, 1860-12-14

| NO. OF AcTeS SuOulNlueu ssssss EUoitOt
Territory ,45O, ,87s
No. Of miles under contract. $50
There has been expended in the execution Of
the surveys, the past year! Va. $26, ,498 90
Of which there was applied on the east ..
\ side Of the Cascade mountains.... 24,362 0o
And on the western side. .......... 2,136 90
The work under contract Is all on the
western side Of the Cascade noun ad Hi
tains, and amounts to. ..,.......' 1850 %
A portion of the most valuable lands in the
valley Of the Walla Walla, chiefly in the vicinity
Of Walla Walla City and New Fort WaIla WallA,
and also four townships Of desirable grazing land
in the valley Of the east fork of Clcdtat river,
extending 70 the Columbia river, within eight
miles Of the town Of Dalles, have been subdlyided
I The surveys West Of the Cascade mountains in
clude the valuable lands iofmerly claimed by the
Hudson Bay Company some good farming land
on the lower Chehalis, aid two fractional town
ships on the eastern shore. Of the Sound, to the
north Of Seattle. The estimate Of surveys ior
/ the nest feaf includes 800 miles meridian and
parallel lines, and 1000 miles Of township work !;
and If the amount Of tbe estimate be Appropriated,
it is hoped that during tbe next season the sur
veys will be extended over the greater part Of
the country now occupied by settlers al 10 935
| Congress, II It's last session, made IN appro-
| the boundary between Oregon and Washington
lying upon the46oI N, lat between the Columbia
and Snake Rivers. The work hAs boen placed
tin the joint charge OF the SurveyOrs.G GenerahOf
Oregon and Washington, who have agreed upon
plan Of operation, and viii commence thework
10 the field as early in the ensuing spring agtbe
weather will permih 5mil G aWditlrs y bssn
The prompt and efficient manner in which the
duties Of the Land Office at this place are now
administered, gives great and deserved satlsbie-
tioRto the people 0f the Territory q 10 bring up
the large arrears In lhe Registers office, and to-
examine, prepare and issue certificates Onnthc,
donation notifications remaining on file, would
require the assistance Of clerk for two years, as
the time Of the Register Is fully occupied in the
current business Of the oiiiceou.As It aPpearsa
special appropriation is necessary for this pur-,
pose, 4 would recommend that Congress be me-
mOrialized to make such an allowance for clerical
services as may enable the Register and Receiver
to dispose Of the donation papers at once. h9.1s.
The following statement Of the operations Of
the Land Office Is furnished BY the Register and
Receiver: O hHn ;bagiel's9as i1d aljh 81 ltuin
Has ia1ya REGTsrEIs 0RfIcE.g q iuodi -,
The total number Of notifications fled un. aed
der the act Of Sept 27th, 1850, is.. ..l5S7
Number Of donation certificates issued :. :. Il9
Notifications remaining TO be acted upon. !. 1853
No. Of declaFatorv statements on dnsurveyed 70 lo'
lands held under the presumption law. :. 697
Declaratory statements filed since Nov. Ist, igl ?.
1850 ......!. 49,. .....I9 ..s...... : 263'
As no declaratory statements can be filed on
unsufveyed lands, the whole number Of claims
held under the pre-enIptou law cannot be stated
No patents have yet been issued on presumption
claims in this Territory. for the reason that die
Department has no knowledge Of what lands are
held by donation claimants.
III. sla O. REcEIyBRs oFncE,W p o.IA 4
=. y,,gs. 4 a...1ss :. Acrea
Amt Of land located with Military Bounty
land warrants, under Act Of 1S47.... 640
Amt Of land located with Military Bounty 20 q
land warrants, under Act Of $780,. y. 100
Amt Of land located with Military Bounty ,.i
land warrants, under Act Of 1866. 611e
Amt Of land sold under Act Of 4th Febru- Is
ary, and amendments thereto. ..... 4601
Amt. of land sold under presumption Act ofJ0 sfl
ls4l and amendments thereto. ..osl55
Total amount located and sold to date, :. 1894
By the fourth section Of The act Of Sd March,
l843, il is declared, :" that when an individual
has tiled, Under the late pre-ep ption law, (ls41)
bis intention to claim the benefit Of said law for
one tract Of land, Il shall not Do lawful for the
same individual, at any future time, 70 file So
eond declaration ioF smother tract -,s Ia ~, =.
h. ~ y, H. i's W us,u
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Al isse 4 s;,i, -, -, ~ Nv,
EanersI Tsnd Oc!, ssa,Sns. ihss
-" h,l "a ss,',a y, hs s,Js ~,
nirsd .nd s,,cI, !. 49, NJ ,,,;,,a, an
try. The latter construction Of this law was not
H.. i,,t;.s of ~, oiliesI MsrS ,,erss ,ssss ~.
lowed n Abandon their clsims ana otsle 'oshs-s
IN Sh;c ,Iev hays ~;r,s ,,,.ls v.l,,s NJ ;,ny-o,.