Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-15

By the Pre- sid ent of the United States.
pursuance IF law, /, Franklin Pierce. President
i of the United states Of America do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sales will be held
at the aforementioned bend Offices, in the TERRI
TORY Of MINNESOTA, at the times herein designated,
to wit: ~ -.g
Monday, the eleventh day Of September next, for
the disposal Of the public lands situated within the
aforementioned towns hips, viz:
North Of tie base le and .uest Of the .th principal
meridian
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred
and two, of range ak
townships one hundred and one and one hundred
ard two, of rang. seven.
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred
and two, of range eight
Townships one hundred aud one, one hundred and
two, one hundred and three, and ole hundred and
four of range n Inc
Townships one hundred and one, one hundred and
two, one hundred and three, and one hundred end
four. of range ten
two, one hundred and two, one hundred and three,
one hundred nd four, and one hundred and five, OF
range eleven.
At the same place. commencing on Monday, the
twenty 6fth day of September next for the disposal
of the public LANDS within the limits of the following
townships, viz
North Of the base line and ,oest Of TIC th principal
~ meridian.
Townships one bundred ami one, one hundred and
two, hundred and three, one hundred and four,
and one hundred and five, of range twelve
Townships one hundred and one. one hundred and
t~o, one hundred and three, and Che hundred and
four, of range thirteen
townships enc hundred and one, one hundred and
t~o, and hundred and three, Of range fourteen
Townships one hundred and one, one hundred and
two, one hundred aud three, and one hundred and
four, of range fifteen
TOWNSHIPS one hundred and two, one hundred
and three, one hundred and four, and one hundred
ana five, of range sixteen
townships one hundred and four and one hundred
and five of range seventeen
At the land Office at STILL WATER, commencing On
Monday, the eleventh day of September next, for
the disposal of the public lands situated in the fol-
lowing named townships, viz:
North Of the base line and ,cest of the fourth princi
pal meridian.
Township forty one, OF range sixteen
Township forty-tWo, Of range seventeen
Townships forty, forty one and forty two of range
eighteen
Islands in sections fifteen, twenty two, twenty
seven, and twenty eight in township thirty-three,
and townships thirty eight, thirty nine, and forty,
of range nineteen
Also, the following tracts, situated in the former
military reservation at Fort Smelling to be sold I'M
der the provisions of the act entitled IAN act to
duce and define the boundaries of The military
at the Saint Peters river in the Territory OF
Minnesota" approved 26th August 1852, and which
are not subject to presumption claims:
The south half of section four south half of sec.
ton i've, sections eight, nine, and ten; the west
half and southeast fractional quarter of section elev
en- sections fourteen fifteen, seventeen twentyone,
Except lots two, and three reserved for militia
~ purposes at the Ferry twenty-five. and twenty
three, exclusive Of all the Islands in the Mississippi
| river, in township twentyeight, Of range twenty
three.
At the land Office at MINNEAPOLIS, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day CT September next, Tor
the disposal Of the public lands in tho following
named townships, Of which the portions situated
within the former military reserve at Fort Smelling
to be sold in accordance with the provisions OF
| and which not subject to presumption elaine, tC
| wit:
North Of the base line ana ioest IF the fourth princi
| pal meridian.
| Townships twenty-seven and twenty-eght exclu
sive of the islands in the Missouri river of range
| twenty-five
Townships twenty seven, twenty-eight, and TWEEN
ty nine, exclusive of the islands in the Mississippi
| river, of range twenty.three
| Townships twentyseven, twenty eight and TWEEN
nine, exclusive of the islands in the Mississippi
river, of range twenty four.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools
military and other purposes, .,ciH be ercluded from
| the sales.
The Offering OF the above lands will be commenced
on the days appointed. and will proceed in the order
| in which they are advertised, with all convenient
| despatch, until the whole shall have been offered
and the sales thus closed; but sale shall be kept
open longer than two weeks, and no private entry
of any of the lands will be admitted until after tn,
! expiration of the two weeks.
| Given under my hand, at the city of Washington
this third day Of June, Anne Domini one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of General Land Office
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