Mineral bands.
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AN ACT to direct the President of the


q litcd States to sellthe reserved min


eral lands in the State of Illinois, and


Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa,


supposed to contain lead ore. es


Be 1T enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, That
the President be, and be hereby is direct
ed, as soon as practicable, to cause the
reserved lead mines and contiguous lands
in the States of Illinois and Arkansas, and
Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, be-
longing to the United States, to be ex-
posed to sale in the same manner that
other public lands are authorized by law
to be sold, except as hereinafter provided.


SEC. 2. That six months notice ofthe
times and places of said sales shall be
given in such newspapers of general cir
culation, in such ofthe States as the Pres
ident may think expedient, with brief
description ofthe mineral regions of the
States of Illinois and Ark, and Territories
of Wisconsin and Iowa, and of the lands
to be offered for sale; showing the num-
ber and localities of the different mines
now known, the probability of discovering
others, the quality ofthe ore, the facilities
of working it, the further facilities (ifany)
for the manufactures of shot, sheet-lead.
and paints, and the means and expense of
transporting the whole to the principal
markets in the United States. l4sa


SEC. 8. That upon satisfactory proof
made to the register and receiver of the
proper land office, that any tract or tracts
of said land contains mine or mines of
lead ore; actually discovered and being
then and in that case the same shall be
sold in such legal subdivision or subdiyis-
ions, of not less than forty acres, as viii
clude such mine or mines, and no bid
shall be received therefor at less rate
than the sum of two dollars and fifty cents
| per acre, and if such tract or tracts shall
not be sold az such public sale at such
price, none shall be entered at private sale
within twelve months thereafter, then the
same shall be subiectto sale as other lands;
Provided, that no legal subdivision OF any
of said lands upon which there may be an
outstanding lease leases from the gov
eminent of the United States, or thsir au-
thorized agent, unexpired and undeter-
mined, shall be sold until after the deter.
minaton of such lease or leases by ef1ux-
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