Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-11-30

Friends to whom agencies in northern and
central superintendencies were originally as
signed, have most faithfully and INDUSTRIOUS
ly continued their benefcent work with a
success even greater than could have been
reasonably expected.
Since the passage of the act of Congress
making it impracticable to continue military
officers in charge of Indian agencies. under
your directions the field has been subdiyided,
and various missionary associations of the
country have been invited to occupy the
same relations to them as those which the
Friends have to agencies under their control
The objections which would naturally arise
to the cooperation of the religious bodies in
government work have been obviated seGs<
as possible by inviting the assistance of all
missionary associations which have taken
part in the work of civilizing the Indians
All preference of any denomination or sect
has thus been avoided, and labors already
performed are utilized to greater extent
than would otherwise be possible. When
ever mission school has been established,
it has been understood that you would ap-
point an agent in sympathy with the mis-
sion, 80 that its influence for good might be
increased by the whole force of government
patronage. If the Indians are to be i'm
sentially changed, so that provision for the
wants of the MANNED and aged shall be
treated merely as a temporary expedient,
while the training of the children in the ways
of civilization shall be a controlling and per-
manent feature of the system, On this
point | will add that the Commissioner Of
Education is earnestly endeavoring to pro
cure such information with regard to the
proper and successful modes of Indian gov
eminent as may enable his Bureau TO coop
crate most thoroughly with the Indian Office
The estimated expenses of the Indian ser
vice for the coming fiscal year, including ap-
preparations which may be necessary to meet
the interest on nOn-paying stocks held in
trust, will be 5000, 900 against an aRqro-
priation of s., $50, 040 for the current year,
showing a reduction of 81 100000.
The preliminary report of the census IS
now printing, and will appear during the
earlier part Of the next session of Congress
This will necessarily be confined to general
statistics, exhibiting the population by ag-
gregates and by classes of each county in the
United States, from 1890 to 1870, inclusive.
Over $500 counties will appear. The table
Of small civil subdivisions embraces over
20 600 items The volumes containing ag-
ricultural, manufacturing, social and miscel-
laneous statistics, will be ready by April
The organization of the Bureau has afforded
an opportunity of applying the principle Of
competitive examination. Those who desired
clerical employment were sent before Com
mission, and were required to answer IN
writing a series of written questions. and
were credited accordingly. The clerical
force employed has been as large as possible,
in the belief that the statistics furnished by
the census will lose much of their value IN
less they are presented to the country at as
carly day as possible.
The subscriptions to the stock of the In
ion Pacific Railroad Company amount to
$33, 7S3 900, of which $50, 762, 800 has been
paid The total receipts Of the road for the
year ending June 80, 1870, were 83,443,-
10 81 expenses, S5,649 ,513 10; net
earnings, S2,694, 797 90. The entire cost
Of the road at that date was Sl0S, 722, l3O :,
the amount of Indebtedness Of the company,
SO, 4S0, $50 81, IF which ST ,236, 5l2 We're
for United States bonds. 4 )py Of the
consolidation articles of the Central Pacific
Railroad has been filed in this department.
Stock to the amount of SIS, 400 100 has
been subscribed and S4s, 37S 40 paid
The receipts from the transportation Of pas
sengers and freight for the year ending June
80, 1870, were S6,070,l7 expenses, So,
542 PIP; net earnings, 81 ,527 800. The
Indebtedness OF this company amounts 60
S67 ,O79 $50, of which S27 ,S5l 900 was T.
the United States.
The stock subscription Of the Central
Branch of the Union Pacific Railway j.
81 COO 900, of which $3.50, 600 has been
paid. The expenses on account of road and
fixtures have been 1928. 700. Stock Of the
Kansas Pacific Railway TO the amount OF
s., 072, 500 has been subscribed and paid in
4 he nf bn
462,35O, Of which SC. 1903, 900 was to ths
United States. The cost of construction Z
s. h'sydred and thirty-tbree miles of mars
line II estimated at 80 ,ooV.OOo The L.
itial point of the Pacific Railroad is neal
Springfield. Mo Fifty miles are now COM
pleted, at cost Of S2,769,s40 The com
pany has issued bonds secured by mortgage
on its lands to the amount Of So 600 900.
The amount of stock of the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad already subscribed is 81
Az, 600. OF which 81 ,7SS 900 has been paid
The cost Of the road is SAGA ,432 indebt-
edness, So ga 800. At the close Of the last
fiscal year the amount of subscription stock
of the Southern Pacific Railroad was ST.
S01 200; actually paid in, $3.50 600. Ii
has contracted for tue purchase of the Str
Francisco aud san jose Railroad for tn.
sum Of S2,770,0O0 gold, payment to be
made and possession to be taken by the
3lst of December next
- The Northern Pacific Railroad filed map,
designating routes of road. instructions
were thereupOn issued for the Withdrawal il
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Oregon of ode
numbered sections of land, to which advers,
rights had not attached, within twenty miles
and in Washington territory south of Seattle
Of such sections within forty miles each sid,
of the road
The Union Pacific Railroad Comnanv
southern branch, now the Missouri, Kansa,
and Texas Railroad Company, the Kansa:
and Neosho Valley Railroad Company, ant
the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson
Railroad Company, were fully heard in the
right of their respective companies, to con
struct railroads from the southern boundary
of Kansas through the Indian territory.
also considered the objections OF representa-
tiyes Of certain Indian tribes, through whose
lands the projected lines of road would pass.
After "A most careful examination | reached
the conclusion that the existing laws aud
treaties authorized the construction Of one
railroad on certain conditions which neither
company had then performed. On a subse-
quent hearing it was shown that the first
named company had completed its road t. a
designated point on that boundary, and
held that il was entitled to extend its line
through said territory
Renorf Of Con Sharmau