Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-24
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So ordni p spl lmsn. that 20, 1875
new musk9ts We been made al the Sc.
veral United States armo,ies and arse
nails, during the last year. Also 90
gun carriages. We find from the same
report that the rents which accrued
from the public Lead Mines the last
year, were 500. 567 lbs. being 800. SCI
los. less than the rents oil the preceding
year. The quantity OF lead made was
e,332,0 5S lbs, being less than the pro-
duct OF the previous year by 6,2Oo,25
lbs. The falling of is to be attributed
TO the low price of the article for two
years past. The lead accruing to the
United States in the shape of reuts du.
ring the last year, would, if sold in the
market, barely suffice tn pay the expen.
SEES oil collection. The supply from the
mines is greater than the country ,e-
qulres, aud unless a market Tor the ex-
cess be found in foreign countries. il is
not to be expected that e;en the nrc-
sent rate OF production will be sustain.
ed. 1T appears from the Treasury
statements that the whole quantity Of
lead, in alIIts various forms innor,ed
curing the ten years commencing with
1916, has averaged 1885 900 lbs, and
tnat the quantity exported averaged
i,ooo,"lS. leaving for domestic com
Sumption an average of 6,497, 7O5 lbs.
riior tn 1923, the product of the p,,l-
Tic mines had not been so considerable
as TO affect the market; but during that
year the product was Suddenly increas-
ell to more than IL million, of lbs. In
1879 the public mines yielded 14t.2
m''''ons OF lbs, and the average for the
lasi three years is mure than - nil.
i'ons, being about double the ouap,ity
consumed PRIOR TO 1929.
Ii Is recommended that Tho load -,
gions be now surveyed and sold. 40
thei' value is well known. Independ-
entity OF the mineral riches of these
lands, the climate is represented I, he
remarkably sa;ubrious, and The soil IN
be fruitful, and adapted t, snppor, a
dense population.
The Militia ni' the United States a.
mount to i,22S, SOP, being sbnn, n,,1-
tenth of the estimated population.
1t appears from the Report of the
commissioner of the General Land or
nee, that the surveys of the pubi,c
'"hos curing the present year have not
advanced to the extent desired in con.
sequence OF no appropriation HAVING
been made for that purpose AT the l., s,
session OF Congress. OF the sum of
So4,oUO remaining on hand at The
years commencement a considerahIe
! portion was required to meet the hal
ances due Tor surveys in the yeart 1920
10 meet the expenses of SURVEYS made
/ I'D Inc present year, and OF those whicb
VIII be required for 1881, an approp,,-
alton Of $i50,00O will be necessary.
The Surveys Of all The lands in In
diana the lndIantitle to which has been
extinguished, have been completed
with the exception OF abou. fo,ty towo.
ships In the n"ith-east angle of the
State. In Michigan, ali South of
drahd River, together with about six,v
townships north OF that stream, will he
surveyed in the course OF next spring
/ embracing that district of country To-
which the tide Of EN- igraiion has recent.
~ tended. The exlinguishmem of lhe
indian title to the remainder of the
Territory north of Grand river. and IN
that portion of Indiana yet in possession
OF tue Indians, in all abou, IL 900 900
acres, would increase the Inducements
to emigration and settlement, and ma
teriaIiy advance the growth and pros
perity OF that Stale and Territory.
the States of illinois and Missouri. and
IN the Territory OF Arkansas, the sur.
yeys have been equal to the deman,.
muse I'D louisiana are much retard-
ed by the interference of private claims.
In mississippi there remain tu be sur
veyed about 460, 900 acres of The Choc.
taw lands, and ior,y-six townships
The surveys in Alabama have been
sufilcent Tor the demand, those in Flor
'da are advancing, and policy demands
that the Development OF the great re-
sources OF that Territory should not be
impeded by the hardness ofthe surveys.
Ihese particulars may be interesting.
as showing the rapidiry and directions
oil emigration IN this country.
The business Of the Land-ohice is
much retarded, SD as to have accumu-
lated at length to very inc6nyenient
degree, by the want Of sufficient NUM-
Der OF clerks. The number was redu-
ced I'D 1927 from ,wenty-four to eieb.
teen. Zen additional clerks are reoui.
red to bring up arrears, and trausact
the increasing current business. IL is
believed that the annual demand for the
pubic lands by actual settlers. com.
'nencing with the year 1881, may be
estimated at a million and a hall of a