Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-30

tThis money is deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the "In- ! dian Fund, for the benefit of the ln- dlans under treaty stipulation. LANDS SURVEYED. Total area of the public land iu States
 and Territories. .-..--. ---------. -.lsl41-s.2-2 Surveyed up tp June 5l,
 l'-i--.-.--- ---.-----.-. .---- ..i5--I5flA Surveyed but not hereto
 fore reported .....--.... fl.36i 5ij Surveyed during last ts-
 cal yesr-.-----..-.--.--. 2f,7Ss.01 7-i,GofssO Leaving |. tqi2 Acres of public land and Indian lands yet to be surveyed The surveys of the past fiscal year show an increase of 6,O5S.J9 acres over those executed dur ing the previous fiscal year.
 PRIvAE LAND CLAIM
 Peter Castro's private land claim-a Mexican grant for something more than four thousand acres-lOCated iu Santa Clara county, California, and known as Rancho del Refugio, or Pastora de Bor- regas, has been approved for patent in the General Land Office.
 ARIZONA LAND.
 Under the Act of 1sjJ Wi liam J. Os- born has located in Arizona lOJG3 acres, being lot 3 of the SEE of section n, in township l4, $. of K. l3, GIa and Salt rIver meridian.
 PROTEST DISMISSED.
 The protest against the entry of Ben- iamin W. Reagan upon the Globe and Globe Ledge mines, in Globe Mining District, Arizona, has been disu ssed
 FRAUDULENT CHARGES.
 A Deputy United States Mineral Sur veyor in Juan county, Colorado, has been arraigned before the Interior Depart ment on vSriOus complaints of rTer-- charges and other fraudulent acts in con- nectiOn with his official duties. These complaints have got to be SO common that the Commissioner of the General Land Office has determined, fl possible. tO correct the evil, and to thus end has ordered a thorough investigation in this instance and fl guilty the accused will be dismissed in disgrace. IT mine loca- tors generally would unite in exposing all delInquencies of this kind. they would be ended very speedily. While the Executive officers of the Govern ment have no direct control over this class of officials, who are under the im- mediate direction of the SuryeyOr-Cfeu- eral, nevertheless the latter officers are. and they are not likely Co disregard a hint from headquarters.
 RULINGS OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
 In a recent Arizona case the Comrnis- siOner of the General Land Office re- fused tO consider a motion tO annul a decision of his, made after the same party had made a motion to appeal the case to the Secretary.O He finds his warrant for this in Rule so Of Rules of Practice, which says: ''NO officer shall entertain a motion in a case after an ap- peal from his decision has been made"
 The new Commissioner of the General Land Office IS doing all he can to re- leve parties who have located upon withdrawn lands for railroads that are not likely ever to be completed, like the Texas and Pacific, for instance Their claims are allowed to stand with the reasonable expectation that Congress will come to their reliefat the next regu- lar session, so that lands will be open to the public the same as OtherGOyenmCHt lands not otherwise disposed Of
 The necessity for annual expenditures on mining claims continues until the owner of the possessOry title becomes the owner of the property, or until such time as he has paid for and made. an entry of the land r. A-P.