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


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from other oonsidsrstions have confirmed. They had
you their origin from rights acquired under
the sovereignties which held dominion in terrific
res now constituting portions Of the American confede
rscy. tI ~ tliE--N iF ffrl .aTo1 I'D f-tf
These claims mainly situated in Michigan wsoon-
sin, lndisns Illinois, Missouri. Arkansas Mississippi
Alabama. Lousians and Florida Those Of minor Size
situated in the fret four others be found In
from town lots OF hundred French feet settlement
rights of few hundred srpcns to grants Of thousands
They consist principally Of neSost or ns,csut rsSts
resting upon ancient habitstion and cultivation,
quotes permits orders Of survey sctua surveys from
the former governmental and others OF higher dignity
such - titles In FORM and perfect complete titles de-
rived from the French British and spanish authorities
finally sdjudcated and confirmed by boards commits
soners acting under penary powers to confirm Upon
have been confirmed by Congress Some have been re-
cogniz.d by DEGREES Of courts OF inferior ursdcton
and Others finally confirmed BY DEGREES Of the Blu.
The issuing of grants for claims in which the confirm
atory laws Of Congress- DEGREES Of courts require pa
TENTS has necessarily to depend upon tho progress in the
location and surveys Of them and the rend
ton to the General Land Ooe Of approved particular
Gates Of the local officers On return here Of the in
cipient documents which the confirmation laws require
pared on demand of claImsnts to issue patents in ali
In former annual reports from the department alu-
sion has been made to the delay aud difficulty which
have occurred In locating private land claims Florida
owing to the vague and imperfect calls and failures
the part OF claimants to indicate their boundsesn
remedy for this concur In the here
tofore submitted that provision be made by law
tnoreng the location OF such claims according to the
lines OF the public and to embrace the an
cent improvements where the claimants, after notice.
also respectfully suggest that the law be made gene
RAJ 80 40 to embrace any analogous cases which may
Legislative provision to this effect It 10 believed would
far to enable the surveying department to close up
n Ts srssy :. % os q .Tcs s,c o.i%
neral acts Of condrmatoD, applicable to the various
reports submitted to Congress- and printed In the State
papers has been augmented at different times at
cessvs sessions by special acts in behalf of individuals
founded upon petitions to the national Legislature.
written tite the act Of Congress- approved the 18th
June 1874 was passed, opening the courts for their
10th May 1924 relates to Missouri also con
tinued IN force Tor hve years and no longer and ex
tended to the States OF Louisiana and Ariansas and
to much Of tho States Of Mississippi and Alabama
Is included In the district Of country south of the
degree Of north latitude and between the Mississippi
Under this act about l4O suits have been instituted
against the United States for the confirmation OF titles
in Louisiana. for upwards Of million Of arpens; the
three Winter claims, in Arkansas together for million
and half Of arpens the De valliere claim in Arkan
and Missouri supposed to contain than mil
lion Of arpenr (this claim Is believed has been dis
msssd also others Of considerable extent such the
Clamorgan Missouri and Arkansas $50 9O4 srpens
the two In Louisiana one Of them
to contain about tho La Mana and Las Or
megas, together tor 100000 acres; the Maison
Rouge upwards Of 100000 arpsns and the claim to
four leagues square, In Arkansas Of the Marquis de
and heir to John Law Snds,
general Of the company Of the Indies, &c
The FINAL decision Of these claim. BY the courts viii
relieve the general government and the States in which
the claims are situated from much embarrassment
In any of judicial arms of the title tho land
set apart private property In ali Gases where they
are finally rejected BY the Judiciary the lands will at
Connected with private land caimsn because assiu-
Hating with that class Of titles than any other and
therefore placed under that general head In this once
1 ~ a-IsprAv REsEsvArroxs,
Under treaties with various Indian tribes The great.
portion Of these have been allowed under the treaty
concluded at Dancing Rabbit Creek, In $780, with the
treaties Of 1882 and lisa, with the Chickasaws.
On the transmission from the Indian Department to
the General Land ONCE Of abstracts Of approved ooa
TONS Of conveyances 1t the business Of this office
to them into grant, either to the Indian orto the
purchaser under him. when in tbs latter the sal,
Creek Of Land Once turtle
required act Of Congress- Of July 5th 1885, ssu
number of intermediate transfers aasignment from
the sale approved BY the President to the last bona
The aggregate number Of reserves which attach to
specific tracts under these Treaties is upwards of 9O00
msnts the Brothertown Indians pursuant to the act
OF Congress- approved 3D. March, 1889 for their relief
emonAted.
Besides reservations under old treaties number has
been allowed under the Sd article of the treaty Of the
27th October 1892 with the Pottawatames and under
treaties concluded in 1884 and 1885, with the Msmiss
great Of which patents have been granted
Under the second article Of the treaty Of I'D October
TONS which are merely usuructasry rights st resting
under the Indian title.
The attention Of the proper department directed
these and to other isolated cases. similar In principle
and they will doubt, be duly considered with view
to seek Legislative relief from the present anomalous
By the treaty Of 1884, with the Chckasaws the United
States agreed to SELL for their bsne the lands osded
The whole aIes2of the csmion is, acres 6,7ls,S
Area covered by reserves, 2,40l 500
Leaving public lands, 4sl6 s26
OF this quantity there were sold up to the
aOth Sept. last, Including sIss 9s-lOo sor es,
disposed of at Chocohums and Columbus, 3,sas,6s4
Leaving then unsold acres 4ss,262
of which about 3l4 GOT lie In Missssppi D3 665
in Alabama and consisting Of acres by
innate which graduated to 20 cents per acre. b62
by estimate graduated to lax cents per acre, and
500 acres estimated as I'll unosred at Pont.toc be-.
ing the found remaining of the lands unoered ut
that place. after deductng the saes by the land officers
in the Choctaw cesson Of certain tracts along the dv
ding line Of the two cessions which sales falling In part
In the Chckasaw cession have been legazed by special
enactment The quantity now unoffsred embraces the
The treaty makes special provision In regard to the sale
Of the land office tract by declaring that when 1t shall
be used for the purposes for which II Is set apart
for Offices &c. then the same shall be sold under the d.
rection OF the President" SO.
The residue Of the unoGsrsd area it is proposed
with your APPRECIATION to open TO SALE under authority
(Which think may properly be extended to these
Of the 5h section Of the act OF Congress- approved Aug
sd ls46 (Aots Is46 chap rs, page 7o giving the
missioner power, after public notice Of at least thirty
days by the local land officers to bring isolated dis
connected tracts parcels into market without the
pepss and formality Of proclamation by the President
The purchase money which has accrued from the
aforesaid sales to the 3oth Of Sept last including
$40 $40 81 derived from sslss at Choochuma and Column
bus and sso including sales at Pontatoo Of Chicasaw
orphan lands amounted to So rs Of which, for
the public nds there received the Of 50 52
and for orphan lands l56,72s 10.
For the sales Of public lands In the cesson there have
been made out 2O946 patents oil duly recorded In sub
tautia Russia bound Volumes and complete index has
been prepared for reservation records. -
The survey Of the cession having been completed and
closed the on of the survey ng department already
dispensed WITH ana the quantity Of land remaining
sold being comparatively uncomfortable and at reduced