Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-16
No. $50.
By the President OF the United States.

ffcSlucut OIL the n1teQ states.
IN PURSUANCE OF LAW, 1, FRANKLIN
Il PIERCE, President Of the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known
that public sales will be held a. the undsrmsn-
toned land offices, in the state Of Michigan, at
the times herein designated, to wit:
At the land office at SAULT STE. MARIE,
commencing on Monday, the fourteenth day OF
July next, for the disposal Of the public lands sit
uated within the aforementioned townships and
fractional townships, viz:
North of the base line and c.sf oft1s p,tneipal
meridian
The ISLANDS situated in section six town.
ship forty. seven, Of range two; in section four,
township forty seven, Of range three; I'm section
twenty-eight and twenty mine, township forty.
eight, of range five; and In section thirty three,
township forty five, Of .ange twelve.
Township forty nine, Of range ten.
Townships forty seven, forty-nine and ffty, Of
range eleven.
Townships forty three, forty-six, forty seven,
and forty eight. OF range twenty-five
Townships forty-thiee, forty six and forty-sev-
en-, Of range twenty-thr3e.
Townships forty-tour and forty. FIVE, Of range
twenty-five.
Townships forty four and fOrty-ave, OF range
twenty six.
Township forty nine, Of range twenty seven
Townships forty eight, forty nine and ffty-one
Of range thirty four.
Townships forty-eight forty nine, fifty, and
6fty-one, OF range thirty-hve.
Townships fOrty-hve, fifty, and hfty-one, Of
range thirty-siX.
Township Fifty, 81 range thirty seven
The vacant uraPpropriated lands In sections
twenty Ave, twenty six thirty-fve, and thirty
six, In township tfy-tvo, Of range forty.
At the land office at DUNCAN, commencing
on Monday, the fourth day Of August next Tor
the disposal Of the public lands situated within
the following named townships and parts Of
townships, viz
North Of the ba,e line and lcest of the principal
meridian.
Township thirty seven, OF range twe nty-seyen.
Townships thirty four and thirty five, Of range
twenty-eight.
Townships thirty-four and thirty-ave, Of range
twenty-nine.
North OF the base f'ns and cast Of the principal
meridian.
Certain Islands situats d In the following sec
lions, TO VIII: In sections twenty -four and twenty
five, township thirty four, OF range seven in
sections two, three, thirteen, and twenty-four
township thirty, Of range eight; in sections nine
teen and thirty, TOWNSHIP thirty four of the sa me
range; IN section twelve township twenty Of obt
OF range nine; In sec tons three four nine and
ten, township thirty-two Of the same range; In
section three, township thirty, Of range ten; and
in sections twenty nine thirty three and thirty-
four township thirty one, Of the same range
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
schools, military, and other purposes together
with those swamp and overlooked lands made
Thereby unfit for cultivation. - IL any granted to
the State by the act entitled An act to enable
the state Of Arkansas ard other States TO reclaim
the swamp lands within their limits, - approved
september 70 ISsO, t0tH be excluded from the
sales.
The offering Of the above lands will be COM
menced on the days appointed, and will proceed
In the order in which they are advertised with
all convenient dispatch, until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed; but
no sale shall be kept open 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 Washing
ton, this fifth day Of April, ammo Domini one
thousand eigh, hundred end fifty six
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
THOS. A. HENDRICKS
Commissioner Of the General Land flee.