twenty FIVE -. ~. e- --r
Townships fay'siH, hfty-ss7sn, and Jytye'ght, of
Townships fifty sir, fftyseven, and Jytyeght, of
range twenty-seven a.
Townships fifty siz, ffty-seven, and ffye,ght, Of
range overweight 80
Townships fifty sir, ffty-seyen, and ttty-eiqht of
range twenty nine
Townships fifty sic, ffty-seven, and fty-eiyht, of
range thirty - -
Townships yftysiS, hfty-ssvsn, and .fttyeyht, of
range Airtyone ....- s.s
Townships ffty-sir, ffty-sevsn, and Jty-eight, of
range thirtytwo
Townshipst fty siz, hfty-seven, and fifty eight, of
range thirty-three
Townships fffysiz, ffty-seven, and fftyeiqM, of
range thirty four
Townships Gtty-si1, hftyssven, and fttyaght, of
range tbirty-hye.
The townships herein designated by roman let
tiers wholly within the limits of six sections in
width each side of said road" and those in tal-
ics are partly within said limits as designated on
ths diagrams which were Furnished to ths respect
i've district land Offices by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
The lands will be sold subject to the right of ,oay
granted by said act of 10th june 1852, for the con-
venient construction and use of said road as pub
lie highway LOT Transportation ;, ana therefore the
particular tracts through which the road passes will
be sold as containing the quantities shown by the
official plats.
The sections will Re offered in the order in which
they are advertsed each sale will be kept open for
time sufficient to admit of offering all the lands,
but not exceeding two weeks, and applications to
make private entries of the "a DIS offered under this
proclamation viii not be received until after the
close OF the purEc sale a-A-5
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this teenth day of September, Ammo Domini one
Thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
CO 60 FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
Jos. s. WILSON,
Acti. Com missioner IF the General Land 0A3ca