New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-14
The pubic Domain-Laad Once Report.

the Public Domain are gathered from the Annual
Report from the General Land OHice. accompany
Ing ih- Report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Which we have already Published entire.
The Public Domain lies In twelve ststes-Ohio Ia
diana. Illinois. Missouri Alabama Mississippi LOUIS ana
Michigan Arzsnsss. Wisconsin. Iowa and Florida and
~ toe NOGnern sud Western territories. 10 covers
according 70 estimate, J-f2f3 200 acres Of which Up
q the Jyth a september ast about lf2 l03 sores
had been disposed Of leaving unsod f42 2l7 10 sores
Ia the States il lies IN largo tracts In the older
States IT is in detached parces.
TIE hrst branch OF the Report relates % the srre5
and diposai Of the public lsnds in the several states
oFi0.-'lhe whole Ut the public domain IN this state
has been surveyed. amounting 20 - SIC 30 sores
There are two Land Ofhces-one a. Chihc0ihe and the
otaer a. Defiance. All the lands been offered a.
SALE and the amount tt undspOsed Of = rs As
iND1tNA-The area Of public lands in this state is
q .o37 80 The whole has been surveyed and
offered sor sale. There e Still 80 ffJ uus0d
ILLINOIS The area of this state i % ~ so acres.
The whole has been surveyed. proclaimed. and offered
for sale. There sd.l remain IS 6g3 076 unsold.
WISCONSIN The area Ia this state il H5ll 360
acres. 81 which "a $50 - has been surveyed. and
1919 900 more vii boz during the year p -o3 loj acres
sill uns0li
IowA-The boundaries Of this state include % 90
4G0 of which "a -f3-i have been surveyed. and
Of the balance s believed that 224o 900 will be
surveyed lhe ensuing year The greater part Of the
urec ID les and between Brown snd Suivans line and
cannot be sold until the boundary question between Mis-
shal have been settled. Tho amount unsod il - -o-
OF acres
NIssoUKL-The whole extent Of lsncs in this state q
1919 200 screz O which = 4-h 4jlhaTe been surveyed
OF the remainder il Is believed that 10000 acres
N be- survey I'd during the next year All the dspos
a1ie and has been proclaimed and offered ~ sale. and
adopting Suvans line as the northern boundary there
are ~ zoo li0 acres unsoid.
ARg.SsAs-The surveys Of the whole Of the public
lands. amounting 10 3340o720 acres. have been com
yeied 1860. 30 arc still unsod
LOUISIANA - he Of this tate il -. $50 acres
II which 2O3i34i2 scres have been surveyed and OF
the balance 30 j. believed $4,000 will be survey
"a during the year Great difficulties have been en-
cOuncTed from the defects and errors in the early
veys. Many districts have 90 be ro-surveyed. There
remain - G17115 acrcs stl unsold.
MISSISSIPPI this state, having 30,l7f0-0 acres,
toe whole have been surveyed, and returns made
llrIa,OiJ acres remain unsOd.
ALABAYA-Ihs lands 10 this state, embracing b.
i02 90 acre. have all been surveyed ltJlojio re-
main the property Of the Government
FLORIDA The area in this state Is JlyJl,5-O acres
Of which 1902 OJ2 have been surveyed. During
the year II is expected that 22i0OoO more Will be
surveyed There now remain J1l5l,l5' acres unso'd
Great difficulty has been experienced In locating private
claims This State. surveys Of such claims have been
made under authority of Congress by deputies TIE
survey Of tho Islands keys sud other lands In South
Florida also authorized by Congress, has been en-
trusted 10 the Coast Survey.
4 compliment is paid in the Report 10 the Surveyor
General for the ability and zeal with which he has car
red the views OF the Office, and the surveys. II +
ttulfel, nave bttu laliuiAiy tplf'NAJ tAiNNtlN
The Report recon mcnds the establishment OF a sur
yeyor Generals Office IN Oregon, Of commission 10
adiudicate toe private claims ia California and New
Mexico snd subs, qucntly the establishment OF Sur
voyor Office there also the surveying system should
also be- extended o. those Territories and 10 Nebraska
The surveys in Arkansas and Missouri are tn 10 be
closed the boundary line established by Congress
Feb Is l-f- VOLTS Island IN the Mississippi ~ 70 be
deemed part % Missouri. The boundary between Ms
sour and Iowa is sti In dispute, before the = Su-
preme Court on those between Arkansas and Louis
lama and between Georgia aud Florida, no action has
been taken They OF ght 20 be- settled al once.
