Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-07
By THE pREsIl 6ENf HSi T. Or THE UNITED


In pursuance OF law. L, AMES BUCHANAN, Presl
Glare and make known that public sales will be held
AT the under ernentOHed .and Offices In the State of
wit:
At the Land Office at atTA5LAHASsEE, r commencing
on Monday, the twentieth day of February next for
the disposal the vacant lands in the eren mum
Tered Seations and parts of sections, within the
der mentioned townships, which remain TO the
United States, within six mil es each side of the
railroads, from st. Johns river, at Jacksonville
to the waters of Escamba bay, at or near Pensaco-
la and from Pensacola to the State line of A laba-
ina, in the direction of Montgomery" subject, as
fifty cents per acre. viz:
North Of the base line and ,csst Of the principal
Townships and ?, Of fffnnar. ransei.
TTownshhiPs J. 2, aad 'oi ranges and 8.
townships |, 2, 8, and 1, FRANCES.
TT"wmshhiPs TwmshiPPs : g. ana 4 OF ranges ands.
Townships 8, Z, and 5, FRANCE 10.
rownships Z, 8, 4, and 5, of ranges II and r.
Townships z. 3. and &, of ranges Is, IA. and Is.
Townships ,. 5, 4, aud 5, oranges is and H.
Townships 8, and 4, of ranges Is, 10, % 2 q, 2S
Townships |, 2, s. and 4, of range 25
,TrownsthiPs l. = anu g. q ranges S and a.
TownshPps and rffrses frsases @ ST. ands
South of the base line ard rost Of the principal
Township l.. ofrapges Ms,t%ien' and
Townships and 2, of range q.
Townships |, 2, and s. of range 30.
Townships and 2, of range 81.
North of the base line and east Of the principal
meridian.
Z, l..
Township l, of ranges ii and u.
South of the base line ard east of the principal
Township l, of ranges |, 2 8, 4, s. 8, and 9.
Townships and 2 of ranges 10 and IL.
on DAY o4 fs
pOsa of the vacant lands in the eren- numbered sec
toned townships which remsn to the United states
within TX miles on each side of the rail roads from
Escambia r PeuSacOla.p
Amelia Island, on the Atlantic, to the waters of
Gp1 Bsy with to Gs Xxx the
minimum of t,co dollars and fifty cents per acre vlz
South Of the base line and east Of the principal
Townships and 3 Of fsItai range II.
Townships |, 2, and 5, of range II.
Townships /, 2, 5, 4, IS, IA, and Is, range IA.
Townships 2, 8, T. ~, IS. IA, and Is, Of range l5
townships :, s, !, 10, u, u, asd Is of range IL.
Townships 2, 8, 4, 10, H. and II, of rangelS.
townships i, 2, l. g. and 3, Of ranges II and
townships i, 2, S, and i. of range "a.
At the Land Office at ST. AUGUSTINE, commen-
olng on Monday, the twenty seventh day of Fe-
bruarv next for the disposal of the vacant lands in
the eren numbered sections and Parts Of sections,
within the under mentioned Townships, which re-
side of railroads, from st. Johns river at Jackson
ylc, to the, waters of Escambia hay, at or near
tic, to the waters of Tampa Bay, with a branch to
Cedar Key, in the Gulf of Mex icO;' subject re-
quired by law, to minimum of ttco dollars and fifty
cents per acre, VIZ:
North of the base line end east Of the principal
neri3idH
Townships ! and 2, of range %.
Townships ?, and 8, of ranges "a, 25 IS, 2 and D.
South Of the base line and east Of the principal
meridian.
Townships l, 2, and s, of ranges Is and 26.
Lends appropriated by law for the of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "swamp
and overfowed" lands, will be excluded from the
sales.
The tracts along the lines of the railroads will he
sOd subject to the right of way, granted by act of
4th August 1882 for said railroads, and the particu
lar tracts cut by the routes will be sold containing
the quantities respectively shown on the Official
plats, without deductions.
The offering of the above lands will be commenced
on the days appointed and will proceed in the order
in which they advertised, 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 above
lands will be admitted until after the expiration of
the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington,
this fifteenth day of November, ammo DOmni one
thousand eight hundred and fifty mine.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President:
8. A. SMITH,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.