Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-09
mo. 523.l
SALE OF ALTERNATE SECTIONS IN THE
STATE OF MISSOURI.


BY the President ofths United States.
TN pursuance Of Law, I, FRANKLIN PIERcK,
L President Of tie United States Of America do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
Of the sections and part OF sections, being oil those
bearing odd numbers, which remain to the United
States toifhia miles each side Of the HaNibol
and ST. Joseph railroad ia the STATE Of kissouYi, sub
ject to sale at two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
provided by the act Of 10th June, 1851, entitled
IAN act granting the right Of way to the State Of
Missouri and portion Of the public lands. to aid
in the construction Of certain railroads In the said
State" and specially excepted from "a situation to
price by the act of 4th August, 1854 viii be held ae
the land Offices in said State at the
periods hereinafter designated, to wit:
At the land ONCE at PALMYRA, commencing on
Monday the ffteerth day of January next, for the
disposal of the vacant lands within such sections
aud parts Of sections bearing odd numbers, above
townships, viz:
Nor tn of the base lne, and ioest Of TIE EfM prinet
pal meridian.
Township ffty-si1, Of range three
Townships. il fyJfue, JNty-sa, ffty-rsven snd nm.
sisht, range four
Townships fsffy. fve, htyas, fftysevsn, Gffy eight
and ftfyn'se, range Eve
r5SnshiFsJ ffayJpe, fityei., Jvf.sese~, and fly
tsht, rance seven
townships Yty5sre, City six en- Gfty-seuen, range
eight
Town hips. ffy5ue, fftysix and Jijtysercn, range
liLe
townships Naydus,J eFsy sir, Nty'eue'r, and fly
townships ftsy-sis, nftyseven, and Nty asht,
range eleven
townships tytysis, AsS-sevsn, snd Nfyt1M,
range twelve.
At the land Office at Milan, commencing on Mon.
day, the eighth day Of Jsnuryne for the disposal
Of the vacant public Lands within such odd num-
bered sections above referred to are situated In
the following-naned townships, viz:
North ofte base lane, and scest Of the TN principal
NseTsdtaa.
Townships fifty siy, dfty seven, and Gty-alh, Of
range fourteen
Townships fsy-si=, hfty-seven, and ftyegM, Of
range fifteen
Townships ftystr, fifty seven, and fffysigh, Of
range sixteen
Townships 6tty-sss, hfty-seven, and Nsys'sht, Of
rarge seventeen
Townships tvtysis, hfty-seven, and Nsy~ohl Of
range eighteen
Townships vfystr, hfty-sevsn, and JVsyeieh, Of
csDge ninsteen
townships yGtysis, fftyseven, and Jv7yegh, Of
Township tytsy7sis, hfty7sevsn, and Ntyesh, Of
,epge twspty-oHe
To~nsh psftsy sir, hftyseven, and tttyeigM, Of
Townships Hay,sis, ffty-seven, and ftys,gh, Of
range twenty-three.
1t the land office at PLA1rsBURa, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of December next, for
the disposal of the vacant public lands in such ODD.
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in the following nsmed Tow nships. viz:
North Of the base ltne, and soest o. the I'm principal
meridian.
Townships fly sic, fiftyseven, 6tyeight, and ~.
ty-ntne, range twenty four
townships fifty-sis, ffty-seven and fly-eight, Of
range twenty FIVE
Townships fD7y-siz, ffty-seven, and f'ty-egh, of
Township fifty sir, fifty seven, and Jtyty-agh, of
rarge twenty-seven
townships fifty siz, ffty-seven, and fJfye'sh, of
townships MY sir, fifty seTen, and ft1yeight, of
range twenty nine
Townships fifty sir. hfty-ssren, and .ffty-aght Of
Townships ffy-ar, ffty-seven, and fjty-eight, Of
range thirty-one
Townships 0ty-s'z, fftysevsn, and fttyeight, of
Townships ffysiz, fftyseven, and ft1y eight, of
raj ge thirty three
townships Gyty-sir, hfty-eeven, and Jffyesht, of
range thirty four
Townships ffty-sir, fifty seven, and ffty-eioh of
range thirty-fye.
The townships herein designated by roman let.
ers are who ly within the limits of six sections in
width on each side Of said road" and those in idl.
cs are partly within said limits, designated on
he diagrams which were furnished to the Ielpect-
i've district land Offices by the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office.
The lands viii be sold subject TO the riqId of Ddy
granted by said act OF 10th June 1852, for the
cement construction and of said road as q pub
tic highway for transportation: ;" and therefore the
pdfiicuid trdcts through winch the road passes VIII
| De sold as containing the quantities shown by the
oh isl plats.
The sections viii be offered in the order in which
they advertised: 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
clos= OF the public sale.
Given under my hand, at the CITY of Washington
this fifteenth day of September, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and affy four.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOS. b. WILSON,
Actieg Commissioner Of the General Land Once.
NOTICE TO PREVENTION CLAIMANTS
Under the act OF Congress approved Sd of March,