H. The second division Of the Report relates 10 Pr
rate L nd CLAIMS.
claims Of this sort growing out of disputed un-
settled boundaries, scattered over the whole do
main showing the progress Of settlement, but ein0ar
RAISING the proceedings Of the Office. Authority i
a.ked for the Department 10 order the location OF
them under certain circumstances snd conditions and
20 asus, conflicting individual claims. Power ia also
asked 10 investigate sandry claims OF THIS SOFT in Lou
isiens Attention j. asked to the propiiey OF seiling
certain lots az SAUL - Mare At public auction.
The archives of the state Of Florida have been con
fded to the Surveyor General at st Augustine
Farther legislation 10 regard % Oregon j. called for
ia order u establish tribunal Tor the adjustment OF
claims and 10 empower the holders OF land here 70 eX
ercise control over il The rights OF private property
conferred there by the territorial government ana ID
New Mexico by the government now superseded nav
ing been auuuled, conirmatory action from Congress
Is needed
ted that the colonization grant sought hy Mscna
leagues between the san Joaquin and the sierra Msdre,
was frustrated The Californian authorities just before
the United states flag raised there sold large tracts
OF land II merely nominal prices 70 foreigners A. wei
~ residents and made very large grants hastily and
without proper legal forms Legal provision should De
made II once Tor annuliiug them.
The grant eli school lands TO oregon should be eN-
tended ~ w.MexicO and California The people OF
those new regions have right 10 expect the early set
tement OF claims the gradual tinguishment OF ndl'
titles, the establishment OF surveying department.
the extension Of surveying syst over tne, amos
and the opening Of offices for selling the public DOMAIN
IL suggested that Superintendent with corps 81
Surveyors should be appointed 10 examine the mineral
sections and survey them into tracts OF say Ten sores
cnch Tor persons DESTROYS of making mineral eNpofa
tons INK reasonable minimum prices with the rgnt
Of presumption after exposure 20 public sale.
nh The third branch of the Report relates To iSaan
The busipess IN this department is steadily progress
ing In the Chickassw cession' which emofsces
67ls,5s6 acres after satisfying the Reserves which
cover over third the rest has been offered Tor sale
% go patents nave been made out for sales
H. The Procdma'l0Hs ~ Land Sdif' during the year
have embrssed the following amounts
In Michigan 6o22l. acres IN Arkansas elso4 acres
Iowa ....l % 81 " Florida --i3pifiuf
Missouri .l'4Ioo4' Total. e,459.74l acres
The Quantity surveyed and prepared for market, but
which cannot yet De offered Is i1l05'1 acres Ine
quantity estimated for survey expected 90 be- closed
during the next year l. q. ll3 900 acres.
During the year l-i7 there VAS sold OF the puolc
lands 81 800 acres for which there was received IN
each - 20l - 10 treasury notes ss0is2; IN tressu
rer's receipts so yin military land scrip $3.50 IN Tor
feited land stock S92 and In Choctaw cert4neAies
S6a 306-msking total of : i59oiF
During the trsi three quarters OF Is, there Was soc
Las 2lO acres for which there was received TOTAL OF
S2COf-s There have been located with tnocta~
certificates distinct from the ordinary sales from yay
3 10 Dec H. ISL. - 9lj acres. and during the nrst
tire quarters Of ISIS 420-3 and Ia Oct LIZ, -lo
There have been located with bounty and warrants
under the act of l-f2 for services during the war OF
1872 during l-47 30 44O and during the ursi
three quarters of -. $40 With Mexican Ssr war
rants there were issued during l-47 OO acres, and
ia l-i- 80 far. j25--O
The total amount OF Public Lands disposed Of IN the
periods Aforesaid il thus 10 be -, 80 acres
Since March No. lsi7 Che date OF the nrstl inere
have been Issued 80 - Mexican war warrants Tor loO
scres ssch-for 90 AcTes2 3+s OF 10 seres esc n
Tor I3l q6) making the whole number Issued upto
Nov. So ISIS f3l74 embracing o,3V1,suJ acre. ne
who'll number OF regulars ani volunteers entitled 10
bounty land i about 90 900 The number OF warrants
issued bv the COMMISSIONS Of Pensions Is iAl4 50
that about o. 30 remain - be issued The average
number oi warrants issued per day by the Comnis
soner Of Pensions IS rom $50 70 2O-so that ABOUT
yes- will De required for til. service Probably iUyOV
cr 1900 however, viii not be presented within mar
time. ,,,-
lands during 1870 are - - zoo snd for lses iJ' 'J