Title.

Land Office. Secretary of the Interior transmits a report
on the history of the cabinet of minerals and natural
history connected with the General.

Land Office. Annual report of the Commissioner of the
General

Papers accompanying the above.

No. 1-Tabular statement showing the number of acres
of public lands surveyed in the following land States
and Territories up to June 30, 1869, during the last
fiscal year, and the total of the public lands surveyed
up to June 30, 1870; also, the total area of the public
domain remaining unsurveyed within the same..
No. 2.-Statement of public lands sold, of cash and
bounty land scrip received therefor, number of acres
entered under the homestead law of May 20, 1862, of
commissions received under sixth section of said act;
also, of land located with scrip under the agricultural
college and mechanic act of July 2, 1862, and com-
missions received by registers and receivers on the
value thereof, and statement of incidental expenses
thereon, in the first half year of the fiscal year com-
mencing July 1, 1869, and ending June 30, 1870.......
No. 3.-Statement of public lands sold, of cash and
bounty land scrip received therefor, number of acres
entered under the homestead law of May 20, 1862, of
commissions received under sixth section of said act;
also, of land located with serip under the agricultural
college and mechanic act of July 2, 1862, and commis-
sions received by registers and receivers on the value
thereof, and statement of incidental expenses thereon,
in the second half year of the fiscal year commencing
July 1, 1869, and ending June 30, 1870
No. 4.-Summary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870,
showing the number of acres disposed of for cash, with
bounty land serip, by entry under the homestead laws
of May 20, 1862, March 21, 1864, and June 21, 1866,
with aggregate of $5 and $10 homestead payments and
homestead commissions; also, locations with agricul-
tural college and mechanic scrip, under art of July 2,
1862

No. 5.-Statement exhibiting the quantity of lands
selected for the several States under acts of Con-
gress approved March 2, 1849, September 28, 1850, and
March 12, 1860, up to and ending September 30, 1870...
No. 6.-Statement exhibiting the quantity of land ap-
proved to the several States under the acts of Congress
approved March 2, 1849, September 28, 1850, and March
12, 1860, up to and ending September 30, 1870..
No. 7.-Statement exhibiting the quantity of land
patented to the several States under the acts of Con-
gress approved September 28, 1850, and March 12, 1860,
and also the quantity certified to Louisiana under act
approved March 2, 1849

No. -Statement showing the condition of the State
selections under the act of September 4, 1841, on the
30th day of June, 1870.

No. 9.-Condition of bounty land business under acts of
1-47, 1850, 1852, and 1855, showing the issues and loca-
tions from the commencement of operations under said
acts to June 30, 1870..

No. 10. Agricultural selections within eertain States, and
also scrip locations under agricultural and mechanic
act of July 2, 1862, and supplements of April 14, 1864,
and July 23, 1866

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Papers, &c.-Continued.
No. 11.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts
of Congress to States for canal purposes from the year
1827 to June 30, 1870

No. 12.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts
of Congress to States and corporations for railroad and
military wagon-road purposes from the year 1×50 to
June 30, 1870..

No. 13.-Estimates of appropriations required for the ser-
vice of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872, by the
General Land Office..

No. 14.--Estimates of appropriations required for the
service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1-72, by the
General Land Office..

No. 15.-Estimates of appropriations required for the
service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872, by the
General Land Office, for the surveying department
No. 16.-Estimates of appropriations required for survey-
ing the public lands for the fiscal year ending June 30,

1872

No. 17 A.-Report of the surveyor general of Florida
B.-Report of surveying operations in the district of
Florida during the year ending the 31st of August,
1870, showing the present condition of the contracts
made since last annual report...
C.-Report of plats furnished the district land office
during the year ending August 30, 1870 ..
D.-Report of descriptive notes furnished the district
land office during the year ending August 31, 1-70...
E.-Report of deposits made by individuals for special
surveys during the year ending August 31, 1870..
F.-Statement showing the present condition of con-
tracts not closed at the date of last annual report..........
No. 17 B.-Report of the surveyor general of Louisiana..
A.-Statement of surveying contracts in Louisiana on
the 1st of October, 1860, and orders of surveys since
issued....

