, 1860-12-07

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eiptons Advertisements in California.
No Of miles township and subdivona lines sucycd. 1885
No of subdvded 4O04O4
Whole number Of acres surveyed the Territory 245O373
No of miles under contract $50
There has been expended the execution Of the surveys the
past $aa4o8 60
OF which, there applied the cast side of the Cascade
mountains ........................ 2iaoa 90
And on the western side, 2l3G 90
The work under all upon western side Of the
Cascade mountains, and amounts to,......... 1850 90
portion Of the valuable lands in the valley Of Waa
Wala chiefly the vicinity of Waa Waa City and New Fort Waa
Wal and also four townships desirable grazing land the valley of
the east fork Of Ccatat river extending the Columbia river within
eight miles of the of Daes have been subdvdod The surveys
west of the Cascade mountains include the valuable lands formerly claimed
by the Hudson Bay Company good farming land the lower Che
halls and two fractional townships the shore Of the Sound
the north Of Seattle The estimate surveys for the year includes
300 miles meridian and parallel lines 900 miles of township work;
and the amount of the estimate be appropriated hoped that during
the the surveys will be extended the greater part Of the
country occupied by settlers
Congress at its last session made appropriation of 81 500 for
abg that part Of the boundary between Oregon and Washington
lying upon the Acc N Lat between the Columbia and Snake rivers
Tho work has been placed the joint charge the Surveyors General
of Oregon and Washington who have agreed upon plan Of operation
and will the work the field early the cnsung spring
the weather will permit.
The prompt efficient which the duties the Land
Office this place administered gives great and deserved salts
faction the people of the Territory To bring the lar arrears in
the Registers Office examine prepare certificates the
donation notifications remaining 6e wond require the assistance Of
clerk for years. the time Of the Register is fully occupied the
current business of the office As appears special appropriation
necessary for this purpose wond recommend that Congress be
razed make such allowance clerical may enable the
Register and Receiver dispose Of the donation papers at
The following statement Of the operations Of the Land Office fur
nished by the Register and Receiver;
REGISTERS OFFICE
The total number of notifications ed under the act Of Sept 2fh
1850, 581
Total number of donation certificates issued 1lO
Notifications yet remaining to be acted upon 46s
Number OF donation patents issued to this dse5 80
Total number of declaratoy unsuryeyed lands held
under the pre- empton law. 597
Decato state nents fled Nov s 1860 a5s
As decaratoy statements be fled unsnrvyd lands the
whole number of claims held under the peempon stated
No patents have yet been issued pempon claims this Territory
for the that the Department has knowledge Of what lands
held by donation claimants
By the fourth the Sd March, fs4s declared
that when individual has fled under the late preempon law
s4 his intention claim the benefit Of said law for land
shall lawful for the individual any future time file
second declaration for another tract"
Previous December 1856 this act held by the department
applicable lands only which had offered public sale
thus rendered subject private entry On the 80 December 1856
circular issued by the General Land Office stating that the po
bo held extend both lands unod sch
subject private entry The latter construction this law was
enforced until the present Register entered upon the duties Of the
Office Many persons allowed to abandon their claims take
others which they have since made valuable The Reg
being instructed cases
claimants acquire title without special act Of Congress which
may perhaps be obtained through the the Legislature
would therefore call your attention to the subject
RECEIVERS OFFICE
A ,nra
Amount Of land located with Military Bounty Land Warrants
der Act OF lS4I. 04O
Amount Of land located with Military Bounty Land Warrants
under Ac. Of 1880, 160
Amount Of land located with Military Bounty Land Warrants
under Act OF 1856, 6llS
Amount sold Act Of 4h February and amendments
thereto 4o0l
sold under Presumption Act Of ls4I and amend
ments thereto 1853
Total amount located and sold up to date 4set
PUBLIC ARMS NOW AT OLYMPIA
By the uartermastor General furnished the following
statement relative to the public
Rifle Muskets, -
Small Arms damaged, ~
Carbines,
Howitzers Complete '.,,.''...s4
Belt Pistols
Sabres, 10