The daily union., 1856-12-23

reported to Congress and finally confirmed all the
tive do under present circumstances Is to exclude them
from sectional subdivision, IN the gradual extension Of lhe
lines Of the public surveys. h. ..# " Il
dian trust lands and permanent Indian reservations snow
that they have been prosecuted with great despatch con
derng the severity OF the last winter when ioreed Ine
deputy surveyors 70 abandon field operations Besides
this the disturbances in the country and the ntreaey OF
surveys under Indian-eay stpulauons which had de-
yoyed upon the surveyor general tended TO reard the
progress Of the business These accumulated defer
red the preparation Of the Iowa. Delaware and other ln
dian trust lands for market early had been eonem-
veys the Of hundreds Of thousands OF acres and
pa of the prepared could be brought into mar
ket The eastern portion Of the Delaware trust lands
of about ten townships, were however, proclaimed Tor
sale, take place the 18th of the present month
NEBRAsKAThe surveys of the public lands in this Ter
rory have progressed rapidly In Kansas owing
mainly to the desire 70 expedite the surveying OF the IN
dan trust tand in Kansas which the deputies have been
chiefly employed leaving but few to carry operations IN
Nebraska This added TO the necessity OF resurveys
gress of the fed-work during the past season.
i UrAH TERRIToRY-The surveying operations from the
2Th july 1885, the date OF the arrival OF the surveyor
general at Salt Lake City the place Of his official resi-
dence consisted in preliminary reconnaissance OF the
country in the neghborhood of the Lake and in the
abshmen OF the initial point at the of the Temple
Block in the Salt Lake City, by erecting suitable monu-
at the point of the intersection OF the principal me-
dian with the base line from which the base line was
tended due east miles and due west 36 miles The prn-
cpa meridian extended due north from the initial
point line, and by Offsets "a miles, and south ~ miles
The meridian and the base line pass through Salt Lake
valley Cache, Maade Blue Spring, and Hansel Spring
valleys the north OF the base through Tuila and part
of Bush valleys on the west and through Jordan Utah.
Cedar Tntck and portion of Youab valleys the south
Contracts have been entered into for surveying these
valleys with the exception of the desert lying west Of the
Salt Lake. The surveys to be made into townships
with authority for subdividng them into sections The
edwork under the contracts has been reported to this
office returned to the surveyor generals office and
the oce-work completed and ready for transmission
to Washington The extent the held operations en-
braces between 100 and lao townships including rac
tional townships. ...
partial examination of the country has been made
beyond the localities enumerated by the surveyor gene
ra who recommends the extension OF the base and merd
ian lines thereto and suggests the proprety OF surveying
the valuable timber lands found in the caons OF the noun
tains in Utah.
The surveyor general reports that the Salt Lake City is
far greater in than the corporate authorities
entitled to under the of 23d May 1874 He
represents that the city occupies several miles and
suggests the propriey of legal enactment to enable him
close the lines of the public surveys upon such limits
of the city it may be proper to recognise 1t is further
stated that the public domain the city, and out OF the
limits thereof settled by Mormons is being conveyed by
the members of the Church of Latter Day Saints in
sideration of their goodwill towards the Church. to Brig
ham Young of the same he requiring them to de-
fend the property thus conveyed against any one.
This proceeding in the Territory is incompatible with our
system and suggests the proprety of congressional inter-
position As the townse act of 1914 limits the grant to
500 acres might be proper consider the peculiar
dition Of the capital of Utah. and pass such legislative
would award to the city sufficient number OF
the legal subdivisions to embrace lis present actual Improve
aens-such legal subdivisions contiguous to those i'm
to be- of course laid open for disposal under
! the general land laws applicable to the same
CALToRSA.-The progress of the surveying operations
has been confined to the valleys of Upper Sacramento and
Shasta rivers and the southeastern portion of the State
bordering on the Colorado river also to lands in the Vi
cnty the Ton Indian reserve and along the valleys OF
Mono and Tahchopa lakes situated the eastern slope
of the Sierra Nevada mountains Since the surveyor
generals last annual report he has entered into twenty
eight different contracts for the survey of the public lands
~ A. enfuu IN
) examined and approved, include the following work;
e niies
Surveys of base and meridian lines............ lSo
= Standard parallels. ooy
Traverse and meander oos
a Township lines
Section @OJi
hanch "''..''''''''' "
Making an aggregate eof................,..2b 1855
including surveyed nearly eight millions OF acres
The surveys in California, Notwithstanding their rapid
progress have been subjected to strict scrutiny in the Held
by commissioned examining deputies whose duty tits to
repair the field and test the accuracy OF work executed
deputies under These have led 10
the discovery Of IN the execution OF
which had occurred and the parties have been
quired their work. be subjected TO the ex-
pense OF It's correction through other deputies The sau-
tay provision made in the act Of Sd March, 1883 author
zng the examination Of surveys in the field has been the
Of securing accuracy In surveying operations The
Of Office work performed in the surveying depart
Of San Francisco during the year has been consaera-
Bile and coeXtensive with the mularou requirement Is
of the Office Among many miscellaneous duties incident
the custody Of the old Spanish and Mexican archives
and the documents Of the late board Of land commsony
the following work has been performed The original
field surveys which had been returned TO the
yeyor generals office during the year have been examined
their accuracy tested by protacon maps Of the same
have been made in trpioae amounting to 1851 pats
transcripts Of the fednote and descriptive notes OF
townships and general map OF the State have been pre-
pared exhibiting the progress Of the surveys Since the
Of field operations IN California 10 the pres
time l6 miles Of surveying have been accomplish
III ed equivalent the Of about twenty millions Of
q yeyed This accumulation Of the public lands at
offering portions Of them for sale 10 satisfy the public
pectauon coon proper separation be made Of
the agricultural from the Teseryed mineral lands.
Referring 10 the remarks In connexion with the subject
10 the last annual report II Is submitted whether
In further legislation In tho premises IL would not be prop
or declare by express enactment that n the event OF
sale or location by the local officers either at public
ton or otherwise Of lands agricultural which may
hereafter be ascerained TO be strictly aurous and
granted pursuance thereof shall be held 10 convey only
the portion Of such sale as may embrace agricultural
lands.
OREGoEThe surveys nearly completed Of the pub
lie lands and donation claims bpeH the Cascad DountaHs
and he ocean, authorized by the law creating the
veyng district OF Oregon, Notwithstanding the difficulties
ocoasoned by the recent with the Indians The
veyor general the suggestion in his predecessor
last annual report for the extension by law Of this
the country have satisfied him that Il is practicable
continue the base line and the correction parallels
that OF mounain and being OF the existence
OF rich and inviting lands for settlement in the
portions Of the territory especially the borders
Of the Columbia and its tributaries such Des 0hutes