The estimates for the ensuing fiscal year are as follows: Florida, $15,000; Louisiana, $22,000; Minnesota, 840,000; Dakota Territory, $80,000; Nebraska, $60,000; Kansas,$89,700; Colorado Territory, $80,000; New Mexico Territory, $40,000; Arizona Territory, 030,000; Utah Ter ritory, $30,000; Wyoming Territory, $60,000; Montana Territory, $60,000; Idaho Territory, $40,000; Nevada, $60,000; California, $00,000; Oregon, $70,000; and Washington Territory, $70,000.
2.-SURVEYS OF INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
Pursuant to treaty stipulations and the sixth section of the act of Congress approved April 2, 1864, (Stats. at Large, vol. 13, p. 41,) which devolve the duty of surveying Indian reservations on the Commissioner of the General-Land Office, surveys were made during the last fiscal year as follows:
Date of treaty | Indian reservations. | Locality of lands. | Extent of surveys in acres | Contract let by— | Remarks |
July 19,1866 | Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole | Indian Ter | 4,22,298,00 | Comm'r General Land-Office. | |
June 14,1866 | |||||
Mar. 21,1866 | |||||
Senecas | do | Surveyor - general of Kansas | Remarking boundaries | ||
Feb. 27,1867 | Pottawatomie | do | 573,945.16 | Comm'r General Land Office | Survey into forty acre tracts. |
Feb.22.1855 | Fond du Lac | Minnesota | 12,194.73 | Surveyor - General Minnesota. | |
Feb.22,1855 | Chippewas of the Mississippi and of the Red Lake. | do | do | Surv of Boundaries. | |
Oct. 2, 1863 | |||||
Oct. 2, 1863 | Chippewas of the Red Lake, and Pembina Indians. | do | do | do | Do. |
Mar. 11,1863 | The Pillager,Winebigoshish,and Leech Lake. | do | do | Do. | |
Mar. 20, 1865 | |||||
Mar. 19, 1867 | White Earth | do | do | ||
Apr. 19, 1858 | Yakton Sioux | Dakota | Surveyor-General, Dakota. | Survey into forty-acre tracts | |
June 9,1863 | Nez Perce | Idaho | 55,536.44 | Surveyor General, Idaho | Survey into twenty-acre tracts |
The Bannock and Fort Hall. | do | do | Survey of boundaries | ||
Sept. 30, 1854 | La Pointe or Bad River | Winsconsin | 5,912.43 | Surveyor-general, Minnesota | Survey into eighty-acre tracts |
Feb. 18,1867 | Sac and Fox of Missouri | Kansas and Nebraska | 14,411.08 | Surveyor-General, Kansas | Do. |
Mar. 15, 1854 | Otoes and Missourias. | do | 48,430.06 | do | Do. |
Sept.24, 1857 | Pawnee | Nebraska | 48,430.06 | do | Do. |
June 15,1855 | Warm Springs | Oregon | 26,205.77 | do | |
Nov. 15, 1865 | Klamath | do. | 89,032.21 | Surveyor-General, Oregon. | |
Oct. 14, 1864 | Coast Range | do | 9,005.44 | do | |
Flathead, &c. | Montana | 215,907.08 | Surveyor-general,Montana | Act March 3,1873 |
3.-STATE AND TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES.
1. The eastern boundary of California.—Partial returns have been made by Allexey W. Von Schmidt, contractor, showing the completion of that part of the line between the north shore of Lake Tahoe and the forty-second parallel of north latitude. He also reports the completion of that part of the line between Lake Tahoe and the Colorado River of the West, and that he is now engaged in the preparation of maps, &c.
2. The northern boundary of Nevada.—The Held-work of this survey has been completed by Daniel G. Major, contractor, but the returns have not yet been received.