The New York herald., 1860-12-08

emnesota. 81 soo 90 20 80 80 30 20
WAshI g0n........... se VI "a, oas 1so
New Mexico, o,.,..-..... 100 out a. o9s iso
VoAn ............ ...,,. Zu iso a. so1 sns
81 020 sAssA ooo
-, ,u..,,ox,,. 2s7 al s23 s67 $50
TUul lard surface 3elV 5TV is-o 200 o"o
N which sddcd water surface, lsses, rivers, 4; we
nav. surface OF three and quarter millions o.
uuuaTe miles 81,
me aggregate land states and Tsrritor'es 10
uywarcs ef ] 100 coo oeo sores
In toe work Of survey pg exension la the land States
Anc rcfritJrts mentioned IN tne foregoing sae
freeing of the great me'tisns and base lines ani eeao
hsbrg sncuTrR monuments, require tho bgneSi pro'es
skill, because upnn hese nes are closed sao pei
pctuaicc lhe toSl.hp lines the shoie ame"orx q she
system.
Principal and guide meriaans have been rcc, and es
xahsotd 10 lho extent 1899 miles, base Ics q the
1xtspt Of Sla mes-masrng an aggregate Q! III ioos
uDee
Yne other lines or the public surveys, to~nsaip AM
vubdy ,sona from the commencament of operations 10
M period have been extended over 6s9 lo9 miles,
equal 10 All GOT 9ib acres
The surveys been completed In Oaio Indiana, II
anos, Alabama, Nkssspoi, Michigan, Arsaasss aad
Iowa an nCariy ID NFsourl, Louisiana sui foriia
sp,ine the last uameh the "eyergiaies In ine
ne setas OF tbs number OF miles and surveyed
each department during the year ending september ~,
ysst are exhibited IN accompanying statement.
Ts ~oE bu coextensvc with the funas approprat
eo anu noucos pubo snce, confirmed private claius.
nadisr seryaoIs aud boundaries bet genn states aud
Terrork Dan pp iha, period there have been returned
surveys Cqua 10 81 3ss lneal miles; or, an area OF
u,sso, Ale % acres me exlssng nscnnery ovlasa
INTO eleven ryeying departmeufs us TeTsona,t consft
ca ouring the last year Of e.sven surveyors general
eighty ve smoo! hundred deputy survey ors, hAy
npR tour hundred stssis in the caaoities compAs1.
men, chsinuer, nagmer, asemen aud tcsmstars
The Surveying archives OF onso, indiana Michigan
Alabama snd Alssssipp have lons snoe ooen asaseied
those sates pursuant 70 law The Archives Tor
uinos A. kusI where the surveys are competod
may transferred 10 the STATE authorities xhcoever the
Legislatures of there States shG have pssei acts ., &c
cparce required by the Laws OF Copgress of the l2h
ssnnsry, lslo, aud 2at January, 1858 In the case
sc Missouri, L,uisisns, Floriaa and Iowa, the
uurS( u
wound up-tno transfer 10 Ike manner ~
soposcd snen the Legislatures OF thcse States sns have
gasred the prert quisiic acts of acceptance.
TIE n fTsgmeItATy work waich may remain IN ang OF
lAoee States AFTER tho Surveying Department s closed
hpds or nterstal parcels OF tue public land, -
asy tipse hereafter BE- eIocutnd through tee ssumeu
sAty o erRi Land Ooe, 10 virtue of the powers
eonfrrcd upon the Commissioners b. the Sciso Congress
~ ihA; purpose
HAvips tse otjcc, 10 vies Of an early cicrrg o. his
s<ce-he Surveyor General has been instructed 10 a.
r~cs with diligence and eno'gy 70 tns sompete
uroayscsiou in .ripcate al nele o' oSash-,
rr surveys ~ parcel. of land yet reduscd 70 pis
Shep c bave al aoterts of the rchoo lands under tho
s6e Of Cpercss lsi2 1924 and 1884, brought 70 ter
ssaliop-io have disputed q1est5ns y oonermsi iccs
promptly se,iIed and plated with any other clses
q confrmed titles.
