The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-02
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State Year. Corporation. acres.
Wisconsin 1866 Break water and
ship canal ........ 2O,CO
Michigan 49, 1865 Portage LakcShip
canal ................. 2JU.UOO
Michigan ls65-POrtage Lakeship
- - o canaI................ 2UO,OOO
Michigan lSlS-La Belle ship
canal................. 10000
Alabama ISIS. Alabama X. r. 1000
Ai"o" ooea r. r.. $500
Louisiana. .lS7l-N. o., h. Rouge
X. R.................... 100000
Arkansas. .lS66-Cairo and Fulton 966,722
Arkansas lS66-Memphisa and Lit
tie rock 365,t9
Arkansas lSG-Little Rock and
Fort smith. ..... 1871
Arkansas -. lS66-Iron Mountain
X. R.................... ebl,OUO
Missouri .l S66-Cailo and Fulton
X. R..........;....... l2h,Ho
Missouri $500 lSt6-St. Louis and Iron
MOuntain........... ,iOJ,OW
........-lS6G--Burlington and
Missouri River. lOl, ITO
Iowa .lS6i-ChicagO and K. |.
Il. R,................ llO,2'b
Iowa ..lS6i--Cedar Rapids and
Missouri River 3R, 400
Iowa.........lS8i-M cGregor and ,.,,,,
Missouri River. l,536,OU
Iowa lS6i--SiOuX City and ST
Paul ................... 206UO
Iowa .lS6i-Souix City and
Pacifc.............. $50 900
Michigan. .lS66--Jackson, Lansing
and Michigan
(regrant) ............ 1852 itA
Michigan lS65--Flint and Pcre
Marquette ......... 5S6,S2S
Michigan. .lS64--Grand rapids and
Indiana.............. 53l 200
Michigan .lS65--Bay de Foquet ,,,oo,
and Marquette. rs 600
Michigan. ..lS65--Marquette and ,oo
Ontonagon $500. 2i5,-Vo
Michigan lS62--Ghicago and y. ,.
W........... ......." o'o,ooo
MICH Vi SO W.. ............ 1880
Wisconsin 1854 Wisconsin,; $4,000
Wisconsin lS6i--St. CroiN and
Lake Superior. 3)OOW
Visions sin 1854 bayfield, branch. 2IoOOO
Wisconsin. lS52--Chicago and y. $4,000.
w. (regrant...... $4,000
Wisconsin. i--POrtage ana SUI go
periOr...... .......... 'oO,VpO
Minnesota. 1866 st Paul and Pa
citic.......... ......-. JjO,UDO
Minnesota .lS65-St Paul and Pa
cific Branch....... 12o,OVO
Minnesota SEj--MinneSOta Cen
trail ..................... 29N,OOO
Minnesota lS65--WinOna and ~
Peter....- OSV,uNO
Minnesota ISL st. Paul and
Sioux City........ l5O,OC
Minnesota '6i.'B Lake superior
and Mississippi SOO,OO
Nih ern...,.,.......... $4,000
Minnesota lS,ai-- Hastings and Da-
~ kota..................... $4,000
Kansas 1853 .Leavenworth, Law
renee and Cal -
yeston................. 10000
Kansas .......lSa--AtChiSsn, Topc-
ka and Santa Fe 100000
| Kansas .lSbi--U. Pacific, South
ern branch........ 10000
| Kansas .lS66--St. 10. and Dem
ver................. 10000
! Kansas lS66--Fort Scott and
>''''>''' ''' Gulf................ 1900
! Kansas. .lS66--Southern branch
Union Pacltlc... l,2u3,UOO
! California 1885 Placerville and 1900,
Sacramento. 2UOp
90 ~ ''''' egon branch. l,54O, 900
! California lS67--StoCkton and Cop
| perOpOliS S-u,UOu
! Oregon ..... lSG6-- Oregon and Cal
| ifOrnla .........-..... l,'bO,bO
| Oregon ..... lS7O--Oregon Central. 10000
| Year Corporations.
! lSE,-7U--Union Pacific, Central
! Pacific and Kansas Pa
! Cific RailroadS..................; - 10000
! IS64-7O-Northern Pacific railroad" Il 10000
| 1866 Atlantic and Pacific rail- ,.,.,
road i-VN,u'U
1871 Southern Pacific railroad. 3OI, 600
| iS5.64--C Central Pacific Railroad R,l66
! ISL Texas Pacific railroad........ lS,iUO,HO
Wagon roads.
from iSSe ~ ...... 100000
lI %om "es 1858 ,4O5
| Total number of acres bestowed ,,o
in land grants since lS2'......... ..'2VoVVV'VVV
thirty four SOl54, 595
fifreen wears l75 S45, 405
| Democratic grants per annum...... 100000
| Republican grants per annum . l., 100000