The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-01
SYNOPSIS
OF THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
No. 657, DATED APRIL 9th, 1860,

1T orders sales in the State of Michigan rs fol-
Il lows: 5Ea4E sLE
day of July next, of all the vacant tracts, in the
even numbered sections, within six miles on 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 unofered within the counties
Of Schoolcraft and Marquette. ID sst
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 on each side
Of the parts Of the railroads "from Little Bay de
Noquet to Marquette" and "from Amboy, by Hills
dale and lansing, and from Grand Rapids to Trav
erse Bay, within the district Of lands subject to
sale 1t Traverse City.
At the Land Once at Traverse city, on the 18th
day of August next, Of all the vacant lands in
three townships heretofore unoffered within the
county Of Grand Traverse.
At the Land Office at Ionia, on the 30th of July
next, Of all the vacant tracts in the even number
cd sections, within six miles on each side Of 3he
parts of the railroads Hfrom Amboy, by Hiilsdale
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 1onia.
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 "from Ambey, by
Hillsdale and lansing, 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 Detroit.
At the Land office at East Saginaw, on the goth
day of August next, all the vacant lands in tho
eyen-num6ered sections, within six miles on each
side of the parts Of the Railroads "from Amboy.
by HillsdsIe and Lansing, to Traverse Bay and
afrom Grand Haven and Pere Marquette to Flint,
and thence to Port Huron"
The lands win be offered with the usual excep-
tions Of school sections, &c., De-
The tracts within the six miles limits will be Of
fered subject 10 aminimnm Of tive dollars and fifty
cents per acre. .3s4sft... IL.
The sales will be kept open until the lands are
sill offered, and aot longer than two weeks and no
private entry Of any of the lands will be admitted
until after the expiration Of the two weeks.
Pre-emptisn claimants are required to establish
their claims to the of the registers and
receivers, and make payment for the same before
the days Of sale or their claims viii be forfeited
& JOS. 8. WILSON,
Commissioner Of the General Land Once.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, May 18th, 1860. s1ts
korE.-Under the regulations OF the depart
ment, as heretofore and now existing, no payment
can be made for advertising proclamations except
TO such publishers rs are specially authorized TO
publish by the Commissioning Of the General Land
Once. June '60--Wlew.