Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-11-14

rivers creeks &C., taking the average of the seasons
Tor reasonable number OF years, as the rules OF determ
nation and this will embrace all lands, which, through
dry part of the year subject to inumdaton
the planting, grocing harvesting season. to de-
stroy the crop
3D. When the grsater part of legal subdivision is
subject to overflow tho whole will be reserved the
State where the greater part is not subject, the
whole will remain the property of the General Govern
ment.
3d. Who're the swamp or overflow has not been mean
dered, and consequently, where upon any field
that be in The possession of the County Surveyors
or others who may have procured them from the Land
Olce, the only points given the intersections and
all legal subdivisions the greater part of which with
in those lines, will belong the State-hs residue
naming the property of the Government, if it has
been sold.
are unfit for cultivation may be the the Kan
kakee they once be certified to the Register and
Receiver without survey or without noticing the legal
subdivisions.
5th If body of unsurveyed land should be found of
the kind contemplated it be embraced in general
description in the evidence of respectable persons-and
so, where there IS region o country. not represented
by the field notes swamp overflow, bnt which shall
turn out to be of that character In both these cases
may he described in the evidence taken either by refer
ence TO surveyed lines, or natural objects
9th. Where a survey may be required to determine
boundary between swamp and high lands the boundary
alone shonld be surveyed taking the necessary
tons with the nearest section township corners. Or
the object may he obtained by running ordnates
TO the edge of the swamp overflow, and by
ing the ends Of these ordnates next the swamp by
straight lines drawn from the the other BY eth
er of these modes the boundary of the swamp be
obtained with sufficient certainty.
7th. In all cases the line of overflow which renders
the regular cultivation of the land usac, should be
adopted as that which regulates the grant.
You may inquire whether order cannot be obtain
ed, that entries of land be permitted until the appli-
shall have proved that more than half the lot dry
tlllable land As the Department declined adopt this
rule in the of Louisiana they do not of course feel
justified in doing otherwise, especially it is sup
posed that there will lie much land entered before
the patent issue If any such entry should be made
YOU will upon reflection, find, Think that there is
power, in any authority cancel it. The entry must
stand but it will present question between the Gcner
al Government and the State, to the rghtul
ship of the money received for the land, very clear
in the opinion that the money would belong the State
and hope that so far State is concerned this
claim will not be abandoned.
All other matters which you have particularly
ed my attention. think you will find sufficiently an
swered If anything else should occur necessary
communicated, will write YOU again.
have prepared the accompanying form for the oath
of the surveyor such other persons may he requr-
ed to examine the lands, and the acting Commissioner
of the General Land Office has expressed his willingness
adopt it. This plan of operations WILL you will
perceive, supercede the necessity of appointing the
aminers in the mode suggested by you.
have the honor to be. very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
R. w. THOMPSON.