New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-04

f'be, 10 any pTdCticaOle " H1lc1 20 dc-
compiish the entire OF Ihe couA,Yy and 1.-THE
sane TIE 10 indemnify the public treasury for the
outlay OF costs arc management OF The surveys, and
OF Inc quotation OF the private land claims, would
De highly desnaole. These useful ends, 1t Is sub
ElItd, might ali be accomplished OF a simple en-
sc,nsnt By ngress reQTring that ihs entire yield
o. gold IN California should be assssyed, Tor msnIed
PRIOR to exportiiicn, ana providing Stringent penal
aiits esains. evasion Of tie Law also providing for
the deduction OF en- adequate per csnt1ge. to De de-
voted to Important public objects, and among them
TO Ina, Of surveying the public lands. and prSate
lana claims throughout the sste under acts Of ap,
pTopnsilon by Congress, until the whole work shall
b. accomplished
The duties Of the SURVEYORS General OF Oregon
aAa CaliiOTnla are complicated. and highly rsspon-
slble, ard put in requlSiilOn talents which, en the
Atlantic side, ever command adequate remuneT-
alton
Tue exorbitant prices Of all the necesssries Of
lie, rents and wages OF labor, where they are To-
Gated. are such renC er their salaries VIGOROUSLY
inadequate 70 the maintenance OF their families.
Inc annual conpe ssii0n Of the former Is $500 .
and OF the latter, $4,000 respectfully recommend
thai their salaries be equlilzeo and made 10 CORES
pond, TO intrinsic value, 10 that OF officers Of SINH
lar grade en- the Atlantic.
ATLANTIC SURVEYS.
Ior Details OF the labOrs, a 10 the held and once
duties IN the several surveying districts since my
laat annual report refer 10 the accompanying re-
ports OF the Surveyors General. which also pre- sent
tnelT estimates for the fiscal year ending 31h June,
1858.
N MICHIGAN.
The estimates submitted are intended to cover The
expense OF all the remaining msuTyeyed lands Oh
that state
During the past year. the special object has been
10 eject me completion ant closing up of the sur
veys in the peer Peninsula, and. with the aud OF
the appropriations now asked for the work. II IL be-
heved, may be completed during another season.
The Tect wing OF the defective and fraudulent sur
yeys heretofore reported 10 Congress- and for which
the necessary appropriations have already beea
made. together with the survey OF the Islands IN
Saginaw Bay, Lakes Huron and Michigan, VIII be
the concluding work IN that district, prior 20 the
closing OF the Surveyor Generals efce, which,
shortly thereafter may BE- expected under the act Of
18th June, 1910. The correction OF the detective
surveys alluded TO, Is q work designed to be per-
formed with all the pTecaton necessary 10 protect
the interests of purchasers nterspeTSed throughout
them and to make The old lines and corners available
wherever found. To that end specific instructions
have been given, which VIII insure stfic account
ability for the oflectual execution OF that service
In connection vita the resurveyng yet 10 be COM
pleted, and particularly that portion OF II situate IN
the vicinity of Grand Traverse Bay, the Surveyor
General invites attention to the Importance OF open
ing and constructing road by the Government
from Muskegon settlement on the MusSegOn river
along the line between ranges eleven and twelve
west. a distance of about ninety miles to Grand
Traverse Bay Tire country through which tins
road would pass is represented 10 be well watered
with stone IN abundance, son generally rlch, ana
climate delightful.
The Surveyor Genera, suggests the necessity and
policy Of the establishment of new land ONCE at
Grand Traverse Bay, or III that vicinity, TO accom-
modate the northern portion OF the lower pennsula
The proposed new district may involve the neces
sity Of modifying the existing boundaries OF the adj
joining districts on the east OF IT,
IL WISCONSIN, IOWA, AND MINNESOTA.
