Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-06
No. 5lt
BY the President o the Cn tied states

I pursuance Of law. /, Franklin Pierce President
l. OF tie United states Of America, do hereby de-
clare and make known that pubic sales will be held
at the underInentioned lsnd Offices, in the TERRI
TORY OF MINNESOTA, at the times be rein designated
70 wit:
At the land office at BROWNSVILLE commencing Oh
Monday, the eleventh day of September next, FIR
the disposal Of the public lands stuated within the
aforementioned town hips, viz:
North Of the base line and lcest Of tie ffh nal
meridian.
Townebips one hundred and enc and one hundred
and two of range five.
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred
and two of range six
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred
ard two, Of range seven.
Townships one hundred and one and one hundred
and two, of range eight.
Townships one hundred and one, one hundred and
two, one hundred and three, and ore hundred and
four, of range inc.
Townships one hundred and one, one hundred and
Two, one hundred and three, and one hundred and
four, of range ten
Townships one hundred aud one, one hundred and
two, one hundred and two, one huc dred and three
one hundred and four, and one hun dred 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 ,cest Of the ft principal
meridian.
Townships one hundred and one, one hundred and
TWO, one hundred and three, one hundred and four,
and one hundred and five, Of range twelve
Townships one hundred and one, one hundred and
two, one hundred and three, AID one hundred and
four, of range thirteen
townships one hundred ar oue one hundred and
two, and enc hundred and three, Of range fourteen
Townships one hundred and one, ons hundred and
two, one hundred and three, ami ona hundred and
fur, Of range fifteen
Townships one hundred and two, one hundred
and three one hundred and four, and one hundred
and i've, OF range sixteen
Townships one hundred and four and one hundred
and five OF range seventeen
At the land office at SILL WATER, commencing on
Monday, the eleventh day of September next, for
the disposal of the public lands situated in the fol
lowing naned townships, viz:
North Of the base line and cest of the fourth primer
pal meridian.
Township forty one, of range sixteen
Township forty-twc, 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 Re sold IN
der the provisions Of the act enttlsd An act to re
duee and define the boundaries of the military re-
serve at the Saint Peters river in the Territory of
Minnesota" approved 26th August, 1852 and which
are not subject to prescription claims:
The south half OF section four, south half of sec.
non nve, kecuons eight, nine, and ten the west
half and southeast fractional quarter Of section elsy
en-, sections fourteen, fifteen seventeen. twentyone
Except lots one, two, and three deserved for militia
ry purposes at the FerryO twenty-five, and twenty
three, exc usiye of all the Islands in the Msissipr
river, in township tweIty-eight, of range twenty
three.
At the land Office at MINNEAPOLIS, commencing Oh
Monday, the eighteenth day of September next for
the disposal of the public lands 10 the fllowing-
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 of 10Th August, 1852, herein above quoted
and which are not subject to Presumption claims to
wit:
North Of the base line and yest Of The fourth riaci
pal Hlcrtdidn
Townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight exclu
sive of the islands in the Missouri river Of range
twenty-five
Townships twenty seven, twenty-eight, and twen- |
ty nine, exclusive of the islands in the Mississippi
river, Of range twenty-three |
Townships twenty-seven, twenty eight and TWEEN
ynine, 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, 'ctg be erc'ndea from
The sales.
The Offering of the above lands will be commenced
On the DAYS appointed, and will proceed In the order
in which ihey are advertised with all convenient Il
3esn.tch until the whole shall have been Offered
and the az les thus closed but sale shall be kent
N an longer than two weeks and no private entry
Of any of the aa DIS will be admitted until after the
xpration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
his third day Of June, Anne Domini one thousand
sight hundred and fitty.four.
By the President:
JOHN WILSON,
commissioner of General Land Office |