The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05


Tho surface covered by actual survey embraces less
than ons.thrd Of the area Of the public domain.
The tracing and establishing Of meridlans, bases,
townships. sectional and subdivisiona lines over the
aforesaid surveyed surface 1t Is ascerained involved
the aggregate, equal to 7sS, 426 lineal miles
Acres.
During the fiscal year ending June 10, 1855,
the total cash sales embraced 3S8, 700 l6
The aggregate OF military bounty land war
rant locations. 400, $50 90
Tho total quantity taken cy o,s m ssss , ,oi
1864 iSvz DO 80
In the same period there were
approved swamps in place.
70 several States as grantees,
under acts iS4e, 1900. $50. LOSS, 3o2 80
ana seiected as swamp inuem ,,,o.oor
nlty .....................'.. HIoseU
Making . total OF swamp LANDS or their
In tho same fsoa year titles under railroad
grants have been vested In certain States
for tho Quantity or .....:.;...;........ e459o %
issued under act OF 1862, has been located
by The assignees Of certain non-landhod-
-
Making total Of public lands disposed OF
during the year ending June ~ 1866 o. Sl2 "
The money received during the same period Tor Ordi-
nary cash sales and preempons in military scrip
ceved as money; for the $40 homestead payments for
commissions on homesteads; for fees in the locating OF
agricultural college scrip; Tor same in military warrants
for commissions on presumption entries; donations and
for proceeds for furnishing transcripts under act OF
July 2 1854 makes cash aggregate OF 1874 645 received
during Tho SAID fiscal year
Besides this immense surface already surveyed and
open 70 pre- empon LOCATION or 70 the homestead set
tier there on hand yet an area OF nine hum
urou anu uncsyon uilnvn enI1o uuuuIou aLu c'ens
s wv ,,a \, s nua ~ & h .h r Wig
tls. when the surveys roach bis settlement he viii be
sososs sa~ dsrca and cp.iv.tion VIII oh ,hs l.w
tneso scts - " .osaouv ;,, ~ a , nv,
"a ~ ~ him lime for meetnr the reouremens
Is 70 ano[n nun amPe ya.s " .noeuS W. a, =;
az . proving up and paying inc consderaol raeng IN
From the surveyed portion Of our territory besides
immense CONCESSIONS Icf mA'y sosv,oos, ~. sno 70
cams'ion Of overhowea JANUS 10. insorna ~ %
msntS, there nave been Benteu sue oaueo Y. o1uoa
sion, FOR schools, seminaries OF learning unverses
agricultural and mechanic colloges-the last mentioned
located only TO limited extent-an aggregate 81 over
7S46,OO0 acres while the estimated school area des-
nined TO pass mainly from the unsurveye0 region &C
cording 70 existing principles essa on r Uo LOT
there when they become states over 90 400 wy acres
the school grant In remote localities having been dup-
Gated by existing laws
Then too, the aroa already awarded with that COM
prised In sting rail and wagon road grants the later
e sS ana S - ss w
highways Of travel 10 tho Pacific and DINERS To INK 70
gether numerous Intermediate places
HOMESTEAD Law
Tho purpose Of this measure Is 70 hold out incentives
for immigrants TO identity themselves WIN the broad
oslds Of the west and secure ner aDo, ,or sSop Pc
Rod 10 tho strength OF MANHOOD or maturity OF o ss
VIII insure sa0ity 10 seements developmen' u ara
oe snL sho"id ssnr
!, s,Sss -. 1870 Ill. ,or,srr. - snrr.ass
~ .s oI So,, ~" ~ ~" coun.rv n has aso bcen
suggested whether the prvege snouo oe en'arseo ~
oponnS Wy u"Sui''S01 Janus y 10 oi'-
COAL iANDs . .,,
The aggregate Of the coal fields OF the British
North American Provinces, Of Great Britain, France.
ony. Spain and Russia reported as equal to ie4eA
past years in tbs United States is estimated At
square miles.
stretching soroa. The United states, known As -
he Union in slns parallel With the Atlantic coast, and
The "Rooky Mountain gold ned," iravsrsing ali ths
more recently organised Territories Of the United States
ana ,no nIa - sne Sessa rcvaas sviu ps
the most generally distributed through the public
land satcs ana ierltones wnc .ne1e y ooppc. ~ ~,
Mississippi existing likewise in greater or less degree
tue region extena'ns irom 'ns m'ssspm , ,ney W a
pacnc whlle icaa YIN ano zinc arc iouno IN several
me ota.es anu or"les ~. P,ee,vuo nosns oAls
SILL, ~ nsarnr I'm Wssh,ngon Tcrrtorv in Idaho
IS.,... Ccin..rc s,u,hcrr Utah Nav Mexico an,
,,sons scsa"rss .voy an Estimated area Of mI,iio,
SQUARE miles and now yielding an annual product in go
ana sv a c % m v ssona hsvry nrodacad
,S nyco,os metals since sss over 81 600 600 600 wh
, sser.on,na mines ~ Tsyads Coiorgo IdaSo Mon
.. Ne wsx,an ana Arizona are MAKING large ANNA
new n ys If eaa anS svs
s~N 80 49, : %
PUBLIC SALE AND hksrohAnos OF LAsDs.
sincc inc ds.e OF .ne ss annual repor. .neIe nav
peen onerco ~ pubic saie oS-Ssosio aorcs, as io'
ows:- observation-disclosures,
The Presdenrs procama.on .. June ~ oraefeo pup
no sales 20 90 neu no so'e'ai 'Aia o"oos IA Tue s''
Of Wisconsin, VIZ -.
-. o....S.,, ,eas =. "a A"'
Az La Crosse, Sop'empcr ~, Aooo' /" % 40, ,,o !.
per acre :. oAi''is'o
Az "a esssse' ocp'on'o'' - ~ ~ Pe' "a o,a a
1, oon.r a. 90 40 "a, :cre ali TIA \
a. a, E Eau. o :, ri. @c,ahsr AZ "a So mar
a. ras 81 s'o'A' oo'o"s' y :" - P 100 ,as q
av.S q; ,; a.. H., o; :; a os ma,
Az FANS 81 oro'A' oo'ooo' - :" - ~ p'' IN ooo
scss 49,. ro,.. q; -, a. "a -.
a. sso'ons f""N o0'ooe' - " ~ a., aas 4
o,n.. "a =, al o. mar acre oea eSs o
~ ps,s' S..h.s =, 40 ~ n.r sc,. ssi ao1 4
a. ppsyaa' Ss 20 la 81 -. 80. soo ara 4
~ D@'"s'u' "o'0 - - - ~ - .Sre
| -, = Ioa oe1 !
a -, .a - 49,, :. CO..
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