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

10 the LIST day OF January, 1912.
i he act oil 9th January, 1875, subsequently re-
vved and continued in force by the of July 81 1872
Tor the term OF hye years from and alter the date OF the
aforementioned act
The time for issuing this class of warrants expired on
the 9th july 1917 The second section of the last-re
cited act provided, that all cases which were not finally
disposed CT within the time thus limited should be- there
lore forever barred from the bene OF all claim TO boun
ty land, for services performed, within the spirit and
meaning OF the foregoing reclted acts
The two acts OF January 81 1885, have been again re-
ved by the act of the Goth june 1915 and continued in
force for fue years from the passage OF SAID act-by
which the time for issuing this class OF warrants has
been extended to June 90, 1853.
3 The Canadian and N0ua ScotiI Refugee Land Dis
ttd.-By the act OF February 49, 1901 fractional town
ships OF the l6th nth, l6th 10Th, goth, 2st, and 22d
ranges of townships adjoining the southern boundary OF
the aforementioned district containing 1880 IT acres,
ordered to be subdvded into half sections of three
hundred and twenty each, and set apart to satisfy
the grants made 10 the refugees from the British prov
nces OF Cana1a and Nova Scotia OF which 53,462 acres
were located with Canadian warrants leaving ,4GSl7
acres INDICATED prior to the 29th of April. 1916
The INDICATED portions OF ths district were reaached
TO the public domain, and made part OF the Chlcothe
land district by the act OF Congress OF April 20, 1916
and having been shortly afterwards proclaimed Tor sale
al public auction subsequently became subject 10 sale at
privae entry" other public lands; since when, and
up TO 3lst December, 1917, 433SGl7 have been
Sold leaving small remnant OF LOSE acres still vacant
and unsold
g. The Virginia MILITARY District lies between the
Scioo and Little Miami rivers, and contained originally
upwards OF 100000 OF acres This district was reserved
for the purpose OF satisfying the "bouniy land claims OF
her officers and soldiers continental establishing
Tor services rendered during the revolutionary war The
good lands this district have been long absorbed
by the locations of the early claimants, and large
number OF warrants OF this class appear still to be unsa
sed The quantity OF land still remaining vacant IN tins
district, estimated at about 10000 acres, the greater
part of which represented be of very inferior quality
and much of il as entirely unfit for cultivation.
The first act passed by Congress, on the Both May
$780, for the relief of the officers and soldiers of the Viz
gina State line, and the navy of the revolution, provided
for REIMBURSEMENT OF their claims to bonntles IN lands
and for the issuing OF certificates OF SCRIP In satisfaction
OF hem tor certain nominal sums equal 10 the minimum
price of the public lands for such number OF the
claimants entitled TO. These certificates of scrip
made receivable in payment for any lands subject to
sale at 'pyate entry" the States OF OHIO, Indiana
and Illinois; the time OF issuing them limited to the LIST
January 1885, and the quantity OF land thus TO be located
, restricted 10 26) 900 acres.
By the 18th section OF the act the like provision
made for the unsitised warrants OF the Virginia line
OF troops continental establishments and the quantity
of land limited TO $4,000 acres which was III addition 10
the 100000 acres authorized to be located or the benefit
OF her Stale line troops and navy by the nth section OF
the act This amount of scrip having proved TO be in
sufficient for the satisfaction OF these classes oil warrants
another act passed the 18Th july 1882 author
ling additional issue OF scrip Tor 100000 embracing
as we'll the Virginia line of troops continental estab
lishmen as her State line and navy so lar as the war
rants of either renamed unsatlshed.
This aforementioned appropriation being also exhaust
ed another act passed on the 2i OF March, 1888, pro-
vding for the issue of an additional amount OF scrip for
300 900 acres of land for the with the add
ona privilege, that this class oil scrip should be receva
bic in payment for any OF the public lands subeetio pr-
entry, without restriction rs to the STATE Territory
in which they might be situated
large number OF these warrants being still unsatls-
fed Congress again. by the second section OF the act of
Sd of March, 1885, making appropriations Tor the civil
and diplomatic expenses OF the government Tor the year
1885 authorized further issue OF scrip for 100000
acres OF land in addition to the amounts heretofore APP
propated by the of 1880, 1892 and 1898, with the
provision. tina, such certificates of scrip should be
cevabe in payment for any OF the public lands subject to
sale at private entry"
This section OF the law which seems to have been in.
tended to put end to any further applications to Con-
gress account of these unsasted claims provided that
no scrip should be issued under until the ls OF September
1885 and that, in the time, these land warrants
should be received in the General Land Office until that
day and that if the amount thus filed should exceed IN
quantity the G5Oooo of land appropriated by the act
the Commissioner of the General Land Office should ap-
portion the said amount of land among the warrants
which might then be on file in his Office an jul sattydc-
ton thereof.
This is the last law which has been passed in reference
TO this class of claims The claimants have, nevertheless,
continued to lille their warrants in this office, from time
to time, Notwithstanding the expiration OF the period
limited bv the act, in the hope expectation that
further provision would yet be made by Congress for
their final and complete Satisfaction, at some future
period, in scrip"
the authority of the State of Virginia, and on file
in this office, is $780, consisting of Virginia Continental
State line and Navy warrants, embracing IN the whole
POI 900
Whether further issue of "scrip" to satisfy these
claims is required BY justice not under all the cir
cumstances, again respectfully submitted for the
consideration OF Congress.
The number OF patents issued upon surveys of lands in
this district during the year 1877 and for the first three
quarters the year 1885, 37j embracing 275 acres
and the number OF surveys file in this Office and
not patented, is 70, calling for 5,20l OF land
X.--LEAD MINERAL LANDS.
Under the act of July II, 1916, the whole of the
served lands in the States of Illinois, Arkansas Wiscon
SIM and Iowa, supposed contain mines of 'iead ore
have been offered for sale at public auction, and but
very small proportion sold 'mneral ands The por-
tons still remaining unsold have become subject 10 pn
entry at the ordinary minimum of 81 25 per
and the leasing system has been entirely abandoned as
Improbable 10 the government, and injurious TO the set
Element and Improvement OF the country.
OF the $50 entries in the Mineral Point District Wis
consin which had been heretofore suspended account
of alleged frauds and when investigated and
ported upon by General Samuel Leech under instruc
tons from this office dated April 18th, 1sl7, so cases
have been confirmed under the provisions of the act OF
August 3, 1916, leaving sixteen only for future ADJUST
men most OF which will probably be rejected, for want
of sufficient testimony TO show equitable interest
the part of the present claimants.
In the adjudication of these cases, liberal policy has
been uniformly adopted by the board where there were
no conflicting claims the part of third persons make
II necessary to pursue more rigid course OF eXamlna
ton.
NI.-CopPER MINERAL LANDS.
The sales of the mineral lands in the lake Superior
district in Michigan and in the Chippewa district in Wis
consin have fallen far short of what had been antcpa
ted In the former district there have been sold 2Ul6O
acres, at the minimum OF five dollars per acre; and
IG4.s under leases, at the minimum OF two dol
lars and fifty cents per acre making total OF S,iSOS IS
acres amounting TO Sl62i2 81 In the latter district no
sales have been made of mineral lands.