The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-12-16
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THE INTERIOR pEp8prurNr.

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THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
| l ask the attention Of Congress 10
we valuable information and i'm.
ortant recommendation relating TO
he nnhhc lands. Indian affairs. fhe
Pacific Railroad, and mineral tliscoy.
cries, contained in the report of tho
| Secretary VT the Interior, which Ia
herewith transmitted, .dah which re
port also embraces tie e9btects OF
patents, pensions, and other topics of
public interest pertaining to lis De-
partment. The quantity Of pul lis
lands disposed of during the five
quarters ending ON the 30th of Sen.
itember last, was 4,22l, ,342 acres. Of
which l,5Se,6l4 acres were entered
Under the Homestead law. The re-
mainder was located with military
land warrants, agricultural scrip cor.
tilted to States for Railroads, and
sold for cash. The cash received
from sales md location fees was al.
ol9,44G. The income from Gales du.
ring the fiscal year ending June 80,
1854, was 677.007 81 against 1885,.
Oi1 95rceeived during the preceding
year. The aggregate Of acres sur.
veycd during the year has been equal
to the quantity disposed of. and there
is open to settlement about 1873, ,O00,.
600 acres Of surveyed land.
Tue Pacific RArIro N.
The great enterprise or e,apcctino
The Atlantic with the laeiGc States
by railways anl telegraph lines, has
been entered upon with vigor that
gives assurance of success, notwith-
standing the embarrassment arising
from the prevailing high prices Of
materials and labor.
The route Of the main line Of the
road has been definitely located fer
100 miles Westward from the initial
point nj Omaha City, Nebraska; and
q preliminary location Of tue Pacific
Railroad of California has been made
from Sacramento Eastward to tho
Great Bend OF Muclier River, in Ne
yada.
Numerous discoveries Of gold, sill
ver and cinnaher mines have been ad-
ded to the many heretofore known;
and tho country occupied by the
Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains.
and tho subordinate ranges, now
teens with cntorprisiag labor, which
is richly rcmunerative. Il is bcliev.
ed that the products OF the mines Of
precious metals in that region has
during the year reached, If not ex.
cceled, 800, 200, 900 in yalne.
ISDIAS AFFArs.
1t was recommended in my last On.
nnal message that our Indian system
be remodeled. Congress, at its la..
session, acting upon the recommend.
alton, did provide for reorganizing
the system in California, and IL il be.
licyed that under the present orgau.
ization the management OF the In.
dams there win be attended with
reasonable success. Much yet re.
mains TO he done to provide for the
proper government OF the Indians i'll
other parts Of the country, render it
secure for the advancing settler, and
10 provide FOR the welfare of the In.
dian. The Secretary rciterates his
recommendations, and to them the
attention of Congress is invited,
PENSIONS.
The liberal provisions to Invalid
soldiers aud sailors Of the republic,
and To the widows, orphans and d.,
pendant mothers Of those who haye
fallen in battle or died Of diseases con.
. tractcd, or Of wounds racuved in tae
service Of their country, have been
dilig, nty administered. There have
been added to he pension rolls, du.
ring the year ending TIE Both day NJ
June last, the names OF 1870 invalid
soldics, and of 27l disabled seamen.
making the present number Of army
invalid pensioners 22,767, and ofna.
w invalid pensioners 7l2. Or Wild
ows, orphans and mothers, -, 1873
have been placed on the army pension
rolls, and 24S on the navy rolls. Tho
present number Of army pensioners
OF this class is 25,433, and of navy
pensioners 1913. At he beginning Of
the year, the number of revolutionary
pensioners was l.430. Only twelve
. of them were soldiers, seven of whom
have since died. The remainder are
those vho under the law receive pen.
sions because Of relationship to rovo-
iutionarv suidiers. Duling tho year
ending the 30Jl Of lane, 1884 Si.50f,-
SIS D2 has been paid 10 pensioners OF
. ali classes. naa
DISTRICT or COLOMBIA.
l chceriIly commed 10 Your con-
tinGed patronage the hsnevAent in
stitntious OF The District Of Columbia.
which have y he ~ open ostNhlishHl !
or fostered by Congress, and respect
. fully refer, !or intounutIon concern-
ing them, aid in relation to tho Wash
in2ton sqacdHct, the capitol, and
other matters Of local interest, 10 the
report Of the S'stretary.
AGR,CUL rURs.
Tho Agricultural Department. IN.
} der The supervision of it's present on.
crectic and faithful head, is rapidly
. commencing itself 10 the great aud
, vital interest Il was created to all
vance II i, peculiarly the people q