New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-05


involving important intercste, and requiring much
labor and great care in their adjudication. One of the
most important of these the Portland City clailn-an
immense record, hhs recently been decided In ac-
cordance with the decision, official survey has been
returned the basis of patcnt to the City Of Portland
and other parties claiming.
The British titles in Washington Territory claimed
by the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural
Companies under treaty Of lS46 with Great Britain,
have not yet been finally disposed Of Regarding the
possessory rights of the Hudson Bay Company under
the third article of said treaty having expired by
the limitation Of their charter in bay 1859, and the
impeachment TO the survey Of the lands claimed by said
Company rs thus removed the Suryeyor-General for
that District instructed 10 proceed accordingly,
and the territory covered by their claims Is now in
part under contract for survey aud subdivision u pub
lie lands.
In respec, to the claims Of the Puget Sound Agrcul
tural an olshoot of tho Hudson Bay Company, under
tho lth article Of the treaty, this Office has submitted
its views to the interior Department, but will defer
definite action in the premises until further instructed
by the Secretary Of the Interior.
The act Of the 2ed of june 1862 for the adjustment
Of private claims in Florida, Louisiana and Missouri,
opens the way for confirmation rejection OF largo
cass OF claims BY the terms of this act the Registers
and Receivers of tho several land Districts in Florida
and Louisiana appointed Commissioners for their
respective Districts and tie Recorder OF Land Titles
at St. Lous for the State If Missouri TO hear and de-
eide under instructions from this Office all matters
relating TO private claims yet unconfrmed, resting
upOn written title in those States and to report their
decisions thereon for final action by Congress This
law authorizes the reception of claims "iu virtue OF
grant, concession, order Of survey, permission to set
tie other written evidence OF title emanang from
any foreign government bearing date prior 10 the
sion to the United States Of the territory out Of which
said States were formed, during the period when
any such government claimed sovereignty or had ae-
tua possession of the district territory In which the
lands claimed situated. H. other words, il con
templates in meIitoyious cases, the confirmation OF
claims which originated from the government de toctO
well de rgc and therefore opens the way for the
recognition of titles south Of the 81 OF lattu4e granted
by the Spanish authorities between the lberyie or
Manchac and the Perdido, during the period shat
elapsed from tie ceSson of Louisiana by the French
Republic in 1903, TO the time that region OF country
was taken possession Of by the United States authori
ties puIsuan: to tie Presidents proclamation OF Oct0
her, 1870 Instructions have been prepared and trans
mited to the proper officers to carry out the provisions
Of this important enactment.
Under the act approved Cd june 1853 to provide for
the location of private claims in Missouri and for other
purposes number Of claims have been passed upon,
and where the could not he properly located,
scrip has been issued, in tOacrc warrants, for the
quantity 10 which claimants entitled. As this oct
contemplates the location in satisfaction Of claims
thereby confirmed, any of the public lands of the
United States, it became necessary to Issue insruc
lions to I'll the local land Offices, and TO furnish them
with the necessary forms for carrying ont its pTovs
ions. The duties under this act viii form considera
bio item in the llbors of tits Department, in the
case Of all claims confirmed by former aets, and for
which, any portion thereof no location Ii found the
claimants are entitled TO relief.
Indian RessrvotiOns.-U Under treaties Of 1854 with
Shawnees, Kask8skas and the Miaruis; OF 1859 with
the Wyandots Of 1880 with the Sacs and Foxes, and,
in virtue Of the act Of 3ls July, 1884, and with the
Of 1913 and 1885, this office since the
date Of our last report has prepared 500 patents the
grants for each tihe conforming to the pecuiarity OF
the terms of treaty. These patents, ell duly recorded
in ills Office, have been transmitted to the office Of
Indian Affairs, for delivery TO the Iigbtful owners.
Settlement of Aec0unts.-Vhe regulations of the
General Land-0ice, which is the auditing branch Of
the service for all land accounts require tie prompt
rendition If the monthly and quarterly accounts OF all
Receivers of public moneys, and nisbursng Agents,
and when there il any failure to reach the Department
by mail within five days after being dre, that they
shall be telegTaphed and in default Of satisfactory an
swer that tie delinquency shall be reported to the ap-
pointing power that within three days after the reoep
ticn Of monthly account currents showing the ReceV
ers admitted balance the shall be brought to the
test of the Treasury regulations in regard to deposit,
and where any excess exists Owe the maximum amount
tie Treasury regulations allow TO remain IN the hands
Of the Receiver dispatch viii be elegralhed requic-
ing deposit that Immediately upon the receipt Of all
Quarterly accounts tley shall be promptly adjusted,
.nd forthwith reported to the Treasury.
Under these regulations report also is prepared
monthly 10 the Secretary of tie Interior for bis infor
NATION and that OF the Treasury Department, showing
the exact condition Of all accounts balances IN hands
and the steps taken in any Gaze requiring oeia inter-
venton to enforce prompt deposits. All the accounts
of receivers of public moneys Disturbing agents, sur
Vevors-ceneral deputies, and other employees, have
been adjusted up to the end Of the last quarter, and
adjustments of the two three and five per cent accru-
ing 10 the several States upon the net proceeds OF the
sales of public lands have been duly reported to the
Treasury For sales bounty land locations under the
several laws from st October 1882 to this date 9th
November 1861 there have been transmitted to their
For Indian, Swamp Tracts Private Land
Claims and other Patents, estimated as
eaGsi %629 Cash Pstents
Of Floating Rh equal to ., 5S s Cash Ps,en.
Ralrosd Selection sans, ;61 o Fs.en.s
the dstes mentioned equal 21o'tU Cash fatents'
Within the came period, all returns Of land sales
from the local Offices, embracing abstracts certificates
of purchase receipts other muninents OF ltie al re-
turns Ct bounty land locations, with warrants ana as
signments have been critically eXamined-tested IN
regard to surveys with the approved township plats,
and in correctness Of consideration with the tarl oil
prices from the railroad maximum OF ~ % to the Or
binary minimum of 81 Is per acre, and declining prices
6 xed in the graduation laws.
All tbeae various grades Of titles have been posted in
the official edgers for entries locations and selections
made prior and up the LIST July, 1860 and the gen
era Issue and transmission Of patents Tor such sales
are to the same period.
GEOLOGICAL AND AISERALoGIcAL DEVELOPMENTS.
In the prosecution Of the public surveys west OF the
toward the Pacific, extensive indications
Of mineral wealth have been discovered.
In Kansas and Nebraska and she Eastern slope OF
The Rocky Mountains there exists ranges OF mineral
Senosta Of coal IRON gold and silver The coal com.
narativey free from mputy, is not only the powerful
AGENT for manufacturing purposes but is adequate to
he domestic wants fora indefinite future Of teenins
population, equally go in the navigation. Of inland
wsters while Il is at hand TO do its service In the ri
&C, syste pronosed 10 connect the Atlantic and Paci
6c cities An idea may be formed of the value and en-
during character Of mineral fuel 80 exclusively dso
ned over our country already discovered to the ex-
TENT of about 300 0O0 square miles when s shown by
an authoritative estimate that acre OF coal three
feet thick is equal the produce of 9iO acres OF
forest trees and each acre of coal sean four feet