B.-Statement of contracts and orders of surveys which
have been executed in the State of Louisiana on the
1st of October, 1860, which surveys have been ap-
proved and paid for prior to the 6th of February, 1861.
Extract from statement marked A

C.—Statement of surveying contracts in Louisiana on
the 30th of June, 1870

D.-Estimate of funds to be appropriated for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1872, for surveying in Lou-
isiana, for compensation of surveyor general and the
clerks in his office, and for contingent expenses of
the surveyor general's office..

E.-Proposed surveys in the State of Louisiana for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1872

F.-List of deputy surveyors in the State of Louisiana
holding commission from John Lynch, surveyor gen-
eral of Louisiana..

No. 17 C.-Report of the surveyor general of Minnesota.
A.-Statement showing the amount, character, locality,
and present condition of the surveys in Minnesota,,
uncompleted at, and undertaken since, the date of
the last annual report..

B.-Statement of original. Commissioner's, and regis-
ters' plats made and copied, date of transmission to
the General Land Office and local land offices, from
the date of last annual report..

C.-Statement of townships surveyed from July 1,
1869, to June 30, 1870.

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Papers, &c.-Continued.
No. 17 D.-Report of the surveyor general of Dakota....
A.-Estimate of appropriations required for continuing

the public surveys in the Territory of Dakota, for sal-
aries of the surveyor general and the clerks in his
office, (as per act of March 2, 1861,) and for the inci-
dental expenses of the office for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1872.....

B-Abstract statement of the incidental expenses of
the surveyor general's office for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1870..

C.-List of townships surveyed in the Territory of Da-
kota from July 1, 1869, to June 30, 1870..
No. 17 E.-Report of the surveyor general of Kansas
A.-Statement showing the names, duties, nativity,
whence appointed, and rate of compensation per an-
num, of persons employed in the surveyor general's
office of Kansas, during the fiscal year ending June

30.1870

B.-Statement showing the amount expended for sala-
ries of surveyor general and clerks during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1870

C.-Statement showing the amount expended for rent
of office and incidental expenses during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1870..
D.-Statement showing the amounts deposited by indi-
viduals for the survey of public lands during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1×70

E.-Statement showing extent and cost of surveys exe-
ented in Kansas during the fiscal year ending June
30. 1-70, payable out of appropriation for public sur-

veys
F.- Statement showing the description of lands and
area of same, for which duplicate plats and tran-
scripts of field-notes have been transmitted to the
Department, and triplicate plats and descriptive lists
have been furnished the local land office at Junction
City, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870.
G.-Statement showing the estimated expense, number
of miles, and character of work for which contracts
have been entered into for surveying in Kansas, and
chargeable to appropriation for such surveys, ap-
proved July 15, 1870

H.-Estimate of sums required for the extension of sur-
veys in the State of Kansas for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1872.

L-Estimate of sums required for office expenses for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872.

No. 17 F.-Report of the surveyor general of Nebraska.
A.-Meteorological table showing the temperature and
rain-fall in Nebraska, 1863..

C-Meteorological table showing the temperature and
rain-fall in Nebraska, 1868...

D.-Meteorological table of monthly means of tempera-
ture and rain-fall for 1863, 1866, and 1868.

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B.-Meteorological table showing the temperature and
rain-fall in Nebraska, 1866..

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Papers, &c.-Continued.

No. 17 F.-Report of the surveyor general of Nebraska-
Continued.

