Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-12-20

The pnblic surveys within the last year on
} the Pacific and in our new Territories hayo
: been extended with extraordinary rapidity.
! In California the surveyed lines for base,
meridians, standard parallels, townships, sec
tions. &c. are, in their aggregate length,
greater than the circumference Of the globe.
) Maps in duplicate, equal TO l,26l plats, with
J complete map of the State, have been
prepared, and important suggestions are
presented in regard TO the aurGerous and
sg icnltural lands. In Oregon and Washing
ton Territories Indisn hostilities have ser-
ously impedcd operations under the survey
ing system yet, notwithstanding this consd-
cradle progress has been made. In Oregon,
between the Cascade mountains aud tho
ocean, the surveys of the public lands and OF
donation righta are Tar advancing towards
completion and it is now proposed to extend
| the Oregon surveyin. district east Of tho
! Cascade range, whilst in Washington Terri
tory township lines have been ran on Whit.
| by's Island, some returns have been made
under former contracts Of the Willamette
meridian, IS miles Of the third standard
parallel have been ran west to Grays harbOr,
and 30 miles Of the seventh standard passing
through the vast cxpanse OF the Admiralty
Inlet and Whitby's Island
In Kansas the surveys OF the public and
Indian trnst lands have been pushed forward
with activity. Notwithstanding the severity
OF the last winter, the disturbance in tia
country, and the difficulties incident 20 tho
execution Of the surveys under treaty stipu-
lations, surveys to the extent Of hundreds #
thousands of acres having been recorded.
plats of the same prepared, and the eastern
portion Of the Delaware trust lands placed in
such condition ns 20 au.EO-ise their intro
duction into market by proclamation Tor
their sale on the ITth OF November.
In Nebraska the surveys have not pro.
gressed so rapidly, attention in this survey
;ng district having been mainly directed 10
the Indian trust lands n Kansas.
In New Mexico, notwithstanding the d;ffi-
Guilty in procuring supplies iu this sparsely
settled country and Indian hostilities somc
progress has been made in the surveys by the
extension Of meridian base, connection and
township lines. Some private land claims.
which had their origin under Spain and
Mexico, have been presented 10 the Survey
or General for examination, with whom has
also been fled number cf"pucbla" Indian
claims.
In Utah Territory The surveys are in pro-
2ress. and are to be made into townships and
sectional subdivisions. The extent OF FIELD
operations embrace between I3O aud l40
townships. Attention s drawn 10 the fact
that the limits Of the Salt Lake City are
greater in extent than the town site laid off
IN lei4 allows, and it is represented that the
public domain in the city ard out Of its
limits, were settled by Mormons. is being
conveyed by thom to Brigham Young aS
trnstee, and Congressional intorposi,.ou is
suggested in the matter
Under the acts Of l849 and 1850, granting
the swamps and oyeriowed lands TO tho
! States IN which they were situate, AZ, ,6.S 1873
acres have been selected BY the States and
reported for approval OF which l,lGS,I5l
aerrs have heen contested ty indiyiGuals
who aiiege, under cath, that these selections
are fraudulent and the lands no. CT the char
acter granted by the acts.
RAILROAD GRAyrs.
! Upon the passage Of the railroad crantz
! VI iast summer, the lands failing within their
! preoapie limits we're withdrawn from rnnrEet
| so as 20 secure the attention of Con,,-css
since which time sales and locations have
/ greatly fal!en OF All the means within III,
contrci oil the Geners, Land Office have been
used TO secure speedy adjustment of the
| grants WIN view TO the early restoration
oi the withdrawn lands. Iowa was the first
10 accept and dispose OF her grants, Ms
| cOnslh, FLORIDA ned Alabama are takin,, tho
steps preliminary to the adjustment of tbnir
gfSnts CCder the acts il is estimated Iowa
Tor Liza miles OF road will receive 3456 O00
acres Florida, for $50 miles Of road will
receive ,ell,400 acres Alabama, for ce4
! miles ot road, will receive I,2Is. 800 acres .
louisiana for G2G miles of road. will receive
i,6O2, 300 acres; Mississippi, for 800 miles or
road, will receive $50, 400 acres Wisconsin
! ior 900 miles Of road, will receive 60" san
| acres; Michigan, for 1918 miles of road
VIII receive S036 900 acres. Making an 40.
| gregate of l3,755,550 acres
LOCATION AyD REMOVAL oY LAND oryrcrs
! The land Office in Kansas. has been located
az hecompton, on the Kansas river; for
Nebraska, at Omaha City. on the Missouri
! river; Tor Northwestern Minnesota. at Oih.
way on the Mississippi river. and for North
eastern Minnesota, at Buchanan, on Lake
Superior.
The attention OF the General Land Of'ce
| has been called TO the existence Of silver
! mines IN New Mexico By such reliable rem.
geseniat!ons AS warrant the commissioner in
recommending 10 Congress to grant artLori-
~ 10 MAKE an examination as to the exist
ehce ana extent Of silver and other valuable
mineral deposits in that territory.
GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS.
The explorations recently made by Or
Evans, IN aShington Territory, under ths
supervision of the General Land Office dis.
cover coal in abundant supply on Bellincham
Bay III strata reachinga thickness of twrntv
tLet' producing coke in large quantities, and
ot superior quality for manufacturing purpo.
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