New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-05
LAND OFFICE REPORT.

uDCiered on The 3Uth september, lcoi'
F1arth. Cash sales, bounty lands, swamps ans'
railroads.
Fifth. Comment on result.
Sirth: SURVEYS 10 new Territories OF Dakota
Colorado Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington,
New-Mexieo, Utah, Kansas, Nebiaska, Minnesota
Missouri, Illinois, Louitiana aud Florida.
SeueHh' Foreign titles.
,E,ghh Preeuptions--c communicating the princss
pie that would govern where preemptors enter the
military service Of the United States.
H'nA Gradration-with the ruling In regard &c
this class OF purchasers who engage Ia the war foI
the Union.
Teath. Military bounty land claims-Rsvolu,
,onary War Of isl2 with Si GFsa, Britain, War 4
under laws Of 1850, 1852, 1853.
! Eierenth Swamp grants.
| I}reifth Railroad approvals.
Thirteenth Mineral interests Of the United Statstp
in the public domain.
Fosrteenth Eastern boundary of California.
Fifteenth Boundary between the State Of Oregon
and Washington Territory.
S,gteenth Boundary between the Territories o.
the United States and Texas.
| SereRteeHsh Reference to general administrative
details.
SURVEYS AND SALES.
Total of land surveyed unsold, offered, and unof-
fered on Both of September, lSol-l34, 2ls,S5ess
acres.
Total ouantity disposed of for the five quarters
ending 3Jth September, 1861, 5,S9 532.3 scresj
the aggreoate cash receipts during that period beng
s925,S99 AZ.
DAKoTA-CoLORADo-N
Dakota contains 326, 902 square mics, or W,
$50 acres and includes 81 44 400 acres, or tho whole
extent OF the former Territory Of Minnesota slso,
l56 1872 $50 acres of the northern part OF NEBRASKA
The lands of this Territory are reported as beng
of the most fertile character; the climate healthy.
The returns OF the Deputy Surveyors Indicate sin~
gular richness and uniformity OF soil; sne oo'oa'
/ lands of the Missouri and other rivers furnishing
splendid natural meadows; the prairie, VOICE.
high aud rolling being covered With Tch pastursge
Tie Surveyor General reports that the capacity Ok
the Territory for stock raising cannot be overest~
mated.
| The new Territory of Colorado embraces an sy.sA
Of 1914 500 square miles &C. $50 900 acres of wbiet
Il 8 $50 900 acres were formerly included within the
Territory of New Mexico. The portion Of Colorado
formerly included h the Territories Of Utah sn6
Kansas being AZ 657 600 acres. In that of NEBRASKA
TO- 262 400 acres No treaty for the cession OF lp'
dian lands in Colorado has yet been ratified. ~
the treaty concluded on the 18th OF February lS6iI
bat not vet ratified between the United States sno
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, about one-tbird OF
the area OF Colorado, situated North Of Arkansas
River. East Of the Rocky Mountains and south OF
the South Fork OF the Platte River was eeded 10 hs
United Ststes
The Surveyor-General reports that the valleys Of
being cultivated with sue. ess. The pfans Stus'ea
IN the eastern portion of the Territory are not 90
suitable for ,illage as Tor grazing purposes:
! The Territory of Nevada embraces o., ooV square
miles or Al $40 600 acres, formerly constituting the
western portion of the Territory Of Utah, and en-
bracing strip from the eastern aide OF CALIFORNIA
but the latter only upon the condition Of that STATE .
assent.
The Walker Valley, above Walker Lake lndis9
Reservation, ia represented Us containing aDoaS
800, 900 acres suitable for settlement.
The Truckee River Valley, 80 miles above Pyrss
mid Lake Indian Reservation, contains largo
amount OF the best lands.
CALIFORNIA.
During the past year there have been sor'eysS
743 lineal niles embracing De, 41J acres.
discoveries Of minerals are almost daily made tho
following Instances beirg reported, all east OF shs
Monte Diablo Meridian, viz: =,
The late discoveries of Silver, known as Case,
are in township 10 SOUTH range ~ cast, situated sAss
The Esueralda Silver Mines are in the north-eas..
of town ship NORTH range IS cast, being norIh-eas
Rich Quicksilver Mines in the Bereyesa Valley
are ia township 10, north Of ranges to easi, oeanS
, north east of Sacramento City.
The Monte Diablo Coal Mines are In township y
moth OF ranges and : east. =, a
Tbe Coral Hollow Coal Mines are in township
SOUTH ranges and east. -
Rich copper veins have been struck In townsn'pe
2 and north Of ranges II and Is east, betweoa
Calaveras ard Stanislsus rivers and that wesI "a
the San Bernardino meridian. Tin mines have beee
discovered in the Temescal range OF Mountains, ~
townships 2, g. a. S, south Of ranges 4, and west,
between San Jaeinto and Santa Ana rivers.
| The whole cash receipts for the year ending june
80 1861 from the sale of public lands IN Calfornis
was Sl0 1857 81 aud the total disposed Of by the ioss
ton of land warrants during same period WAS,
acres, LOG, 440.
/ OREGON.
i During the last year surveys in this State have
been returned to the extent Of fifteen townships ant
fractional townships, located principally IN ths
valleys Ut the Des Chntes and Umatia Rivers, cass
OF the Cascade Mountains, in the vicinity Of the Coz
lumbia River. 49,,
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The claims OF the Pugets Sound Agriculture,
Company, under the 18th Article of the 1resfy -
1876, with Great Britain, remain unadJns'sds
detinitive action IN that respect beng deferred ios
the directions of Congress in regard 70 the manDes
of adjustment and final disposal OF the BUSINESS
rhode o. proceeding to this end having been r. eomt
mended il. the last Annual Report from the Depsr."
meDt. ;,
In the meantime, the Surveyor-Gensral is inter
dicted from entering upon the survey OF those A,d.
elthorph IL IL understood that actual seitene.t ~
therein have been made by hundreds of our own es-
liens; nor is that officer yet authorized 70 survey fns
islands between the Straits of Rosario and HsFA
upon some Of which settlements by our people baSs
also been made, particularly upon the leland Of az
Juan, the survey of those Islands being deferIs
until the international lines shall have been fully
determined.
II is reported that recent discovery has been mass
Of very rich gold placers in the Nez Perces coag,v
along the valley Of the Clear Water River an 80
ent OF Snake River, and that nearly ten 'Do IA
people are there who il i. supposed Will oeS'fs
the farming lands.
i NEw-MExICO SURVEY SERVICE.
We have from the Surveyor-Generai - . rcsi.
cation addressed to bin by Captain ia sr;br aisr
dent OF the Valley of San Juan, one o. ~ tha rs
OF the Colorado OF the West, Descriptive vi ,,rfsy.
r. II, tue peoA'