The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-12-14

was located with military land warrants,
agricultural scrip certified, to Ststes fer
railroads, and sold for cash. The cash
received from sales and location fees was
I,o19,446 dollars The income from
sales during the fiscal year ending 30th,
1864, was S67, 300, ,721, against $l3, 707,r
796 received during the proceeding year,
The aggregate of acres surveyed dur
hing the Seaf'been equsltto. the quantity
disposed of, and there is open to ,settle.
men. about $4,000, 900 acFes Of survey
ed lands.
pAorffo aA1I Road AND qEtzankr1.
The great enterprise Of connecting the,
Atlsntic with the Pacific States by rail-
way and telegraph lines has been entered
upon with yigor that, gives assurance of
success, notwithstanding the embarrass-
ments arising from the prevailing high
prices Of materials aud labor. The route
of the main lineyo the road has been
definitely located for one hundred miles,
westward from the initial point at Omaha
| City, Nebraska q, and a preliminary location
Of the Railroad of California. has been
made from Sacramento eastward to the
great bend of Mucker River, in Nevada.
| ~ MINERALs-IEDIANs &C.
Numerous discoveries of gold,, silver
and cinebar mines have been added to the
many heretofore known, and the country
occupied by the Sierra Nevada and Rocky
Mountains and the subordinate ranges
now teens with enterprising labor which
is richly remunerative. It is believed
/ that the products of the mines Of precious
metals in that region has, during the
past year. reached, if not exceeded $780,
00G, 900 ialvalue. It WAS recommended
/ in my last annual message that our 1ndi-
Eaa system besremodeled! Congress at its
Hast session, aching upon the recommenda
tion did provide for reorganizing the sys-
tenn in California. and it is believed that
! under the organization tho management
1 of the Iadians there will be attended with
] reasonable success. Much yet remains to
be done to provide for the proper govern
ment of the indians in other parts of the
country, TO render It secure fer the lad.
vancing settler, and to provide for the
welfare of the Indian. The Secretary fea
fiterates his recommendations and to them
the attention of Congress is invited.
/ PENSION LIST.
1 The liberal provisions to invalid soldiers
and sailors of the Republic and to the
widows, orphans and dependent mothers
j of those who have fallen in battle or died
of diseases contracted, or wounds received
| in the service of their country have been
EdiHigently administered. u
There have been added to the pension
rolls during the year ending the 30th day
of June last, the names of 1910 invalid
| soldiers, and 271 disabled seamen, ma
king the present number of army invalid
pensioners %. .767, and of navy invalid
pensioners 7l2. Of widows, orphans and
mothers %, 1873 have been placed on the
army pension rolls, and 248 on the navy
rolls. The total number of army pension
ers of this class is 25,433, and Of navy
pensioners 793, szee sat Ysls
AT the beginning of the year the mum
Der of revolutionary pensioners was ,430 ;
/ of whom seven have since died The re-
mainder are those who under the law re-
ceive pensions because of relationship to
revolutionary soldiers. During the year
ending Ehe Goth of June, 1864, "a, ,504,-
! 6l6 80 have been paid to pensioners of
all classes. cheerfully commend to
i your continued patronage the benevolent
! institutions Of the District of Columbia,
which have hitherto been established or
fostered by Congress, and respectfully re-
fer for in formation concerning these and
in relation to the Washington Aqueduct,
the Capitol and ether matters of local in
terest, to lie Report of the Secretary.
@ AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
/ Tho Agricultural Department under
the ,supery isiop Of its present energetic
and faithful head, is rapidly commencing
itself to the great and vital interest it was
created to advance. It is peculiarly the
peoples department in which they feel
more directly concerned than in any 9TH
er. IScommend it to the continued at
tention and fostering care of Congress.
THE WAR.
The war continues since the last annu-
al message. All the important lines and
positions then occupied by our forces
have been maintained, and our armies
have steadily advanced, thus liberating
the regions left in the rear, SO that Mis-
souri, Kentucky. Tennessee and parts of
other States have again produced reason
ably fair crops. $50 r, p
The most remarkable feature in the
military operations of the year is General
Sherman's attempted march of 800 miles
directly through the insurgent region
1t tends to show great increase of our
relative strength that our General-in
Chief should feel able to confront and
hold in check every active force of the
enemy. and yet detach we'll appointed
large army to move on such an expedi-
ton. s..sssr
The result not yet being known, con-
lecture in regard to it is net here in
dulged. Important movements have al
so occurred during the year to the effect
of moulding society for durability in the
Union. Although short Of complete sue
cess it is so much in tiie the right direc-
ton, that II 900 0scitizens of the States of
Arkansas and Louisiania have organized
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