Rights of way granted to railway companies, &c.—Continued. Grand total of railroad and military road grants patented since 1850 to June 30, 1880. Grants to States.... Grants to corporations and Pacific railroads. Deduct lands forfeited by act of Congress Railroad, actual area in acres. Military wagon-road grants. Grand total..... Canal grants... Estimated area, including lands already patented, necessary to fill and complete all grants to railroads under existing laws RECAPITULATION. Estimated area of the grants of land made by Congress to States and Territories and to corporations from the year 1850 to June 30, 1880. The above estimate is for the quantity of land which will be given by the United States to the various roads if they are constructed. FORM OF PATENT FOR RAILROAD GRANT LANDS. The following is the general form of patent used to convey title to grants of lands made to aid in the construction of railroads, but these are modified, of course, according to the statute authorizing the same: The United States of America, to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting : Whereas, by the act of Congress approved July 1, 1862, as amended by the act of July 2, 1864, "to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," authority is given to a corporation existing under the laws of the State, "to construct a railroad and telegraph line," under certain conditions and stipulations, as expressed in said acts; and provision is made for granting to the said company every alternate section of public land designated by odd numbers, to the amount of per mile on each side of the said railroad on the line thereof and within the limits of miles on each side of the said road, not sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of by the United States, and to which a pre-emption or homestead claim may not have attached at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed;' 66 And whereas an official statement, bearing date from the Secretary of the Interior has been filed in the General Land Office, showing that the commissioners appointed by the President, under provisions of the sixth section of the said act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, have reported to him that the portion of the line of railroad and telegraph from has been constructed and fully completed and equipped in the manner prescribed by the acts of Congress relative to the Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Line; and the vice-president of the said -company has applied for a conveyance of the title to the lands granted to said company by the said acts of Congress of· And whereas certain tracts have been selected under the acts aforesaid by the agent for the said company, as shown by his original lists of selec certified under dates of by the register and the said tracts of land are particularly described as follows, of base line, and of meridian, tions, dated receiver at to wit: -, range township The said tracts, as described in the foregoing, make the aggregate area Now know ye, that the United States of America, in consideration of the premises and pursuant to the said acts of Congress, have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said company and to its assigns, the tracts of lands selected as aforesaid and described in the foregoing; yet excluding and excepting from the transfer by these presents "all mineral lands," should any such be found to exist in the tracts described in the foregoing, but this exclusion and exception, according to the terms of the statute, "shall not be construed to include coal and iron lands." To have and to hold the said tracts, with the appurtenances, unto the said company and to its assigns forever, with the exclusion and exception as aforesaid. In testimony whereof, I, President of the United States, have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. CHAPTER XXI. SCRIP. FOR CONFIRMED PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS, OR EQUITABLE LAND CLAIMS, INDIANS, ETC. Congress, in 1806, began the practice of ordering the issuing of indemnity scrip for confirmed private land and other land claims, which had been left entirely or partially unsatisfied as to location, by reason of non-location, conflict with other claims or grants, entries, or reduced by deficient surveys. This practice continued to 1872. Many of these acts of Congress were for separate cases, were local or temporary, and were enacted from time to time, to meet reported cases. Congress, June 2, 1858 (3 Stats., pp. 294, 295), made provision for all claims previously confirmed by Congress, and then remaining unsatisfied. This act placed the labor and responsibility of ascertaining and satisfying these claims upon the executive officers of the Government. The scrip thus issued was and is locatable upon the public lands, under certain conditions and regulations, issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. The following embraces the scrip issued by the General Land Office to June 30, 1880, other than bounty-land scrip for military service, hereinbefore mentioned under the head of "Bounty Lands"-in all 2,893,034.44 acres. Chippewa half-breed scrip. Under and pursuant to the seventh clause of the second article of the treaty of September 30, 1854, with the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior and the Mississippi (10 Stats., p. 1110), Chippewa half-breed scrip was issued as follows: 1,172 pieces for 80 acres each, making an aggregate of 93,760 acres. Red Lake and Pembina Chippewa half-breed scrip. Under article 7 of supplemental treaty of April 12, 1864 (13 Stats., p. 469), 464 pieces of Red Lake and Pembina Chippewa half-breed scrip were issued for 160 acres each, making an aggregate of 74,240 acres. SIOUX HALF-BREED SCRIP. Under act of July 17, 1854 (13 Stats., p. 304), Sioux half-breed scrip was issued as follows: To each one of 640 half-breeds, five pieces described as follows: 1 A, 40 acres; 1 B, 40 acres; 1 C, 80 acres; 1 D, 160 acres; and 1 E, 160 acres; making 480 acres each, and an aggregate of 307,200 acres. Under the same act, scrip was also issued as follows: To each one of 38 half-breeds, one piece of scrip for 40 acres, and two pieces for 160 acres; making 360 acres to each, and an aggregate of 13,680 acres. Scrip issued by surveyor-general of Louisiana, under act of June 2, 1858.. 19 L O-VOL III Acres. 206, 635. 664 3,750.000 283, 567.400 289 Scrip issued by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, pursuant to decrees of the United States Supreme Court, under act of June 22, 1860, and supplemental legislation This issue relates to indemnity for private land claims in Louisiana. No estimate can safely be made of the amount yet to be issued under this decision. Scrip issued in satisfaction of the claims of Israel Dodge, Walter Fen- Scrip issued in satisfaction of the claim of T. B. Valentine, under act of Scrip issued in satisfaction of the claim of Pascal L. Cerre, under act of Scrip issued in satisfaction of the claim of Samuel Ware, under act of Scrip issued in satisfaction of the claim of the heirs of Joseph Gerard, under act of February 10, 1855 . Scrip issued by surveyor-general of Florida, in satisfaction of the claim Acres. 606, 512.770 15, 870.610 1,516.000 3, 004.510 640,000 1,920.000 38,000,000 640.000 Scrip issued by recorder of land titles for Missouri, under act of February 17, 1815 Scrip issued under fourteenth article of treaty of March 17, 1842, with 174,910, 420 Scrip issued by surveyor-general of Louisiana, under act of June 29, 1854. 22,400.000 2,671.060 Choctaw scrip issued under treaty of 1830, the greater portion of which has been located and |