The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-14

tncty setting forth his title thereto, and praying
the said Judge to hear and determine the came y
copy OF which petition shall be served upon the ad
verse party thirty days before the time appointed
Tor nearing the same And provided, further, That
u shall and may be lawful for the district Judge Of
the United states, upon the hearing of such psti-
ton, to grant an injunction 10 restrain the party at
whose instance the claim to the said lands has been
coRnrmed, from sueing out patent for the same,
until the title thereto shall have been finally de-
cided copy OF which order shall be transmitted
to the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
and thsreupon no paten shall issue until such de-
cision shall be made. or until sufficient time shall
N the opinion OF said Judge, have been allo we'd for
obtaining the same and there after the said inJunc
ton shall be dissolved.
Sec. IA. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions of this act shall not extend 10 any town
lot, farm lot, or pasture lot, held under a grant
from any corporation or town to which lands may
have been granted, for the establishment OF town,
by the Spanish Mexican government, or the
Lawful. authorities thereof, nor to any city, or town.
oryilage lot, which city, town, or village existed
on the seventh day of July. eighteen hundred and
forty. six; but the claim for the same shall be pre-
scented by the corporate authorities of the said wn
or where the land on which the said city, town,
village WAS originally granted to an individual, the
claim shall be presented by or in the name Of such
individual, and the fact OF the existence Of the said
city, town, or village, the said seventh July,
eighteen hundred and forty six, being duly proved,
shall be prtma facie evidence of grant to such
corporation. or to the individual under whom the
said lot holders claim. And where any city, town.
or village shall be in existence at the lime of pass
ing this act the claim for the lan6 embraced within
the limits OF the same may be made by the cor
porate authority OF the said city, town, or village
Sec. 10. And be il further en- acted, That the
final DEGREES rendered by the said commissioners
or by the district or Supreme Court of the United
States, or any patent 10 be issued under this act
shall be conclusive betwe en- the United States and
The sail claimants only, and shall sot affect the in
terests Of third persons
Sec. I6 And be it further enacted That it shall
be the duty Of the commissioners herein provided
for to ascertain and report the Secretary of the
Interior the tenure by which the mission lands
held, and those held by civilized Indians, and those
who are engaged in agriculture, or labor OF any
kind, and also those which are occupied and cul-
tiyated BY paeblos or rancheros Indians
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That each
commissioner appointed under this act shall be al
lowed and paid at the rate OF six thousand dollars
per anpum; that the secretary of the commissioners
shall be allowed and paid at the rate OF four thou
sand dollars per annum; and the clerks herein pro-
yided for shall be allowed and paid at the rate OF
one thousand five hundred dollars per annum.
The aforesaid salaries 10 commence from the day
of the notification by the commissioners of the first
me ting Of the board
Sec Is And be it further enacted, Tha. the se-
cretary OF the board shall receive fee except for
furnishing certified copies OF any paper or record,
and for issuing wris of subpoena. For furnishing
certified copies of any paper or record, he shall
for issuing writs of subpoena, fifty cents for each
witness; which fees shall be equally divided be-
~ cen the said secretary and The assistant clerk
Approved March 3, 1881.
ILtere,tlng from tn. south Paslas.
THE sgsoJ h Es or cHILE--rHE MINING PROSPECTS,
THE SUPPLY OF CHILE flour FOR cALToRNiA. :,
From the Valparaiso Reporter Jan rs.
AZ Il is our avowed maxim 10 enquire into and
support whatever measures may ccnduce toward
The welfare Of trade generally, and consequently
the gradual beneficial advancement of this country,
We have been for some time past solictous to
certain the real state of the forwithcsmns harvest,
considering as we do It's greater or less abundance
will in the same degree IL uence the means Of the
producer and consumer, and decide, whether his
operations at home and abroad can b. prosecuted
with suitable advantage.
As The increase of our wealth depends mliniy
upon what the country can produce above its own
consumption, and exchange The surplus with other
foreign markets for profitable commodities, at
he present period We certainly can fslicltate this
country, and state that at no time has CHILE stood
IN such high crdit, and with prospects 70 cohnnue
SO, provided her resources are fostered, and her
capitalists and influential men will lend Iher aid 20
preserve and pursue he new advantages new "a
pioly opening 10 US.
: The mining interests were never 80 dourshiag,
and the increased production Of silver and copper
during the past year, SO clearly manifest this fact
thai 10 demo. sration IS required stu, that these
noble products may proceed 10 the same ratio OF
ncreS st. il - Indispensable that the trst article 81
nsce sity (food) shall be obtainable at moderate
glts-. aud encourage the spectator and operator,
II every branch 10 extend ms transactions. These
ldess bring Us back to the subject OF the present
harvest, witch, We conceive, SO materially governs,
and must guide the success OF The present year.
BY correspondence with the agricultural districts
Of Chile. and verbal Information obtained from
fe sdeHts and parties who have visited them, we
believe We nave acquired accurate information on
be state OF The wheat crop. and what IS likely 10
be he prtdrct Vt this harvest Some part of the
crops TO The northwsrd OF San Fernando are later
this Jsar than usual, and little has been he used
si those g. the south are nearly all reaped, aud
lhs Few grain 10 tparBg De cent 10 the points
.f he
eBr han a. any rsylous period, and although
part, towards the coast have been lost By the
rams. az subsequently suffered by foggy weather,
vet the whole y fully, VI not mors than, the ave-
rage product Of any previous year, and the grain
which We saye 80 far seen Il OF good quality.
With such data before Is, we are called TO look
into our ore sent position, and how Tar L may Dos
silly be affected by future operations
The produce OF the province Of Conception, IN a
greGi measure, supplies what Is taken Tor export,
and by the calculations OF parties who are ac-
4uaiRied with the stocks ~ wheat now remaining
from he growth Of ast year, Il seems evident that
after sutiicng local consumption, and delivering the
flour CO ntracted for California, no surplus Will re-
main 70 be added 10 The product OF the aesent har.
vest when, at the same time last year, the stock OF
wheat AZ Conception was about $50, 600 fanegas
This circumstance will naturally beget the i'm
preston that We must experience short suopy OF
wheat 10 meet the demand of the present year, ari
that the 5rce will be guided in proportion 70 he
greater OF less deficiency. Of this fact NO doubt
can be entertained, but when admitting the con-
cusion, we see The prudence Of examlring, 70 some
extent the transactions Of the past year, combined
with other details collected from persons estsn.
.ively engaged ia this branch OF business; We
thereby ID lice that the exports OF Hour the last
year have excet ded that OF previous years about
10000 bags, without taking into account that the
supplies OF wheat sent TO Peru, have far surpassed
the current consumption OF that market, and that
hey aOw hold sufficient for several months use
During the severe winter months IN Chile, the
export al -four 10 foreign ports was nearly Parayzed
an conse 1uenty, by the absence OF timely supplies
were severely felt, particularly IN Caliiornla; from
which oauss the price advanced for a short period
TO The excessive figure OF - 10 30 dollars per bag
oil 200 lbs when the Gales made there by our
shippers OF said flour IN iew INSTANCES exceeded IL
doars per bag OF POI los thus sho wing that great
advantages were taken BY SPECTATORS residing
there. Snd engaged in the interior trade.
The result by this delay Of shipments has been,
that by the asi adyices from california, -Four was
arriving in treat abundance aud within fifteen days