New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-23

Hon J. d. Cox Secretary OF the Interior, dated OCT 81
gives clear statement OF the various classes OF MEXICAN
grants giving the Land Office SO mueh rouoe'
The Patent ONCE ts represented 10 DC III III oAoo'n'
condition The Secretary says:
At take pleasure in bearing testimony to the zea ndei
ity and marked ability with which the Comimssioner
has discharged his srduous duties Inc once 10 NO" ia
excellent working order. The Examining Corps' win
very few exceptions, is composed OF men "ho'o qun
cations have been tested by severe competitive ehah
nations and who have shown peculiar hthess
for the work on which they are engaged.
The standard for clerical appointments mas Deeh
and the efficiency Of the service greatly impro'cu'
Where vacancies occur among the Examining Cierhs'
they are filed by the appointment OF such applicants
az upon thorough examination give satisfactory
evidence of their ability TO perform the
labor OF Second Assistant Examiners.
That syetem inaugrated with my sanction. has had
influence upon the o. ~, the occnSans
Of those special duties an which Si,n will credit Ultimately snS
efficiency the highest positions. It has also induced a
sn% Of ee ii 20 ts ay and
will be promptly recognized and justly rewarded
On the subject Of Indian affairs the Secretary says:
During n. s sy as
The results have proven most eonensyey us %Sd aa
ordinary cph policy great
power even to the widest savage The lahors OF .e
ng with the Indian agencies have been very valuable
during the past They personally snperntead te
month Of their time In early Summer. Sub commit
Of the body re se al % and aided
in the negotiation which has resulted IN the nh "e
in this city with the Sioux Visited
hem n IS ws se the Work. Sd ''f INSPECTION hn
SeS e1tenSed to Oregon and Washington Terri
tory. They have shrunk from no , selfsaerhee
have adopted toward the Indians success The
their influence and advice Is cheerf1y
acknowledged by tho Department and Indian Bu'
reau snd has inspired just 9Gnde Rs In st seo
| to whom agencies in Northern and Central
faithfully and industriousy continued Their benehcent
work With success greater tran could have been
Congress, making It wpfaeteable to ,,S sSn,
military nnSsy fr directions in charge d o. has nSsa
snbdvided and various missionary associations Of the
have been invited to the Ss 70 sass
under their control The objections which would nsu
rally arise to the S o tns rs %
possible by inviting the a 9 s all o1 Of
a ae .ees has thus Seen and
sKtsa tRsn would are otherwise possible
Whenever a mission school has been established it has
heen understood that you would appoint an agent IN
sympahy with the mission, that its influence for good
might be INCREASED by the whole force OF
policy must be essentially changed 80 that provision
a. temporary expedent whilst thetrsinng Of tie child
rem in the ways of civilization shall be controlling and
that the Commissioner OF Education Is earnestly endea
yoring to procure such information with regard TO the
may enable his Bureau to cooperate most thoroughly
the Indian ofs Te e ss so0s
year including appropriations which may be necessary
r. against "a al
for the current year, showing reduction or si %o
during the earlier part Of the nsn
alta
aggregates and BY classes OF each s,o county Gs,
sve. over 2soo Counties win appear The table small
civil subdivisions embraces over 10000 items The vol
ss viii be- ready by April Tue
organization OF the Bureau has afforded an oppor.
a I'll a fGOse who desired Clerical
sent before and saued 70 answer
tied accordingly. The clerical force employed has been
as large az possible the belief that the statistics fur
nised by the Census will lose Of value unless
they are presented TO the country at az early day as
The subscriptions the stock Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company amount to SIS 600 Of which fs 162
for the year ending June % 1870 were 'ss!lo 81
expenses sa % net road e"r ri Sat Hs s Ss
Sos 1907 the amount Of Indebtedness Of the Company
Sh 'se articles ST of s cs
trail Pacific Railroad has been filed In this
sss ss the ana %n0uss q paS
The receipts from the transportation OF passengers and
freight for ns year s eea set The nSeb
edness of this company 10 ssO79,73o Of which
| tl7 ISL 900 was TO the United states
| subscription of the Central Branch OF
Union Pacific Railway IL $oo0ooo, OF which $500 has
paid The expenses on account OF rsd and kures
to the amount Of tS,ol2soo has been subscribed
| and paid in. The indebtedness or the company
Of which % sOa 600 was to the United states
The cost and construction OF 6S miles OF main ne
| estimated at S26,Ooo0c0. The initial point OF the
Pacific Railroad is near Springfield, Mo- Fifty
miles are NOW sSnds ,eeuf coi by Oh @
| its lands Ia the amount OF D0o0,00 The amount OF
Of the sS15 C winch snS ha been pa TUE
cost Of the road is 49, Indebtedness, tSoH.2o
| At the Gloss OF the last fiscal year, the
Pacific Railroad was ii 10000 actually paid in $4,000
contracted for the purchase OF the san Francisco
and San jose Railroad for the sum OF w. loc gold pay
made and possession to be taken by the st Of
The Northern Pacific Railroad filed maps designating
| for the withdrawal in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
Oregon, Of odd numbered sections Of land.
10 which price adverse rghts had not attached within
20 miles and in Washington Territory south Of Seattle,
of such section within 80 miles each side Of the road.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company, southern branch
Kansas and Necosho Valley Railroad Company and
| the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Fort Gibson
Ea s 9xn were respective y n so%panes
to construct railroads the southern boundary OF
Kansas through the Indian Territory. also con
tain Indian tribes, through whose lands the
| projected lines OF road would pass. After
most careful examination, reached tho conclusion
that the existing laws and treaties authorized the con-
strncion of railroad on certain conditions, which
neither company had then performed On subsequent
| hearing IL was shown that the frst-Damed company
had completed Its road to designated point that
boundary and held that 1t entitled 10 extend its
| line through said Territory
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.
| NETWORK BARBOR DEFENsEs.