Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-17
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There remain now in service only the GO regular
paymasters authorized by the reorganization OF the
army, passed July %, 1866. The disbursements for
reconstruction purposes 81 613 2e3 As, and the
balance in the hands of the paymaster Oct. IS 1863
is S110643.79 TAe total amount disbursed by the
Paymasters department for additional bounties, in
Guiding those settled by the Second Auditor and
paid by the Treasury department on treasury
certificates, from the beginning to the Both OF June,
is 1920 800
The river and harbor works have progressed as
rapidly as the means appropriated for their eXecu
ton allowed. The appropriation in April last OF
s., 600 for these works was distributed in ac
coraance wihsthe law as best to subserve the in
tcrests of commerce.. The survey of the northern
and northwestern lakes has progressed common
surately with the amount appropriated for con-
Quoting it,
The Lake Superior survey is drawing to COM
pletion. 1t has developed many new harbors ofref-
uge, and made known danger to navigation highly
important TO the commercial interests of the States
depenent on this water line of communication for
the transportation of cereals and ores. Recon
noisances and geological explorations and surveys
have been continued during the year IN the ter
rtory west of the Mississippi river, and the in
formation that has been obtained Is supplied Ito the
troops occupying that section OF the country. The
survey of the Colorado of the West has not, for
special reasons, been resumed. Collateral surveys
now in progress may furnish evidence of the neces
sity of the survey of the upper portions of the
river, and the improvement of the lower portion as
line of military supply, and of travel and trans
portation from the mines of Southern Nevada: The
geological survey Just completed from the Sierra
able results, especially in relation to the mining
regions and the extent of the coal formation. 1t
also furnishes other scientific data of great interest.
Liberty arsenal, Missouri, has been sold during
the year under authority of the act of July 25 1865
and realized the sum OF rs, 01250 The st. Louis
arsenal will be sold under the same act, as soon as
it can be spared, but certain buildings thereat
should be reserved from sale and donated to gene
raj army purposes. Rome arsenal. New York;
Champlan arsenal, Vermont; Mt Vernon arsenal
Alabama; Appalachicola arsenal, Florida, and
North Carolina arsenal, North Carolina, are recon-
mendcd to be sold 1t is advisable that this should
be DONE and that the captured lands in Shreveport
La and Marshall and jefferson, Tex. and in Marion
and Davis counties, Texas, should be similarly dis
posed of.
A principal arsenal of construction and deposit
and apowder depot are recommended TO be estab
shed the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and in the
valley OF the Mississippi. The sale of some of the
present Eastern arsenals is suggested as means to
raise funds wherewith to establish the principal
arsenal for the Atlantic coast. Rock Island is the
point for the principal arsenal for the valley Of the
Mississippi. Powder depots should be established
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Some more
buildings are required at the Jefferson barracks,
and are recommended TO be paid for out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale OF the St Louis arsenal.
The expenses of the Freedmen's Bureau were
met the first year with the proceeds of rents, sales
OF crops, school tax, and tuition, and sale of Con
federate States property. The amount received
from all the miscellaneous sources was 1885,
gress since Jq AZ .S 1s5$ sil9s455o, making
sources The expenditures, including the accounts
Of the g Department of negro affairs from June 1,
1865 to Aug. 81 1862 have been 81, OPS TO- The
total expenses of the bureau have been $13,524,
816.S2.
The division commanded by Lieut.. Gen.
Sheridan embraces the departments of Da-
kOta, the Platte, and Missouri, commanded
respectively by Maj Gen W. II. Hancock, Bvt
Maj. Gen. August, Bvt, Maj. Gen. Schofield. These
three departments cover territoy of great extent
in which most of the civilized, semi-civilizsd and
wild Indians abide, and include the States of Illi
nois, Iowa. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Mime
sota aud the Territories of Colorado New Mexico,
Wyoming, Utah, Dakota, Montana, and the Indian
The administration of these departments has been
ably and economically conducted; but the number
of troops now on duty in them is deemed INSULT
Gent with the present reduced strength of compa-
MES. to meet the wants of the service 4
Although there have been numerous depreda-
tons in this division the condition of Indian affairs
is very much better than last year. The policy of
reservations adopted by the Indian department is,
in the judgement of Gen. Sheridan the policy that
will put an end to Indian murders and depredations
Every effort is made to avoid the necessity of pun
ishing the savages with the strong hope that they
may settle down on their reservation and adopt
more peaceful and civilized life. The system of
supplying the wild bands under the present Indian
management is working well. The Indian receives
all that the Government intends he should, and
have plea of bad faith to urge as an excuse for
return to his former habits.