The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-07
Report 81 the Comaaissi0nss 81 ~
General Land Ofslee.

General lnma 0Ilisc. -.
Tho report Of tho Commissioner, Hon.
TnoaAsA. HssDsicxs. presents the opera
tions Of tho General Land Office. In very
clear mud satisfactory light. "f'tia
From the Goth September. 1884. 10 the 30th
September. 1858, l5,3l5.283.ls acres Of the
public lands were surveyed. Tho localities Of
these surveys arc In the States Of Michigan,
Iowa. Wisconsin, Louisiana, Florida, MI@ou-
ri and California, and IN the Territories Of
Minnesota, Oregon and Washington. In Min
ncso,a Territory. A2il ,7is scrcs were survey.
cd. bu, Of this amount 233.239 acres are set
down AS school lands. Thosurvsysin Oregon
which heads the Hist ~ 10 quantity. cxceed the
surveys IN Minnesota, 1,l36.s42 acrcs. Of the
l5.3lb.2s3 acres surveyed, 7l9.72i are school
lands.
For tho daeal year ending JaDe ~. 1865,
the receipts from the sslcs Of tho public lands
amounted to Gil .4s5, 3st.TS and for tho quar-.
ter ending September 30. 1855, 81. 325. 49,. 81,
a. reported and estimated During the fiscal
yoar, there
Acres,
e.ia for sssh 7st..4 L
a.tlss total ..e..a,"s. ,u,aIs. ioA's
- addition th... were rspsstsd--~
rpdft ssaop.l.nd sFsnss......,.,sa.,, f.sTe.1tsf
ia'srnsi mprsssss'as, s.'lsosa., Asa /, n.asse
M,.ias sas ssrssts u ,,,.,,,,,.. Atsi, ss,e'
Quo very gratifying Tact. which the Com
missioner notices. Ia that tho proportion Of TN
public land taken by individuals ior actua
settlement and cultivation. as compared with
the entirc nIss and locations, is much srgcs
during the last than tho pruc~iiuw year
L, is suggested 10 tho report Of tho Com
msaones that tho presumption laws be %
amended NJ 10 authorize settlements generally
Gu unsarseyed lands, and whenever, upon . 70
turn Of survey. iva or more settlers arr found
residing upon Ina, same quarter section, thai
the eatry be made BY them jointly, allowing to
each settler. 10 addition. adjacent legal subdi.
visions Of uuoccaped lands. not 70 eseced 100
neses In all 10 each peranaaeot settler. and not
10 impair The right Of any other actual sstslss
70 hts previous settlement 20 u s9a
Tho Commissioner recommends that tho "a,
clasiou ftom tho right to purchase lands he On.
tended equally to tho local and al other clIicse
connected with the naturalization Of tho land
systsn. a,-g +, .-~ NJ 3t.., "a s,,.s.....
Tho Commissioner gives Tia f,llswips ~ tho
reservation Of lands made nader recent trs,ks
fss tho bsa-ls Of the Indiana In this Territory,
For tho Foad IA Lao bands. 100000 acres
on the right Ls.ak Of the ~, Loais river. ssuc.
diately below Sayapnah river,
For the Grand Portage band track ex.
teNlnt bxck to" Pigeon river under the sse.
oua article Of tho treaty Of rebr,sry ~. 1854.
For the Mississippi band Of Chippewas. four
townships on south aide Of Mile Lacs and same
islands.
Under the second article Of tho wnnebasv
treaty OF February 27,lsa5;
Eos said tribe, nine townships south Of the
grea, bend Of Minnesota river. -" =
Under thu treaty nf July Is. 1890. an &C,
approved July II, 1854, ........
For the Sioux half breeds, fourteen town.
ships on western shorr Of Lake pepin
Un'icr treaty OF January 20. 1852
For Dacoiah band. ten miles each sidc Of
Minnesota river, fsaa near the great bend 10
Its source.