The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-05-20

Of the sirocco, saw on yesterday, the 8tl
Of May.
Last night the wind changed about to th
northwest, and has been blowing oil da,
from that direction, with only little les
violence than it blew yesterday from tn,
/ South. Rousing fires within doors, ans
/ overcoats without, are again in full requi
sltion. What Spring is this of 1857 bu
believe it is no better anywhere IN tn,
East-in fact good deal worse, according
to oil the accounts hear, from persons who
have recently come from there.
I Respectfully yours,
Y. p. VAN ANTWERP.
! The following is the letter Of the Com
missioner alluded to in the above commu.
nication:
GENERAL LAND Ovrfcx,
JANUARY 7th, 1857,
GENTLEMEN A letter received st this Office
from, the Hon John Allison, in which he states that
in the month of January, 1855, he located at your
OBbee Military bounty Land Warrant, No. IL ,7S0
for so acres. 1 have been since advised that semc
difficulty may arise in the issue Of patent from
the fact that the location was made Mt two cents
per acre over the minimum of 81 rs which excess
was paid by him in cash. find on examination Of
the returns of Warrants under Act of 1855. located
at your office in the month of January, 1856, that
the above described warrant located on the 2ist
day of that month, In the name OF John Allison, on
the w a Of the N. e. Of Sec Y T. 81, N. X. ~ ".
and that excess oi two cents per acre amounting
TO 81 so, was paid per Receiver srcccipt 1857 IL
thus appears from your official returns that ut the
time Mr.. Allison made application to locate the
warrant, some other person had also made applica
ton to enter or leeate the tract upon which Mr.
Allison desired his location should be made, and
that said tract was consequently offered by you
TO the hi CHEST bidder under the 9th Section of the
Act of April Gath, 1890, Statute ut Large, Vol. 5,
page SIT.
This being the case it would appear tina. the
difficulty alluded to by Mr.. Allison grows out Of IN
error committed by you in receiving warrant
issned under the act Of 1855, in satisfaction for
tract of land disposed Of a. public sale between two
bidders, and at price exceeding the minimum OF
rs per acre, in violation of the 9th Section of
The bounty Land ACT Of March s, which provides
"that no warrant issued unaer the provisions of
this Act shall be located on any public land except
such AS shall at the time be subject to sAe al the
minimum or lower graduated prices The fact
that the tract in question WAS disposed OF at III
per acre, shows that you must have offered 1t at
public sale between contestng applicant; in doing
which, you at once withdraw il from the Glars Of
lands subject 10 entry at private sale At 70 per
acre, the lower graduated prices, on which lands
alone can warrants under the Act Of 1853 be located
Under THESE circumstances and in view Of the
fact that your Office Is now closed against the
entry or location Of lands under instructions Of this
Office Of the 18th of May, 1886, Mr.. Allison asks
what relief can be afforded him by this Office in the
case.
After full and careful consideration Of the
whole subject have decided that in all cases where
such locations have been made, and an excess in
price paid prior TO the withdrawal of the lands from
the market the tracts SO located were not within
the contemplation Of the instructions for the with
drawal OF the lands then rdcdat from market, ana
that the persons who made such locations in good
faith and without notice from the officers, thus
warrants issued under the Act of 1885 could only be
located lands subject to sale n 20 less per
acre should be permitted to perfect The entry made
by them by withdrawing the warrant aud paying
cash for the OK entered III the price
per acre agreed upon ut the date II the location.
The location made with warrant No. 1880 has
therefore been cancelled the books Of the office,
and the warrant Is herewith enclosed in order that
you may advise Mr.. Allison that he will be permit
ted within sixty days from the date Of such notice
To surrender the outstanding certificate Of location,
withdraw the warrant. ana pay for the tracts at
1T per acre, deduetlng the IL go already paid 10y
him.
When the proper amount shall have been paid TO
the Receiver and the transactions thus closed, the
Receiver will credit the United states in his account
for the month and quarter with the amount then |
received AMI his duplicate accordingly, which
viii be attached to the receipt for 81 60 already
Issued. The Register will cutter the sale Oh his
abstract Of sales for the proper month IS salc |
made on the 2lst of January 1896, but perfected |
under instructions from this Office, and refer to this
letter by it's date. Very Respectfully, your ODE |
dent servant.
THos. A. HENDRICKS.
Commissioner