Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-02

I coon Fork and the amuun; ..pro,.....,
granted" 10 Iowa. ESTIMATED "A NH 80. NJ y
the Congress " the United STATES ,e.. sgfes~
! bill. Bat DOW u - contend~s fhat ft.a -
! iowa extends fraA the mouth III fha -
: NOines above the RacC8u,s Fork. AMI 49, bss
head waters making. an addition. rus,r-s.sssas
I the General Land Office VI nln~ harsErr+ -
sand acres, over ani above the aaaaslts ~ ~
hundred and siNty-o1e Thousand scrr4 a. - -
I" DC granted, tO-"tHeF- grant ~ oar -
/ one hundrei add sisiy -oae tlsasssand - aas
I The exposition ri this act. so =ir~u r,r..-.
progress OF the Ell. Wa sitse4 Ier.tfs - -
/ the constituted authorities Ct tar Exxs1.. y
/ paTtmepts respectively. 1f tha EHsterI 60 -
Of Iowa. and carried into exrg4.fi1o :. aaf
tioa Of the alternate secifons frsar FIRE -
J the river To the HaccoJH Fork. A. A. - -
mileS on each side. EVE
! On the l7th If October isif. fin g.
st"ner of me General I.aB3 rifee w III -.
States wrote To- the Governor IF Ie,s, = -
copy Of the grant To- IovHa INV th ~. !. -
August. $50, giving The dia-raa W r.. ... - W.
confined 20 the strip u fse niles aa 80 -
the river from Che month nv w. r,grrrv,r VI
giving also map of the townships II 80
and uRappTopFIaed lands within fl,r go -
I iowa. desiring the Governor ID nnaLe w -
tiens Of The alternate sections. aal . -. -
/ TO the Land OiFirrrs aF ihe United ~ - -
I IN that letter tire COMMISSIONER w 80 g.
al Land oitee OF tie Ibllsi STATES said "a 9.
erHcr Clark, ''unfpr ilit Erumt tA~ &c. q -
tied ~ the varart Iaals W stt.rr.s4
III five mIlcs ca each side Il IT,, DIS Miss. r.
e. from SI!lFaH's fine. &C. p~tss~rH hn4Hur. ~
Missouri, To tie R4ccoau Tofk af IT, t.
/ Moincs River -
/ The Commissioner MI the General la &c
therein advised the Governor b. select fsr t.
the sections numbered :. !, - Sr.. orssl nnunh~rs
a. most ady 4Htl-egGs, 5sgatlsts III selected 80
! numbers ,. !, .. &c, flse Stafs weak = Is
! privrd NJ the 10Th srctirr fr rarh Trwr.ts-
which il Inv law re~rrvrFf fee 4shf.pts w. ~
enclosed 10 The Governor "a s.aacr.n, AZ -.
\ grant, ttO loHaJ ttr boundary hv5rr -.
pink. the alternate <prtseEls bgsse arL Fl. -
land brown slso H-i showing thr a-g1r ~ =
/ the sections er parts If srrtsnn# wi+Aan -
grant. those having oil Hs.aabers !. aas -
I and the even numbers IN another = migh : =
quest that when ~ hdA determined IT, ~sErys..
Ia advise The Land Officers a. FatrsstH a. -
CITY wa" haze been instructed ~ ~lfhAnat arns
sale, or entry IT auy kMA, aH tie rae4zt -.
appropriated lands il The sertias.s va4 - s
ect please advise this oliarr; return r. Har .s.t
diagram, and list nj the vacant 4as- . ~ -.
tIoAs seaectrd viii D. lMutesi 1leis pFeras-a auA
United to the Secretary pt rhe TF~-4Iarr r. ~
approval as required by law asasi shsa s,oras-I
will he certified tn Tsn = fnsrpfnenf q ~ n
October L.. 1857
According 10 this construction IL The xrxas I.
