The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-18
SYNOPSIS
OF THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
No. 657, DATED APRIL 9th, 1860.
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MICHIGAN.
TT orders sales in the State of Michigan as fol-
Il lows:
At the Land Office at Marquette, on the 10th
day of July next, of all the vacant tracts, in the
even numbered sections, within six miles each
side of the parts of the Railroads 'from Little
Bay De Noquet to Marquette, and thence to On
tonnagon, and from the two last named places TO
the Wisconsin State line" within the district Of
lands subject to sale at Marquette.
At the Land Office at Marquette. on the 30th
day of July next, Of all the vacant lands in the
townships heretofore unoffered within the counties
of Schoolcraft and Marquette.
AT the Land Office at Traverse City, on the 23d
day of July next, OF the vacant tracts in the
numbered sections, within six miles each side
of the parts of the railroads "irom Little Bay de
Noquet to Marquette" and "from Amboy, by Hills
dale and Lansing, and from Grand Rapids to Iray-
erse Bay" within the district Of lands subject to
sale at Traverse City.
At the Land Office at Traverse city, on the 18th
day of August next, of all the vacant lands in
three townships heretofore unofered within the
county of Grand Traverse.
At the Land Office at Ionia on the 30Ch Of July
next, of all the vacant tracts in the even number
ed sections, within six miles each side of the
parts of the railroads 'from Amboy, by Hillsdale
and Lansing, and from Grand Rapids to Traverse
Bay" and from Grand Haven and Perre Marquette,
to Flint, and thence to Port Huron" within the
district OF lands subject to sale at Ionia.
At the Land Office at Detroit on the 18th day Of
August next, of all the vacant lands in the even
numbered sections within six miles on each side
of the parts Of the Railroads ".rom Ambey, by
Hillsdale and lansing, to Traverse Bay, and Afron
Grand Haven and Perre Marquette to Flint, and
thence to Port Huron within the District of lands
subject to sale at Detroit.
At the Land Office at East Saginaw, on the Goth
day of August next, all the vacant lands in the
even numbered sections, within six miles on each
side of the parts of the Railroads 'tfrom Amboy,
by Hillsdale and Lansing, to Traverse Bay" and
"trom Grand Haven and Pere Marquette to Flint
and thence to Port Huron"
The lands will be offered with the usual excep-
tions of school sections, sc Is.
The tracts within the six miles limits will be Of
fered subject to minimum of two dollars and fifty
cents per acre.
The sales will be kept open until the lands are
all offered, and not longer than two weeks, and no
private entry of any Of the lands will be admitted
until after the expiration of the two weeks.
Presumption claimants required to establish
their claims to the satisfaction of the registers and
receivers, aud make payment for the same before
the days of sale OF their claims will be forfeited.
JOS. s. WILSON,
Commissioner Of the General Land Ounce.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, May 18th, 1860.
NoTR.-Under the regulations of the depart
ment, as heretofore and now existing, no payment
can be made for advertising proclamations except
to such publishers are specially authorized to
publish by the Commissioner Of the General Laud
Office. - l@a June '60--wl0w.