Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-12
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
swamp Lands of Indiana.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Ind;an.nolis Nov 40

indianapolis, Nov 80, 1850.
TOths county Surveyors of the ssrsral counties Of the
State Of Indiana:
You will find below communication from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, with instructions
to the Registers Of the Land Offices OF this State the
subject of the swamp and overhowed lands, which
received this day. and which your attention call
ed
The rules do not differ materially from those for
varded vou on the 3Oth of October so far they do
you will conform your acts to those instructions
You will make your list OF the wet and oycriowed
lands in your county under these Instructions and for
ward them the Register of the Land Office of your
District II your county is situate in two Districts
Won will forward the list of the lands You select 10 the
Land Office in the District in which they situated
II is not expected that you will survey the whole OF
the vacant lands IN your county that arc supposed 10 De
wet your duty is to select the andsr and in the Ian
guage of the instructions, examine the lines when
you have made this examination, and cannot determine
the quanty that wet and unit Tor culllvationyou VIII
have to apply your compass and cham, and from the
decide the question, under the rules laid
down Tor your government.
You will have to call in person upon the Register OF
the Land Office, by letter when the distance is
remote and obtain list OF vacant lands IN your county
In certain cases, whore the whole of the township
any particular part Of township, or whole tract Of
country bounded by specified natural boundaries, or
indeed any legal subdivision of quarter quarter
tioR is returned and registered the Land Office plats
or books swampy, wet, or subject to overflow, as
aforesaid it is the duty of the Register of the Land o.
fee of the district TO so mark and it for the ben
eft of the State This you procure done before OBJ
tanning your pats, and when done by the Register
that land will OF require examination or action
your part.
Some of the Surveyors who have completed their
selections have forwarded them but hereafter you
will forward the same the Land Offices of your
spective districts.
am receiving communications daily upon this subject,
making enquiries, particularly calling my at
tention to their pay and expenses cannot for mo-
ment doubt but what the Legislature, at the ensuing
session, will provide in manner for your comPensa-
ton and expenses.
II is important have this work done early day,
but it is more so, to have it well DONE satisfied
from communications from Surveyors in those
ties where there great quantity OF vacant land that
the whole work in the State cannot be done by the 10Th
of December the 18th OF January.
You will take your time examine these instructions,
take the adavits respectable persons who live in the
neghborhood, who know the tract tracts oil land IN
well dry seasons, and such affidavit OF any
spectacle person. proving the character of any tract or
quarter quarter section. in form herewith sent you,
will be of itself sufficient enttle the State such
tract without any survey examination thereof by
you.
When you have completed your work forward your
list the Register of the Land Office, and the under
signed a statement of the quantity in your county.
Yours, very respectfully,
JOSEPH 4. WRIGHT.