The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-10
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.

General Land OGce.-Scters IN Ransas.The following
qsons propounded with considerable interest by set
Ter u Kansas Are persons who have settled lands in
Kama entitled to the the regular government price
r territorial lands should they prove contain coal
other minerals ?" This question: and similar ones
answered until the General Land Office is in possession Of
Ill the facts connected herewith and the up
Der the laws Of the United States
Fks Msnoa,oaee Indian question wheth-
1, the tits portion of the Menomonee Indian
ons extinct and subject sale coming at the Gem
sa Land Office the following decision has been obtained
thereto from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in
letter Of inquiry from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office
with regard to the request contained in the last para
sph Of letter for information whether the Indian
title townships 2s 49, north of ranges IT, 49, and
sss which lie due east q the permanent made for
the heDomonees in the treaty OF the 18th May 1854 tempo
y withheld from sale by request Of this Office of The sth
a 1885, and whether may be taken to bring
nc same into market have to INTERN that the Indian
tile 10 The tract in Question is believed be extinct and
that know of reason for longer withholding the same
from sale
reading elaborate article the Agricultural Report of the
Patent Office in press notice three kinds of guano
not generally known to the public. First, the Columbian
variety which has recently been discovered Bird island
situated some four hundred miles of the coast of Venezuela,
two hundred miles south of St. Thomas and hundred
li fifty miles westward Of Guadaoupe From careful anal
wis has been acertained that this substance by far the
richest OF phosphoric acid for the farmer yet dcov
ged il contains eighty four per cent Of dry super
plate Of lime, about third than pure ground
bones II also contains less than onefourth the quantity OF
water always present in the Peruvian article, aud from
twenty thirty per less than any other guano known
One hundred parts the Bird island article contain the
Ahoc acid necessary form 95 rs parts of bone phos
paae of lime; of dry organic matter and ammonia it
iains is per cent.
The second that of the Galapagos group of islands
the Pacific ocean, lying directly under the equator, six
hdndred miles of Ecuador in South America In this
group there four main islands besides isle
the shores Of which abound in oroises and frequented
Also BY myrads Of aquatic birds From the latter the guano
these Islands is chiefly derived sample lately said to
have been submitted by the Department Of State Professor
~ Horsord of Harvard University, for analysis is de-
'eroed chocolate-colored brownish yellow powder
containing occasional dull white Jumps and exhaing strong
'noniaca odor The sample contained Is 5olOO per
ammonia which places it par with the best average
Peruvian guans and greatly superior to many other
Heies in market.
The third mentioned is the Mexican which, within
year or two has been imported into England and the United
States from the of Mexico and the islands adjacent
The quality OF that existing the Atlantic side stated
b entirely distinct from the Peruvian description rich
ness in instances, consisting of 60 per cent Of phos
phae Of lime That which exists the islands aud head
Ahs Of the Pacific and In the gulf Of California is
described being Of more varied character. In
parts where the climate IL nearly rainess, the guano will
doubtless prove OF great values while in other places, and
Where frequent and copious rains il may be expected
ahe O. worth except In the amount Of phophates II
gay eohlfs Thus far there 10 be accurate classi
'on Of the respective sorts, any reliable information
10 the quantities which may be obtained The islands
'sining the greatest guano the Atlantic side
hs what called the Trangcs the of Yucaau
"a The Pacific side particularly abounds three Islands
NoSR under the name OF the Maras.
bHsihcs az the Pension 09ee.An abstract Of the bust
a Of the Pension Office for the ending june under
As &C, Of Sd March, 1855,
B0gnty.and Applications received sssOo