Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-02
IN THE WEST.

THE patents issued from the general
land Office during the years 1890 And
1891 were: Presumption, l49, SIS; hone-
stead, 75.545; timber culture, 8, ~;
military bounty land, 723; agricultural
college scrip, 50; miscellaneous scrip,
lag: mineral, I1l0; coal, $50. The IL.
crease of agricultural pstents over the
two previous years was 164, t64; the In
crease Of mineral patents 067, and Of
coal patents 382. The number of acres
OF public lands disposed OF during the
year shows that the cash sales amount-
ed to 2,143,O9O acres. OF tho miscel.
laneous entries (not CASH S,OAO, 393
acres were homestead and p69, ,OO6 were
entered under the timber culture law.
The railroad selections amounted to
l,s57.57o acres; state selections. l74, 4O4
acres: Indian aliotments, l17,465, and
original swamp, 23,l65 acres. Patents
TO land grants during the year were
.3,OSS,G79 acres, an increase over the
previous year OF 2,724,s17. Surveys
were adopted during the ycar on $685.
O04 acres. The vacant public lands in
the states and territories are 670, !, 664, ,583
acres. ApprOvals during the year un-
der the different grants to the several
states for educational purposes and un-
der the saline grant, having the effect
of patents, embraced an area of 756, ITO
acres. or this South Dakota received
approvals for A, 38e aud Minnes0ts 3O,-
lSl acres. The increase In Approvais
for educational purposes during the
year was 216, 393 acree The largest
amount Of surveys a6lpp14 during the
year is In South DakOta l,144y SO Acres1
At the close Of the yeAr tnore were
found to be s3,O5S final entries pending
in the Office, against 2O6, ,O64 ut the
close Of the previous year, decrease Of
1875, ,O06. Railroad selections amounting
to 2B,64e,575 acres were pending ON
July l, 1891, which IL 3 decrease Of 03O,-
O7s from the preceding year. The total
number Of acres of vacant lands In the
various states and territories is 579.-
664, ,6ss acres. OF these EarAe..
3ssszss; sas7s sssS bsasss; Is ss. III ssd s
Wisconsin, l,O0a, ,13a.
THE condition Of the hog market at
present seems to be very uncertain and
its future Is causing those interested in
It considerable anxiety. Notwithstand-
ing that there has been very marked
decline In the market values Of hogs
during the past two weeks the western
packers claim that the prices are still
too high to give profits in their business,
and much higher than the existing con-
ditions warrant. They feel confident
that there will be serious break In the
market before long and that prices will
go OF from 75 cents to 81 when II comes.
There are some among the commissiOn
men and shippers who think - the
packers do. and there are others Who do
not believe that there will be break.
The opinion prevails. however. and Is
shared In by oil, that unless there IL
some unlocked for change in the con-
ditions hogs will not 60 higher than
they are now.
r, The national executive committee
elected by the irrigation congress re-
Gently held In Salt Lake City, Of which
Gov. Thomas Of Utah is chsirman, are
vigorously organizing campaign In the
states interested in irrigation, the force
Of which will be felt in Washington noxt
winter.
FIKLAYs0N, Minn., narrowly escaped
destruction by fire. A high wind which
had been driving the flames Of forest
FIRE toward that village ceased long
enough to give the citizens time to put
the fire out.