Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-02-09
the snow, and it is rumored that young man
of the party received several shot in his face
and in his clothing.
STATE LANDS.
Their Condition as Shown by the Fl, wing
Brief Extracts from the Report OF the State
Auditor
ScHOOJT,ANDS


One-eighteenth of all the lands in the State
nearly 100000 acres-was set apart by the gen
eral government for the use of schools, but as
only one-half the entire Of the State is avail
able for agricultural purposes, there is not more
than 1900 700 acres of school land situated within
the limits of what is recognised as the habitable
seventy thousand acres of this land have been APP
praised, and 66O, 900 acres have been sold. There
are eight agricultural countless, viz. Big Stone,
Kittson. Lac qui Pare, Lincoln. Murray, Pipestone.
Traverse and Yellow Medicine, containing about
200. 900 acres of school land, no part Of which
has been appraised sold About two-fifths of the
State, is still unsurveyed, and more than one
fifth of the tim 'ered region, or the equivalent of
ne-tenth of ali The land in the State isnow occupied
by Indian reservations. 1t is impossible to make
even an approximate estimate Of the value of the
school land in the unsettled district The eXplora-
tons for pine timber thus far made have included
land examined was found more less valuable for
timber. The total sales of timber from this land
amount to $4,000, and the value of the timber
remaining thereon is estimated at $l1l,OOO, but
when cut will probably bring double this amount.
The sales of timber have been limited to the region
on the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers and their
tributaries
By act of congress of February 26, 1862 the
State became entitled to indemnity for sections six
teen and hrty-six in each township, in consequence
of reservations, pre- emptions and from natural
causes. Selections made some years since for
deficiencies in the old surveys including the settled
portions of the State. During the last two years the
lists of deficiencies made. The examinations show
deficiencies to the amount of 337 ,5ll acres, the
selections made amount to l24, 1897 acres leaving
acres to be selected mostly in the timbered
land districts full years labor has been expended
on these lists: they have just BEEN completed, and
the examinations for selection have commenced.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND University LAND.
As the proceeds of these lanls constitute one
fund, they may he classed together. Under the ag-
rcultural college grant, 81, 439 selected,
and 72,7O8 acres were selected under the two uni
fnfa 1nf1
eft of the State university A. TIA of the first
grant to the university disposed of by the re-
gents at an early day, and the proceeds used in de-
fraying sundry expenses, so that only about $780,
600 acres actually became available for the uni
versity. About ore-half of this quantity has been
sold, as shown in the several tabular statements
ferring to these lands.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT LAND
There have been 1886 acres of these lands sold
during the last two years, and the total sales now
amount to 100000 acres, leaving $4,000 acres of
examined and appraised. The proceeds of land
and timber sold with accrued interest amount to
744, and the appraised value Of the land that
unappraised land at SIS per acre the present value of
the entire grant in round hdmbers is $2,75O,OOO
THE PUBLIC BUILDING LAND.
government, we received ten sections of land "for
the completion and erection of public buildings, -
which were selected in Kandiyohi county. Pro-
vision should be made for their sale and for the in
needed in the erection of a capitol building.
STATE SWAMP LAND
The grants made prior to the residuary grant for
the benefit of soldiers orphans amounted to $780,
366 acres, of which 1922, 266 acres have been
earned and 1,O52,294 acres have been conveyed,
leaving 242;52G acres still due from which must be
Sioux Falls road but not found in place. making the
actual amount required to satisfy the grants earned
237. 1926 acres. OF this amount 100, 695 acres is
due the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
| company, but the State claims offset of 48.224
acres on account of swamp land enormously con-
veyed BY the general government on its congress
amount due the company to 52,47l acres. Selec-
tons of 39,l26 acres for the Taylor's Falls
81 norh h" o p 1sa as d9 il II
due on the grant. There also AZ, $40 acres due
and unsolicited on the St. Paul & Chicago grant.
There is apparently unnecessary delay on the part
of the Lake Superior &, Mississippi and the St.
Paul u Chigoca companies in making their final
selections and obtaining an adjustment of their
grants. They have been requested to complete
their selections, and probably will do so ere long.
These two companies have taken the greater part
as well as the most valuable of the swamp -
the State, including everything of value south of
sive selections made north of that road, along the
north shore of Lake Superior, by the L. S. Il NJ
company, and down the Red River valley by the st.
yesduary soldiers orphans grant, the legislature,
apparently ignoring its sweeping provisions, has
since made other grants, amounting to 521,068
acres. Ii Lne reSlduary grant is still operative,
OF course all subsequent grants are void
This is question to be considered and decided by
this LEGISLATURE and upon its decision must depend
the future policy Of the State with reference the
swamp lands. If the soldiers orphans and the State
institutions grants are confirmed and perpetuated,
provision should be made for exploration apprlisas
and sales of the lands but if these grants are to be
| Cancelled, and subsequent grants continued, then
such provision will be unnecessary. Only ,s4l,-
go acres of swamp lands have been patented to
the State, though there are considerable quantities
surveyed but not patented. The aggregate grants
not considering the resduary grant-exceed the
amount of lands patented by $685. acres No
tty of swamp lands that will 1nure to the State on
completion Of the surveys.
THE limited W0RkMEN