Iowa ami diagram II ttr boundary an4 s+rtnua
the constituted aHfhv-itirs ~ F19r4 raa4s e.
selections oR the 18th If Deceass-. ISIS. uairs
were reported t0 tEe Governor atsr af .rFvarr4 n.
The Land DIFFERS at FaiFteiI al Iogsa CIT. -
the General Land Office. according o. f.r daer.n
furnished Nv the ftanrral f.4mI TAF~~. Erstn-
the grant tu the kaceoJn Fork. and inal dIzxr.ss
was returned ~ the constituted aftA1rlass af la#.
ty the General Land Office. witLGftl auF ehs~rsHa
10 the construction given ~ the graft 81. "a
selection made according tn that diagram 60
Document. Reports * Cam.a8Ss sortaFs eF Ig#s \
u December. iSi6-il-Ig5-tal u. No. L.
No. D.
In consequence II tbs utalsu48 unsgrrssarfT.s.s-
the limits OF tAas grant befwssu tae sonsfTtars
authorities of tae UattcA saa'r- asl those pE Es4a
and the execution thereof b. the seieetaoas rz,<
and si-nlfied hy this State # InRsa the Ln64 ~
low the RaceonH Fork. noe s~i~rssd w. tns ~s.a-
IF Iowa, AMI all the surveyed Iansis aboxe a.
RaccGGn Fork were adre tTEfL fpr sac NV 49,
Presidents Proclamation ~ fg'h Jrns. rsv-
(Ns. al
From THE report ~ The bin b. thr CaHamaa+r
in May, Is ~, t. Stb January, lSIg, he eeaaszx
of this law wa understood ~ tie Caa.rps. AZ
the United States. and W.T. thc E.SrrutTse gf ttr
State o. Iowa. a. being 0aly foe abosIl Txo haa-
dEed aIsi ssNty aEe fhaIs4a arrr+H Alsrrnafe s~r-
tjoas. Tn u strip uf it, n H. ru bath .aar- of tG~
Dcs Mosnes Kgvrr from H. mouth @ he Raeeeon
Fork il was carried iHt9 sNrrtafian b@twr~n th~
gFaators ami the grant-rs.
From the I1.h December. 1855. at wEteh hzs
fhrConmir@:aaers appointed hg tiEe state nf Toaa
made the selections 50 ~ asprttgme rtsnfloasf
which were maae known " tie Land ofkes4. a
the United STATES tins construction UE tire =faf4H~
this actua! execution * il remained uEqgesslcma
until the Senator's ami Representatives IT, Caazrr-s
from tha STATE or InwI. WI lrfer RIM fhe srh tar-
cary l>sY. complained not 70 the Congress FL "a
United States. but 10 ME Walker then s~rEstarT
0t the Treasury. Ut the raatHrE iu wh4rA TN &c
OF 1916 had been carried into exscuiieu. AMI e
the Presidents proclamation 0f 18th T4nr. I~s.
aud tine sales male HsEdsr il. and claiming 10 e.
tend 10 Jne head waters Of the River DeSmeaa<s
am clearly wi opinion .irat the proper rn+-
structloa % the law as respects fhe tyteat X o.
grant was gwen BY tie letter ut the Cgaaa.s-saar
Of the General Land Office rF October GT. H.@
before mcn'icacG, aHi thai the attempt 10 extsss
the, law a. 10 inciuic TIE heal waters nc 10
De=motneS River. Il rot warranted bv fhe stasHss
NotwIthsi andIH. the dscisIaa of ias Secretary 4
Interior MF Ewlag.1 0f April lSJl, the Coa-
Trcss have made R9 explanatory act ~ flErr r.
lava nor have the Senators aul Representatives.
of Iowa. sn far aS | arl Frf1raa-A raas% anT
complaint to the Congress IT the URsteH STATES
for relief against the m@naer IA which ts% Aei RI
1916. has been carried irte ryrratfaa
With great respect. 7 have the honrT e b.
Yours &C.
(SizneL) J. J. CRTTTEsDE..