Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04

The quantity OF public lands sofa Ior cash IN the
first three quarters of 1849 was 2O6 4O and the
amount located by bounty warrants 49666O acres,
making aggregate increase over the sales ana To-
cations of the preceding year, of 41O32o o9 acres
OF 1853 900 claims for bounties 1892 have been
satisfied in money and 7O,390 have been allowed to
he satisfied ia land-whch will require 1866, 120
acres and should there be but 100000 valid claims
as estimated then there will remain 26, 688 unsatis
fed claims, which, if settled in land, will require
further quantity of 1920, $50 acres making In all
CSC 900 acres Prior to LIST October last there had
been located with those Mexican war warrants, s.
OPS 400 acres leaving yet to be located 1851 200
acres Until the bounty warrants are exhausted the
receipts in cash from the sales of public lands must
be comparatively small.
Considerable Space is devoted to an account of the
geological exploration and surveys of mineral lands
in Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa and also in rela-
ton to the public lands in Oregon California and
New Mexico. The Secretary says 1t will be espe-
calv necessary to establish judicial commission to
examine and settle land titles in California AS to
the disposition the Government should make of its
mineral >uds in California, the Secretary says:
If the United States sell the mineral lands for cash.
and transfer at once all title to the gold which
they contain but very small part of their value
will probably be realized. 1t would be better in my
opinion to transfer them by sale lease, reserving
part of the gold collected as rent or seignorage
After recommending mint in California, the Sec
rotary proceeds ~
opinion be best to dispose of it, whether by lease
SALE SO to create estate to be held only
dition that the gold collected from the mine shall be
delivered into the custody of officer OF the branch
mint Out of the gold so deposited there should be
retained, for rent and assay, coinage fixed per
cent, such may be deemed reasonable, and the
sdue passed to the credit of the miner, and paid to
him at his option in coin stamped bullion, it's
value in drafts the Treasury mint of the U. S.
The gold in the mine and after it is gathered until
brought into the mint should be and remain the pro-
perty of the United States. The barter sale gift
expectation of any portion of it shall have been de-
ivered at the mint, and SO coined, or assayed and
stamped or it's concealment with intent to avoid the
payment of rent segnorage, should involve for
fixture of the gold ITSELF and also of the mine. The
terms of lease sale should be stringent to enforce
the payment of signorage and rents.
So far the surface deposites extend am of opin-
ion that leases WILL for yet further reason be pre-
ferable to sale of the lands If Sold they will pass
into the hands of large capitalists if leased in
dustrious men without capital may become the pro-
prietors, as they work the mines and pay the
rent out of the proceeds. But where gold is found
in the rocks in place the is different These
must necessarily fall at into the hands of large
capitalists joint stock companies, they cannot
be wrought without heavy investment
| The report concludes by urging the opening of a
road to the Pacific and referring to Indian affairs
i which is treated of at length.
Political Jeu d'Esprit.
The following very amusing political jeu desprit
we clip from the Vicksburg Sentinel 1t is decidedly
rich gem of its kind, worthy to rank with Prem
tees best OF to grace the columns of that inexhaus
tible repertory of wit, the Boston Post
HEUDEBERTs FIRST DIsPATCH.-When our worthy
friend HEUDEBERT passed through our city, on his
way to Lyons, he honored us with call, and amongs
other fattering things said that the Sentinel wa
one of the few democratic papers that had never abu
sed him and Gen. TAYLOR. AS mark Of his graft
tude for our forbearance and proper sense of wha
was due to official station, he promised to drop
nooa otto nd rs Of al
f patches to the government We had the pleasure o
receiving the following by the last steamer, and
happy to lay it before readers in advance of it
publication in the Executive Documents
LEGAsHoNG AMERICANA, Nov. %, 1849.
4 Monsieur ClaWOng-It gives me one pleasure in
pressibe, to inform department vat arrive il
Lyons, ultimo 18th, and at date of re presan
time have lodgings comfortable at re hotel de les
trangeres By one arrangement economique, hav
occurred entertainment vidout expense to re Tar
gent, upon understanding Eat re lezure yich hav
from my duties official shall be devote to cookin
re oystar and re preparashong OF re uleps mint,
mode Americana. By gar, one idee magnificent an
grand stroke of policy diplomatque, vch it fiat
tiers me vor to suppose will meet appreciation of
department. have azo honneur for to state, "a
receive all re politesse so characteristiqu
of people Franchise and re considerashong apprc
pirate to re representative of re Repubque Ameri
Y caine Vor re time presant, have statstiques non
important for to communicate, viz re excepshong "a
price of oystar in Lyons Is elevate much astOnlsh
f ing and aveur by not at all for to com
pare vid re oystar of de bay Mobile, vat l cook a
Jackshong before your Excellency discover de gran
capacite en- moi vor de science diplomatizue. Also
Eat in de preparashong of liqueur Americana, va
you calls uep, de Restaurateurs Franchise displa
one taste deficient beyond de expresshong Of pos
j. sible.
i Avec lassurance of my considerashong distingut
b and compliments respectful to his Exeellency z
j. President TAI rhonneur for to remain your servar
obedient JACQUES HEUDEBERT.
Q Ze Consul de les Etats Unis
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