The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-03
LOUISVILLE, KY: SATURDAY,. JUNE 3 1913

Union-lying Between Lake Michigal
and the Mississippi land rapidly film,
with an industrious population. il is desti
ned TO be PfePoreerating State in tn
Union. sse' 'ss1 nssN ia p
The people have rscenily adopted lib
eral constitution. anda bill is now belor,
Congress for her admission into the sister
hood Of States.
In the two States first named, all thu
public lands have been surveyed, and the
sane is true Of Illinois, Mississippi and Al
ALBANIA, except some few detached tracts"
lnih other States. a great deal remains
to De dspe towards completing the surveys,
and in regard 70 Florida especially, the Re.
port asksswith q view % a proper survey Of
the ErergRdes--a work Of time and diff.
Guilty, which csnnot be executed upon the
terms limitedby the exifing laws relative
to the public AFveys--Aat special authori-
~ be given By NV TO- contract for the sur.
yey Of NE lanas; f.hed 10 IN suclss eligible
mode as may be deemed most advisable,
and that a special appIspriation be made
therefor.
Owing to the progress of the surveys in
several OF the States, ttk disconlinuance OF
the Office Of Surveyor General in some OF
those States is recommended as no longer
needed. ee
In Ohio and Indian, the vouchers OF the
survey have been alre,dy transferred 10 the
State authorities, and nothing remains for
the United States Surveyor to do. or
course that Office may be discontinued. II
IS recommended, moreover, that the Survey.
ing District Of Arkansas be attached to that
Of Illinois and Missouri to which it form
erly belonged, and that hose Of Mississip-
pi, Alabama, and FloriA be consolidated.
Il is computed that an annual saving may
be thus effected Of sl2,e0O.
The sales Of public l,nds during the past
two years were as follows
In 1886, a.2ss. 7sO over producing $3.50, 6s7
In LIST, I'd, and Sd quarter Of lS47,
l,oSs.o24 over producing 1865
The Commissioner looss forward for
decline in the amount Of receipts from our
public lands, for several years TO come.
mainly owing to the numper Of certificates
OF Indian reservation lads, and military
bounty lands. which will be in the market.
Already military warrants to the number OF
LAS have been issued. covering ,215, $40
acres. The depreciation OF those warrants
is already such, says the eport, that the cur
rent price for a warrant for 100 acres OF
land is 1925, whereas, topurchase the same
quantity Of land Of the government would
require 5000.
The receipts Of treasury notes in pay.
ment for public lands is another cause why
that source Of income viii hereafter be less
productive.
The whole number OF certificates Of To-
cation" under military warrants, issued du-
ring the war with Greet Britain in 1912, il
40, covering %, S62 ieres OF land We
have already for this Mexican xar parted
with q Million and a quarter of acresf
and is probably no, more than quarter Of
the warrants--demandable under the vaii-
Gus laws granting land bounty to regulars
and voluniee's-which have been issued.
This is an ilemSa the cost OF this prOdieal
war, which has not been taken Sufficiently
into account in estimating its wasteiul ex-
penditures. .A-lrs M
The area Of some Of The regions beyond
the range Of any Of the present States. is
thus given:
Northwest Territory, East NJ Rocky
Mountains and West Of the MIS-
sissippi, AIS, 7ss, sss
Northwest Territory, West OF Rocky
Mountains, 9ls. $50. $40
Emigrant Indian, Land, Wcst Of M
Missouri and Arkansas, l32, 2s5, 6S0
IN y Courier.