MINERAL LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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AT the late session Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States case was tried involving the ques-
ton of the right of pre-emption in individuals to
portions Of the Public Lands containing known
mines of lead, &c. The Opinion Of the Court in
the case was delivered by Mr.. Justice WAYNE, set
Ting the following points;


l. That the act of Congress entitled can act to create
additional land districts in the States of Illinois and Missouri
and in tbs territory north of the State Of Illinois" approved
June 49, 1884, does moi ygnye the President Of the United
States cause be offered for sale the public lands contain
ing Iced mines situated in the land districts created by said act


O. That the said net does require the President to cause
said and containing lead nes be sod because the 5h
section OF the act Of the Sd March, 1907, entitled An act
making provision fol the disposal Of the public lands situated
between the United States military tract and the Connecticut
reserve and for other purposes, is still in full force


That the lands containing lead mines in the Indiana ter


y, @ in that part Of it made into land districts by the
act Of he 2sh ius 1884 moi shec under any Of the
preempon laws which have been passed by Congress- to
preemption by settlers upon the public lands


A. That the 9TH section Of the act of 1884 does in way
repeal Iy part of the 5h section of the act of the Sd March
1907, by wr e lands containing lead mines reserved
for the future disposal Of tins United Staes by which grants
for eadmne tracts discovered to be such hee they Hay be
bought from the United States declared be- fraudulent
and pu and which authorized the President to lease any lead
mine @ had been might be- discovered in the Indiana
territory for term nst exceeding five years.


That the land containing ead Hes the districts made
by the of 1884 not subject to peemption and sale
under any of the existing laws Of Congress.


g. That dig gng lead from the lead mines upon the pub
lie lands in the United States such waste entities the
United States 10 writ of Injunction to restrain it.