The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-23

| Wisconsin, it will be seen by this statement
| 1--WE adopt the synopsis made by the New York
Courier and Enquirer0 Is considerably the largest
| of all these States, having surface more than
twice as large that OF Indiana, and three times as
large as that of Iowa. with perhaps less sterile or
| inferior land than any State in the Unon-lying
| between Lake Michigan and the Mlssisslppi-and
rapidly filling with an industrious population, 1t Is
destined to be preponderatng State in the Union.
The people have recently adopted liberal con-
stitulion, and bill is before Congress tor her
admission into the slsterhood OF States
In the two States first named, all the public lands
have been surveyed and the same true OF Illinois,
Mississippi and Alabama, except some " few de-
tached tracts
In the other States, great deal remains to be
done towards completing the surveys, and in regard
to Florida especially, the Report asks, with
view to a proper survey of the EUerglades-a work
of time and difficulty, which cannot be executed
upon the terms limited by the existing laws relative
to the public surveys-that special authority be
given by law to contract for the survey OF the lands
referred to in such eligible mode as may be deemed
most advisable, and that special appropriation be
made therefor.
Owing to the progress of the surveys in several
of the States the discontnuance of the office of
Surveyor General in Of those States is recon-
mended as no longer needed.
In Ohio and Indiana, the vouchers of the survey
have been already transferred to the State authori
ties and nothing remains for the United States Sur
veyor to do. OF course that office may be discon
tnued 1t is recommended, moreover, that the Sur
veying District of Arkansas be attached to tina: of
Illinois and Missouri to which it formerly belonged,
and that those of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
be consolidated. 1t is computed that annual
saving may be thus effected of Sl2 900.
The sales of public lands during the past two
wears were as follows:
In 1876 ,263 73O producing. $29o4 63f
In LIST. 3D. and I'd quarter of l847, 8s o24 . ,
The Commissioner looks forward for decline In
the amount of receipts from the public LANDS fof
several years to come, mainly owing to the huInDef
of certificates of Indian reservation lands, and mill
tary bounty lands which will be In the marker:
Already military warrants to the NUMBER OF 0tto
| have been issued covering l,2l5, $40 acres The
depreciation of those warrants Is already such says
the report that the current price Tor warrant Ior
100 acres of land is 1925, whereas, to purchase Inc
same quantity of land of the government would
require $500. - e,,,
The receipt of treasury notes In payment TOR pup
lie lands is another cause why that source OF In
come will hereafter be less productive. -,
The whole number of certificates OF location,
under military warrants issued during the war with
Great Britain in 1872 41O, covering 81 3b2 acres
| of land. We have already for this Mexican war,
| uarted with milton and quarter Of acres ana
This is probably not than quarter OF the war
| -demandable under the various laws granting
land bounty to regulars and volunteers-wmch
have been issued.
The area of some Of the regions beyond the range
of any of the present States, Is thus given -
Northwest Territory. East of Rocky Mountains
Na AMI Territory West OF Rocky Mountains us
Emigrant Indian Lands, West of Missouri and 49, ~
Arkansas,