The evidence that the Surveyor General ha1
taken possession OF his Office was received here on
Goth April last The several Instructions 10 nm
for commencing surveying operations, in readiness
and awaiting that evidence, were dispatched as
soon as they could be recorded immediately after
receipt of II.
The report presented by the Surveyor General
exhibits the progress OF the surveys III that dlsuc
and mparts much useful information, contrmasory
of previous accounts respecting the character ana
capabilities of the country.
I'm Wisconsin IN the MenomOnee ceSsion, and In
other portions of the State, the surveys OF large
bodies of land will have been completed before the
close Of the season, reaoy market for next year. anu
from the showing made to the settlements number
OF inhabitants and saw-mills found IN those regions
there is every to believe the new lands Will
command ready sale.
In Minnesota the high floods Of the season rem
deTed the condition Of the country extremely unprO
piiiOuS for surveying operatlons-so much so thdt
the surveyors were compelled 10 abandon ther "oIk
until the waters had subsidized, and some OF them 10
TelII quSh 1t altogether These causes nave not ohy
disappointed the SaDguse expectations OF the sur
veyor General rs to what would be ELECTED In that
Territory the past season. but are said to have occa
s u.ion f % me pine Region
so far as ascertaned, the best pine Localities have
many millions OF feet annually distracted, and
the lands thereby rendered comparatively vaueiess,
and that unless they are brought INTO market depre-
datOLs VIII continue and IN all PROBABILITY Will De
committed by a class OF men having the means TO
operate on larger scale" The decided opinion OF
this Office TO the purport has been heretofore
expressed and IN order TO bring some OF tue princl
pal pine bearing localities into market advance sur
veys were ordered as far back as 1916 IL Is hopeu
that early appropriations by Congress may enaOie
the Department TO effect continuous surveys, EN-.
. 4fe
have them proclaimed for sale As soon as pfactlca-
BILE.
In Iowa. according to instructions, the Surveyor
General contracted for surveying the township INES
las Will appear from the accompanying map,) OF all
that portion Of the State between the line dividing
ranges "a and 3j the east, and the Missouri river
on The west and between the base line and hrst cor
recton parallel west of the line dividing ranges SO
and 40 TO the Missouri River. This general region
OF country oxtend> 1870 miles from the southern
boundary Of Iowa, and is bounced on the west Dy
the Missouri River above and below Council Bluffs,
and IS WateIed by numerous streams, among which
are Little Sioux, Maple Creek Soldier River Boyer
River, Mosqueto and Kegg Creeks, and sundry
others, whose names are not given.
Thosc streams reported by the surveyor ten
eTal became swollen to impose obstacles AL
most inseparable 10 the surveyors, notwithstanding
which, two.thIrds Of the work have been completed,
ana as soon as the waters subslde the residue partly
done, VIII be finished.
That officer further reports, that " between tDe
base and first correction liNe, and west OF the line
dividing ranges 81 and 80, one hundred ana one
townships and fractional townships have been placed
under contract for subdivision. In this portion OF
the State the soil is unsurpassed IN the world for
richness and fertility, and the only drawback IS the
deficiency of timber. Msny Of these townships are
settled to some extent and the settlements are rap
idly increasing The district adjoining the Missouri
River IS almost entirely claimed by actual settlers,
and in some localities these claims are valued at
from 50 OOO to $4,000. There are several respecta-
bic towns aad villages IN the aoOve-named tract,
among which are Traders Point, Coohsylile, indian
Town. Evansville and CaTterville. A number Of
saw and cris mills are In operation, and IN the sin
gle township Of IS. range a, there ! population Of
at least 1000 souls. The country bears every EVIL
dence of industry and prosperity and has. In many
places, the appearance Of country settled for
years" .
III IS understood in reference 10 the section oil
country west OF the Mississippi, In Iowa and Mime
sofa that the recent treaties Of cesSIon not YET ra
fed with certain bands OF the Dakota OF sioux Ia
dians together with the treaties heretofore maze
with the Chippeways comprehend the residue OF tae