The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-06
by THE PRESIDENT OF TIE
UNITED STATES.

I N pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
declare aud make known that Public Sales will be held
at the aforementioned Land Ofces in the TER RlTO-
KY OF MINNESOTA, at the times herein designated
10 wit:
North Of the base line and Of the h principal meri-
dian.
At the Land Office at BROWNSVILLE, commencing
on Monday, the eleventh day of September next for the
disposal Of the Public Lands situated within the under
mentioned townships, viz:
Townships hundred and one, and one hundred and
two of range five.
Townships hundred and one, and hundrra and
Townships one hundred and one and one hu ndred and
two OF range seven. q
Townships one hundred and one, and hundred and
Townships hundred and one one hundred and two,
one hundred and three and one hundred and four, Of
Townships one hundred and one one hu ndred and wo
one hundred and three, and hundred and tour OF
range ten.
Townships hundred and one one hundred and two,
hundred and three one hundred and four and one
bundled and five, Of range eleven.
1T The same place, commencing Monday, the TWEEN
~ NTH day OF september next for the disposal of the
Public Lands within the limits of the following town.
ships, viz:
NORTH cfths bassne and rest Of the fifth principal mer
Townships hundred and one, one hundred and two
one hundred aud three, one hundred and four, and
one hundred and five, of range twelve.
Townships one hundred an! one. hundred and two
one hundred and three, and hundred and four of
range thirteen.
Townships one hundred and one on hundred and two
and one hundred d three, of range fourteen.
Townships one hundred and one one hundred ond two
one hundred and three and enc hundred and four of
Townships hundred and two hundred and three
one hundred and iour, ana one hundred and five, OF
range sixteen.
Townships hundred and four, and hundred and
five, of range seventeen.
AT the Land Office at SALTWATER, CONNER cling
Monday, the eleventh day Of September next the
disposal of the Public Lands situated in the following
named townships, viz:
North Of the line and ehe fourth prueipal neri
dian.
Township forty one of range sixteen.
Township forty two, of range seventeen.
Townships forty one, and forty two of range
eighteen.
Islands IN sections fifteen twenty two twenty ssven
and twenty eight in township thirty three, and town
SHIPS thirty eight, thirty nine, and fry of range nine
teen.
Also the following tracts situated in the former mill
tary reservation Fort smelling, to be sold under the
provisions of the act entitled An sct TO reduce and de-
fine the Of the military reserve at the Saint
Peters river, in the Territory of Minnesota approved
Goth August 1852, and which a!e not subject to pre-
eimpiion claims:
The south halt of section four south half of con fve
sections eight, nine and ten; the west half and south
east fractional quarter of section eleven, sections
fourteen, een seventeen n, twenty one, Except lots
two, and three Reserved for military purposes
al the Feny) twenty-five and twenty three, exclu-
sive of all the Islands in the Mississippi river, in
township twenty-eghr Of rance twenty three.
At the Land Office a MIME APoLIs commencing on
Monday the eighteenth day of September next, for the
disposal of the Public Lands in the following named
former military Fort Smelling be sold,
in accordance with the provisions of the [, Goth
August, 1882 herein above quoted, and which
subject to pre- empton claims, to wit:
North IF the base line and soest Of the fourth principal
neyidtdn.
Townships twenty and twenty eight, exclusive
of the islands in the Mississippi river range twenty
two.
Townships twenty sven, twenty eight, and twenty
nine, exclusive of the islands in the Mississippi river
of range twenty four.
Lands appropriated by la v for the Of Schools Mill
tary and other purposes, o be excluded the sales
The offering of the above lands will be commenced
the days appointed and will proceed in the order in
which they advertised with all convenient dispatch
until the whole shall been offered, AMI the sales
thus closed but sale shall be kept longer than
two weeks and no private entry of any of the lands
will be admitted until after the expiration of the two
weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington this
third day of June, Ammo Domn, one THOUSAND eight
hundred and nifty four. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
JOAN WILSON,
Commissioner of General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMpTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled the right of emption to
any of the lands within the townships and parts of
townships above enumerated, is required TO establish
the same the satisfaction of the Register and
Receiver Of the proper Land Office and make payment
before the day appointed for the OF the
public sale OF the lands embracing the tract claimed ;
otherw such claim will be forfeited.
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner Of General Land Office.
July IL, 81. l3w