The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-17
Mineral Patents Issued to WASH
ington State Res dents.
AN IRRIGATION COMMISSION
Swamp Lands In Oregon, Transac .ons
for IL 70. Educational and
Charitable Grants.

rendered to the secretary of the inte-
rior, it is stated that the decline in
the land business noted in his last re-
port still continues. There was dur
ing the year a decrease of 1905 origi-
nal entries, or 3,O166S5 acres. In the
number of final entries there was de-
crease of 1854, amounting to 356,059
acres. In the receipts there was a de-
crease of $734,370. The number of
homestead patents issued was 5O,61S OF
a total of 10 coal and 1912 mineral pat
ents issued 6 coal and 25 mineral pat
ents were issued to residents of the
state of Washington, mineral pat
ents to residents of Oregon, and &C min
eral patents to residents of Idaho.
OF total of S,1S4,336 acres of land
patented to railroads there We're pat
ented to the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company 3,343, ,473 acres in Washing
ton, and 91,414 acres in Idaho. To the
Oregon and California company 1885, 10S
acres were patented in Oregon.
Lists of swamp land selections en-
bracing 400 acres were filed by the
state of Oregon during the year. Lists
embracing 400 acres were approved, and
40 acres were patented, making a total
of 12S,036 acres patented to the state
since the date of the swami land
grant.
To the state of Washington there was
certified in satisfaction of the educa-
tional and charitable grant the follow
ing: Agricultural college, 36,452 acres;
public buildings, 41,796 acres; school in
demnity, 1874 acres; scientific school,
1884 acres; state charitable, education
al, ETC., institutions S5,S02 acres; state
normal schools, 40, 500 acres, making a
total of 261,S acres.
To the state of Idaho the following
selections were certified on account of
congressional grants: Agricultural,
1864 acres; insane asylum, SOB; peni-
tentiary, ,959 acres; public buildings,
1920 acres; state normal school, 5S07
acres, making total of 1872 acres.
Indian and miscellaneous patents
embracing 321 acres were issued to the
state of Washington, 47,009 acres in
Oregon and 1882 acres in Idaho.
There were surveyed during the year
in the state of Washington S53,907
acres Of land, in Oregon 531,252 acres,
and in Idaho, 1,490,S95 acres.
SUGGESTION IN SURVEYS.
The surveyor general of Washington,
in his report to the commissioner, sug-
gests that the special examiner under
orders directly from the land office,
should be required to furnish copy of
the report containing the results of his
examination to the the surveyor gen
erals Office If this were done the con-
dition of the field work of the surveyors
could be ascertained at once, which
would result in the saving of much
money, time and labor.
The surveyor general of Oregon
merely reports the work done in his Of
flee during the year, with the addition
al information that the Willamette
Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon
Road Company deposited $13,901 for
the survey of lands within the limits of
it's grant, and the oregon and Califor-
mia Railroad Company deposited $2SS5
for surveys and S160 more for office
work in connection with these surveys.
In his annual report the surveyor
general OF Idaho says: "The growth
of Idaho in population and material
welfare during the past year has been
steady and of a substantial character.
The homeseeker of the class who at
taches himself permanently to the soil
has settled upon government lands or
embarked in business throughout the
confines of Idaho while the mining ope-
rator and prospector has everywhere
located in mining camps. Petitions
from settlers and applications from the
state land board Tor pubic surveys
have continued a demand for increased
APPROPRIATIONS lor that serslce me
applications tor surveys ol nniileial
claims for patent unoer 'ie niiitins s,5
laws have increased nearly three loiu
over those of last year.
Owing to the decision OIL the coiip,
troller of the treasury tne appropriat,oh
for pubic surveys was not avaiiaole svl
within land grant llmits' ana lor that
reason no surveys couid be mace withlh
the limits of the grant TO the Northe,H
Pacific Railroad company me ue-
mand for surveys has been especlaliy
great in the panhandle put oWlns
to said decision, settlers there couiu ny ~
be accommodated with surveys III 'ne
recently awarded contracts.
An important recommendation Hlaue
by the commissioner IS that approplla-
tions for the survey OF the pupic i"ii'S
be hereafter made CONTINUOUS.