Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-10-06
No. 669. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

pursuance of law, 1, JAMES BUCH- .A AVIAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known that publc sales Will be held at the aforementioned land offices in the STATE OF ARKANSAS at the periods hereinafter designated, to-wt; At the land office at LITTLE ROCK, commencing on Monday, the l7th day of December next, for the disposal ot the public lands heretofore unofer- cd situated within the following townships, viz: Soah of the base line and ,eest Of e fA principal
 meridian.
 Townships IS and l9, of range 4 Townships IS and l9, of range ,. At the land office at FAYETTEVILLE, commencing on Thursday, the 2dth day of December next for the disposal of the public lands heretofore unofTered situated within the following townships, viz: North cf the base line and ,cest of e fh principal
 meridian.
 Township l9 of range 20.
 Township IT, of range 2l.
 At the land office at CLARKsvILLE, commencing on Monday, the lfth day of December next, tt r the disposal of the public lands heretofore unofcred situated within the following townships, viz: North o the base line and aoest Of 1he m pri ncioal
 meridian.
 Fractional townships and 3, of range s. At the land office at WASHINGTON, commencing on Wednesday, the 18th day of December next, for the disposal of the public lands heretofore unoiere situated within the following townships, viz: Souh Of the base line and icest Of the fifth priaciDa
 meridian.
 The fractions south of the old boundary line, of township 20, of ranges 2l, 9, g, 24, 25 and 26 At the land office at CHANrAGNoLLE, commenc ing on Monday, the l7th day of December next, for the disposal of the public lands heretofore un offered situated within the following townships and parts of townships, viz;
 c., f fLo E,,a 4l. I
 meridian.
 Township l9, of range 6.
 Township l9, of range I.
 Township l9, of range $.
 Township l9, of range 9.
 Township 20, of range lS.
 The parts south of the old boundary line, of township 20 of ranges l9 and 20.
 Land appropriated by law for the use of schools, military, and other purposes, together with the 'swamp and oyerfowed,' will be excluded from the sales.
 The offering of She above lands will be commence ed on the days appointed, and will proceed in the order in which thdr advertised until the whole shall have been offered and the sales closed; but no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks and private entry of any of the lands will be ad- mitted until after the expiration of the two weeks Given under my hand, at the city of Washing ton, this lth day of September, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
 JAMES BUCHANAN, By the President;
 Jos. $. WILSON,
 Commissioner of the Central Land OGce. Notice to Pre-emotion Claimants. Every person entitled 10 theright of pre- empton to any of the lands within the townships and parts of townships above mentioned is required to estab- fish the same the satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper land office, and make pay ment therefor as soon as practicable after seeing +..---4-L LAlIaEe ihe dly appointed for the commencement of the public sales U tIie TaHds embracing the ttact claimed, otherwise, such claim will be forfeited.
 JOS. s. WILSON,
 CoHl'aissioar ot the General Land 0Giee. Oct. 6. 1860. l2t