The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-11

missioner Of the the s ost. la.>N
mas submitted hiss s sasl
s a. ,sa OF IT. the fiscal sss,rt aS.
s s;aus Of public lsud ds''iss an AZ!
acres; total, q, 5 5sa1Iu 'ss lsad,
over the year SO : ~, scrss.' VII
over over ~ Of ls,225.oo ;s@ .lss1'; s,,, ss
s tat. .Y's 81 from Indian I 1l ls,adI,s IA
Sl'S7;ss :sa1. ';S'l3O; inc a ass sssss%.
100; to which is to bbs ~
received from ,,e, " ADDED 40 ~
records, making V th ! eo' M
for the year, ST. ss s Az l'ta! IT,.
ton ,n't that TIE hensws his is.o The y
pealed and deems i i Law !
the To homestead laws IN i@apoltaptn \
as TO require proof Of w. " aasajs
ana Improvement for actual tns rsi5t.'
fore the Homestead Two yyssSe
commuted to cash e eu,sy psa
recommends the repespl Hyneas'JJ
culture act; also the the a., ., TIE ID
that lands accrued dc act prorS'
ment- shall be subjec,0 " ttiaS1
mediately upon csn CAM. 70 eln'S1
land Office; also ',aliol i
land law and the NE
stone land acts. rSla1s
i,o76 miles rail,oad con, ti1s's
ing the year under ,llcdN
grants. The commission. d
that a commission be auas. y
examine and decide ua appep]
private land in New Mtpy;uaa
do and Arizona, and I' rlac,!l
rtestahlishment Of the
line between Dakota a and y
and the Yellowstone Ps ut y
two cases Of Illegal fenejns'
lands have been reported
enclosed aggregating a. y =
Twelve cases have been s"''
and suits are Recommend ssit
pei removal. A large nu,3
complaints remain to oe ir usl
Tor want OF facilities. Tbs
sioners say that portions "fS
lie lands still remaining " ~
econo nized for the use Of s s
tiers only. An act restrvi,,'
lands, except mineral and ~
serves, Tor entry under lhs
stead law with amepdmer 't'
vent the evasion of its wiz
tons, would he the mes,nm.
this end. In conclusiont6ss
sioner points out the nere.,i,s]
immediate adoption Of ,oms!
by which natural forest, ms-'
served at The head waters Of
ant rivers and tribatarie, sn51
IN
other situations where their \
ton is ex pedient for cIjm,ti'
ana other reasons. Utility, !,
is no good reason WHY land,
from $25 to 500 Der acre, fl.
should be sold for Sl.2j andj
acre, as is done, aid he fsvs
drawal from sale or entry m,
listing laws all distinctly TIM,
in the United States, unt
ination and appralsemru,
made. After examination M
timber reserves should be tI
where deemed bes. and D,
made for their sale at not \
the appraised value Of them
Matters Of chief importapr.
treated IN the annual reBm
Nimno, chief of the burent
tics. The enormous nsg
our internal commerce i,
which the value Of the vsCa
industries OF the Unita
seven times the total vain
commerce; nearirta
total value of the fs
merce Of Great Britain ami
five times the Total vain
commerce of Franz
|ng in each case both imM
ports. The total Value II
and industry in It'd
states is also shown to besl
han twice the total yaluet
of merchandise
he countries Of
The united States Is nOW b
manufacturing country ont
The value of proCucts Of 4
manufacturers CONSUMED {.
i've times the value Of The
ured products OF graf B1
.ieland exported to all OF:
ries, and more than folt4
he value of eXportsot nall
of France t0alr
The relative value
e1nal, as compared with.
Omnlerce OF the country
lstrated 10y a ~staleHrLl
nat SO per cent. of the COL
his country, % per cent d
nd steel products, % pHTn1
rOGucts of Our leai1eI I
lore than 80 per cent. G(-
'ctures Of wool, = per G.,
rOduct of cotton and I'D
or cent. of on nlaLli
ass, earlhen and stont'4I
lmed in the United ssc
)rt shows the t t9l vslE4
merchandise from aud
erchandise into Csllol'
I'd Washington TetIllN
ar ended June 80, ST."
4: value Of exports VnS
I'd imports, sS7,lE'0@