The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-24
PUBLIC D0CUM ENTS.
u,port Of the Commissioner OF tho General Land
''Nf Cnice
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Nov. 30, 1s4s.

SIN. Az preliminary TO details OF the annual operations
DAD views of the Land Department of the government,
oactnr the disposal OF the public lands, the recent
ae accessons 10 it, suggest the propney OF some refer
pnce 10 lis locality and area
the nublic domain in which the general govern
mani nossesses proprietary interest, lies within the lin.
NV n twelve OF the sovereign States of the American
Imam TO Wit OHIO, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri ia
bama Mississippi LOUISIANA, N!eniEaq, AtkansaT' WIS
noe viz In the territory north and west III the Allssis-
opI river and east OF The Rocky Mountains bounded on
the north by the 10th degree OF north latitude east by the
Mississippi river south by the State OF Iowa and Platte
river and west by the Rocky Mountains; IN the residue
of the Northwestern Territory, east OF the Mississippi
river and northwest OF Wisconsin; IN the lndat terri,
r, west of the States OF Missouri and Arkansas, and
saith of the Platte river and in the Territories OF Ore
gon, Upper California, and New Mexico,
This domain By estimate, covers, according 10 eXh!o
No herewith fifteen hundred and eghly-ionr million
o hundred and forty. three thousand two hundred acres,
of which up the 30h September last about one hun,
dred and orty-wo million twenty-siX thousand anu
,hrae acres had been sold, otherwise disposed OF
leaving then unsOl fourteen hundred and orytwo NIL
lion two hundred and seventeen thousand one hundred
and ninety acres
of large connected bodies of land and in the old land
States and pait OF the old Territories, OF hundreds OF
thousands OF small detached and scattered tracts or par
cells the whole being comprised within about the 2oh
and 49h degree of north atuie ana about me ooh anu
l2lh degree of longitude west iron Greenwich
Here indeed, have a magnificent estate, Whicn
cannot fail under proper management, OF beng a ich
and continued source OF national revenue for generations
to come; whilst under the liberal and generous policy OF
our government, i, invites terms almost nominal, the
inhabitants OF every cline, who seek citizenship IN oar
republic home, Tor themselves and families oil IN
dependence and comfort IN climates OF every tenpera,
turc with soils aboundng in varied wealth. agricultural
and mineral, an1 OF eyhaustess fertility
In submitting this report OF tire operations OF this branch
of the public service for The year Si7 and the rst three
quarters of the year ISIS, the first matter in detail which
engages attention 49,
l. The SURVEY AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
i,Ia 81 III hlIp 1ar,lc ft,OS tufn
which contains of 1864 square miles, or 25.576
$50 acres, have been surveyed and the township plas
returned to this Office and the respective district land
Offices The books, pats held notes, &c. appertaning
TO the surveys therein have been transferred to the proper
authorize of the State under the acts OF eth June 1910,
and 81 March, 1915; and that part OF the business OF the
Surveyor Generals office northwest OF the Ohio relating
to surveys, Sc, in this State, entirely closed up The
land districts have been consolidated from time to time,
the sales have progressed, until the number OF the To-
cal land offices has been reduced TO two, OF which is
located al Chlcothe and the otlera at Defiance All the
lands have been proclaimed and offered at public sale
and there s remain OF the public lands 10 be disposed of
this State be ascertained about s75 i65
acres.
Eliiana-In this State, having an area of SO, 500
square miles, 1867 100 acres the whole of the pub
lie lands have been surveyed and the township plas
turned TO this and the district land Offices The surveys
this State having been finished the Surveyor General
has been instructed to have the plats, eldnoes, &c
pertaining to those surveys, Completed and transferred to
the authorities OF the Slate, by or before the Both June
next required by the acts OF 18th june 1870 and 3D.
