Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-28
TIE PUBLLC LANDS.


The Commissioner of the General Land Office
furnishes an annual report, giving the history and
disposition of the public lands, from the commence
ment of the land system We have condensed from
this elaborate and valuable document, the following
useful items OF iniormation
OHo.-The whole Of the public lands in this
State have been surveyed and offered at public sale,
and the township plats returned TO the proper land
Offices. There remains of the public lands to be dis
posed of, in this State, about SIS, 46j acres.
INDhNA.-In this State the whole of the public
lands have been surveyed and the plats returned.
All these lands have been proclaimed and offered at
public sale, and Of them about 3,572,645 re-
main nsold.
ILLINoIs.--With the exception of a few detac he'd
tracts the lands in this State have been surveyed
proclaimed and offered for sale; and there still re-
mains 15.693,076 acres to- be sold.
| MlCHIGAN-The surveys have been partially eX-
| ecuted of the lands in this State amounting to
$3.50 $50 acres. The plats of threefourths Of them
have been returned, and the balance will be survey
ed and plated in the ensuing year. The surveyed
lands have been offered for sale, and there are
rs 1897 1856 acres unsold.
WIsCoNSIN.-The of this State is 81, 81 1860
Of this Il, 1852 $50 acres have been survey
ed; the remainder will be surveyed speedily as
practicable. The surveyed lands have been pro-
claimed and offered for sale. There remain unsold
and undisposed of, 2S,S637 1853 acres.
IowA.-The boundaries of this State include
81, 5S4 1850 acres of which 14,SO6 3S1 acres have
been surveyed. large tract of land in this State
is in dispute between Iowa and Missouri, and Of
course will not be surveyed until the question OF
boundary is settled. OF the public lands in Iowa,
| 20, $685. OBS acres are vet to be sold.
! MISSOURI Nearly the whole of this State which
contains 49, I23, 200 acres have been surveyed. All
the disposable land which has been surveyed, has
been offered at public sale, There 1886, 740
acres remaining unsold and undsposcd of.
! ARKANSAs.-The surveys Of the whole Of this
State, amounting to 80 40G, 720 have been ex-
ecuted. They have been, for the most part, all
Offered at public sale. OF these lands 276G9, 207
acres remain unsold and undisposed Of.
! LoUISIANA.-The area of this State is 29,7l5,Sl6
OF these 2O,343 44S acres have been survey
ed, and the balance in process of completion. Most
of the early surveys defective, owing to the
incompetency of surveyors, the fraud practised by
parties and the mtricacy of boundaries, and vague
ness of locality. This particularly the case in
what is called the Greensburg district where the
| whole of the lands have had to be re-surveyed.
| Numerous re-surveys have been executed in other
districts and many still remain to be done Nearly
million acres of surveyed land are either claimed
! by parties, or are represented as fraudulent sur
veys; they have therefore not been offered for sale.
OF the public lands in this State, surveyed and I'M
surveyed there remains 2S,677,775 acres yet to be
disposed of.
| MIssIssIPPI.-Th whole of the public lands in
this State, amounting to 30,174OS0 have been
surveyed and brought into market OF the public
lands in Mississippi, IL S15,040 remain unsold.
! AIABAMA-The lands in this State, amounting to
80 1852 0S0 acres have been all surveyed and in pro-
cess Of completion. Numerous re-surveys have been
made to supply the loss of field notes destroyed by
fire. OF the public lands in Alabama 1850, 346
acres remain the property of the Government, and
are subject to be sold or otherwise disposed Of
FLoRIDA.-The area of this State is 1881, 500
acres of which 1902 052 have been surveyed,
and the plats returned the balance is in state of
rapid execution As far as practicable the surveyed