The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-20
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
United STATES.

pursuance Of law, 1, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
declare aud make known that Public Sales will he held
the aforementioned Land Offices, in the TER RlTO
kY OF MINNESOTA, atthe times herein designated,
10 wit:
North IF the bass line aad rest Of the h principal mei
dan.
Al the Land Office at BROWNSVILLE, commencing
Monday, the eleventh day of September ncxt for The
disposal vi the Public Land, situated within the under
lne nioned T. wlshIps, viz
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred and
two Of range five.
Townships one hundred and one, and hundred and
Townships ono hundred and one and one hundred and
two OF ringe seven.
Townships hundred AID one, and one hundred and
Tow nships one hundr and one. hurdred and two
one hundred and three, and one hundred aud four, of
Townships one hundred and one hundred and two,
one hundred and three, and one hundred and tour, OF
Tow nshiss hundred and one, hundred and two
hundred and three, one hundred aud four, and one
humid ed and five, OF range slcv-n.
1T the same place, commencing Monday, the TWEEN
tyffh day Of September next, for the disposal Of the
Public Lands within the limits Of the olio~ wing town.
ships, viz
Nor efthe seine and IF the fifth principal mer.
dian.
Townships one hundred and one, hundred and two,
one hundred aud three, hundred and four, and
oas hundred and five OF range twelve.
Townships hundred ana one. one hundred and two,
hundred and three, and one hundred and four, Of
range thirteen.
wnshps one hundred and one, hundred and two,
| and one hundred a three, Of range fourteen.
townships one hundred and one hundred ond two,
hundred and three, and hundred aud four of
range fifteen.
wnsps ne hundred and two one hundred and three,
hundred and four, ana hundred and five, OF
Townships one hundred and four and hundred and
hs Al the sa nsns oss srILLwArER,
on Monday the day Of September next, FIR the
disposal of the Public Lands situated in the following
named townships, viz:
NORTH of The base line and fourth principal meri-
| dian.
Township forty one of range sixteen.
| Township forty two, Of range seventeen.
| Townships forty one, and forty two OF range
| eighteen.
and twenty eight, in township thirty three, and town
ships thirty eight, thirty nine. and ry of range nine
teen.
Also the following tracts situated in the former mill
tary Fort smelling, be sold under the
provisions of the act entitled An ret to reduce and de-
fine the boundaries Of the ary at the Saint
Peters river in the Territory of Minnesota approves
26th August. 1852, and which not subject to pre-
| emption caims
The halt of section fur, south half Of section five
sections eight nine, and ten the west half and south
east ,, quarter o a,s
| one, two, and three, reserved for military purposes
aithe Ferry tweny,two and twenty three, excia
sive of ali the Islands in the Mississippi river, in
| township twenty eight, Of rance twenty three.
At the Land Office MINNEAPOLIS commencing on
disposal of the Public Lands in the following named
townships. of which the portions situated within the
former military at Fort Smelling to be Sold
in accordance with the provisions Of the act II 10Th
August, 1852, herein above quoted and which are not
subject to pre- emption claims, TO wit!
North Of the base line and Of the fourth principa
| meridian.
Townships enty-seven and twenty-eight, exclusive
of the islands in the Mississippi river OF range twenty
|
Town ships twenty sven, twenty ght, and twenty
nine, exclusive of the islands in the Mississippi river
Of range twenty four.
Lands appropriated by la for the Of Schools Mill
tary, and other purposes o be excluded from the sales
The offering of the above lands will be commenced OF
the days appointed and will proceed in the order
which they advertised with all convenient dispatch
until the whole shall have been offered, AMI the sales
thus closed but sale shall be kept open longer thar
two weeks, and private entry of any of the lands
will be admitted until after the expiration of the TIVE
weeks.
i Given under my han ID at the city Of Washington, th
third day of June, Ammo Domini, one THOUSAND egh
! hundred and fifty four. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
i By the Presidents
| JOAN WILSON,
i Commissioner Of General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS
Every person entitled the right of emption Il
any of the lands within the townships and parts o
townships above enumerated, is required to establish
the same TO the satisfaction of the Register ant
Receiver of the proper Land Office and make paymen
therefor practicable after seeing this notice,
before the day appointed for the commencement of thu
public sale OF the lands embracing the tract claimed
| otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
| JOHN WILSON.