The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-19

Public Lands OF the state.
We gather the following figures
fr ON the forthcoming repor. of Sur
veyor General Day. Congress has
granted to the State of Nevada &C.,
$40 acres of the public lands. exclu-
sive Of 10th and 36th sections, ana
80, 946 acres of the latter, making q
total of 906, $50 acres under various
grants as follows: For internal i'm
provements, 900. 900 acres; for pub
lie buildings, IL, s00 acres; for State
Prison purposes, 1880 acres; for an
Agricultural College, 10000 acres:
OF 10th and Both sections for school
purposes, 1926 ceres; liz lieu Of
10th and Both sections sold by the
United States, 1850 acres; for State
University, 4G,0S0 acres w give
only the round numbers.
1t should he borne in mind that
in many instances the accepted area
is much larger than the actual area
granted, owing to the increased value
of lands contiguous to the railroad.
For instance, TIE actual urea OF land
approved TO the STATE is s., 500 acres,
while the accepted area foots up
Ill 500 acres. OF this accepted area,
$3.50 acres was approved priort TO the
year 1865, $40 acres of which was
10th and Seth sections and $50 acres
was in lieu thereof; IS, 123 acres APP
proved during the year 1869 was di-
vided under the several grants as
follows: Internal improvements,
81, 5l1 acres, public buildings, TO-
O64 acres; State Prison. 40 acres;
10th and 36th sections actual area,
1897 acres. The %. 95I acres approved
during the year 1870 wa credited to
the several grants as follows: Inter
nal improvements. 12,49S acres;
public buildings, 1,600 acres; State
Prison, 12,053 acres; 10th and Seth
sections tactual Area 2,5s2 acres; in
lieu Of 10th and Both sections sold
by the United States accepted area,
1,206 acres. With the exceptions
noticed in parentheses the land APP
proved to the State IL given as ac-
.cepted area, while in The sales made
by the State only actual area is
given.
Prior to the wear 1869 the State
sold 3.54O acres Of land, of the 10th
arI 0ktI, ga.taanG vraDt IN ~ tan+-
sents. Daring the year 1869 there
were sold on 90 patents l6, l3S acres,
divided among the several grants as
follows: Internal Improvements,
1907 acres; public buildings, 2,2la
acres, 10th and Both sections. 3,S27
acres. During the year 1870, there
vp7e sold on l19 patents, 80, Al
acres, accredited to grants as fol
lows: Internal improvements. 10, 762
acres; public buildings, 5,1G9 acres;
State Prison, 5,402 acres. 10th and
Seth sections, 2,592 acres; of lands
received in lien of the 10Th and 36ti
sections, $40 acres. The total sales
of land by the State during and
prior to the year 1870 foot up 80, l2c
acres, drawn from the various grants
as follows: Internal improvements,
26,S60 acres; bubble buildings,
1882 acres; State Prison, $40.
acres; 10th and Both sections. 9.96l
acres; in lieu of 10th and Seth sec.
tions, $40 acres,
OF the lands approved to the State
and remaining unsold, there are IS,
215 acres under the grant for inter.
nal improvements; 800 acres fol
public buildings; 5,707 acres fol
State Prison, and go acres in lier
OF 10th and Both sections sold by th,
United States; leaving in the hand.
Of the State 1858 acres.
The amount of land yet due tn,
State land not approved under the
general law Of Congress granting
the 10th and 36th sections for schoo.
purposes, is unknown, as well a.
that due for similar lands sold by
the General Government. OF tn,
various grants made, however, ant
not yet approved there remains due
the State an area of Sol, 232 acres
divided among the grants as follows
Internal improvements, 423 .9S.
acres; public buildings, 1,135 acres
State Prison, Is acres; Agriculture
College, $4,000 acres; State Univer
sity, 46,0SO acres.