The Portland daily press., 1877-03-09
The Land Ageut,a Renarf.

From the report of the Land Agent, Mr..
Edwin Z. Burleigh, it appears that during the
past year there have been conveyed of the pub.
lie lands, for cash, /, Ais 40 acres, for the sum
of $407.S5; under resolves of the legislature,
S,292.7S acres; to actual settlers on the surren-
der OF outstanding land certificates, %, 304. 3S
| acres: to actual settlers by conditional deeds.
for road laboi notes, 4,094.31 acres; to Swedish
immigrants, 9S077 acres; under the treaty of
Washington, 27319 acres. There have also
been contracted to actual settlers by land GER
tiicates for road labor notes, 13054 SO acres
for $4,7S5.14. According to the last report
there remained about "a, 7S1 acres for sale un-
der the settling acts. Besides these, there
were 142,067 acres, which had been taken up
| by settlers, TO whom certificates had been
granted, and who were then at work perform
ing the duties required to receive their deeds,
the title OF which still remained in the state.
VI these lands there are now remaining unsOl1
26,773 80 acres, besides 127, 665.97 acres already
certticated, to be conveyed when setting du-
ties shall have been performed.
Under act of the legislature Of 1876, all the
Islands OF the state have been sold, with the
exception of some small, nnimportant islands
lying in front of the county of Washington.
The colony of Swedes continues to be sue
cess in the truest sense of the term That
part OF the colony settled in the township of
New Sweden, has during the past season been
organized into plantation by that name I'M
der the general statutes of the state. Fifty
two men have been naturalized and thus be-
come voters, and at the late election took adj
vantage of their elective privileges The plan
tt ton has been divided into school districts
proper school houses have been erected and
schools established. -Four schools are in opera
ton, two OF them taught by young ladies of
their own nationality, who have acquired
competent knowledge of our language since
their immigration. Seventeen new houses
have been erected during the year, not includ-
ing log houses so called, and about $24OO have
been expended by them in labor upon their
roads. SO that nearly every part of the town
ship can be reached by them in carriages
The crops during the year have been very
good, enough having been raised for their own
use leaving surplus in many cases for sale,
Cases of want or poverty among them are rare
only foar families having received any assist
ance ard then only by reason of the death of
the fathers in two cases, and sickness in the
others. Nearly all Of the land in the township
suitable for cultivation has been taken up by
the immigrants, and considerable land also in
the adjoining townships. The plantation con-
tains population of between 600 and ZOO all
OF whom are of class very Industrious, tenn
perate and intelligent. In addition to the colo
nists already mentioned in New Sweden and
the adjoining townships, a large population of
Swedes have also followed them into our state.
and are settled in. various other places, as they
have had opportunity to find employment or
homes.
The amount of cash paid into the state treas
ury during the past year is $43 1895.