The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-12-11

cations az time and experience may dem
onstrate as necessary with the encroach-
ments of civilization upon the Indian res
ervati0ns and hunting grounds. Dis
turbances have taken place betweeR the
indians and whites during the past yea1,
and probably will continue to Go SO until
each race appreciates that the other has
rights which must be respected. The
policy has been to collect the Indians rap
idly as possible on reservations, and as far
as practicable, within what is knewn as
the Indian Territory, and to teach them
the arts of civilization and self-suppert
Whenever found off their reservations
and endangering the peace and safety of
the whites, they have been punished, and
will continue to be for like effenses. The
Indian Territory, south of Kansas and
west of Arkansas, is sufficient in area and
agricultural resources to support all the
Indians of the Rocky Mountains. In tins,
no doubt. all of them, except q few who
may select to make their homes amsng
white people, will be collected there. AS
preparatory step for this consummation,
am new satisfied that territorial form
of government should be given them,
which will secure the treaty rights of the
original settlers and protect their home-
steads from alienation for period ofI
twenty years.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The operations of the Patent Office are
growing to such magnitude, and the &C
cumnlation of material is becoming SO
great, that the necessity for more room is
becoming obvious day by day. respect
fully invite your attention TO the reports !
of the Secretary of the Interior and Com
missioner of Patents on this subjects
THE LAND OFFICE.
The business of the General Land Office
exhibits q material increse in all its
branches during the last fiscal year Du
ring that time there were disposed of out
of the public lands, 13, 039, 6O6 acres, being
an amount greater by 1866, 631 acres than
was disposed of during the preceding
ear. Of the amount disposed of, 1925,
266 Scrss were sold for cash: 214, $40 sores
were located with military land warrants
3,793,612 acres were taken for homesteads;
653.446 acres were located with agricults-
raj college scrip: 6,8O3 636 acres were
certified by railways: 765, T56 acres were
granted to wagon roads: 236,548 acres
were approved to States as swamp lands
1855 acres were certified for agricultu
raj colleges, c omman schools, universities !
and ssminaries; 190,775 acres were ap
proved to States for internal improve
ments, and IA ,223 acres were located with
Indian scrip. The cash receipts during
he same time we're $3,408,5l5,5O, b9ing
$l9O,415.5O in excess of the receipts for
the previous year. During the year 80,
488, 132 acres Of public land were sur
veyed, an Increase Of the amount survey.
ed the previous year of 1,037,t93 acres,
and, added to the area previously survey
ed aggregates 6t6,554,895 acres which
have been surveys, leaving 1,218,443, 500
acres of the public lands still unsurveyed
The increased and steadily Increasing
facilities for reaching cur unoccupi ed
yublic domain and for the transportation
OF surplus products enlarges the available
held for desirable homestead locations,
thus stimulating settlement and extend
ing year by year, In a gradually increas-
Ing ratio, the area of occupation and Gull {
tiVatien.
THE RUSSIAN COLONY.
The expressed desire of the representa-
tives Of large colony of the citizens of
Russia to emigrate to this country, as
understood, with the cement of their
government if certain concessions can be
msds to enable them to settle IN q com
pact colony, is of great interest, as going
to show the light ia which our institutions
are regarded by an industrious, intelligent
and wealthy people DESTROYS Of enjoying
civil and religious liberty, and the &C
QUESTION Of so large an immigration of
citizens, of a superior class, woulG, with
out doubt, be Of such substantial benefit
to tho country that l invite your ettsn-
Gien 10 the suggestion Of the Sacratarx Of