Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-09
OTHER MATTERS.
Twelfth Census = Pension Rolls-Patent
once Returns-Public Lands and Res
ervations.

ervations
1 earnestly urge upon Congress tho
Importance of early legisla ton provid<
ing for the taking of the twelfth census
This is necessary in view of the largo
amount Of work which must be per~
formed in the preparation of the sched<
ules preparatory to the enumeration OF
the population.
There were on the pension rolls on
June 30, 1888, 500, ia names, an increase
Of nearly $1,000 over the number on the
roll on the same day of the preceding
year. The amount appropriated by ina
act of December %, 1896, for the pay
ment of pensions for the fiscal Year,
1898, was $40, 000, 900. Eight milHon3
seventy thousand, eight hundred and
seventy-two dollars and forty-slx cent?
was appropriated by the act or MARCH
81 1898 to cover deficiencies IN army
pensions and repaymeTts In the sum
of S12, 020.33, ma king total of $l4s,oS2,s
S92 70 aveAla Bile for the payment OF PEN
ssons during the fiscal year 1898. The
amount disbursed from that sum waa
$1<4, s51 $3.50, leaving a balance OF Vs.
431, 01299 unexpended on the Goth Of
June, 1898, which was covered into tag
treasury There were 3S9 names addeq
to the rolls during the year by special
acts passed at the second session OF fha
Fifty-ffth Congress. making a total Of
6,4S6 pensioners by congressional en-
actmeDts since 1861.
hTe total receipts of the patent OK
flee during the past year we're s1,255,4
1854 The expenditures were $751;
6s3.79, leaving a surplus of s172, BASS.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The pubic lands disposed Of by tn4
s,453, 1882 acres, an increase OF 6l4,4
1926 acres over the previous year.
The total receipts from public lands
during the fiscal year ano united TO Sz,1
277, 9s5.1s, an increase of 0,063.s0 oyed
the preceding year. The lands embraced
in the eleven forest reservations WHICH
were suspended by the act OF June A
1897, again became subject 70 the oper-
abtons of the procIanations of February
%. 1897, creating them, which added an
estimated amount of 19,e51, $50 acres 30
the area embraced in the reserves pre-
vipusGy created. In addition thereto
two new reserves were created during
the year-1he Pine Mourceln and Zaca
lake reservation IN California, embrace
ing 1,644,5s4 acres and the Prescou
reserva ton in Arizona, embracing 10,~
24o acres. while the Pecos River in New
Mexico has been changed and enlarged
to include 10000 additional acres
FORESTRY RESERVATIONS.
Az the close of the year thirty ford
estry reservations, not including thos4
of the Afognac forest and the Fish CuI1
t1lre reserve in Alaska, had beeH
created by executive preeiaIna Ton unA
der section "a, of the act of March
1891. embracing an estimated area OF
AIS. 454 acres.
The department Of the interior has
inansxurated forest system made posi-
So by the act of July, 1898, for a
graded force OF officers in control of the
reserves. This system has only been II
fun operation since August, but goo6
results have already been secured In
MANY sections. The reports received tr~
dlcaAe that the system OF patrol has noV
only prevented destructive fires fronf
gaining Roadway, but has diminished
the number OF fires.
CONDITION OF INDIANS.
The special attentIou Of the CoAgresJ
is called to that PARK of the report OF
the secretary OF the interior in relation
TO the Five Civilized Tribes. X Is noteJ
worthy that the general condition Of
the Indians shows marked progresS
But one outbreak OF a serious charac1
ter occurred during the year and thai
among the Chippewa Indians of Minne-
sofa, which. happily. has been sup-
pressed.
While It has not yet been practicable
to enforce oil the provisions OF the act
Of June %, 1888, "for the protection of
the people Of the Indian Territory and
for other purposes" It Is having a salu-
5ary effect upon the nations composing
the Five Tribes. The Dawes commis-
sion reports that the most gratifying
results and greater advance toward tho
Vita inmemt of the objects of the govern
meTpt have been secured In the past
year than In any previous year. 1 CAM
not too strongly indorse the reocn-
Of the commission and OF
he secretary of the interior, Of the
of providing for the education
IF the 80 goo white children resident in
he Indian Territory.
OF AGRICULTURE.
The department of agriculture has
,een active in the past year. Explorers
lave been sent to many of the courS
riss of the eastern and western herni-
pheres for seeds and plants that may
e useful TO the United States and With
he further view of opening up markets
or our surplus products. The forestry
ivisien of the department is giving
pecial attention to the freeless regions
L our country and is Introducing
pecies especially ada pied to semi-arid
egions. Forest fires, which seriously
interfere with production, especially III
irrigated regions, are being studlsdI
lat the losses from this cause may bd
voided. The department. is inquiring
nto the use and abuse of wSter In
many states of the west and collecting
1formatfon regarding the laws of
tates, the decisions of the courts and
he customs Of the people in this re-
ard, 50 that uniformity may be Sc
ured.
Experiment stations are becoming
lore effective every year. The annual
pprop rlataon OF $4,000 by Congress
) supplemented by 100000 from tha
tates.
SUGAR FACTORIES DOUBLED.
Wide experiments have been cons
ucted to ascertain the suftableness to
Ill ard climate and states for growing
1gar besfs. The number OF sugar
sctoriss has been doubled In the past
no years and the ability of the United
takes TO produce its own sugar from
lis source has been clearly demons
,ratsd.
The weather bureau. forecast and OBJ
aviation stations have been extended
round the Caribbean Sea, to g-ivs
ATly warning of the approach of hur-
canes from the south seas to our
Gets and merchant marine.
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