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C.-Statement of townships surveyed from September 1, 1871, &c.—Continued.

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D.-Estimate of appropriation required for continuing the public surveys in Minnesota for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874.

For field work west of fifth principal meridian :

Extending the 3d, 4th, and 5th guide meridians 250 miles, at $15 per mile..... $3,7′′0
Extending the 13th, 14th, and 15th standard parallels 355 miles, at $15 per mile
Running 600 miles township lines, at $12 per mile....
Subdivision of 25 townships, 1,750 miles, at $10 per mile..

For field work west of fourth principal meridian :
Extending the Ind. meridian 24 miles, at $15 per mile...
Extending the 8th correction line 142 miles, at $15 per mile...
Running 200 miles township lines, at $12 per mile.....
Subdividing 18 townships, 1,263 miles, at $10 per mile..

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For the salary of two assistant draughtsmen, ($1,200 and $1,100)..
For the salary of three transcribing clerks, ($1,200, $1,100, and $1,000).

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INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

For pay of messenger, office rent, stationery, fuel, &c.........

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Saint Paul, September 26, 1872.

$2,200 C. T. BROWN, Surveyor General. \

E.—Abstract statement of the incidental expenses of the office for the fiscal year ending June

For quarter ending September 30, 1871..
For quarter ending December 31, 1871..
For quarter ending March 31, 1872..
For quarter ending June 30, 1872.

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

30, 1872.

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Saint Paul, Minnesota, September 26, 1872.

D.-Report of the surveyor general of Dakota Territory.

OFFICE OF THE U. S. SURVEYOR GENERAL
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DAKOTA,
Yankton, September 30, 1872.

SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report, in duplicate, of the field and office work performed in this surveying district since the date of my last annual report, together with the usual statements relating thereto, and marked A, B, C, and D, accompanied by a map showing the progress of surveys in this district.

SURVEYS.

1st. The third standard parallel from the 7th to the 9th guide meridian; the 8th and 9th guide meridians from the 2d to the 3d standard parallel, amounting to 132 miles 70 chains and 21 links.

2d. The township and range lines of townships Nos. 105, 106, 107, and 108 north, of ranges 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61 west of the 5th principal meridian, and townships Nos. 109, 110, 111, and 112 north, of ranges 60 and 61 west, amounting to 437 miles 55 chains and 78 links.

3d. The following described townships and fractional townships west of the 5th principal meridian have been subdivided into sections, viz: townships 109 and 110 north, of range 49; townships 109, 110, 111, and 112 north, of ranges 50 and 51; fractional townships 132 and 133 north of range 47; fractional townships 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, and 140, of range 48; township 132 north, of range 48; townships 134 and 135 north, of range 49; fractional townships 136, 137, 138, 139, and 140 north, of range 49; townships 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, and 144 north, of range 50; townships 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, and 141 north, of range 51; township 136 north, of range 52; amounting to 2,390 miles 51 chains and 7 links.

4th. The 177 lots previously reported as having been surveyed of the Yankton Indian reservation have been subdivided, amounting to 238 miles 2 chains and 86 links.

OFFICE WORK.

1st. The field notes of the above described surveys have been carefully examined and approved.

2d. The field notes have been transcribed and diagrams made of the surveys of the above described standard and township lines, and transmitted to the General Land Office.

3d. The field notes of the subdivision of the above described townships have been protracted, triplicate maps of each one thereof constructed, the original maps filed iu this office, the triplicate transmitted to the General Land Office. The duplicates of the first ten townships described have been transmitted to the local land office at Vermillion, and the balance are retained in this office.

4th. The field notes of each of the townships subdivided have been transcribed, the

transcripts carefully compared with the originals, prefaced by an index diagram, and transmitted to the General Land Office.

5th. Lists descriptive of the land and all the corners of the above described townships subdivided have been made, carefully compared with the original field notes, certified, and the first named ten townships transmitted to the local land office at Vermillion; the balance are retained in this office for further instructions.

6th. The field notes of the subdivision of the 177 lots of the Yankton Indian reservation have been transcribed; the transcripts have been carefully compared with the originals and transmitted to the General Land Office; triplicate maps have been constructed, the original filed in this office and the duplicate and triplicate transmitted to the General Land Office.

7th. The usual amount of miscellaneous business has been performed, such as preparing contracts and bonds, (in quadruplicate,) with instructions and diagrams of the exterior boundary of their surveys for the use of deputies, making out and recording their accounts and the accounts with the Government, the general correspondence of the office, and recording the same, together with other work; all of which occupies a large amount of time, but of which no regular or detailed statement can well be given.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Out of the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, six contracts have been entered into for surveys in the valley of the Red River and in the vicinity of the Northern Pacific Railroad, estimated to amount to $37,550; for surveys in the valley of the Big Sioux River and in the vicinity of the Winona and Saint Peter's Railroad, six contracts have been entered into, estimated to amount to $19,600; and one contract has been entered into for surveys in the valley of Dakota River, estimated to amount to $2,520. Three contracts have been entered into for surveys in the vicinity of the Winona and Saint Peter's Railroad, estimated to amount to $9,000, to be paid for out of a special deposit of $10,000 made by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company August 20, 1872.

