Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-12
PUBLIC LANDS.
INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO WIS.,;
TO SECURE HOMES1EAOS.
Prices of Lands and Location
of Government Agents-Bes:
Way to Go West.
cincinnati Enquirer. !

LtincinIia'l EnqllrcT-i
A Washington attorney undergraduates
for obtaining correct knowledge on the sub
iect has published book ON public lands.
The government retains some land in Ala
bsma, Florida, Mississippi, Ohio, Iniiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Alaska and all
the states and territories west of the Missis-
sippi river excepting Texas and Indian tar
rit3ry. Application has been made TO the
general land Office in Washington for the
few remaining acres in Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois. The ether states and territories are
divided into districts, in each of which is a
land ofticr, presidei over by two officers,
known respectively as register AMI
receiver They are agents or sales
men for the government and when
sales made by them are approved
by the commissioner of the general land
Office in Washington, patents or deeds for
the land are issued 10 the buyers Land
may be secured under the homestead, pre-
emption and timber culture laws as well as
at public sale and private entry.
The government has two grades of land,
the minimum and double minimum lands,
pricel sl25 and 2.5J per acre respectively
Land within roilroad limits is placel at
the latter figure. townships are six miles
sqnarc AMI are subdivided into thirty-six
sections Of enc mile square each, containing
GO acres. \ square acre has fronta OF
about go feet The government reserves
sections Nos and 90 for school lands
The hook Of 10 pages, after giving the
minutest detail, closes with soma sensible ad
vice TO settlers, a. FOR example: migrate in
families from three to twenty, as lower rates
for outfit. travelling ami other expenses can
be obtained, while the discomforts Of going
upon governments are materially lessened
where friends 80 in oo.onies Ascertain all
information pos, ibe about the mean temper
allure, ext anIes of e u and col the amount
Of rainfall, cEiils AMI fever in the region de.
cided upon. Go 70 state or territory
whose officials appreciate churches and
school; where taxi ayers perceive that
every dollar spent on education an religion
j. SAVING Of - on Jail and penitentiaries;
where newspapers, libraries, literary. tenn
percnce and other societies are encouraged.
Railroad facilities river and lake
transportation and nearnesS TO markets must
lie looked to: EeaTns-s Ia mills, stores and
water supply: Iniians, DIR ught, grasshop-
pcTs potato bugs and every thing else that
can affect future success. Locate near the
junction II rivers or valleys. where a valley
crosses a river or ends at lake. Su loca.
tons secure good markets Tor farm produce
and rapidly advance the price OF land. TIE
title which the govern nent gives is in fee
simple. not lease for a term of years; but
perpetual ownership. 4, i the buyers prop
erty TO mold during lie and transmit TO his
heirs or he may sell it at will There is no
landlord, NJ rent to pay. nor are any church
rates expected lie Is himself lord of the
manor and peer OF hi, fellow-citizsn, Of all
ciassos.'
The Land commission app intel 10y con-
gress in 1850 10 ccdify tie facts in regard
tie pubic domain published report in
ISL, N which Is tho ;,liow.n- Uusurv-yei
lands, June -, Iss3.' 93S. l26 81: surveyed
ant undisposed Of, 27I3S2.29a Total num-
Der OF acres l, 100, SIS $40, equal to : i3S c0j
homesteads OF IG) acres each.
In five southern states 81 surveyed and I'M
surveyed gov rHment lands undisposel OF
there was il Fiori Ia 800 .52 3l-l0O; Ala
bana. :, rs 80 4j-lO); Mississippi. 2,a0l, $40
5l-lC0; Arkan ,iis, 3,29l So Sa-lG0; Louisiana,
LIZ, li si-lOl Total Is. G2J 6l5 95-IOl