Washington telegraph., 1849-02-07
THE PUBLIC D0MAIN-LAND
OFFICE REPORT.

regard 10 the Public Domain, are Sather-
ed from the Annual Report from the Gen
eral Land Office. accompanying the Re-
port Of the oeeretery OF the Treasury
The Public Domain lies N twelve
States; Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mlem.
gan, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Florida, and in the Northern aud Western
Territories. 1t covers according TO esti.
mate, 1851, ,2l3,2 200 acres, Of which up
TO the 3Olh September last, about l42,-
026, 1908 acres had been disposed Of, leav.
ing unsold ,ii2,2l7,l97 acres. In the
new States ii lies in large tracts III the
older States 1t is in detached parcels.
/, The first branch oi the Report re.
ates 10 the surrey and disposal OF the
public lands in The several States,
Uno.-fhe whole OF the public domain
in this State has been surveyed, amount.
ina to 25,576 800 acres. There are two
land olhees, one at Chlleothe aud the
other at Defiance. All the lands have
been offered III sale, and the amount still
undisposed OF Is SO, 400 acres.
lSplANA-fho area ol public lands in
this State is 2l,637.760 acres, The
whole has been surveyed aud offered for
sale There Is still 3,572,6ij acres un-
sold.
lLLlSols.-The area Of this State is
50, DOT, 900 acres. The Whole has been
surveyed. proclaimed aud offered for sale.
There still remains l5,693,076 acres uu.
sold.
WlscoSslN.-The area in this State IS
3i5ll 500 acres, OF which ll,302,s7g
has been surveyed. aud l.33l,0O0 more
will be during the year 2s,sb5,i i5j acres
are sill unsoid.
IowA.-fhe boundaries of this State
include j., ,0sl 900 acres, OF winch H..
eOy,3sl have been surveyed, aud OF the
balance II is believed that 2,2l0.0O0
acres will be surveyed IN the ensuing
year The greater part OF the unsoid
land lies between Brown aud snllixan's 5
hue, aud cannot be sold until the bouuda.
fy question between Missouri aud Iowa,
pending IN the United States Supreme
Court, shall have been settled. The
amount unsold is ., ,s6s, ,03s acres.
MIssouGl.--1he Whole extent OF
lands in lhis State Is 1928, 210 aere..
OF which Il ,Is6. .I31 have been surveyed,
u tue remainder, IL Is believed thai l..
200.0OO acres will be surveyed during the
next ear AL the disl able land his aeen
pIoelal,ned aud offered At sale, aud adopt.
my sullisans Aue a. the NafI heln boun.
Diary, these are ~. .T66. 40 acres unsold.
AaAANsAs.-ihe survey. OF the whole
Of the pubne lands. amounting 10 81, i06,.
U2O aefes. have been completed 1862.
2lU are still unsold.
LoulsIAsA.-Ine area OF this State is
29,ll5,si0 aefes, Of which 2U.3ljiil2
ACRES nave been SUR eyed, aud oi the bal.
anre, II IS believed 3JJ ,00O acres viii he
surveyed dunng the year Great dun
eullies have been encountered IRON the
detects aud errors ia the early surveys
Many districts have 10 be fe.sufseyed -
There remain 2J,677,77l acres suil un.
sold.
J MlsslssFri-lu this State, having 3O,.
lli.OsO acres, the whole have beeu sur.
,eyed, and reIunas made ll,sl5,UlO
acres remaln uusold
ALApAAA.-ihc lands IN tins State,
embracing 32. l62, ,0sO arres, have all becn
surveyed, H,1lO sac remain the proper.
~ OF the Government.
fLoRiDA-I The area in lhis State Is
3lOJl ,J2U acres OF which loose, ,OJ2
acres nave been Surveyed. Dunug the
next year II Is expected tia, 2,2iO,OOU
morr wIll be surveyed. There nov re.
mans 30, ,l3Ilj7 acres unsold. Great
difficulty has been experienced, IN lOcal.
lng private CLAIMS IN this state. Surveys
Vi such claims have becn made under au.
thonty OF Congress by deputies The
survey oi the islands. keys aud other lands,
IA south Florida, also authorized by Con.
gress, has been entrusted TO the Coast
survey
A compliment is paid in the Report, to
the Suneyor.benefal, iof the ability and
zeal with winch lac has carried out the
Nluws.ol the Office. aud the surveys, It l.
believed, have been faithfully aud cor.
reelly executed. The Report recon.
meud, the establishment OF a Surveyor.
Ucuerals Oihcc Ia Oregon. a commission
to adIudicnte the private clam, IN Cali.
lorna aud New Mexico, aud subsequent.
ly the establishment OF n Surveyors Of.
lice there also, the surveying system
should also be extended to those Terrific.
ries aud Nebraska.
The surveys ia Arkansas and Missouri
are TO be closed on the boundary line es.
tablished by Congress, February, Is, 1915
Wolis Island in the Mississippi, is to be
deemed part Of Missouri The boundary
between Missouri aud Iowa is still in dis.
Puie, before the United States Supreme
CourI, on those between Arkansas and
Louisiana, aud between Georgia and
Florida, no action has been taken. They
ought TO be settled at once.
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