The New York herald., 1860-12-08

faction Of bounty lard olains
curing the ave quarters ead.
IN september 30, 1850, Of -. st70 01o %
pu'rs The yesr ending June 90
1850, there have been approv.
ca under ths swamp Grsnisof
Apd during the quarter ending
September % 18e0. ......... 3o9 ool o1
Total for the I'VE quarters under
Duripg he fiscal year last nsu-
toned there have been oesti-
ROAD purpose ss...........::.. 1875 so4 %
And during the quarter which
expired september 80, $780,. o6o, $40 %
Being . total certified Tor rsil-
roads during the I'VE quarters
Making an sssrssvte Of, .l2,sso,sos12
Dsposed Of curing tho sve qsar-
nrs ending Sspkmber 90,
1850. fer cash In satisfac.
toD Of bounty warrants, =
Tho whole surface Of the public
IS heretofore .i.tG.. -. lAso,ooo,oes
The whole srea surveyed Ipto
ser., 90, 1880. g.. 80. 44l,os7. .si6
tlcred At public isle up 70
Sept 30, 1850, y, including
school sections. ............ 90, 500, sos
The Whole quantity dsposed Of
'cr essh up to sept 90 1850, y Ss,ess,ols
And by private claims, grants,
Making an sssrgste Off,. 3o4 ,o6s, III
VI The pubic domain dispcssd
Of 10 Sept 30, 1860, by pa,es,
grants, private claims no..
The total area Of VI sold aod I'M
epprt priated, OF offered and
uno1ercd lands Of the uubno
domain, on sspt 30, ls6e was 1905 g1l SsS
swAnP AID ovHnrIowBD hxDs-lorMANA HoIpiso UNDER
ACTS or 164o AAD 1850, omlR sIATns UNpHl ACT OS
1880
During the last year there have been prepared ard
pages OF which transcripts have been sept 70 the Go
vrpors OF the States and local Land ocers aud In the
same period thirty four patents Tor swamp lands have
been granted, containing S3s pages and covering 300
folio pages Of record.
grants there have been selected In the States OF Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Aissssla, 10 IN,
L1uss Michigan, Arkin'as, sioria: and xissoosa
OF this quantity there have been ap
prosec 70 ne s'ates.. ~ 2a7 s7l 5000
70 the States Of 31.4ol. 10 81 100
the details Of which shown in accompany ing exhibits
Under ne &c. of i2,h March, 1880, s,.snans the
taken preliminary 70 ths connencemeni Of the work
saeeusVss Of hose s STATE: on. ~ or The other % Si
two propce ns, TO wtbe adoption Of the Geld Eotes
soral inspection BY duly corstsu ed ageos No oommu.
nicsion &C cpting either has Jet been received.
Of me s Of s hsos sos ssss
noticed Of the limit ton made BY the act Of 1850, for
zoe ~ ~ sscons snes zoe ss sanas
stLted the s,ae claim under The law definite action
previous TO that time bsvie been By the sa,e
thoTitds mplete Instructions detailing the principles
70 be observed selecting rave been addressed 70 the
United States Surveyor ssDeral at San Francisco The
Stue Of Ahbsma has Also poi1ed this ofioe OF the
bod she win ab oy the adjustment and foil instruc
tors Rave been addressed 70 tho local hand officers the
subject
The Of 18th March aN declares The principle
that amy lands watch The government Of tsc United
,Dce o. any law eDsct1dS prior to the oondIm
thn q tile to be msde shall he excluded from the ope
ration Of The &C. Of September 2s, 1850
Tie uncatopS addressed 30 the On horfies
OF States, and TO the local knd officers, ON.
body this principle, and hold
nsive regions OF country by such natural arteries tho
tnfssrpi, The lands evidently intended 10 be granted
liability 10 overflow are worthless In their natural cor az
or ard whereou crops cannot be raised with ,ut reca
naon by leveee and drains An overflow or tnundat,on
iron ssuAl causc merely temporary In ~ effects, does
not bring he arde within the law, and cannot be sad In
proper ecEse TO rn5cr then Unit tor cultivation
The law co0tmpstes such lcng continued overflow or
frshes oriy would totally destroy crops prevent
The raising Of the without artificial meaus, by
hvets &c. such ~ found on the Missssipp river.
g That bodies Of land covered by shsllow lakes, or
ponds, which may btcce d,y by evaporation osher
natural cause do not como within the meaning Of this
o lands which have been ospo.cd o. ny tho general
oye ms nj prior TO hs date Of .her be
tioG u law fIon The swamp grant
BY o Congress OF 1850 and 1857 grants are made
to ehi States TO aid In He Construction OF forty I've rail
ben tstsbshtd and maps CT tts final locations hled
sho~rg an aggregate length OF 6sS2 miles Tho grant
Ter tro o Inc Foadsonc In Alabama an one In Iouisl
art been Ifi-cisd For tne remaining ten roadein
saesma Florida and sssesippt-no returns designating
actual Ioc stcps have been received.
fic Adjustments of tue grants for these thirty three
rcsdr have been nearly completed. Lifss embracing
ssi ott acrss have bes approved and transcripts fur
pisbsd the Executives OF the states Lists OF In
ing iAncs rurrg under these lave IN the coursc Of
re az alton. 40 lar - returned
bueh difficulty has been experienced in the enlistment
of these grants ew ing IN the copflcie which
have nsen Anseosistic interests, presentOs questions
of aw and fact coming before the de part
utnt Tor Aion ard decs often iovnlvng irts
Iti's large ount and requirpg much Ia their
adjudication Tho afusimeit of the ipteress o. the
roscs where they ineseci and overlap each other
been very difficult, for In instances many ave
reace found overlapping aud conflicting with each
other, and with numerous other interests Tho follow
ing exhibit Of the States and the quantities Of land
under said giants actually approved 70 each up 70 this
date