The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-03-12

3 was appointed from each state, but
, only nine reported for duty in this
, first year.
j; The work was prosecuted with due
D diligence until the first seven ranges
, of townships were surveyed and sub
: divided from the Ohio river north
4 ward, crossing the geographer's line
, above referred to, and ending on the
t II parallel oflattitude, each township
being SIX miles square.
Z. s. MILITARY LANDS.
Immediately west of these seven
ranges of townships are the U. S.
Military bounty lands, textending
westward to the Scioto river and
north Of the parallel of Columbus, in
this tract the townships are five miles
square.
OHIO COMPANY LANDS.
The survey of the lands of tie Ohio
Company began i'll 1888, and was
not completed for more than ten
years.
WESTERN RESERVE.
The Western Reserve, sometimes
called New Connecticut is in the
Northeast corner of the State and
extends from the 41o Oh the south to
Lake Erie on the north. Pennsylvania
OF. the east, to the eastern boundaries
of Sandusky and Seneca counties on
the west. This includes the Fire
Lands"
VIRGINIA MILITARY LANDS.
The Virginia Military lands is a
tract containing about 100000 acres
lying north of the Ohio and between
Scioto and the Little Miami rivers
This tract was not surveyed into
townships or sections ,and was used to
satisfy the claims of those who served
Virginia in the Revelation.
DONATION TRACT
The Donation tract is a body of
100000 acres, lying Immediately
north of the Ohio Company's lands
and freely granted to said company,
on con lltion that they obtain one
actual settler to each 100 acres of the
tract within five years from the date
of the grant: 1877.
sYMMEs' TRACT.
Symmes Purchase is tract having !
frontage of p miles on the Ohio,
and extending back between the Lit
tie and Great Mlamis far enough to
contain 311 e82 acres.
REFUGEE TRACT.
A strip of land At miles from north
to south and extending east from the
Scioto river 4S miles, granted by con-
gress to certain British subjects,
who renounced their allegiance and
espoused the American cause during
the Revolution. The city of Colum-
bus is located on the western extrem-
i'y of this tract.
FRENCH TRACT.
Twentyfour thousand acres on
the Ohio river within the present
limits of Scioto county, to which
1900 acres was subsequently added
is known as the French Grant.
zANE's GRANT
Zane's Grant consists OF three sep
arate tracts, given to Ebenezer Zare
on consideration that he would open
a road through and connecting these
tracts and W heeling, w. Va. and
Maysville, Ky. The first tract Is
located on the Muskingum, and in
cludes the city of GAINESVILLE, the sec
ond is on the Hooking and includes
the town of Lancaster, the last on the
Scioto and includes the city Of Chill
licothe.
MINOR GRANTS.
There were other grants of small
extent and having little influence on
the growth of the State, which we do
not deem necessary to mention.
COLLEGE, SCHOOL, MINISTERIAL
Three, six mile square, townships
were forever reserved for the support
of colleges, two of these are in the
Ohio Co.'S. purchase and one in the
SHINES tract, and the Ohio and
Miami Universities are the result.
One thirtysixth part or one full
section (No 16)is reserved and set
apart for the support of Common
schools.
Section 90 of each township in the
Ohio Co.'S. and Symms tracts are in
like manner set apart for the support
Of the cause of religion.
NUMBERING OF TIPS. RANGES & SEC.
Townships are nu mbered from the
Ohio river northward. the township
ranges In the eastern section of the
state from the east toward the west,
and in the northwestern portion of
the state from west to east.
Surveyor Hutchins began the
numbering of the sections in the S.
f. corner of each township and num-