The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-27
Hon JOHN w. JONES,
Speaker u The Heust Of Representative.
GKSIaaL Land OrricE,
D<esmbfY IA 1874

- December IL, lSI3
STA: II b. comes my duty to submit a repor, from
this branch of the public service respecting its opera
tons Dung the past year, and is prssen, gene
raj condition. IL will be rtcolsct,d that In m.
year lsi2 nearly eleven millions If acres of the puh
lie land were brought into market and survey. ib.o
pending 20 bring like quantity into market the pre
sent year; and deeming II de liable to cont nue H.
policy, as domsnded both by the interest and enter.
prise Il The county, esumaies for future sprv.v.
were Submitted ~ my last annual report wi view
to that object. Whilst the amount of rsvcnn. 20 ~.
raised was justly takon intn consideration. The INN,
lance was ho' overlooked OF having the remainder of
the pubic domain In the States entirely omen In ,h,r
citizens and the setileme OTIS extended In III r.w,
portions OF he county. The mean. granted heinz
ample, me surveys have been accordingly ptcs.ed for
ward With great activity the SURVEYOR rrner.l b,y
ing manifested neal, energy, and prompliiude well
suited 10 the r,tponsihiiy which dsyolved ON thern
IL was thought ossihe that ia Florida some bo.,iilv
might be shown and d,lay created by the Indian.
who might DO found lingering in some parts Of Il and
me war II paltment upon my Application at an
esrB day gave authority Tor a military escort to be
furnished from their posts in that country In e,s Of
any 'uch occurrence but, a. The Surveying psrt.s
met win no inlerrul ton Of the kind they jid moi
avail themselves oftbat precautionary measure
iheie have been surveyed, since my last annual
report upwards Of four millions and half Of srr,s
exclusive OF private land claims, and some fe sur.
seys, where the field notes were lot or de.rov.l by
IRE In The south and southwest the survey. ~.
tending 1.-THE farhes point, and in the norlhve.
are progressing with the cringuishmeIt of the Indian
ii'ie' Ih'se surveys, with The ere ption of N, mi
'se land CLAIMS VIII, OF course form the basis of III,
sales tor The year 1874 On the establishment of ii
ooundarylne etween this country and Texas. un
der ibe CONVENTION Of 18th April, 1888. it was sscer
tainsd That OF cur surveys and sales were within
we iehsn territory and orders have been given Il
'he surveyor general of Louisiana to correct HI sur
'eys, go as 10 limit them to the true boundary and
make due returns thereof TO this Office 20 that erops,
measures may be taken 10 refund the purcta
IN all cases Of sales thus erroneously made
According 10 the now in this Office and O.,
What Il deemed safe estimate for the small fr,etior
OF the year ye, uncovered by official returns the .a.
OF The public land for the present calendar y.srwiI
amount to 659 67t scres-tcing an excess over IN.
sales Of the last year Of $40 f57 acres, The.. .,l.
have been the greatest in Missouri Alabama and n
hnois but to some extent, have been very general
indicating, al al 20 nis, increase of numb.rs iodu.
ny, and en,srIise: twas supposed TIA, the demand
Tor the pubic land, during the past sessop. would
have been considerably enhanced by IN. .m,,r,,;or
from foreign coun'r'es but It is not perc.p le ,bs,
such has been the csss--beinR stir,bosbl. psrhs,.
u ine TACT that heavy Investments OF this elssce
mad been made by capitalists whom speculation was