A contract has been entered into for the survey of township 148 north of range 42 west of the 5th principal meridian, to be paid for out of a special deposit of $360, made for that purpose by Frank Aymond and Walter J. Trail, October 3, 1871. The deputies are now all in the field. Returns of field notes for the subdivision of twenty-one townships have been returned to this office and are being platted and transcribed.

AGRICULTURAL.

The summer of 1872 has been the best for agriculture since the settlement began in Dakota. This improvement was due alike to the better condition of the farms, which increase in yield and improve in condition of tillage for several years after the native sod is broken, and to the very fine season, which was unusually warm and supplies with an abundant rainfall, well distributed throughout the period for plant growth. The establishment of stations in various parts of Dakota for meteorological observation and record will soon furnish data for a reliable judgment as to our climate and .t conditions. The record of the present year will certainly convince any one that it has not been too dry at any time. In fact, the season has been better than in many parts of the country east of us, in the Mississippi Valley, about the lakes, or along the Atlantic sea-board. The crop of wheat was large, leaving a considerable surplus which is passing into the eastern markets. The corn crop was also large and was we'l matured before frosts, leaving the evidence of a series of years conclusive in favor of the profitable production of that cereal in Dakota. The yield of oats was immense. and potatoes were abundant and fine, that being a staple crop which never fails, as the soil is peculiarly adapted to them. Rye, barley, sorghum, broom-corn, and all the varieties of garden products were fine, while continued experiments in tobacco culture and in winter wheat and small fruits gave good results.

IMMIGRATION.

The immigration to Dakota shows a steady increase, and the railroads now be constructed will greatly accelerate this. The preponderence of settlers have come the eastern part of the Territory, into Union, Lincoln, Minnehaha, and Brooki Counties, while a very large settlement has been made in the rich valley of the Ve million, in Clay and Turner Counties; a fair number has passed up the valleys of tim Missouri and Dakota Rivers, and the railroads will greatly add to this tendency. It natural, and to be expected, that the eastern part should first be filled."

RAILROADS,

The year is marked by the beginning of railroad building in the Territory, a therefore, by the beginning of established commerce and wealth. The l'akota South

ern Railroad from Sioux City, Iowa, is being rapidly built toward Yankton, the territorial capital. About ten miles of the track is laid, and the material is all at hand, and a heavy force of men are at work sufficient to finish it to Yankton this fall. This road will add greatly to the prosperity of all Southeastern Dakota. The Northern Pacific Railroad has completed about 120 miles in Dakota, and will have the track laid to the Missouri River within a few weeks. This will open to settlement a rich region along the Red and Dakota Rivers, the best part of Northern Dakota, suitable for a great variety of crops, and comparatively near the lake markets. The Winona and Saint Peter's Railroad Company have completed their road to the eastern line of Dakota, and have entered the Territory one mile south of the north line of township No. 115 north, of range 47 west, and the road will be completed this year to the Big Sioux River by Lake Kampeska, in township 117 north, of range 53 west, opening to immediate settlement a vast region heretofore untouched, comprising very rich lands in the valley of the Upper Sioux. The lands there are very fine in every characteristic; they are smoothly sloping and gently rolling prairies, with beautiful lakes of clear water filled with pickerel and other fish. There are also numerous springs of fresh water, and many small streams scattered over the country, and rendering it very attractive and feasible for settlement. One-half belongs to the railroad land grant, but this will be for sale at once. The alternate government sections afford an unusually fine opportunity for soldiers' homesteads. It is all now being surveyed, and the whole of it will be open for settlement in the spring of 1873. The region along the Big Sioux, from Sioux Falls northward, will all be settled in a short time, and there is no single body of lands elsewhere untouched, of such fertility and general advantage for those who immigrate from the northern parts of Europe or the United States.

Papers accompanying and forming a part of this report:

A. Estimate for the surveying service in this district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874.

B. Abstract account of the incidental expenses of the surveyor general's office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872.

C. Statement showing the number of townships surveyed in Dakota, and area of land therein.

D. Statement showing the amount, character, locality, and present condition of the surveys in Dakota, uncompleted at and undertaken since the date of my last annual report.

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A.-Estimate of appropriations required for continuing the public surves in the Territory of Dakota, for salaries of the surveyor general and the cleris

March 2, 1861,) and for the incidental expenses of the office, for the fiscal year

1874.

For surveying standard parallels and guide meridians.

For surveying township lines....

For subdividing 276 townships....

Total for surveys....

For salary of surveyor general.....

(as for act of June 30,

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For compensation of clerks in the office of the surveyor general...................

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WM. H. H. BEADLE,

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

United States Surveyor General.

Yankton, Dakota Territory, September 30, 1872.

For rent of office for the surveyor general, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses...

B.-Abstract statement of the incidental expenses of the surveyor general's office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872.

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C.-Statement of townships surveyed in the Territory of Dakota from July 1, 1871, to June

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