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

80, the confirmation Of the public surveys in
-sssS mill different policy may be devised 10y,
Ss,rgress TO induce other than MOrnoh o'isi"'ioh
% Tse rssioo IN the Valley of the Uiuish Rivera
.i',or, Of G-epu or Colorado River, IN Utah, ~
-,ofed about sixty niles south Of tort bll1scT' Is
-,reseoted az the best agricultural huds, ahounung
ga nine and otter timber Walere1 oy SeNe'
olFordiDg valuable wter power, ana presenting
great inducements 10 setlefs.
"a i rsported that all the settlements heretofore
ID IN itch were estah ished under the SPECIAL a.
tom NJ The Mormon Church; that about The let
- C.otemher 1861, an exploring party LETT SAT-
lie CIV beaded by the Territorial Sur eYor-ien'
rI nrsaaratory &c the settlement Of this and other
x,lkys by 40 families, who proposed removal LOT
tle organization of setjleu ouis No pubic surveys
lave been extended over the Uio an Valley, OWING
fOits Isolation and hitherto nnlrhatsable eondlloy
except BY the indians. ExpiolalloIs made oallus
tie last Summer by a surveying parry for . NOR
direct overland route fIcm Denver CITY, Iol'-~V
e. California having passed through lhs fShoy ~
tulah and reported Il well adapted or iaiEe 800
pscnts and favorable for The location Of ,he Dr
srootc, seem to have given incentive 10 Tue "fPAi
alton Of the valley by Aionnous.
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA
TIE returns OF the field WORK sno" ., m
have been surveyed during The e'. eii'l;h 90 .b
lSl ia Kansas 5000 miles 81 -" ,s. ,l
sltiI i !" 49, -, Kansas, Delaware, Sac and Fox
80 .aD,s 400 miles il Seba ka in the South
fI.tte and Nemabs Lsod Dl'ricH.
RI-LOJ1SIANA-FLOBIDA.
n. an-yeyipg O: eratIons In Missouri, Louisiana,
"a H. ;ds. REPRESENTED in the last Annual Report
.. oearIy completed, have since been brought 10 q
go IN the State Of Missouri; ana -uch wOuld hove
been The case IN the States OF Louisiana and Florida,
hd not been fer tie interruption # the surveying
service there, caused by tie disturbed condition OF
those States.
The Surveyor. General Of Louisiana left lis office
on the 9th of February, 1851, announcing hs inten-
tion 70 deliver the archives OF the Office 10 tie
SAFE authorities.
The Survey orr ;eneral of Florida reported on the
l0th Of January, 1861 that his connection with the
Government bad ceased that day, and the survey
iDg archives in bis Office were placed by Lin under
tbs control Of The State authorizes.
CONCERNING PRE-EMPTlONS.
To guard the beueficeut provisions Of the pre-
emption laws from abuse, AID restrict them TO the
gre&, object Of protecting ouly the bona de actual
settlers Of the country IL Is recommended that 10 one
shall be elloved prove up until after at least three
months settleueu, cultivation, and actual residence
upon the trae, claimed.
The attention Of this Office has been drawn to the
condition Of persons claiming prescriptions wishing to
enlist in the military seryice of tie United States
during the war, and who de- irOus Of aseersin
ing whether such pr.-empiiOns viii be protected
dlJiug the absence OF the claimants.
Entertaining no doub Of tie justice Of the pIinci
PIE which would protect the interests of claimants
nRder such crcuustal ces, il has received TIE
son Of this Office, with this qualification, That the
yfeeIaDor il an actual resident upon aho cultivator
~ iSe t,aet ella med has fled bis OeclarnOry stale
unent, and 10 all things thall have fully met the
requirements OF the pt-eml ZION law upt tie pcrsod
OF bls entrance into the military service OF the
county, ior its defense and tie maintenance Of the
Government In thst case II Is held that tie tine OF
actual service will not against him, a 10 re-
suit 10 forfeiture, provided, notice OF the time Of
entry iuiO, and termination of service Is promptly
filed with the Register aud Receiver, and such sCns
are taken will show bona fide intention TO re-
Eurn TO the tract " leaving Dis family o1 tie land,
where be has one; aud where no family that the
premises shall be placed proper charge Tor the pre-.
emptOT so that residence and cultivation shall be
continued when the military service lie al an emo;
and then. where the pre- emption Law In all other
respects shall have been fully complied with, the
grounds of exemption should be established when
the proving up takes place "a preliminary 10 psy
ulent aEd actual purchase
In the event OF the death Of preGmptIoD claimant,
tho % section OF T. e act of Sd March lS43 has al
nady made provision oy declining thar "where
psiss fiiued 70 elnin The benefits o. any Of tie PEE
s11ps0a laws should have 6ied Ielore con pIumaiiug
Ais claim, by fling ia due time all the papers essen-
tl TO me establishment OF toe sane, il shall be
pient for tue executor or administrator Of the estate
81 such party, Of the helrs, Gle tie necee
sary papers 10 complete The same; PrOrided, Tsat
the entry III such cases shall be made in favor Of
the beirs of the deeeased pre-enl tor, and patent
thereon shall cause the tile enure to sad heirs az
1 their names bad been specially mentioned"
GRADUATION ACT OF AUG. 4, 1854.
Information having been called for also in regard
g the TO he pursued in reference to settlers
u1der this law who Were DESTROYS Of enlistiug as
volunteers in tie war, this Office has prescribed the
following regulation In all cases where such sff-
3svits have been duly filed, the entries actually
made, and The parties have done Subsequent act
t. show that such entries not bona fda under the
LS~ tbs time of their actual continuance in the Mill
Sary ser vice will not be counted TO their prejudice
provided an affidavit is filed with the Register by Ihe
purchaser stating tie dale Of the entry OF The party
iDto the United States service with the particulars.
Thereafter the matter Will stand III allegiance. Such
entries viii not be declared forfeited until oppoF-
sUnity is afforded 10 the purchasers who may return
90 their settlements, to show they have done so aud
complied with the spirit and intent of sad act, BY
sctUsl settlement and cultivation, which now
prerequisite 10 the delivery Of the patents.
La case the purchaser hould be killed or die in
actual service, upon presen'aiion Of salisfat tory
evidence Of the fact, and OF some act fencing 10
snow the bona de intention Of the decedent TO fulfill
sbe requirements of the law, bis claim viii be con
srmed 20 bis beis or legal representatives.