The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-26
CAN GIVE US ALL A FARM.
rry MILLION ACRES DISPOSED OF
DuRIyG TIE PAST YER,
And SIN Uncle sam Has Nenriy 100000.
600 Acres Ien-f2O.0OO'oOo Acres OF
IA Lands that Can be Reclaimed.

s,a Lands that Can be Reclaimed.
w,su1yoToS Sept. 25.--Tho report OF Com
,,sinnor Carter of tho operations VI tho
Hannr,l and Ofilco during the fiscal year end
W Iunc 80. 1851. was mudo public to-day. A
..,,cmont of tho acreage of tho public lands
sisnn,ed of during tho past year shows that
hncash salus amounted to 2,l43.O9O ncros.
m ,his amount 1.3Dl.4l3 ncrcs wcro pre-
.mrtion cash entries 250.ol3 acres were tim
Mr. and stone land entries 400. Az acres were
dos,rt land entries. 33.6ol acres were
IMMORAL, and 3O.955 acres wcro pri-
yo,, entries or thu miscellaneous entries
mot CASH 5.O4o,3o3 acres were home-
.t,ndc,l. aud U0D.OO6 acres were entered
und.r tho timbcr-culture law. Tho railroad
selections amounted to 1.S57.572 acres. tho
state selections to 174.404 acres. tho Indian
sllotments to 117.4S5. and tho original swamp
selcctions TO 23167 acres. The total area Of
nublic land entries and selections made dur
inc the year is given as 10.357.231 acres. ex-
clusiyo OF 120. 400 acres Of Indian lands. Tho
total cash receipts during tho year were
s5.4oa22O. Filings were made during the
wear to tho number Of 20.241. fees on which
amounted to S77.06o. Tho number Of final
entries made during tho year was 81 .034. rep
resenting al acreage Of 7.350.005. There
were 45.s45 original entries mado during the
year. aggrcgating 6.40o.S32 acres. Tho net
total decrease in the number Of entries made
during tn" year was 1864. representing an
acreage of 2,50d.S20. Tho decrease in final
entries was 1880: In acres, 1,252.0U8
OF mineral and mill site patents. ]. 7o2 were
issued. rs against 1.4O7 during tho previous
fiscal year. OF coal patents. 221 were issued.
crease Of las In acres. The largest number
Of coal entries was made in Colorado. aggre-
eating lu:i with an acreage OF 1888. Forty
seven coal entries were made in Wyoming. 70
In Washington. II in Montana, 10 in Utah, Z in
New Mexico. and In California There were
patented during the yenr for the benefit Of
railroad companies under grants Of Congress
aOSS,6I9 acres. which Is IN increase over the
previous year of 2.!24.Sl1.
The approvals during the year under the
different grants to the several States for edu-
cation purposes and under the saline grant,
having tho effect Of q patent. embraced an
area OF 755,172 acres, Of this amount Nevada
received approvuls for 44S, SG4 acres. Oregon
al343. Idaho 4O.OOU. South Dakota A. $50,
3OS2!'. Louisiana 10.445, Tho increase in the
npprovals for educational purposes during the
year was 2lt.3o3 acres. During the year sur
veys have been accepted to tho amount Of
SG+lO04 acres. The largest amount is In
South Dakota. 3.346.639. and in Oklahoma
next. with .;..i7 322 acres.
At the close Of tho fiscal year there were
found to DO S'H5S final entries pending in the
Office. against .Os.OS4 at the close Of tho pre-
were pending on July l. 1891. which is q de-
crease of N:3O.O7S as compared with the last
preceding !lscal year.
The following table shows the vacant public
lands in acres in each Of the public land States