Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-05
NO. 2ss.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE INTERIOR.

Ihe report Of the Secretary Of the Interior
opens with review Of the progress and re
forms which have been made during the yea
IN each OF the bureaus. Important improve
ments have been made in the Patent Of3ce,
large arrears of work brought up in the Land
Office and the number of claims in the Pen.
sion Office reduced. Under the head of In
dian Affairs it says:
That semi hostile condition still exists In
some remote localities, as in Arizona and
some portions of Texas, for example. il NO
doubt as properly attributable to the non-ex.
tension OF the policy in its entirety over those
sections as to its inefRciency or failure. That
it works uniformly well where it has had q
thorough trial, even among tribes before re-
garded as almost incorrigible, is very good
evidence that it will work equally we'll else.
where, under similar circumstances
During the fiscal year II, l,Se4,975.64 acres
of the public lands were disposed of; a guam
tity greater by l,099, ,270.25 acres than was
disposed of the previous year. The cash re-
ceipts, under various heads, amounted to
ss,2ls, 100. During the same period there
were surveyed 22,0l6,6OS acres, which, ad.
ded to the quantity already surveyed,
amounts to 1894, ,7S0 acres, leaving un-
surveyed an area of 1881 ,G33 ,G2O acres.
The most important change made in the
Patent Office is the abolition Of the old form
Of reports and the substitution therefor of
The Official Gazette Of the Patent Office.
The census tables have been completed,
and will be issued at an early day. The Sec.
retary recommends the preparation of sta
tistical atlas of the United States, based up.
on the results OF the ninth census, to contain
a large number of maps, with appropriate
text and tables, to be issued in an edition not
exceeding five thousand, and to be prepared
under the direction of the Superintendent OF
the census, for distribution to public libraries
learned societies, colleges and academies.
He also favors the plan of taking census in
1875, and in each succeeding ffth year.
The operations of the United States geologi-
cal survey have been very much extended the
past season, owing to the increased appropria-
tons by Congress. Explorations have been
made about the sources of the Yellowstone,
Missouri and Snake rivers by two parties, un-
der the command of Mr.. James Stevenson and
Professor Hayden. The National Park, with
its unique borders. was examined in more de-
tail, and great numbers of sketches, photo
graphs, specimens, &C., were secured. A
great mass of observations in astronomy, me-
teorology and topograph were obtained, and
the collections in geology, botany and natural
history we're more extensive and interesting
than those Of any preceding year. The ma
terials for a report both of a practical and
and scientific character, exceeding year. The
materials for a report both of practical and
scientific character, exceed those of any pre-
vious season.
| With regard to the subsized railways the
report makes the following statements: The
paid up stock of the Union Pacific Railroad
amounts to $36,7G2, 800; its receipts for the
ftcal year were S7,9G2, 10 7S; and the road
owes $75,s94,5l2, Of which $27 7,236,5l2 is to
the United States. The Central Pacific has
$54 ,2S3, 100 of paid up stock receipts for the
fiscal year were S3,373,765 33; it owes $780,
900, 1872 81, of which $27, ,952, $50 is to the
United States. The paid up stock of the
Central Branch Union Pacific was $3.50, 900;
receipts for the year ending June 80, 1872,
$l44.469 6S; Indebtedness Exclusive of ST.
GOO, 900 first mortgage bonds and 1900, 900
government loan, $94 1896 81. The CORES.
ponding figures for the Kansas Pacific are,
stock, So ,62l $50; receipts, 3d. ,628 ~;
debt, S2S, l25, ,702 l6, of which sc, 303, 900 is
due TO the United States. The Denver Pacific
has 81 ,O00, 900 stock; receipts, 1856, ,0SS 60;
Indebtedness, S2,5l9,07G 25. The Sioux City
and Pacific has 81 ,79l 400 of stock receipts
were Sl62, ,405 Il; the Indebtedness is So
36l ,977 Sc, OF which 81 ,62S, ,320 is due to the
United States. The Southern Pacific has
IS, ,4o4 900 of stock its receipts for the fiscal
year were S67J,47 90, and its indebtedness
is $3.50 900. The reports of the other roads
(the Texas and Pacific, Atlantic and Pacific
and Northern Pacific are not complete.
Brief mention is made of the government
benevolent institutions and the metropolitan
police.