Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-07
Sale of Lands Heretofore Embraced in
the Grant ta the Iron Mountain
Railroad.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

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Notire is hereby given that under the
provisions of the Act Of Congress ap-
proved June 2S, 1884, and under direc-
ton of the Hon. Commissioner of the
General Land Office in his letter dated
March "A, 1885. all lands and tracts
hereinafter designated have been re-
stored to the public domain, and that
the books of this office are open for en-
try of the same under the laws of the
United States relating to unoffered
lands.
The lands next hereinafter iesignat-
ed will on
Wednesday,, tie eth Day Of May, 1855,
between the hours of 8 a. NJ. and p.
NJ, be offered at his office to the high
est bidder (subiect to the provisos in
the said Act Of June 2S, 1854 atnot less
than two dollars and fifty cents per
acre and if not then sold will thereafter
he subject to private entry at the mini
mum price abovestated to-wit: All the
vacant lands in the odd numbered Sec
tons within ten miles Of original Ioca-
ton of the St. Louis and Iron Noun
tain railroad in townships and parts of
townships numbered 81, 50, SO, and 81
north of range number east of the 5th
principal meridian and townships num-
bers 80 to "a inclusive north of range
east; townships q to 81 inclusive north
of range east; to wnships 26 to "a IN
elusive north of range east; townships
y to 30 inclusive north of range east;
% to 80 inclusive north of
range east; townships % to % inclu-
sive north of range s east, and town
ships % to p inclusive north of range
3 east. And all the vacant public lands
within the odd numbered sections
within the six miles or granted limits
IF the original location of the Cairo &
Fulton railroad in and within twenty
miles of the location of the st. Louis
and Iron Mountain railroad aforesaid
n township number % north of range
east; townships % and % north of
'ange Z east; townships % to "a inclu-
sive north of range east; townships
p tn 25 inclusive north Of range east;
townships 23 to 26 inclusive north of
range 10 east, and townships "a to 26
inclusive north of range Il east.
And the lands and tracts next here
matter designated will on said 9th day
Of May, 1885, and between the hours
aforesaid, be offered at this office at
public sale to the highest bidder (sub-
ect to the provisos hereinafter stately
1t not less than one dollar and twenty
ty-five cents per acre, and if not then
sold will thereafter be subject to pri-
vate entry at the minimum price last
stated, TO wit: All the vacant public
lands situated more than ten miles
from the original location of the st
Louis and Iron Mountain railroad and
Within twenty miles of said l0cat ton IN
townships numbered 80 to 81 inclusive
north of range l west; townships num-
Der % to 81 inclusive north OF range l
east; townships number 81 t. 81 inclu-
sive north Of range , east; townships
and parts Of townships number % to 80
inclusive north of range 8 east; town
ships "a to 2S inclusive north OF range
east; townships - to 26 inclusive and
townships SO and 81 north Of rang 5
east; townships 81 to 81 inclusive north
Of range east; townships 20 to 81 in
elusive north of range east; townships
IS to 80 inclusive north of RANCE east;
townships 2S and % north of range 8
east; townships % and 30 north of range
10 east, and all the vacant public lands
in the cuen numbered sections between
the six and twenty mile limits OF the
original location of the Cairo d Fulton
railroad in Missouri and more than ten
miles from original location OF the 81.
Louis & Iron Mountain railroad and
less than twenty miles from said loca-
ton in townships and parts numbered
% to "a inclusive north of range 4 east;
townships 70 to 25 inclusive north of
range east; townships p to 25 inclu-
sive north of range east; townships
% and % and 25 to q inclusive north
of range east; township % and % and
25 to % inclusive north of range 10 east
and townships q to "a and 26 to 2s in
elusive north of range II east.
At said public sale and from this date
the lands go restored TO the public do
main and offered sre and will be SUBJ
iect to the provisos In said Act approx.
ed June 2sth, 1884, which are as follows:
"Prouided, that all preemptiou and