The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-21
No. S3s
PROCLAMATION
BY THE
President Of the United States.

IN PURSUANCE OF AN Act OF con-
gress Of June 23d, 1876, l. RuruERFORB b.
Hams, President Of the United States OF
America, 10 hereby declare and make known,
that public salc OF valuable Government
lands viii be held AT the hand Offcc. 40 Jack
son, IN tie State OF Mississippi, on
TUESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1878,
at which time will bee offered an 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. IN the original Choctaw,
nov Jackson, Mississippi Land District
Townships =. tangea q. rs %. ID aud 81
Townships lo, ranges ~. rs. ~. 1Oaud a.
North OF base limo and east of tho wash
ington Meridian. iu thc original Choctav. now
JACKSON, Misssisss'gri Land District.
Townships :, p. III and a. rage g.
Townships s, and 10 range g.
Township =. range :.
Townships q and 10. range o.
Townships 90 and 10 range no.
North OF base line and east Oh tine Choctayy
Meridian, in the original Cboctaw. now Jack
sen, Mississippi Land District
Townships J, = 3 and a. range T.
Township I, ., 3 and ~. range
Townships ], = g. I and D.. rnuge g.
Townships I, =, 3 and 3 range
Townships ], . g and 8. range D.
townships /, =, 8 4 aud r. range q
North OF base line and west oi thc Choetaw
Meridian, in the original Cuoctaw now Jack
son, Mississippi Land District
Townships ! aud N, range g.
Township = range D.
North of base line and east of the Chocfnv
Meridian i'm the original Chocchuma or Grru-
ada, noN Jackson, Mississippi Land District.
Townships 20 ~. %, a. -, 31 aud ". rnnrt2
range 3.
Townships 20 u, p, 23, "a, IS and "a range
T.
TownsRIiP. q T. = = q and y, p range
Townships 20 n -, % and Is. range T.
North of base line and east of the Choctnw
Meridian, i'm the former Columbus, now Jack
son, Mississippi Land District
Township IL, range L.
Townships l5 Ms. II, Is ana 49, rance2
Townships 10. Us and ~. range g.
Townships IL, Is and No. range T.
Townships 9, - and ~ range o.
Townships 9, TO- u, r. ID, lG. ~. rs and
range T.
90 Townships s, 9, 10. Il, II, 10 10, II, Is ana
rownshiPs 9, 10 n, - 70. IA, 10, 10. n. ls.
49, ~, u. - and -. range s.
Townships $; 9, 10, n, II, l3, 10, 49, &c. ~,
Is 20, n aud -. range o.
-, Townships : 9. TO- H. T., l3, "a, %, lG 1918,
Township, S .. 10, n. - H. A. IT, 10. h,
~ ~ 20 and u, range n.
I,o%,,5pshiPs = TO- IL, ~ 1a. i5 ID, ~ lS 10
ant TGoyT,ns 1aPss TO- II, u. a. 10 10 H. IS
Townships 8, 9. 10 II, y, 10. n, ID, IC andI7,
range H.
Townships O. 10. II, u, 10. "a, 10 and l6.
range 10
Townships s, g, no. II, T., I3 and II. range
l6.
Townships O. 10. Il and u, range II.
Townships :, %, 10 and H. range 49,
Townships q, 9 and no. range ~
south OF base line and west OF the Hunts
Vile Meridian, in the former Columbus. now
Jackson, Mississippi Land District.
Townships II, -. II "a and 10, range lG
Townships II, 3D. II and 10, range ~.
Township - range rs.
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 COM
menced on tho day appointed and viii proceed
in the order in which they are tubulutod until
the whole have been offered and the sales thus
closed, but the sale shall not Doe kept omen
longer than two weeks, and no private entry
Of any of the lands will Doe admitted until the
day after tho close Of the public Offering
All lands held at double minimum price will
be disposed of ~ not less than two dollars and
nifty cents ~ 5Ol pcr acre, and an lands held
at minimum price will be disposed OF at not
less than one dollar and twenty-five cents
(Sl % per acre.
Lists Of sectional subdivisions are I'M The
hands Of the district officers, and will Doe open
for the examination Of those desiring 90 pure
chase.
ington, this 18th day Of July, A. b., 1878
r. b. HAYES,
By the President
j. A. WILLIAMSON,
Commissioner of the General TovG aW,.