Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-08
IN the INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Work of the secretary II Especially
Recommended.

Work of the secretary II Especially
Recommended.
The report OF the secretary OF the In
terror exhibits the situation OF the nu-
merous and interesting branches of the
partment l commend this report and
the valuable recommendations of the
secretary to the careful attention of
congress.
The public land disposed of during the
year amounted 10 1o.so6. 100. IA acres. In
Guiding 6.s67.oS Of Indian lands. II Is
estimated that the public domain still
remaining amounts 10 "A little more than
600. 100000 acres. excluding. however.
about $3.50. o00. 600 acres In Alaska, as well
AS military reservations and railroad
and other sections of lands yet unad-
Indicated. The total cash receipts from
saie OF lands amounted TO $2.674. 2s5. 10.
including $s1.9s1.03 received for Indian
lands. Thirty-ive thousand patents
were issued for agricultural land and
3.lo0 patents were issued for Indians on
auotments OF their lands In severaity.
the land 30 allotted being inalienable
by the Indian ailottees for a period OF
Is years after patented.
There were certified and patented on
account OF railroad and wagon road
grants during the year SS3. 5Sg.46 acres
OF land. and At the close OF the year
~. 100000 acres were embraced In the
lists OF selections made by railroad
and wagon road companies and the
awaited settlement.
The selections OF swamp lands and
that taken as indemnity therefor since
the passage OF the act providing for the
same Ira 1E49 amount 10 nearly or
quite Sv.5o1o0o acres. of which ss.oo0. 600
have been patented to states. About
f3S. 600 acres were patented during the
last year Nearly $4,000 acres of school
and educational grants were approved
during this ,,er. and at Its close i.250.-
36a.si acres remained unadjudicated.
PROTECT THE LANDS
II appears that the appropriation for
the current year on account or special
service for the protection of the public
lands and the timber thereon is mus \
irra than these for previous years ana
inadequate for an efficient perform
ance of the v ork. A larger sum n mon
ey than has l~en appropriated during "A
nurnber OF years past on this aecoaat
hiss been ~ turned 10 the government us
"A result Of ne numbers OF those an.-
PLACED In the particular service men
iissfed. and hope II vii. not be- crippled
ny an Insufficient appropriation.
chessTu1sy indcrae the recommend.,-
tians ~ the secretary dat appropr ate
protection provided for our folost
reserve. and that comprehensive I -
estry system be inaugurated. Such
keepers and superinteaaents as are ne.
cessnry &c Protect the forests already = !.
served should be provided ! am oT The
opinion that there sh. "a be al. ataa
honment OF he policy sane. oned by ii
present laws. under watch the go sssu
sHent fsss "a very small ecs.S .sefRuoe =
rarldiy losing title 10 immense fract- 81
land covered with timber. which sh pil1
lie prqI.esziy reserved as permanen. !,
sources oftlmber supply.
The auxnsslion tn. chang he
made ia the manner OF securing sur
vexs OF the public lands lis eHpec III
worthy nf consideration am SATISFIED
.lsat these surveys should be ina = ~
a ferrs az gufrpetent surveyors uasier
fhe 4nsn,aGsnta control and dlrectlo Of
me commissioner OF the general Had
eft,.=e.
LAND LITIGATION.
A oxoesdinsly important recon-