March, 1915 The Surveyor General reports that he
will be able 10 comply with those instructions; conse-
Qlenty after that shall have been done, the authority Of
the Surveyor General northwest OF the Ohio will be re
strced to the State OF Michigan. All the public lands
IN this State have also been proclaimed, and offered at
public sale and OF those lands about 3572 6I5
main unsold and undisposed Of
Nnlos-Ihe OF this State So, 4O5 square miles,
l59 200 The whole of the public lands have
been surveyed and the pas returned to the district land
offices. with the exception of few detached tracts, all
of which will be completed however together with the
pats, records, &c connected herewith, under nstruc
lions from this Office and the latter turned TO the
authorities of the State, by the 3Oth June next, as
thereafter practicable required by the act OF
10Th June, 1910. All the lands which have been sur
ycyed have been proclaimed and offered at public sale
and there still remain 1903 o76 of public lands in
tins State to be sold ordlsposed Of
Ntchigdn--In this State having of 56,2i3
square miles or 80 $40 acres the surveys have been
executed and pals returned to this office and the dis
tHc land offices OF 2s,77,lS5 acres: and OF the re-
mander II estimated tina, l47S4o0 acres will be sur
yeyed, and the plas returned during the ensuing year
With the exception OF about $4,000 acres in the south
ern peninsula all the lands remaining TO be surveyed IN
Michigan are in the upper peninsula Oh the public
lands in this State, ii is estimated that there remaining
10 be sold disposed OF about 25 ,O97 296
HtsConsn.-lt is estimated that there is contained
within the boundaries OF this State, area of 1924
square miles, or 3l,5l 800 acres OF this area, 1882,
$40 have been surveyed and the pats returned
thus and the district land offices and OF the remainder,
estimated that 3li 900 will be surveyed, and
Inc pas returned during the next year. All the lands IN
D'tte Tue tdS Oh WllCn were received III lne nave
been proclaimed and offered at public sae and 2S $685.,
'b3 acres still remain unsod and undlsposed of.
a. ioud-lhe boundaries of this State include 50,9l5
SQUARE miles 325Si,960 OF these Ii sos 3Sl
acres have been surveyed, and the pas returned and of
The balance, $4,000 ii is expected will be survey
ed and the pats returned in the ensuing year OF the
lands IN this State which have been prepared for
ket and not yet offered public sale, the greater part
are situated between Browns and Sullvan's kne. and
will not of be offered till the question of bounda-
~ between Missouri and Iowa. now pending before the
Supreme Court of the United States shall have been ues
nivey settled Of the public lands in this State adopt
any Suhvans line the south boundary 29,s6S ,O3S
acres remain unsod and undsposed Of
niSSoTi-ln this State, with OF 81 $50 square
miles, or iJ,l232OO acres, iI,4SG47 acres have been
surveyed, aud the pats returned to this Office and 10 the
oiceS OF the respective land districts OF the remainder,
1t Is estimated that 20DOJ0 acres will be SURVEYED nd
ahe pas returned during the year and If it be de-
f'hed that SullyanS line the northern boundary,
NOSE returns will nearly close the surveys in this State
All the disposabe land which has been surveyed, has
Seen proclaimed and offered al public sae and adopting
suVdl line as the northern boundary there 20,
i?o'iO acres OF public lands remaining unsod and un-
disposed Of
-irEdnas The surveys of the whole of the public
ldnuS IN thls state the of which is So los square
'eS OF 5JiQ572O acres, have been executed in
poCesS Oh Dens completed; and the plats of nearly all
'T dhds nave been returned to this and the district
u o1iceS nder instructions from this office, the Sur
eSV ueuera ~ Closing up the business OF his district
@ ny ne 5Dh June next, the whole of the surveys will
&c hhlShei The maps, field notes &c pertaining to these
sNeys VIII be completed, and turned To the au-
eS ol lhe state as required by the act of 10th June
Nv All The dsposabe public lands in this State the
rSs OF which were received in time, have been proclaim.
ga ahu offered al public sale and 1t s expected that the
.eH' PROCLAMATION will embrace all the residue that
Thought INTO market Oh these lands, ,66e, 207 acres
icHdih unsold and undlsposed Of
IOu1glGp1-'Ihp M this il suuar