The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
No. S38.
PROCLAMATION
BY THE
President Of the United States.

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ACT OF CON.
1 gress of june 22d, 1876, l. RUTHERFORD Il
HAYES, President Of the United States Of
America, do hereby declare and make known
lands will be held at the Land Office, at Jack
son, IN the State of Mississippi, on
TUESDAY, THE 2sth DAY OF OCTOBER, 1878
at which time will be offered all lands mo-
previously disposed of, in the aforementioned
townships and parts of townships, viz:
North of base line and west of the St
stephens Meridian. in the original Choctaw
now Jackson, NJ ississippi Land District:
Townships g ranges H. Is. l9. 20 and 81
Townships 10, ranges L. IS 10 2Oand II
North of base line and east of the Wash
ington Meridian, in the original Choctaw, now
Jackson, Mississippi Land District:
Townships 8, g. IL and IA range s.
Townships s, and 10 range g.
Township g. range Z.
Townships and 10, range 9.
Townships and 10 range TO-
North of base line and east of the Choetaw
Meridian, in the original Choctaw, now Jack
sen, Mississippi Land District
Townships l, 3 and IA range l.
Townships l, 2, 3 and Is range 2
T Townships / 8 and 10 range 8.
Townships l. 2, 3 and t. range 5.
Townships l, 2, 3 and B. range 6.
North of base line and west of the Choctaw
Meridian, in the original Choctaw now Jack
son, Mississippi Land District
Townships and II, range g.
Township 2, range
North of base line and east of the Choctaw
Meridian, in the original Chocchuma or Gren-
ada, now Jackson, Mississippi Land District:
Townships 20, p, %. "a 25, 26 and q, range 3
Townships 20 u, Y, %. a, %, 26 and q,
range 3.
4.
Townships 90 81, p 81 and 25. range 5.
Townships 20, 81, q and o. range g.
Townships 20, Il, y, % and "a, range7
E L
Meridian, in the former Columbus, now Jack
son, Mississippi, Land District:
Township II range l.
Townships Is, Is, II, IS and 10, range2.
Townships 10, Is and 10, range g.
Townships II Is and 10, range L.
Townships 9, II and 10 range 5.
Townships 9, 10, II, L, 10, 10, II, Is and 10.
range 6.
Townships 9, 10, II, u, 10, "A, Is, 16, II, Is,
10, 20, q, % and 90, range 8.
Townships s, 9, TO- II. II. ID, IA, Is, l6, II,
49, 20, q and %. range 9.
Townships g. 9, 10, II, II, 49, IA, Is, &C. II, Is,
20 q and y, range 10.
Townships 8 9, 10, II. II, Is, IA, 49, 16, II,
49, 10, 20 and q, range II.
Townships 8, 9, 10, II, u, Is, Is, 10, II, Is, 10
and 20, range II.
Townships 8, g, 10, II. u, IA, Is, l6 II, IS
and Il, range 10.
Townships 8, 9, 10, IL, u, 10. IA, 49, 16 and II,
range a.
Townships 9, 10, II, u, 1s IA, 10 and l6,
range To-
Townships g. 9, 10, II, u, 10 and IA, range
16.
Townships 9, 10, II and II, range II.
Townships 6, 8, 10 and II range 49,
Townships 8, 9 and 10, range 10.
South of base line and west of the Hunts
vile Meridian, in the former Columbus now
Jackson, Mississippi Land District:
Townships IL, II, 10, IA and 10, ran2e Is.
Townships Il, Ii, IA and 10, rangel II.
Township II range Is.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of
schools, military or other purposes, or reserved
for railroad purposes, will be excluded from
the sale.
The offering of the above lands will be CON-
menced on the day appointed, and will proceed
in the order in which they are tabulated until
the whole have been offered and the sales thus
closed, but the sale shall not be kept open
longer than two weeks, and private entry
of any of the lands will be admitted until the
day after the close of the public Offering
All lands held at double inimum price will
be disposed of at not less than two dollars and
fifty cents ($2 SOY per acre, and all lands held
at minimum price, will be disposed of at not
less than one dollar and twenty five cents
Isl 25) per acre.
Lists of sectional subdivisions are in the
hands of the district officers, and will be open
for the examination Of those desiring to pur-
chase.
Given under my hand at the city of Wash
ington, this 18th day of July, A. D., 1878.
r. b. HAYES,
President of the United States.
By the President
j. A. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office