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Respecting the re-opening, for pirate en-
try, Of Lands an that portion of the
ChoctaD cession Of 1880 included IN
the Grenada district, in the State OF
Mississippi.


THE lands in the Grenada (north lrestera)
district in the State of Mississippi, lying
within the limits of the Choctaw cession
of September, 1880, which we're with
drawn from private entry pursuant to
public notice issued from this Office bv or
der of the President, on 23d July, 1888,
to await defnitive action on the Indian
claims, arising under the said treaty, will
again become subject to Priraie entry a.
the land office aforesaid on and ailer the
eighteenth day Of May next.


The following is a list of the townships,
including the lands withheld from entry as
aioresaid:


NORTH Of the base 3iae and EAST Of he


ChOctaW meridian.


Townships twenty and t"enty-ioar of
range one.


Townships twenty to twenty-four, in
elusive, of range two.


Townships twenty to twenty-five, il
elusive, of ranges three, four, five and SIX.
Townships twenty, twenty.one, twenty
two, Of range seven.
North Of the base line and WEST Of The


Choctdlr meridian.


Townships twenty, twenty twenty
two, Of range one.


Townships twenty-five and twenty-six,
Of range two.


Townships twenty-five and tweniy-six
and fractional townships twenty- eight and
twenty-nine, OF range FIVE.


Townships twenty-three and twenty
four, and fractional townships tYenty-six,
twenty twen'y-eighr, of range SIX.
Townships twenty-five and twenty
three and fractional townships twenty
four, twenty-five, tweniy-siZ and twenty
seven, of rlnge seven.


The part Of fractional township twenty
two, situated north Of the old Choclaw
boundary line, and fractional townships
twcnty-lhree and twenty-iour, OF range
eight.


TO PRE- EMPTORs.


Every person claiming the right Of pre-
cnpfion to any OF the lands withheld from
private entry as aforesaid. who has here
| tofore filed in due time the dec!aratory no
li,,5 80 l.is Il by law, p:,d pho haz beess
prevented from making payment hy rea-
son Of such withdrawal of the lands, IS
hereby notified To furnish the requisite
proof of his. right, and to complete pay
mcnt for the same, at the land Office al
Grenada, ,citbom delay, Otherwise the
same may lie disposed Of as other pubic
/ lands


Gjrca at the General land Office, tb5


llh dag of Mare, a. D 1916.


JAS. SHIELDS, Comm'r.


April 2G 20-4t