The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-14
Plenty of Fertile Land Left.

Under the head of New Territories, the
Commissioner Of the Public Lands gives, in
detail, the record of land surveys aud move
men's In Dacotah, the largest of all the organ
lied Territories. and 10 Colorado and Nevada
Dacotah, he says, contains 209,2l7,2sO acres
Of land. aud he dscourses Of II as follows:
The lands Of the Territory are reported az
being Of the most healthy character the cli-
mate healthy.
The returns Of the Deputy Surveyors iudi-
cate singular richness and uniformity OF soil;
the bottom lands of the Missouri and other riv.
ers Furnishing splendid natural meadows: the
prairie. which is high and rolling being covered
with rich pasturage. The Surveyor General re-
ports that the capacity of the Territory, for
stock raising, cannot be over-estimated.
Colorado. the new Territory at the base Of
the Rocky Mountains. includes G7 $50 900
acres OF land. The Surveyor General reports
that the valleys of the Platte and Ark ,nsas.
with their mountains. are being Gu tvated with
success. The plains situated In the eastern
portion Of the Territory are not 50 suitable for
tillage as for grazing PURPOSES.
The New Territory of Nevada, formerly con-
shutting the western portion of the Territory
ern side os California, embraces Al .3l2, 900
acres OF land. There are diff 'uliies here in
regard to Mormon surveys, which are decided
to be invalid. OF the value of the Territory
for settlers, the Commissioner says:
The Walker Valley, above Walker Lake,
Indian Reservation, Is represented as contain
ing about 100000 acres suitable for settle
meut.
The Truckee River Valley. eighty miles
above Pyramid Lake, Indian Reservation, con
tains a large amount of the best lands In the
Territory. al for agricultural and grazing pur-
poses, occupied by settlers holding extensive
claims of from one to three thousand acres,
under color OF Utah Territorial leg station.
The Surveyor General reports that the pop
ulation OF Nevada Territory is 1900, mostly
found iu towns and mining districts, the latter
possessing unlimited mineral resources, which
are being largely developed"
California, Oregon, and Washington.
The commissioner then goes into surveys iu
California and makes several valuable suggps-
tious tor the better development of the miner.
al and other resources Of the Golden State.
SiuCe the commencement of land operations
in the State to the 30th of September. 1861.
there have been proclaimed and offered. the
aggregate quantity Of ll.2s2,54l acres. The
total cash receipts for came period were $780,
G97.02. Total area covered by land warrant
locations, 3l2, $3.50 acres.
Work has also been pushed on in Oregon
aud 10 Washington Territory, of which latter
it is reported that recent discovery has been
made of very rich gold placers in the Ncz
Perce country. along the valley Of Clear Water
River. an stiiuent of Snake River, and that
nearly ten thousand people are there, who it
is supposed will occupy all the farming land
The region for the principal future surveys in
the Territory. the Surveyor General reports,
will be upon the Upper Columbia and the
rivers and bays of the Pacific Ocean.
New Mexico, Utah, &c.
In New Mexico the surveys during the last
year have been extended over many private
land claims aud pueblos. Among others, the
valleys OF Rio de las Animas and de la Plata
are reported as being among the finest sgri
cultural valleys Of the continent. aud abound.
ing in buminous coal.
1t is also represented that the valleys of the
Rio dc las Animas and San Juan are srewr
with the ruins Of cities. many OF them of solid
masonry. Stone buildings, three stories high
are yet standing, Of Aztec architecture.
Coal, also. rs been discovered in variou,
places.