No. 3.-Statement showing the extent and cost of sur-
veys executed in Nebraska during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1870, given in the order in which
the accounts were sent to the General Land Office .
No. 4.-Statement showing description and area of
lands for which township maps and descriptive lists
have been furnished to the register of the land
office, Dakota City land district, at Dakota, Ne-
braska, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870.
No. 5.-Statement showing description and area of
lands for which township maps and descriptive lists
have been furnished to the register of the land of
fice at Vermillion, Dakota Territory, by order of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office, during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870
No. 6.-Statement showing description and area of
lands for which township maps and descriptive lists
have been furnished to the register of the land office,
Nemaha land district, at Beatrice, Gage County, Ne-
braska, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870.
No. 7.-Statement showing description and area of
lands for which township maps and descriptive
lists have been furnished to the register of the land
office, South Platte River land district, at Lincoln,
Lancaster County, Nebraska, during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1870

No. 8.-Statement showing description and area of
lands for which township maps and descriptive lists
have been furnished to the register of the land
office, Grand Island land district, at Columbus,
Platte County, Nebraska, during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1870.

No. 9.-Contracts for surveys of the public lands in
Nebraska, 1870..

No. 10.-Estimate of sums required for the extension
of the public surveys in the State of Nebraska for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872 .

No. 11.-Estimate of sums required for office expenses
for fiscal year ending June 30, 1872

No. 17 G.-Report of the surveyor general of New Mexico.
A.-Private land and mineral claim survey deposits in

account with the United States..

B.-Statement of expenditures in the office of the sur-
veyor general of New Mexico for salaries during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1870

C.-Statement of incidental expenditures in the office of
the surveyor general of New Mexico, fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1870

D.-Statement of public surveys executed in the dis-
trict of New Mexico during the year ending June 30,
1870...

E. Estimates of the surveyor general of the appropri-
ations required for the surveying service in New
Mexico for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872..
No. 17 H.-Report of the surveyor general of Colorado..
A.-Statement of surveys made under the appropri-
ation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870
B.-Statement showing the surveys made under the ap-
propriation of February 25, 1869, the amount paid
clerks, and incidental expenses incident to said surveys.
C.-Statement showing the survey of the mineral
claims under the act of July 26, 1866, together with
the amount deposited for surveying the same..

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Papers, &c.-Continued.

No. 17 H.-Report of the surveyor general of Colorado-
Continued.
D.-Statement showing the number of townships sur-
veyed during the year ending June 30, 1870, and the
area of public land contained in the same
E.-Statement showing the amount paid surveyor gen-
eral and clerks for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1870; also incidental expenses for same period..
No. 17 K.-Report of the surveyor general of Montana..
A.-Statement of the condition of appropriation for sur-
veys of public land in Montana for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1870.

B.-Statement showing the amount of deposits for field
and office work and publication of notice under act of
Congress July 26, 1866, during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1870

C.-A list of lands surveyed in Montana for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1870

D.-Statement showing condition of surveys contracted
by United States surveyor general of Montana under
appropriations by Congress for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1870

E.-Statement showing condition of contracts made for
survey of mineral lands in Montana under act of Con-
gress July 26, 1866, during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1870.

F.-Statement showing the description of land for
which township plats and descriptive lists have been
furnished the Helena land district, Helena, Montana,
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870
G.-Statement showing the condition of appropriation
for the clerks in the office of the surveyor general of
Montana, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870..
H.-Statement showing the condition of the appropria-
tion for the salary of surveyor general of Montana for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870....
I.-Statement showing the condition of appropriation
for incidental expenses of the office of the surveyor
general of Montana for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1870..

No. 17 L.-Report of the surveyor general of Idaho...
A.-Estimate of expenses incidental to the survey of

public lands in Idaho for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1870..
B.-Statement of expenditure of appropriation for com-
pensation of surveyor general and clerks in his office
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870......
C.-Statement of incidental and office expenses for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1870.

D.-Statement of expenditure of the appropriation for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870..
E.-Statement of original maps and copies transmitted
to the General Land Office and to the district offices
since the date of my last report.....
F-Statement showing the condition of surveying con-
tracts entered into since June 30, 1869....
G.-Statement of descriptive notes sent to local land
offices since the date of my last report...
H.-Tabular list of townships surveyed since the date
of my last report, showing areas of the public lands..
L-Statement of amount deposited by individuals, &c.,
for the survey of mineral lands..

K.- Names, nativity, &c., of surveyor general and clerks
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, and to date..
H. Ex.- -II