The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-07
No. S3S
PROCLAMATMON
BY THE
President Of the United States.

Is PURSUANCE OF AN ACT OF CON
y gress Of June I'D, 1876, J. RUrHFuTOnb 10.
4 HAYES, President Of the United States of
America, do hereby declare and make known,
that public sale Of valuable Government
| lands will be held al the Land Once. at Jack
son, in the State Of Mississippi. on
TUESDAY, THE 2sth DAY OF OCTOBER, 1878,
at which time will he offered all lands NOT
previously disposed Of, ia the aforementioned
townships and parts Of townships viz
North OF base line and west OF the ST.
Stephens Meridian, ia the original Choctnw.
now jackson, Mississippi Land District
townships =, ranges y. Is, 10. Do and ~.
Townships TO- ranges II, Is. is, 2Oaud ~
North of base line and east of the wash
ington Meridian, iu the original Choctaw. now
Jackson, Mississippi Land District.
Townships T. 9. ii and a. range s.
Townships 3 . and To- range e.
Township :. range
Townships and TO- range o.
Townships 9aud TO- range no.
North Of base line and east OF the Choctavv
Meridian, in the original Chooaw, now Jack
sen, Mississippi Land District
Townships I, . 3 and IA, range l.
Townships ], = 3 aud H. range -
Townships I, = o. I and H. range
Townships !, = and range q
Townships ]. , 3 aud e. range b.
Townships /, =, 8, 4 and b, range r.
North Of base line aud west ot the Chociaw
Meridian, i'm the original Choctaw now Jack
son, Mississippi Land District
Townships 1 and H. range B.
Township 2 range A.
North Of base line and east OF the Choctaw
Meridian, in the original Chocchumn or Grpu-
ada, nov Jackson, Mississippi Land District.
Townships 10 p. 23, - -, 9jaud ~. rnups2
Townships 70 Il, p, 2, -, % 20 aud "a,
range 3.
Townships 10 p, 2, D. -, 25 and 10 range
Townships ~, y, p, "a and -. range O.
Townships ~ n, p and D range ~
Townships 20 y. % % aud - range T.
nf bu a All. ..F 81. fHH
Meridian, in the former Columbus. now Jnek-
son, Mississippi Land Districts
Township II, range !.
Townships H. To, II, Is and ~ range D.
Townships 49, Is and 10, range g.
Townships L. Is and 40, range g.
Townships g, ~ and 49, range b.
Townships 9, TO- IL, T. 10, IA ~, Is and
range t.
townships S, 9, 10, II, T. %, 10, ~, is and
~, range Z.
townships 3 10 n, - Ia, IA, 10, l6. H.. is.
10, % u, - aud 28 range s.
Townships 3, o, 10. III, ~, l3. H. b. lG H.
Is, ~, 81 aud - range o.
40 Townships $, 9, no. H. u, 10, "A, 70. lGIzIs.
20, II aud p, range To-
- rY2SYnsships $ q 10, II, - ia A. b. lo. u,
Townships S = 10, ii, u, 10, TO- 10, II. rs 10
Townships s, 9, 10, H. -, Ia. TO- TO- II, Is
Townships $, 9, 10, II, y, MA 10, 10 and "a.
range IA.
Townships 9, 10, IL, II, H. 10, 10 and l6,
range 10,
Townships s, g, 10. II, ~, no and ID. range
townships 9, 10 II and y, range n.
Townships 8 y 10 and H. range H.
Townships s and 10, range lg
South Of base line and west of the Huut--
vile Meridian, in the former Columbus now
jackson, Mississippi Land District
Townships !, ~ l3, IL and ~, range lG.
Townships -, l3, IA aud 10, rangel7.
Township IL, range ~.
Lands Appropriated by law for the use Of
schools military or other purposes or reserved
for railroad purposes, will be excluded from
She sale
The offering Of the above lands win be conn
menced ON the day appointed, and will proceed
IN the order In which they are tubulntcd until
the whole have been offered and the sales thus
closed, but the sale shall not Doe kent omen
longer than two weeks, and no private entry
Of any Of the lands will be admitted until tho
day after the close of the public Offering
All lands held al dOuble minimum price win
be disposed Of at not less than two dollars and
fifty cents tS2 30) per acre, and All lands held
NJ minimum price Will be disposed of ut not
less than one dollar and twenty 1--WE cents
($l 20 per acre.
Lists of sectional subdivisions are in the
hands Of the district officers, aud will Dee open
for the examination Of those desiring 10 pur-
chase.
Given under my hand, al the city of Wash
ington, this 18th day Of July, A. D., 1873
r. b. HAYES
By the President:
j. A. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.