The New York herald., 1851-12-03
soh September, 1850 awaits further sppropriasion BY

The survey Of the village lots ct the Sault Ste Marie,
In Michigan under the provisions OF the oct OF 10Th Sep
tembsr 1850, will be completed soon - practicable,
after the rights Of the parties Interested shall have been
examined By the land ofcers under authority Of that
The surveying Of the boundary lss between Iows and
Minnesota on the parallel Of - deg 50 min north st
ude under the authority Of the act Of 50 March ls49
was designed in the rs instance tn undertake during
the past subsequently, it concluded to post
pons until after the termination Of the late treaty with
Of Il. unususv ruy s posp
believed to have resulted bsnsnciay to the work
portion Of the country over which the line will psss
represented to be low and wst nterspersed with lakes
The pest sdmonishes that along uncertain boundary
lines bet States serious sectional difficulties likely
to arise Timely precaution viii obvste such mischief and
promote permanent public good 1t s therefore,
mended that the parallel be determined BY the most
act methods known to me dern science That boundary
will be made the base from which to project the public
surveys the north of it, and which to close those
Its SOUTH and may hereafter be extended to the west as
the governing line for the vast body Of surveys to be
hereafter projected in that direction With sl these
ends in view the establishment of the parallel Of latitude
as the true public economy with your appreciation, it
s designed to the work at the earliest suit
able period in the coming spring.
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE FOR ABOLISHED SURVEYOR
GENERALS OFFICES.
In connection with the general subject Of public sur
veys have to invite attention to matters Of great
moment to the neighborhoods interested, where II Is
found that time accident, and other have i'm
paired obierated the earlier surveys Decay Of tim
ber fires in the woods and prairss, and m,chiefs from
tresrassers found not unfequenty to have obite
rated traces Of the nes and removed cor
be und aries in sections Of country to pre-
vent identification By the field notes or
than by . re-survey made start from remote acknow
corners and thereby establishing new lines to
earlier surveys there is found some Of the most efficient
work yet 1t Is believed that many of them imper
ecty executed and the corners too frequently omitted
to be identified with living trees Incalculabe mischief
has ulted TO the surveys in sections of country
where the Indians were permitted to remain during the
o. .ufvsyng fpm ron sns wen M
and destroy the marks made in the woods by the white
man 1t proper it should be understood that prior to
the reorganization Of this Office in 1885, each Surveyor
General respects the details Of executions Of the
field work. In the eye of the law, independent
omcsr Iecsiv,ag through the medium IN %. Of tbs ONCE
for surveying bodies Of country but applying the prin
cples BY the surveying laws according to the
change In it's organic law which took place in 1885, that
this ece empowered by law to exercise supervision
over the detail. Of Geld operations Prior to that period
the agency Of the Office In regard 70 such details could
be sdvisory only and that with the chief aim to
system and uniformity in the official returns Of the
veral surveyors DISTRICTS but to that end it became
necessary also to descend matters of detail In the
field work, and Of its elaborate efforts towards the
complshment Of system, uniformity and precision In
both, so far 1t could exercise control the records
testify.
From whatever cause or combination of causes arising
portions Of public land from being sold, because they
cannot be identified. Such has recently been
presented be the reference the
er surveys in the southern section Of Alabama BY ind
yduss who have expressed their intention to memorial
ze Congress on the matter The surveys in that State
were reported to this ONCE completed ago. and
the once Of Surveyor General Of Aabsms and also that
for Misssspp under the act Of 18th of June ls4
been abolished and their archives turned over to the
State authorities the law directs have also to OBJ
serve that the jurisdiction Of the former gene
rsshp which embraced the States Of Ohio indiana and
Michigan has ceased to exit the surveys in Ohio
and Indiana and the archives Of the bile surveys
those two taes have also been transferred to the State
authorities, pursuant to the directions Of the act.
The aboshment Of those surveyors Offices has i'm posed
no small impediment towards eectng surveys for
rectifying the evils complained Of propose, there.
fore in order to remedy the defects OF In the Alabama
or any other within the States where those
Offices abolished that this Office be invested with the
fame power and authority over the whole subject Of
veys the late Survey General exercised and while
ordering II would also be necessary to be
vded by law an Inspector Of Surveys in the State to
certain and eper the nature and extent Of the defects
existing and estimate the costs Of their correction before
any remedy could be understsndingly attempted. As
work Of this nature could rarely IL be effected by
per mileage compensation, some new provision Of Law
would be necessary admitting Of its being paid for BY
and restrictions a. may be deemed requisite.
THE NEW TERRITORIES.
The expediency Of extending the public land surveying
system the organized terrific res Of New Mexico
Utah, to demand notice may be expected to
receive early attention from Congress; and the
b,hpent Of territorial government for the Platte river
the State Iowa and the eastern spurs of the
Rocky Mountains would have to precede the extension
may be acquired from the Indians In that region.
GEOLOGICAL REPORTS.
resolution Of the Senate was passed at its last ses
sion, THAT the forthcoming report Of Doctor David
Dale Owen, United States Geoogst on the geology
Iowa and whconsn and also the forthcoming report OF
relation the iron region Of Lake Superior in Michigan
be ordered to be printed together with the maps diA
grams sketches OF scenery and Illustrations which viii
sceompsny the same respectively and that the work be
executed during the Of Congress under the spe
cia direction Of the Commissioner sf the General Land
day Of the ensuing session. The omission in the reso.
indicate the e1tsn. Of Ii. required pubcson Imposed
OF the two reports named, that for Michigan only
received In seon for the press In advance Of the meet
ing In Congress- and rather than incur delay IL
deemed proper to suffer that report to take the regular
Of Senate documents under the sanction Of the
Secretary Of the Senate this once exercising direction
ceseary and - Was designed by the resolution That
work WILL therefore, be In readiness for early delivery
not BE- p.rmsS 70 similar eou.. ~ i vas s'ue ~S,
received In time for that purpose and more particularly
for the reason Of the expressed desire Of the geolos
varying from that Of Congressional documents All
sction Therefore was postponed to await the further
pleasure Of Congress In the matter.
RAILROAD FROM CHICAGO TO MOBILE
Under the act approved September Goth, 1885, entitled
An act granting the right Of way and making grant
in aid Of the construction OF railroad Chicago
Mobile" all the lands In those States within fifteen miles
on each side Of the supposed route OF the road 1.-THE
lateral limits within which the av restricts selections to
be made) we're immediately, the passage CT the cot
Withdrawn from sale or entry for limited period which
has since necessarily been offended to the 6rst OF Jsnu
ny next for the etate Of Illinois, and 10 the 6rst OF
February next for the State Of Mississippi I'm order TO
afford time for the completion OF the location Of tn,
route and the selections under the grant At the latest
sdvices IL understood that the route OF the road In
Illinois had not been entirely and definitely decided
throughout all lite extent but that the work pro-
eressins and would be finally determined and 10
that end all the facilities sought Of this oce have been
Afforded N Alabama and Mississippi II IL understood
lat The route determined 4th Sept Der last AMI
the selections made for the grant by the agents appoint
ed for that object by those States respectively and lists
Of the Deposited with the district land ocers On
receipt at this toe from the proper authorities OF the
APPROPRIATE maps and lists, duly authenticasdhe pro
per steps will be taken for the final adjudication q the
grstt the principles heretofore adopted in similar
and Afterwards for restoring TO market the lands
Withdrawn far unclaimed for the purposes Of the
read
SWAMI LANDS.
The execution Of the granting the swamp and over
hewed snde unht for cultivation to the States respeo
IN f4r as