No. 2.-Statement of public lands sold for cash, and entered under the homestead and timber-culture acts, &c.-Continued. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, October 28, 1878. J. A. WILLIAMSON, Commissioner. States. Alabama Arkansas California Florida.. Illinois Indiana Iowa Louisiana (act of 1849) Michigan.. Mississippi. Ohio Oregon Wisconsin Total. States. SWAMP LANDS. No. 3.-Statement exhibiting the quantity of land selected for the several States under acts of Congress approved March 2, 1849, September 28, 1850 (Revised Statutes of the United States, section 2479), and March 12, 1860 (Revised Statutes of the United States, section 2490), up to and ending September 30, 1878. No. 4.-Statement exhibiting the quantity of land approved to the several States under acts of Congress approved March 2, 1849, September 28, 1850 (Revised Statutes of the United States, section 2479), and March 12, 1860 (Revised Statutes of the United States, to and ending September 30, 1878. section 2490), up Alabama Arkansas 40.00 Acres. 40.00 42, 318. 85 504.77 5, 173. 69 680.00 112, 047. 26 Acres. 400, 434.78 7, 625, 877, 68 1, 592, 051. 68 11, 797, 436, 98 1, 492, 979. 43 1,263, 952. 97 924, 232, 53 8, 291, 225, 31 239, 731.58 5, 720, 996. 63 1, 473, 172. 39 3, 068, 642. 31 4, 441, 840. 06 25, 660. 71 4, 449. 54 3, 139, 719. 24 Total since date of grant. No. 5.-Statement exhibiting the quantity of land patented to the several States under the acts of Congress approved September 23, 1850 (Revised Statutes of the United States, section 2479), and March 12, 1850 (Revised Statutes of the United States, section 2490), and also the quantity certified to the State of Louisiana under act approved March 2, 1849. * 2,309.07 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. † 4,880.20 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. +321,468.23 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. 18,903.93 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. 37,062.23 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. 34,910.75 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. No. 6.-Condition of bounty-land business under acts of 1847, 1850, 1852, and 1855, showing the issues and locations with bounty-land warrants, and the number outstanding, from the commencement of operations under said acts to June 30, 1878. States. Date of laws. No. 7.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States and corporations for railroads and military wagon-road purposes from the year 1850 to June 30, 1878. Statutes. Page. Name of road. Mile limits. tified or patented for the year ending June 30, 1878. Number of acres cer Number of acres certified or patented up to June 30, 1878. Do. May 23, 1872 17 159 Act confirming lands heretofore certified to the State for the Alabama and Ten June 3, 1856 11 18 New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western 6 and 15 Do July 14, 1870 16 277 Act declaring forfeited to the United States all the lands not lawfully disposed 1, 115, 408. 41 204, 921. 08 16 376 Resolution extending the time for completion of first twenty miles of road. *In the adjustment of this grant, the road was treated as an entirety, and without reference to the State line; hence, Alabama has approved to her more and Mississippi less † No evidence of the construction of any part of these roads, as required by the acts, having been filed in the General Land Office, the grants are presumed to have lapsed, but Lands within the limits of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport Railroad grant of March 3, 1871, 227,879.94 acres. Lands restored to market March, 1873, under the act of July 14, 1870, 439,861.82 acres. |