The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-20
Making an aggregate oil

MAKING an aggregate OIL oi0ll,Zfo % acres
This shows increase for the las, fiscal year. com
pared with The preceding, in sales and locations, o
,363 us and ncuding swamp land selections,
IL 23 SIS acres. The increase for the third quarter
he curren, calendar ear over the corresponding quare
Of the previous year, OF sales and locations SGT J6l
acres and including swamp land selections, is 9l0.oea
acres.
There statements have reference only 10 the lands east
OF the Rocky mounalns for although land districts have
been established in Calilorna and Oregon, and extensive
surveys have been made there which have added mate
rally TO the correspondence OF The office, lands have
yet been reported disposed Of in those districts This
great increase IN the disposal OF the public domain, the
cause OF which will be explained in subsequent part o
this report has produced corresponding increase in the
dulles OF all the divisions Of this office.
Some idea may be entertained OF The amount OF labor
performed during the past year from the fact that there
have been issued 7s4 patents OF every descrpon in
cuding cash sales; bounty lands under acts Of 1912
lsi7 1880 and 1852; Tor swamp lands, reservations
under lHdan treaties, and private land claims derived
from ofner governments, and confirmed by Congress and
the courts; rome OF which occupy many folio pages oil
closely written manuscript. For the period, 80 395
er ates for cash sales, 9 Sl deciaraoty statements
and o5 warrants were posted, and loo6lS selections
for internal improvements, railroad grants, and swamp
and oyefowed lands were entered IL the iract-books
Besides, 36l receivers accounts adjusted 29g
counts OF dsbursrg agents, 4o6 Of surveyors general
and deputy Surveyors 253 OF publishers OF newspapers
Is for locating land warrants and 302 eiunding accounts
were settled 1857 pieces Of scrip for Vrs,nia revolu-
tionary claims issued embracing 1879 6G9 acres and
2yS OF these claims were exaTiaed.
There 1917 letters recorded, occupying 12 900
folio pages equal 10 "a volumes ~ SOL letters
occupying 3,2ot pages, equal TO large volumes: l35
manuscript patents occupying 30l pages $40 accounts
recorded occupying 595 pages three large volumes
Ia addition 10 these. about 10000 packages Of monthly
and quarterly returns, letters hsts abstracts &C. have
been received and l2,l00 packages Of patents. blank
FORMS and circulars, have been packed sealed directed
and Transmitted from this office, during the
and the official seal has been aft xed 10 upwards OF i50 600
patents and ex.mph6catons.
Nearly all this, as you aware, may be considered
as merely aanual labor, and u exclusive of The comp
tions and which require great deal OF lime and thor
ough knowledge oi the land leg station OF Congress- OF
foreign and lndlan treaties, The decisions oil The Courts,
The precedenls established and the laws, usages, and
customs OF The foreign governments which preceded Us in
sovereignty
that the extensive Tamhcaiions oi
land system and Of the large amount OF money colec
and dsbursed under H. by receivers OF public moneys and
surveyors general loss has accrued 10 The treasury,
nor any appreheoJed. All accounts OF receivers OF
public money, IN their several capacities have been ad
Iusied up and including The third quarter OF the
calendar year. and the saies, ocsons and selections
nave generally been posted to the came period.
The accounts OF the surveyors general deputy survey
&c have 10 like manner been adjusted 10 The latest
period. The surveys have been pressed forward in the
several districts with The utmost energy so that the
uement OF those districts may be promoted and the lands
sold
The recorders division has been actively aud zeaousy
employed in The PREPARATION OF patents, exemplhcauons,
&c, and the may be said Of the several bounty
The following statement exhibits the number OF war
rants issued under the several laws granting bounty
Iasds, the number located and the number
wb the number Of acres 10 each class:
.sa of ist7.