The daily union., 1856-12-23

final report Of the same II was particularly impressed
upon him exceed the appropriation OF $4,000 70
made for that psrpose On the 18th day Of August 1884
this ONCE had occasion TO repeat the instructions as 70 the
line OF duty OF the geoogt under the Aforesaid approPa
tion.
report bearing date I2th Of June 1856 has recently
reached this Office from the geoogst showing admitted
unexpended balance In his hands OF about $4,000 OF tns
appropriation but representing additional liabilities incur
red which wall absorb the apparent unexpended balance
and exceed the appropriation BY $1,000 For TINS last
amount additional appropriation is intimated 10 he ne
cessar without reference TO any other expenditures mat
may be needed in Congress shall fit TO publish his
report which Is stated be in the OF preparation
and expected TO be completed his return 10 this city
The advices have received concerning coal and It's
analysis on Bellngham Bay IN Washington Territory,
represent that II will produce coke in large quantities ana
Is better for manufacturing purposes Dwamish
river Nanaimo river, Vancouyers island that
the thickness Of the deposte is from few inches TO twenty
feet and there abundant supply IL is also reported
that considerable progress has been made In the peara
ton OF illustrations appertanng to the proposed geolog
cal report but it would be impossible to perfect the manu-
script until the analysis 10 competed and the appro-
pration Is almost exhausted the geologs has properly
hesated 10 incur further liability unless Congress shall
authorize this Office TO publish the report lnasmueh as
the last appropriation proposed for the completion OF
the geological researches and intended TO cover the
expense OF the report in manuscript we do not feel us
fed in recommending any further appropriations until
final return shall have been made OF the work contemplated
by the aforesaid appropriation.
Indian Reservations
BY the act of Congress approved nth July, 1854,
authority conferred upon the President of the United
States TO be surveyed the tract of land in the
Territory of Minnesota belonging to the f-breeds or
mixed bloods of the Dacoah Sioux nation OF Indians
upon the execution by those Indians of proper ren
quishmep in form be prescribed by the Commissioner
OF the General Land Office scrip required TO be issued
for the amount o which each individual would be entitled
in case of division of the said grant, reservation
pro among the claimants" the scrip to be located
upon any of the lands within said reservation not now
occupied by actual and bona de settlers of the habreeds
mixed boods such other persons have gone into
w IN
occuped lands subject TO presumption private SALE or
upon other unsurveyed lands not reserved by govern
ment upon which they have respectively made improve
mens" with limitation in the scrip not to exceed to each
| GAO acres, nor less than 40 acres.
The survey of this Indian reservation Lake Pepin
has been executed the ascertaned to be
acres and this Office has furnished the form Of
QUIsHMENT in sufficient number of printed copies
tempated by the and also the form of SCRIP and upon
the execution of the REIMBURSEMENT and the receipt of
your instructions touching certain questions which have
arisen aud been submitted in connexon with the proceed
ing this office will be prepared promptly to cooperate in
fully carrying out the provisions OF the aforesaid act
Under several recent and numerous Indian treaties rat
fed in years past individual reservations of various
classes constantly coming up for action and as
rapidly the matured this office is prepared to
| issue the requisite grants
The land offices for Kansas and Nebraska Terrific
res have been located for the former at Lecompon and
the latter Omaha cythe respective seats of govern
ment of those Territories.
Under the operation of the act Of 18th June ls4o the
following old land offices have been closed and the dis
trcts consolidated, to wit:
The office at Iowa City has been discontinued and
nexed to Fort Des Moines Iowa.
That at Danvle has been consolidated at Springfield
! Illinois
For the public convenience the following changes in the
location Of the land Offices have been made
Dacorrah removed to Osage Iowa
Lebanon removed TO Centre, Alabama
4 Cahaba removed to Greenville, Alabama
Brownsville removed to Chatfeld Minnesota Territory
and orders have been for the temporary removal Of
the land office at Winona lst January, 1857 to Fari-
bault
The Kalamazoo office Michigan, was closed but has
since been reopened pursuant the act OF Congress for
that purpose, approved 9th April last
The necessary steps have been taken for carrying into
effect the act of sth July 1885, creating the northeastern
and northwestern land districts in Minnesota Territory
The Office for the former has been located at buchanan
on Lake Superior and the latter at Obway the Mis-
sissp river and registers and receivers have been appoint
ed Instructions Immediately after the passage OF the law
ware communicated to the surveyor general at Dubuque
for the new under the appropriation OF $4,000
provided by the said Ss Inl 1866 as herenoeorc
mentioned 30 expedite the surveys as much as pac
ticable before The setting n Of winter with orders 70
sumo operations at the earliest moment OF the spring
The attention of this Office has been drawn TO the sub
ect Of silver mines in the Territory CT Ne M" oy rep
resenations that mine has been discovered and worked
subsequent the treaty OF s46 Of Guadalupe Hdago
and application for information has been made the
protection that would be extended 10 party by whom in
such a case all the laws OF old Mexico had been strictly
complied with 10 regard TO the matter.
This Office IN reply has held that the executive depart
ment could not recognise any right claim in such mine
the part Of any private individual nor take any action
respecting the alleged discovery without the authority and
direction Of Congress Preparatory such legislation an
examination to develop the facts the existence and
extent Of SUCH and other valuable mineral deposes In the
Territory TO be poper and It Is recommended that
the authority Of law be conferred for that purpose
On examination IL Is found that the existing laws rea
ting TO the public lands in Oregon and Washington Terri
tories authorize donations and sales by preenpton but
give 10 the Executive 10 order public sales Of
the Cascade mountains in those Territories The surveyS
progressing rapidly and already large bodies Of the
public lands are prepared for markets and earnest do
sire has been manifested that the may be exposed TO
sale, especially on the Willamette river.
IL s recommended in view Of the interests OF the Terri
tories and those seeking homes in that region that full
power be conferred by Congress for public sales the
law now authorizes sales rat Of these mountains
BY provision In the appropriation act OF August la
purposes In florida with the assent Of the Secretary Of
War 10 be sold other public lands There being large
number Of tracts similar In character In other land Se
II Is recommended that this provision be made general
The accommodation In the last animal report repeat
ed that the preempon act Of ls4l be amended TO
authorize In the future settlements generally upon
Vsyti lands the privilege under ersnq legislation ex
Kansas Nebraska ana New Mexico and that whenever,
upon return Of survey, two persons found
siding upon the quarsr-section the entry be made
by them jointly with allowance in adjacent legal sub
division Of unoccuped lands not 10 exceed leo 10
each permanent settler
The recommendation also Is renewed TO amend the act
Of March 1883 10 render United States reserved
sections along the lines Of railroads liable preempdop,
well when the settlement made after before the
final aotmen-hat is time before the public sale
Special attention also invited TO the condition Of the
settlers in Kansas and Nebraska
The 18th section Of the act Of 22d July 1854 chapter
O3 applied the provisions OF the act OF 4h September
all he In Tar batx