New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-02
Report Of the CommissiOner Of the Lnnd-
Omcc in the Secretary Of the Interior.

The report il voluminous During the year sur
verys have been made IN Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, NewMexico Colorado,
California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Iowa,
Illinois and Missouri. On the 3Oth September,
1861. there was Of public lands on hand surveyed,
offered unoered, and unsold, l3i DIS, 33O.S9 acres
deduct disposed Of during the quarter ending 3oth
September, 1861, *, s69.N acres, leaves, on JUta
June 1861 surveyed, offered, unotered, and unsod,
3i 032 i6. % acres To this add lands returned as
surveyed during the year ending 10Th June, loo|,
Bob 13l 81 acres also those returned az surveyed
in quarters ending 30th September, 1902 4bl ,s31O9
making total OF 37 67 2S.43 acres, less the land
dispoeed OF during the five quarters ending jOth
September, 1862 Az hereinafter indicated, 2,O24,-
529.i3 leaving surveyed, offered, unofered, aud
undisposed OF the Both September, 1862 49, -
800 acres. This aggregate Consists Of unofered
lands 81 ,223,3 - scres; offered lands, S3yl9,-
90 90 acres, including tho lands in California re-
f,rred to in the report Of 1861 as then under proc
iamation.
During tho year ending 30Ih June. 1862, there
were Disposed of for cash lii 1897 acres, amount
ing to Sl25Os 30; located with bounty land war.
rants, OH ,S26.b acres, certified under railroad
grants to Iowa and Michigan, 591 1910 acres; ap-
proved and certified during the same "A swamp land,
- ll6 cres-making an aggregate disposed oil dur
ing the year ending 3Oth June, $50, OF l,5"bSS
acres.
During the quarter ending Both September, 1862,
there were sold Tor cash part estimatel 9,lOSbS
= -
rants pert estimatedD loo, 2S.g3 acres certified
under railroad grants to Wisconsin and Minnesota,
81. 100 - acres; approved IN same quarter as
swamp land- 300 acres Total quantity dsposel of
in the tive quarters, ending Both September 1907,
202i s.. IS acres, aggregate cash receipts dunDg
Fame Ier.od SlG go %.
PUBLIC SALES.
Ca the 2s.h Of May, lsG2, the Presidents procla-
nation war Issued Tor racs in Oregon, 10 take place
in Ociobcr l-e2. embracing 8 ~ 7Oo.9s acres and
on 3lih May. lsb2, 4 proclamation Was issued for
sale IA Wisconsin, also 20 take place IN October,
lhl2 for oli,2nJ acrcs, making an aggregate pro-
claimed SINCE last repor; of 5,J6 Ht3 * There are
iuw about two aud threefOuuhs millions OF acres in
" Ashugton Territory surveyed and ready for mar
kct, which Il - proposed to recommend Tor proca-
nation. The Department has granted during tho
year 537 81 land warrants representing 81 SO, $50
acrcH There were, AT tlr date OF the report, o. gl3
warrants outstanding and unsatisied.
RAILROAD GRANTS.
Bv approved lets conveying title in virtue Of the
act 81 August g. 1854, there have been certified dur
ing the year ending Both June 1862 TO the State Of
Iowa lOS 3d2. - ncres; to the state OF Michigan,
ls',st6S acresi making IN the aggregate 5j1 lXlO.
NJ approyals have been certified Tor Iowa or Mich.
gan IN the quarter ending 30ih September, 1862.
List OF railroad lands were, however, made up in
September 1902, ns follows:
for Nl'corsn. acfes......-.....-......Nl25l o5
For Sinncsots scfe'...................lsf.3l7.7
Toial......................... 100 q
Under the railroad grants, by acts OF 1876 and
~, the following quantities have been certified 70
the several States, as hereinafter mentioned:
Iowa........ a ~ ?, Fiorid,........ 1883 l6o 90
wi,consn...... 9di5 o. A.bama........ Lss8 2sao0
MinnesotA...... lO52J67 Mi....pyi III 5000
nicLissn.... 80 isL 81 Logl'ins..... lO72 'o5 -
MIXING ,otsl Of acre. II I'D a. g..