Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-15
No. SSH
By the President of the United States.

Sne EItSioeut Oh the united St8teSs
IN PURSUANCE Of LAW, 1, FRANKLIN
PIERCE, President Of the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known
that public sales will be held at the unde!men-
toned land Offices, in the State Of Michigan, at
the times herein designated to witt
At the land ortce 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 lrsst of the p,ineipaI
meridian
The ISLANDS situated in section six, town.
ship forty seven, Of range two in section four,
township f0rty-seven, OF range three; In section
eight, Of rnnge five; and In Sc tion thirty three
township forty five, Of range twelve.
Township forty nine, Of range ten.
Townships forty seven, forty nine and Hfty, Of
range eleven.
Townships forty three, forty-six, forty seven,
and forty-eight. OF range twenty-five
Townships forty three, forty six and forty sew
en-, Of range twenty-five.
Townships fOrty-fouI and forty five, Of range
twenty-five.
Townships forty-four and fOrty-Gve, of range
twenty six.
Township forty. nine, Of range twenty seven
Townships forty eight, forty nine and hfy- one
Of range thirty four
Townships forty;eight, forty Line, fifty, and
Townships forty-tve, fifty, and ary.one, of
range thirty-six.
Township fifty, Of range thirty seven
The vacant unappropris,ed lands in sections
twenty i've, twenty six, thirty-fve, and thirty
six, In township ffty-two, Of range forty.
At the land Office at DUNCAN, commencing
on Monday, the fourth day Of August next for
the disposal OF the public lands situated within
the 1Giiowing- named townships and pats Of
townships, VIZ:
North of the base line and ge,t of the PRINCIPAL
meridian.
Township thirty seven, OF range tws nty- seven
townships thirty four and thirty five, Of range
Townships thirty-fOur and thirty-ave, Of range
twenty nine
North of the base l,ns and cast of the PRINCIPAL
meridian.
Certain Islands situated In the following Sec
lions, to wit: 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 same
range; In section twelve, township twenty-eipht,
OF range nine; in sec lions three, four nine and
ten, township thirty-two, Of the same range: i'm
section three, township thirty, Of range ten; and
four, township thiIty-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" If any, granted to
| the State by the act entitled San act to enable
the state OF Arkansas and other States TO reclaim
the swamp lands within their limits - approved
september %, 1870, lctlI 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 o. any Of the lands will be
| admitted until after the expiration of the two
| WI eks.
Given under my hand. at the city Of Washing.
ton, this fifth day Of April, ammo Domini one
thousand eigh. hundred md fifty six
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
| By the President:
| THOS. HENDRICKS
Comm sioner of the General Land Office.