The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-12-16

cen. and neigh5oring countries, should
receive the careful consideration Of con
gress.
Il is of noteworthy interest that the
steady expansion of population and i'm
Aoyement, and Ire governmental iH,titu>
tions over tie ne.7 and unoceupled portions
Of orr eouatrq. tisYe scarce't been ohech-
ed, tnnch less .impeded or Destroyed by
orr great civil war, which ct first glance
woad seem TO have absorbed almost the
entire euei gies Of tie nation.
The organization and admission Of he
state Of Nevada he's been completed IN
conformity with law. and thus our excel
+. lent system is firmly established in the
mountains which once seemed barren
and uLinhabi'ed waste, between the At
!antic states and those which have grown
up 90 the coast Of the Pacific ocean.
The territories Of the Uniled States are
generally in a condition Of pros oerity and
rapid growth. Idaho and Montana, i'y
reason of their great distance, and the IN
terruption of communication with them
by Indian hostiiilies, have been only par
TALLY organized bat it is understood that
these difficulties are about 10 disappear,
which will permit heir governments, Exc
those Of others, to GO into speedy and full
operation. As intimately connected with
and promotiya Of this material growth Of
the nation, | ask the attention OF congress
20 The valuable inform alton and import
ant recommendations relating to The pub
lie lands. Indian affairs, the Pacific rails
road and mineral discoveries, contained in
tie report Of the secretary Of the interior,
which is herewith transmitted, and which
report also embraces the subjects of pat
ents, pensions and other topics of public
interest pertaining to his department
The quantity of public lands disposed Of
during the five quarters ending Oh the
30h If September last. was 4 22I $40
acres, Of which 530G14 acres were en-
tered under the homestead law. The re-
mainder was located with military land
warrants, and agricultural scrip, certified
TO states for railroads and sold COR cash
lie cash received from sales and location
fees, was 81 0l9 443 The income from
sales during tie fiscal Year ending June
80, 1851, was $G1S 00721. against 1886,
07.95, received during the precedin.
year. The aggregate of acres surveyed
during the Year has been equal 20 the
quantity disposed Of, and there is open to
settlement about ore hundred and thisty-
three millions acres Of eyed land.
The great enterprise Of connecting lie
Atlantic wi'h the Pacific STATES b. raj
way and telegraph lines, has been entered
upon with a vcor that gives assurance Of
success, notwithstanding the embarrass-
mems arising from the prevailing high
prices OF materials and labor. Tie r, ute
o: The Iua;n line cf the road has been def
inilely located for 100 mics westward
from the initial point a, Omaha CITY, Ne
brasEa and a preliminary location Of the
Pacific railroad OF California, las been
made from Sacramento eastward 10 he
Great Bend Of the Iruckee river, in Ne
vala, Numerous discoveries Of gold, sl
yer aud clnnabaT, mines have been added
TO tie many heretofore known, ana the
country occupied by he Sierra Ne. ada
aud Rocky N JdrlaiH$. and the subordinate
rarges, Dow teens with enterpising labor
which Is richly remuneraliye Ii i. heiiey-
cd that the products OF HE mlnes OF pre-
cious metals 20 that region has. during the
year, reached, j. Lot exceeded soc Geo.
eco 10 value.
II was reccm0lcn3e! in NY las, annual
message, that our Indian system he Ie-
modeIr<I. Congress at the last session,