The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-24

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hodzed to direct the survey 10 be approved and issue
renqush ment, quit-caim patent, to the claimant
and further that in any OF the suspected class not yet
surveyed, but susceptible OF proper LOCATION the de
partmen be further authorized 10 order survey which
survey shall be approved subject however TO any regu
lar SALE previously made To any prior location OF reco5
Missed claim, and to any empuon right which has been
filed with the register and receiver, and which may be
found regular IN other respects and that the patents IN
all such cases be issued with saving clause so that the
question OF title, If desired by any OF the parties, may be
ultimately tested by judicial investigation
il is deemed proper to invite attention 10 the n-los and
out lots OF the present village OF Sdt Me Hi7e, situa
ted in the northern frontier OF the Union, on the waters
between lake Superior and lake Huron, and to suggest
that legislative action be had, with a view TO the alena
on liberal terms, TO actual settlers, OF the title OF tue
United States 10 such lots as may not be required Tor mi
tary other public purposes the lines OF the public
surveys having been extended up to that region and
United States land Office there opened for the sale OF the
public lands IN that part OF the country
TO effect TINS object, 1t Is proposed that authority OF law
be conferred on the department TO have an actual survey
made OF the village OF Sau Ste Marie or II there be
an existing accurate survey of If, to have the same re-
traced in conneyon with the lines OF the public surveys,
ami upon map Of the same 10 have first exhibited such
lots or tracts may be required by the War Department
for military or other public purposes; then to direct an
examination and report by the register and receiver OF the
claims of all actual bona ide settlers who have built
upon and improved any OF the sand lots or parts OF The
same, discriminating between those holding under the
old claims, which were acted upon by the board OF
commissioners, under the OF DIST February, 1923,
and entered in shook No ~ of the proceedings OF
the commissioners on claims at the Sault Ste Marie,
Estate papers, d. Green, volume A, pages $50 to Si2)
and such actual settlers rs are OF more recent date
Then TO have assessment OF the value OF such lots at
the time of settlement and OF the price that should be
paid for the same and upon the APPROVAL by the depart
ment, Of such survey and report, each settler who may
pay - to the receiver, within limited time, the
amount of assessment to be entitled to receive patent
for his lot All the vacant lots 10 be exposed to the
highest bidder and those not sold to be disposed of at
reasonable minimum at private entry. The money ac-
crung from the sale OF improved lots to be applied TO de-
fray the expense OF such survey and the balance paid
over the trustees of the village, for the erection OF
public buildings, Sc A measure like this would quiet
titles quicken the growth and Improvement of the place.
which may and probably will become before many years
an important commercial point, inviting emigration to
that section of country, and leading TO actual and
speedy sale and settlement OF the public lands in that
region, and to the development OF the agricultural and
rich mineral resources already known to exist in that
interesting portion OF our country. In conneXion with
this matter is proper to observe, that there large
claim the Saut Ste Marie for six leagues front on the
river, and six leagues in depths which claim originated
1850, in concession by Lejonquerc, the lieutenant
governor general and BLOT theinenden general of New
France, and is represented 10 have been ratified by LOUIS
XIV the oath June, ISL This claim, however al the
last session before committee OF the Senate who
made an elaborate report against It's validity. (Senale
report No 300, LIST session 3)th Congress)
BY proyiso in the act of Congress- approved 9th
March last entitled can act further TO supply deflclen-
in the appropriations for the service OF the sca year
ending 3Oth of June, S4s, much of the act OF Sd
March, 1922 as authorized the appointment OF two keep
ers of the public archives Florida repealed, from
and after the 3Oh June 1913; and in the mean time it
made the duty OF the Secretary of the Treasury to
the said archives to be removed to some public Of
fee in the State Of Florida 10 be designated by the Pres
dent there to be safely kept, This matter having been
referred to by the acting Secretary the 4th May
last this office made report on the Sh OF that month,
suggesting plan OF transfer, and proposing the surveyor
generals Office at St Augustine Florida the place OF
deposte Ii having been subsequently represented to the
department that the Senate had taken further acton on
the subject the matter ordered to be held in sus
pense IN Difference to that body, and with view to
certain whether il the will of Congress to modify
the aforesaid provision OF law not; but in the publ
cation OF all the laws OF the last session. 1t appearing that
change been made in that provision OF the act and
this fact having been brought to the notice OF the Eyecu
ve The President ordered the archives to be transferred
the Office OF the surveyor general as recommended IN
the aforesaid report from this office of the sth May last
and instructions have been issued accordingly by this
Office requiring the late keeper of the archives at st
Augustine and the late keeper at Pensacola, to trans
fer, with proper schedules, all the archives in their
possession respectively to the custody of the surveyor
general at St. Augustine That seemed TO be the most
appropriate place TO which the transfer could be made
il is important that the archives should be within the
reach and under the control OF the surveying department
because of the large number of private claims IN Florida
yet TO be located and surveyed and view OF the special
of Congress- approved 2Slh June, 1913, respecting
certain surveys in the State of Florida which expressly
delegates authority to the Commissioners to have the sur
veys OF confirmed private claims made in connexlon with
the surveys OF the Florida keys and islands, and IN refer
10 which contracts have been made and special and
detailed instructions given, which have been treated OF
more fully IN another place in this report
As the numerous reports which have been made at diff
erent periods and by successive boards of commission
ers commencing with the earliest legislation of Congress
for the adjudication OF foreign titles to land within our
territorial limits and Tor ancient settlement claims,
cessary exhibit only the nature and extent of the orig
NAL and dervalve titles, with reference TO the surveys
under the former governments, 10 general localities
have contemplated the preparation OF eGitbats, which
shall contain, addition TO the abstracts OF titles, pre-
scented in the aduIicatons of the commissioners refer
ence to the conhrmatoy acts OF Congress, DEGREES OF
courts and also the designation OF the surveys, when
finally made, OF every confirmed claim. This work has
been in part ordered and undertaken and portion of it
flashed 1t Is proposed that it shall advance to compile
ton, the public land and private claim surveys shall
be closed up the several States in which the public
lands situated that when completely finished the
archives OF our government shall contain condensed
history OF every tlc from lis inception under the former
governments, TO MS adjudication under our own; ITS con-
hrmaon by act OF Congress- or judicial Decree and its
final survey and paenng, under the authority of the
United States
The treaty OF limits westward of the Rocky mountains
concluded on the 9th August 1885, between the United
States and Great rltan the organization OF the Terri
tory by the act OF Congress- approved 18th August 1913,
entitled An act to establish the Territorial government
OF Oregon; and the interests OF settlers in that distant
western frontier, call Tor further and speedy legislative
and administrative action.
BY the 3D. article OF that treaty, il is declared, that in
the future Appropriation OF the territory south Of the
forty ninth parallel of north latitude provided in the
first article OF thus treaty, the posSessory rights OF the
liuisons Bay Company, and OF all British Subjects who
may be already IN the occupation OF land or other proper
y lawfully acquired within the said Territory, shall be
respected And by the lth article of the treaty,
the FARMS lands, and other property OF every descrp-
ton, belonging TO the Pugets Sound Agricultural Com
pany, the north side OF the Columbia river shall
| be confirmed To the sad company" with right, ON
the part of government, to purchase if the siua.
Lea, anI ha las,