Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-01-16

The quantity Of land fold either at the pub
lie falcs OF the three land Offices. OF Marietta.
Chiiicothe and Cincinnati, or at private iaic at
Steabenvile, when IN. lsnd Office was hrti opco-
ed, cannot afford any juR data. on which TO pre-
dicasc an climate OF the probable annual ialss,
a. thief: may be fuppoied TO have been greater
when rhe lands were fra offered tor ialc thsr al
fabcqoent periods.
Rejecting therefore the refuIs Off whole
Of the public iaies and that Of the lfe Two
months private fales at Stcubcnville ; if appcsrs
thar there have been fold at private fzIe 1zs,673
acres at Steubcnvilie during period of. tooJ-
teen months, ending the 8 N day Of a. "a
64,zos acres at Chilicothc dariog : - Of
FIVE months, ending on the fame day 1>65o
acres at Cincinnati during period d i've
months, ending on the fame day and 1874
acres ar Marietta during period of hxieen
months. ending on the fame day which give.
ia the whole refdlt Of 3+S 200 acres. annual
faies. in all the land Offices. The seievations
in the granu 70 Ohio Company, and 20 ]. {.
Symmes, and in the sownfhips formerly fold al
New. York the iurplus OF the trad appfopria.
ed for military bouaiics. after the iamc iha'l
have been iatisiied and trad Of near one
millions OF acres, lying north OF Symm'spatcnt,
and contained bctweem the Great Miami and the
Virginia Reicrvation, arc not embraced in this
general fcfalt. The rcfsrvasions and the mill
isry tratf are not yet dilpofable by any exiting
Law; aud the tract lying between the Great
| Miami and the Virginia lands, has been only
partially offered for iale, under she att Of Con-
grefs giving right of pre-smpticn 60 cerrain
purchaicr under ]. c. Symmes. The vclult OF
the operation Of this act has not yet been aicer-
|! tained it is. however, known that under II
humber Of sra6ls have been fold. and payments
already made. The remaindcs OF the tratt
will, Afterwards according 70 law, be furvcysd
and offered for fae on the fame terms AZ oihef
lands.
! Taking 10 confederation the probable ialcs
In thoie icvcral tracts, the total amount OF an
nual fzIes might iairiy bc eiliniated at 400, ooc
acres, If the periods during which the land Off
ccs have boon opeOcd had been inficichtly loag
10. form iafc BATS for calculation. 10 ell-
mate Ihcn at zSo,coo acres year, Tor the en-
fuing eight years. is equally juaihabse by The
actual faIes. BY the knbws uioal demand, and
by the quality and fuPeIor fasesy ct the sis!e o.
public lands.
The nominal price Of thoIe lands is dol
lars per acre bur on account ct the provilion'
which relalc 10 intcrca add diicount, they may
be obtained, within FINAL fraction. az the rate
Of dollar aud 81 cents, il the whole purchAie
money is paid az the tine Of ialc, and may bring
into the Trcafury dollars and II cents pei
acre. IL the purchafer 1hall avail himic!f OF th'
terms Of credit given by law.
1t the proceeds Of the whole falcs 0ia!l b
eftimzted only at tie rate of dollar and 8,
cents per acre. il will allos "A per cent for loa
cs. on sccoupt of non- pay ments on shs9hrc
kaa inhalmenss and after the year Sos, give
On IN annual Elc Of 10000 acres, an annua
income u 400, 600 dollars bus, ss on &C
count Of the credit given by Law, the whole o
annually receivable ia payment Of lands fold at
ter The N January next /; whiIR on the othe
hand the fnlns due fps lands, fold before the en-
Of this ,ear, viii become payable during th
tour next eniuiog years. it will be found, that
making the fame deduction OF - per cent to
lones on the fums already due. the whole fuc
receivable for lands already fold or to be fold
during the eight ycAu 1894 --lso9, will, to
thofe eight years. on an average, AMOUNT annu
ally to 4oo, 900 dollars.
Some leginativc provifons fsem neceGar
TO afcertain the wc6ern boundary Of the VII
ginia lands, to define in what manner the ieve
range, of tow nfhips fhalI be fubdivided into fec
tions, without interfering with the claims {
former parchafers and perhaps in relation to II
lands claimed by the purcha!crs under j. {
Symmcs. But the mott important Object in OF
: der 10 iecufe and improve this valuable brsnc
ofIcvenue, is toproside aesina the progtcfs {
:..truhons on the public lands and efpecisily
devile fome Efficient and prompt mode Of sivin
quiet poAeaion TO every perfon purchafing IN
der the law.
(Te 6e concluded is ear nsxi.)