The Montana post., 1869-01-15

where outside of the Democrat
The substance Of volumiuous foreign
dispatches is that the Conference of Eu-
ropean powers II consult on the status
Of affairs between Turkey. Gr--ce and
Crete. declined to extend the time oi
meeting "a requested by the Sublime
Porte and met in Paris on Saturday. He
therefore telegraphed instructions tn his
Ambassador in Paris. and ordered him
tn withdraw from the Conference if it
undertook to discuss the policy of Tur-
key further than the ultimatum :"
Greece This order creates some solici-
tude for the peace of Europe. The mer
camille I"nian islanders petition The
Greek government against war with
Turkey, and pronounce the Cretan rev
olution the work of ambitious and tur
bulent men. and the Prime Minister at
Russia calls on France To explain the
conduct o. her Minister at Constantine
pie. Spain is again reported on the eve
and Hungary for the first time in a de-
cade is expressing satisfaction with her
situation. There is nothing very threat
ening in the situation except thar it is
nearly time for another great war on
the continent.
MINERAL LANDs.-The following. in
reference 10 the jurisdiction of local
land officers is now published for gen
eral information
DEPT INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON October ith. l-t'-.
SIR: have received your letter. das
ted :ilst August last. in which you state
that you are credibly informed thar a
portion of the land embraced in the
Presidents proclamation, tor sale at ycuy
office in February next. contain large
mineral deposits: that you have he
means of determining what is minera
land: that mines have been discovered
since the surveys were made etc. and
you desire special instructions on IN"
subject.
In making the surveys ot the public
lands the Surveyor General was directed
not To sectionize or subdivide the min>
erai lands. The character of the lands
was to be decided upon in ibis particu-
lar after careful inspection by the dep
uty making the survey; aud where found
TO be mineral, none OF her than township
lines were To be extended over them. 1t
is possible. however. that in making the
general surveys, many tracts OF small
extent. rich in mineral, may have es-
capped the notice Of the surveyor and
been inadvertently subdivided. and
hence. as in the case To which YOU a.
Jude. the survey WAS completed before
the mineral was discovered. Ii is, how
ever, our duty, under all circumstances,
as far rs possible, to- protect mineral
lands from sale. Wherever. therefore
you have satisfactory reasons tor be-
lIeving that any sections or subdivisions
of sections in any township embraced in
the proclamation. are mineral lands. il
will be your duty 10 withhold such
tracts from sale; and it will be proper
for you to receive proof and satisfy your
self of the non-existence of mineral be-
| fore offering them for sale, or permitting
! them tn be- selected or located.
The term mineral lands" in this con
nection, il is not To be understood as ap
plying to all lands in which minerals
may be found. but to those only which
contain such quantities of the precious
metals as To render mining remunera>
tive. and to raise them in value above
merely agricultural lands.
Very respectfully your ob't serv't,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
TO the Register OF the United States
Office. Marysville, California,