The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-30
From. sI,c yz,ssouri River,

Resumption Of Navigation on the Nissouri-
immense sales of public lands upon ,carrant.
-Faroritism to Senator Bright, who dra,cs
his pay for pa,itzan seryiees-Railroad lands
to be open toentry in June.
Council Bluffs, March 81
The iirst steamboa. of the season, from St.
Louis, arrived at our landing to-day. 1t is the
PLATTE VALLEY, Capt Postal, and has made the
trip in eight days. She brings both passengers
and merchandise for this city. Last year the
first boat reached us . few days later in the
month. The river is said to be in GOOD naviga-
BILE order; the ice disappeared over week ago.
Business has been dull here of late, but we are
looking for some improvement as the Spring
opens.
Our Land Office opened for private entry on
the 2Sd ult., and for the first three weeks there
was lively times indeed, land warrants and land
agents being as thick as birds around hay
stack in winter. Up to Saturday evening, the
18th inst, SOC, 900 acres had been entered, be.
ing an average Of $4,000 acres per day for the
II days, the work had been going on. As all
these entries were made with Land Warrants,
with the exception Of about 10000 acres, it
showed as great an amount of work accom-
plishsd as was probably ever performed at any
Land Office in the Union i'm the same time 1t
is but just to say, that Mr.. Pollard, the Regis
ter, and his capable and efficient assistants, were
unremitting in their efforts, to give all fair
chance, and at the same time to discharge their
duties faithfully and correctly. Each applicant
was permitted to enter one section as his name
was called ON the register kept in an Office for
for that purpose. There was one exception to
this, however, which may be worth mentioning
During the second week, after the Office OPEN
cd, an order was received from Mr.. Commits
soner HENDRIcEs at Washington, to locate SIX
THOUSAND $4,000 acres in the name Of the Hon.
JESSE d. BRrGHr Of Indiana Of course the
order was complied with, out Of regular office
nice slice Of the public lands at single haul,
while the rest of US had to take our turn at the
mill, as the wheel rolled round. Wonder il the
peculiar position which Senator Bright occupies
towards the Administrator, had any thing to
do with this nice piece Of party favoritisms-
Was any part Of the price paid for his support
OF the Lecompton Constitution?
This week there has been great falling off
in the business and probably the number of
acres entered will not exceed % or 10000.
There are still shout 100000 acres Of land in
this District subject TO entry At the minimum
price, either with Land warrants or money
This land is mostly situated north Of the line of
the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad. On the
the 18th Of June the reserved sections within
the limits Of the grants 70 the Railroads, will be
offered at public sale. The minimum rate for
these lands will be $3.50 per acre. The num-
Der Of acres which will then be offered will pro.
badly reach about quarter Of q million, and
they can only be paid for in gold, or in war.
rants issued under acts prior to ls55-of which
there are very tew outstanding
Yours, truly.