TDe existing oontrcis for survey all required Il be
eseonted before the S0lh June next-ihe nclf work.
coerkteo, excepting The New Orleans hHaship, Tor
UhSch, With ns exterior relxtons of private uSse,
al Surveyor
e an appropriation ot 81 oco The item has here
noscre broush hi W the attention of Congress, do
ssraoe, and recomn ended yet this particular service
ssed not delay the clcmg Of that Surve, Ing Department
the hereafter be done under the oid
q ms tnce whenever authority shall be given by Con-
ssess for s execution the requisite augnrntct rats
me field work of pas, years has been pressed With
cster srted than tho tcs work OF the lcuisara Ssr
vsyins Department and hence large aocunulAlion Of
asss labor exss The Surveyor General has bcen In
sxucied bring up the looking 70 the event is
srAnser OF the archives 10 tie state Tae estimates suo
tsa have N the clo~iDE Of the surveying plpArt
D<nt IN The two ststcs-Mssouri aud Lousixna-dis-
go sting with the chief m there ~ soon the pubic
hssresis yin allew, ard completing transcripts BY direct
aushoYity from this osc cot OF the me ans ANTICIPATED
pursnan; 70 the estimates presented those means ~ be
applied m tic most cncctual manner 10 The end con'em
pAiea
IN florida the ftld operations were carried along
~ Auanic coast east Of Indian rivcr and 10 Ne vi
chy OF nsrruis Island Aso ess. and 81 the osss
go bee lake, and ir The nsighbosood OF CArlosahhcs
y.ver. TIE estimates Submitted are for modivis.onal
ses seo SEQ scres ssaiei north Of UArlosa ,schee
piver, aud ~,st Of Okoe cho bee lake In addition 10
a We s.rseycr sonsr rss9@"e1as % 60 , c esseI .s,
" CriosAhachee in latitude % Deg so min aud north
the Everglades on the srouud Of the existence Of
VrSns bit the mfcr rma,on N our posssssia doss no
sa~y Of the pre,ess neos.sty o. this wors, .hsca
fusore period whea ercurns'anoss may rcuder desra
me question OF the true boundary between florida
end Getrgs 10 ooe OF long standing, and should be
prourliv setted. he Conmi souors appointed under
- e, OF ucrgres Of Nay 1895, having obssreed
ssvcr been since nnsy determined, Georgia Insisting
nas soo,s mound established in 1900 ~ the source Of
- fsse The sss.s supisa 70 oossrsss for su,hoiy
mark shc boundary according 70 the true In
sssos farsssr n rsspsc, % ,hs de,srnnsoo Of Ina,
- been ordered sy Congress Eicoss mound
sysr .... Sy saa %
s line - early ~ as BY the United states Surveyor
osssal. and The pseiie Surveys 10 Florida have been
M nnarc Of The ucmm,siosers BY disasrc~wca, 10
ont the provaoos cf the sald ACT Of is2s hsvag
ssaIed ths provisoss Of NE recssl act o,csogrc sp
pB0vsd 18Th % April, $780, 10 sette the uucs 70 lasds
sss The Boundary ine between the ss.ss o rcsda .ad
sds until asal ssjus,ness Of ths scsssary ksa psr.
suass 70 further lessiaiion of ocsUsss
NwaaAskA
Ne Surveyor General rcporta tnai the urveyipg se~
- % pros,ss.a during .ne 49, ysss S e ,se srn.
nnthg IN Kansas Of Q T4s mules township and sub al.
ynssai work. principally sc~ York Indian lAnds snf
y NsbvaDka olo miles the Missouri river ner tns
usausnoe sf he Heobraysh Missouri rvcrs ana %
rasss river Fort kearney, and the head "a
= sAn surveying depar,mess thirty three ,cwr.hlp
49, ~ Eassss have been prepared and sea 70 local
~ oaccs fc~ IN arcs of......... Isossi o. s-res
srscne .....'...... II sa5 %. v
-
xAsise plass duiy returned for
total n snsas Of 9le 90 ssrss.
n5ys stns township plass for Ne
svsssa have been prepared during
- paet year and transmitted for "a
sreA of fe3 OIL 90 acres; rlats previ.
s@H repovted sov ss7 SCI 20 a,res
.nAas pas rescrned fcs surfsge
S'''''''''''''''.......s.. 9.sis655 50
ousstnusss asrrerNss q surrey
snA rAss,d land IN Hsnsss ana
Neorsaka aof..................1f ii soi Col a 49,.
rwvtu ArFtfup ros roor q, mn so,sr 80.
nJreesussasoos have sesa made THE csc ,ha, tie
kton OF oountry parcaasy ths eassesn done IN ,s
soSpsaiDs, or the South Platte gold region s ln