The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-01-19
OFFICERS OF THE rRlsos
Annual Report Of the Commits
giOner of the State Land Office
OF the State Of MichigaH, for
the Year 1868.

We also have bsf re us the annual report
Of Hoo. Samacl s. Lscey, Commissioners of
tho State Land Office, for the year ending
Nov. soth, lseS:, -'i ,'s'itb
The quanii,y Of Primary School land sold
since last report is l5,5ss.27 acres for the
snm OF SOL, l54 43, against 1904 80 acres
for the year 1862, sold for the sum of &c.
37s Sc. t''' e'tts e
The receipts on account Of principal have
been Sl02,3O4 "a against 1880 "A for
1892. The recC pts Of interest aud penalty
are 500 ,95e 81.
The quantity of the University Land sold
il 2l3 80 for the sum OF So 565 60. There.
ceips on account Of principal have been s2s.
445 81, against Sl3,66s 81 for the year
1892. t'm 30 sii Z at
The quantity of swamp lands aold amount
TO SIS ,524.s5 acres; the amount sold for
.S3l ,534 81, against A ,l5o.66 acres sold in
1862 for SO, 1873 80. as.
The entire receipts from this class Of lands
during the past year have been Sle2,45l OIL
against $38,9 ,966 81 for 1862.
Of this amount, $l0l ,O4O 6e, the value Of
so, S32 So, acres have been applied for the
construction of the different State swamp
land roads.
The quautty licensed to actual settlers du.
ring The past year is 22, 673O7 acres, slight.
y exceeding in amount the quantity grant
Cd lastyeas.
The amount selected and reserved. to apply
on roads and bitches, is quite large,
to 353 ,673 acres.
The combii cd operations Of these two be-
nefAent measures, tho license, or homestead
law, and the State road are destined 10 work
wonderful changes in tho condition Of our
northern counties, hitherto almost inaccessible
to The actual settler, at once opening up chan.
ne!s of communicate ON With and access to the
richest timberedands on the continent, and
placing the key Of competence within the
grasp of tue frugal and industrious Of all class
es. H.
The following are The number of. acres
sold: ''" ''''". 'F'o' t,-i ,1f'
or Primary School Lands. ...e..... l552s 81.
OF University Lands ...........,... 2l3.S0.
OF Normal School Lands. ........... 80 90.
OF Asylum Lands. s...................~t $4,000.
Of Salt Spring Lands nds............... 435 25.
OF Internal Improvement Lands. ....... 1.532.2S.
or Swamp Lands.... .............. 250O0O0.
OF Swamp Lands applied to roads..... 6O.s32 So.
CT Swamp Lands licensed. ........ 22,673U7.
OF act l75, of law of 1861 G. A. f., city -
of Detroit. -. q, 100000.
Total amount OF acres. es.............. 1T ,760.0l
Amount reserved on road contracts and 10
! ditohes, Lower Peninsula, .....: a2s. 400 90
Amount reserved on road contracts and
bitches Upper Peninsula. ......... 27,273OO
Total. ................... 353.6730O
The following th receipts for the year:
On account of Primary School Lands
'yrihcipal. -. j. ..slOa,aGi "a
interest and penalty. ty............... 6i,959 81
On account of University Lands, princi-
Observation-Disclosures. l7,las 40
On account of University Lands, inter- 20
est and penalty =, -. ,........... 1895 40
principal. .......... ........ 5,l2a OF
terest ter and penalty. .................. 2,si3 6s
On account of Asylum Lands, principal. ,232 GO
On account of Asylum Lands, interest
and penalty. ..........:.!.:.' ilo Vi
principal. J. n.:..::. -. :..... 1898 Is
On account of State Building Lands inter-
est aud penalty, .......... $50 3.
| On account Of Salt Spring Lands, princi-
pal....... ~. =. ....... SIG %
ann penalty .........,......... 2,IOs 9:
On account of Internal Impt. Lands,
principal ............. 1915 3;
On account of Asset Lands, principal. 30. 645 u
On account of Swamp Lands, princi pal. 153 l39 IS
penalty. ......,.............. 0 3ia O;
On account Of taxes and charges. ....... 1896 OF
Value Of lands licensed. ....... 80. ..s 25 34l 3
d, Total operations for the year.. ,sl27,76l l!
exclusive of lands sci, o;ed and reserved, I,