Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1872-12-14

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the expenses of their management
decreased their forays ubon the white
settlements tending to give the largest
opportunity for the extension of the
great railways through the public
domain and the pushing of settlements
into many districts Of conutry, and al
the same time to improve the condition
of the Indians This policy will be
maintained without change excepting
such as farther experience may
show to be necessary to render it more
efficient. The subject of converting
the o-called Indian Territory south OF
| Kansas into O home for the Indians
and erecting thereon a territorial form
Of Government, is one of very great
Importance as a complement to the
existing Indian policy The question
of their removal TO the territory has
within the past year been presented to
many tribes resident upon other and
less desirable portions of the pnpblic
domain, and has generally been received
by them with favor. AS other prelimi>
nary step to the organization of such a
territory, it will be necessary to conhne
the Indians now resident thereon to
farms of proper size, which should
be secured to them in fee, residue to be
used for the settlement of other friend
ly Indians. Efforts will be made in
the immediate future to induce
the removal Of as many of the peacea>
bly, disposed Indians 2:@,,y; 2:,y - he .3a;ai' !i'
Territory as can be settled properly
without disturbing the harmony
of those already there. y proper loca
ton, now available, where people who
are endeayering to acquire a kaowl>
1dge of pastral and agricultural pur,
suits can be as well accommodated as
upon the unocupied lands of
the Indian Territory. A Territorial
Government should, however, protect
the Indians from inroads of the whites
for term of years, until they become
sufficiently advanced in the arts of
civilization to guard their own rights
For the same period, during the last
fiscal year, there was disposed of out
the public lands. IL ,864,975 acres-a
quantity greater by 1,000,270 acres
than was disposed Of the previous year.
OF this amount, $40, ,320 acres were
sold for cash /; $50 400 acres located
with military warrants i67l 1872 acres
taken for homesteads G93,6l3 acres
located with college scrip 3 ,554 ,S87
acres granted to railroads; 456,347
acres granted to wagon roads III, ,255
acres givn to States as swamp land,
and 500 acres located by Indian scrip
The cash receipts from all sources in
the Land Office amounted S3,208, 100
during the same period 22,0lG,G08
acres Of public lands were surveyed,
which added to the quantity before
surveyed amounts to $50, 1868, $50
acres, leaving 1,258,G33,62S acres of
puplic lands still unsuryeyed Re-
ports from the suborbinates of the
Land Office contain interesting
in regard to their respect.
i've districts. They uniformity men
ton the fruitfulness of the yield during
the past season, and the increased yield
Of all kinds of produce evince that IN
those States aud Territories where
mining is the principal business
the agricultural products have exceed
ed the local demand, and liberal ship !
ments have been made to distant
points.
TIE GENEVA ARBITRATION.
When Congress adjourned in June
question had been raised by Great
and was then pending, which |
for time seriously imperiled the
settlement by friendly arbitration of