The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-17

sbe improvsmsuts they viii not psnsraS vsa u
than the minimum price, and hsncs win not Justify the
them This ONCE does not appear to bs vthor,sS %
take charge Of those lands in Of the provisions of
longer needed by the War Department. and hsncs thew
continus reserved in many ses the nscessty OF
utility Of the reservation ceases |
Under these crcumstancss IL Is respectfully suexsst
ed that this ONCE bs authorized to sell dispose Of
in %
tons as may be required by the interests Of the gov
Such modification would enable this office to sell
such portion of those lands have not been
under the general regulations for the sale Of the public
value OF the improvements shall be paid In addition to
the price Of the lands where those improvements
nance the value Of lands.
RESERVED LANDS WISCONSIN.
Numerous applications have been made to this office
during the past season in behalf Of settlers to bring into
market At the usual minimum under the Of the Sd
March 1917, the land within Eve miles of each side Of
tho route Of the Milwsukis and Rock River canal here
totore reserved TO the United States the Of 18th
June 1883 granting guaranty Of land to the territory
Of Wisconsin to open that canal; and by which the
acre THOSE applications having been refused because
Congress- 10 asserting, BY the act Of Sd March, lSa
who formed the constitution and state governments
made 1t . fundamental condition Of the admission of
at Madison, the 10th December 1886 should be as
sentsd to by the qualified electors in the manner
at the times prescribed In the ninth section the TWEEN
tieth article of said constitution.
That constitution having been rejected by the said
electors, Wisconsin could not be admitted; end Of
course all the terms and conditions specified in the acts
Of admisson, approved Sd March, ls47 braoing that
which authorised the reduction of the price Of these
lands and throwing them open to presumption, became
Justice to tho settlers however, requires that the
price OF these lands shou be reduced to the ordinary
minimum as they not valuable than those sd
joining, the project Of opening this canal 1t is under
stood, having been abandoned
Is therefore recommended that an act be passed to
bring these lands into Market subject to the ordinary
minimum and to the operation Of the pre- emption laws
n NIL
During the year ls46, 226373O acres of the public
lands were sold amounting to $500. ea7 and in the
1889 024 acres have been Sold producing So 3S2
the details Of which are shown by the ex-
Its very difficult to conjecture much less to estimate
with any degree Of certainty either from the
amount Of may be expected from the sales Of
the public lands for the residue of the fiscal year Of
money from this source Of our income will from the
following causes be considerably for several
t9 come unless very large portions Of fresh lands
ting tho surveys a. fsnidS "A nossibs " 'Apsu'
BY the act Of August Esd, lsis entitled An act to
provide for the satisfaction Of claims arising under the
ath and 18th articles of the treaty Of Dancing Rabbit
Creek concluded In September, one thousand eight
now receivable in payment for the public lands IN
four Of the States, to wit Mississippi, Louisiana Ala
sioner Of Indian Affairs dated September 2 ls47 shows
that pursuant to the provision of the said act
nave been Issued s% and sent for delivery to the
to the latest returns certificates calling for $40
acres appear to have been delivered.
There In addition to this numbsr Of certificates
further claims for about 5000 finally disposed
Of and six claims by heads Of families calling for iO56O
under the joint resolutions Of Congress Of August is4S
Ofthe amount thus issued and delivered certificates
returns to this ce been absorbed in the purchase or
location Of lands in those four States leaving 5O672
acres yet to be located.
The amount already received, II reduced to cash at
IS per acre would BIO equal to $3.50 69 and the
residue would amount to $eas,a4o.
largely into the disposition and sale of the public lands
In the four States where they are alone re-
been for months past, and are st being issued to the
soldiers and volunteers Of the Mexican war, win
thu pnSe
land subject to sale At Py.ts entry in =. the States
o % TO
And ss large number Of these warrants have and
Will IN the course OF speculation fall into the hands Of
ct enhanced prices BY selling to those who wish to pur
for settlement reasonably be expected that
the greatest falling of future receipts will at
the land offices to which have heretofore looked for
the largest amounts Of money and spectators In this
agents that 1t is In these districts they will hnd the
greatest demand and most ready market for their
rants.
The first Mexican bounty land warrant issued from
Pension office under the ninth section Of the act Of
10Th of March, ls47 and registered in this once
March 10th, lS47
The nrst warrant for forty bears date April 7h
lsi7, and was registered April sth lss7.
Since that time, and up to the 30th Nov ,lsa7 Ver-
rants have been Issued for 100 of land to the
Der OF 1917, amounting to l,l70720 acres
For 40 acres. LIPS 1920
Number Of warrants. g 445 Total acres ,2l5 $40
or this number, 90 warrants, embracing $500 acrcs
| only, have been returned as located for patents.
But as before remarked, it will be very difficult
copjscture with any degree of certainty what proper
ton these locations will In future bsar to the sales
which may be made for ready money. The proportion
will, usquestionabIy, be very large, long these
warrants continue to be deprecated At present,
warrant for 100 Of land being only about S25
the seat OF government whereas It would require $500
In money to enter the quantity Of land at the
minimum price Of 81 IS per acre.
A large portion Of the ready money will most proba-
bly, heretofore be derived from sales by pre-smp-
warrants only be located lands subject to "pri
vate entry, after they have been offered at public
sale; except In when the volunteer soldier Is
entitled to apreemption in his right, and not by
purchase or assignment from another.
The amount Of treasury notes received in payment for
three quarters Of the year These notes
received and treated cash in making up and ad
justing the accounts Of the Office
The quantity Of land loca ted With Choctaw certif
Gates during the year 1885, and for the s second and
third quarters of the year ls4 l9759 52l00 acres
the 30h OF June ls47 certificates received
and treated ~ cash, and entered into the general
count, much money received In payment for the
public lands Since the 30th Of June last the local land
officers have been instructed to make separate state
ment Of the locations In their returns that they
corporatsd into the receipts Of money to which they
bear no affinity.