may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and pay for the same before the day that may be fixed by the President's proclamation for the restoration of said lands to market;" public notice is hereby given, by direction of the Secretary of the Interior, that all such settlers will be entitled to the right of pre-emption given by the said act, upon furnishing PROOF, (satisfactory to the district office,) that the settlement on which the claim is predicated, is of a character to entitle the settler to a right of pre-emption, under the provisions of the act of 4th September, 1841, and was made by such settler prior to the "withdrawal" of the land for the purpose stated, no "declaration," of course, being necessary under the circumstances: Provided, Payment be made for the same, "before the day that may be fixed by the President's proclamation for the restoration of said lands to market."

JOHN WILSON, Commissioner.

SWAMP LANDS OF ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI.

Statement showing, in each land district in the States of Illinois and Missouri, the number of acres of land returned by the surveyor general for Illinois and Missouri, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, under the act of Congress of September 28, 1850, donating swamp and overflowed lands, &c.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.

E.-Statement showing the areas of the several land States and

and the amount unsold and undisposed of

Includes the estimated quantity of 560,000 acres of the Des Moines river grant, situated in this State, between the Raccoon fork and source of said river.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.

Territories, the amount of land disposed of by sale or otherwise, on the 30th June, 1853.

7,493,120

...

GENERAL LAND

E.-Continued.

Statement showing the areas of the several land States and Terthe amount unsold and undisposed of

OFFICE STATISTICS.

E. Continued.

ritories, the amount of land disposed of by sale and otherwise, and

on the 30th June, 1853.

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