The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-10

E1oess Of sxpsaaissrs ----
ring this period. esss,sa.
swAnR Aup ovnRHlOwsD aAAAoo. -
In obedience 10 tie ct Of The lsst 0sssral Az.
ssmely, approved Jsaaas staA, iset. aatAaeisi.s
) wanp add ovsrnossd ianSs granted = ~ llasss
by the Act u Congress, 1sth Of 0spssnhss, ls6a-
Immediately altar the Adjosr nmspt ! aAArssssd
letters 10 the Judges u the cosnli In vhisA thsas
i t. s. don. :. he e.risss ss.sss -
that their lists should BE- returned 10
Asthe State had granted the lands 70 the counties
In which they lie respectively, thought that the
counties shoali incur the sapsnse Of making the
Some Of the judges replied that there wsss no
swampor oyer6owedlAnds in thsir oosntiss; se1e |
that there were no competent susveyegs within |
their Jurisdiction whom they could s.y:y Y e .ss
work some that they we're not familiar With the |
duty VI the forms TO be observed, and thaa they /
must receive specific instructions; while others |
utterly refused to take any action in the pfemises
una.r ,as,. s sse'yas ssonps.sss
stimulate the Judges 70 enter upon thsr york, and
to give 70 csch copy OF I'll the necessary forns asd
insiructions, By these meansths swsep md svs,-
nswed lands have been selectrd ID 81 oft1s organ
lied countiss Of he State with she sxespson ptArs
Of Grundy, which has been organiasd within tie
pastfew weeks. The swamp lands within the nm
organised counties b. easily selected FROM the
plaa In the cfhcc Of the Surveyor General.
GEOLOGICAL sunvnY.
In pursuance u the Act Of the last General A.
semby, authorHing geological sorvey d TIE Bsake.
appointed Prof. james Hall, ot Albany, New Yotk,
State 6soIcgist, and in conjanctioa With Mr Hall,
sstts, stats Chemist. Thescl gsnsisnsa pyoseosted
their survey daring portion Of the yesls 1855 and
! 1850. aud " their reprt, which win ~ shortly
Transmitted 70 you. rcfsr you for N asceuat q
their explorations and the results.
! The high rank among scientific men e1joysd b.
each of these gentlensn gives ample assurAnss shat
the survey Will b thorough, psssseai, and crsdita
Bile tOthe Ssats. 1A ssF ASts 4
wholly Inadequate. and ~ iesss Aosbls Ne saeunt
will Be- required for che tve sscsesding ysars.
wkI0Rrs AID nsAsuags.
| Complete sets Ut standard weights cod measures
have bsen sessivsa frOn ths FEDERAL 0evsssatss,
and at the suggestion Of Prof Bsche, sapsrintsad-
cnt sf weights aed nsAsnrss. Il hove csassd - -
erected small building in the state house yard ~
/ their safe keeping.
The bsildins was erected spso plaa fssnisAed
BY Mr. BAchc, Is nearly asc- Psese, md ssst about
4 8, 700 %.
The standards are quite xpensive Of very diGleult
sd astnsat, and are psculiariy habls 70 isjsry.
4 thought IL unwise 20 receive and stoss e6sm II 3
| warehouse where they would b 1iabas - destres-
4 tion from FIRE dAnposss, wAsa ths esvUumSnt
was ready 70 furnish o0npasat pssssa - aA3oss
them for use without expense 10 tbs 6ssts. II Win
be we'll ~ place these standards IN tho eoseody ~
sams ofhcer OF state.
Il STATE UNIvEnsirs.
Il would seem thai with population In the Sesss
OF half million Ut souls, and = university fuud VI
nearly two hundred thousAnd dollars, the tina had
arrived for thorough and slsoisns oresaisselsa Of
this institution. Ssch a orgusisasioa. hovsvsr
cannot be Perfected and maintained vitAest ths
proper accommodations fer sneess -, stoAeaas,-
In il 10 the design OF the 0sneeaI AsuAay 70 80.
render the capitol hui Idinnu q lo0s Ctg se -.
versity purposes provisions shouA . ua6s sOthsi
eec, at an early siay II sush i - ths iu>euaiee
then submit sha4 would b dssirsbleee spesdil,
furnish the necessary accsaaDdaAiaas slss~Asss :,
! in some other manner. @
srArs cArsxoI s "
In comu,jauce with ths Ast Of 90 e lnasurv
1885 entitled can act 10 r,-ieants ~ sooAuf NV
.rnmep, / sppointsl sonni suioness e. lhaa ms
r.oss snA thev Ssse s,cha.re0 Their dnev Tha SIC
selcrts for fhe futurs oaDitol il on res&ia svsa
Of land ahout three uuarters of Z nile east AZ Toa
ms MoinsA. and On The east aide e ~ liver Il
com mandr 4 voa.i sroesect - 49, d g. vel
sdapted 10 The purusse ~ 80 6 has been select
.ry,s,os - scsoo., lAvs.
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