INDEX. Abandoned military reservations.. Abandonment and relocation of mining claims.. Abstract of operations under the laws relating to the survey and disposal of pub- Abstract of surveying operations Accountant's division of General Land Office, work performed in surveyed and remaining unsurveyed up to June 30, 1877.. Act of Congress approved June 6, 1874, to amend act of May 10, 1872, entitled Act of Congress approved February 11, 1875, to amend section 2324 of Revised Page. 43 144 V 56 108 1 1 V 115 116 Act of Congress approved May 5, 1876, to exclude the States of Missouri and 116 Act of March 3, 1875, legislation recommended to correct error in.. 7 Act respecting the limits of reservations for town sites upon the public domain.. 95 108 Adverse claims, decisions affecting, in mining cases 127, 129, 132, 133, 134 Allegany Indian reservation of Cattaraugus County, New York, survey of... 71 221 129 Applications on file for patents to land within the Virginia military district of legislation recommended in regard to settlement of private land claims Authority to issue commissions to take testimony in certain cases. Chippewa half breed scrip locations Page. 41 Clerical force of General Land Office, legislation recommended in regard to Colorado, legislation recommended in regard to settlement of private land claims extension of public surveys in. reservations of public lands for town site purposes in.. school sections containing deposits of coal, do not pass to Contested pre-emption cases received, decided, and on hand Coal lands, considered as mineral lands and subject to entry with cash only. Dakota, extension of public surveys in reservations of public lands for military purposes in Declaratory statements, filing of, prior to settlement.. legal filing of, only one allowed by same party Decisions in land cases, legislation recommended in regard to.. affecting homestead rights.... under the timber culture laws.. Decision of United States Supreme Court affecting private land claims in New Decisions affecting railroad grants- A valid pre-emption claim subsisting excepts the tract of land from the opera- Failure of party to appeal from action of local officers is conclusive as against Act of April 21, 1876, does not deprive a railroad company of right to relin- Lands must have been actually restored to bring a claim within the second Homestead entry of record excepts tract covered from operation of a rail- Substitution for canceled warrants not limited in time.... Burden of proving a fact lies upon the party asserting the affirmative.. Decisions affecting pre-emption rights- In regard to settlements on smawp lands in Oregon.... Filing of declaratory statement prior to settlement does not invalidate a Suspended entries Additional rules.. Under act of March 3, 1875, grants must be forfeited and granted sections Decisions affecting mining rights- Where formal adverse claims are filed within the time prescribed by the Suit must be commenced within thirty days from filing the adverse claim.. Publication of notice must be made in the paper published nearest the mine...... Adverse claims may be sworn to before any person authorized to administer Patents may issue for town sites upon mineral land, and for mining claims School sections pass to the State of California upon survey thereof, if their 137 in Colorado do not pass to the State if they are kuown to 138 in Nevada which are mineral in character do not pass to the State...... 139 Page. Decisions affecting mining rights- Salt springs and land adjacent are reserved from sale 141 Deposits by settlers to cover expense of survey, legislation recommended for re- Coal lands are considered as mineral lands, and are subject to entry with 143 7 Depredations of timber on public lands. Desert lands, legislation recommended in regard to 32 Desert land act, operations thereunder Detroit arsenal grounds Disposal of public lands during the past fiscal year. District land offices, legislation in regard to.. Draughting division of the General Land Office, work performed in.. Educational land bounty-lands certified for universities and common school Entries,-under the homestead laws.. desert land act timber-culture act pre-emption, suspendel Entries of public lands under various laws Entries ex parte, number of, received and disposed of Error in description of grant to Holy Cross Mission under act of March 3, 1875, Error in compilation of Revised Statutes, legislation recommended to correct. Ex-parte entries Fees and commissions on sales, entries, and locations of public lands-(see, also, Florida, extension of surveys in. reservations of public lands for military purposes in. Grant to Holy Cross Mission Grants to States and corporations for railroad and wagon road purposes, tabular General Land Office, legislation recommended for reorganization of clerical force Hearings to establish the character of lands Historical and statistical table of the States and Territories. Homestead,-fees and commissions rights, operations under the laws relating to.. decisions affecting entries during fiscal year.. laws, legislation recommended in regard to the.. Idaho, extension of public surveys in.... Indian, Cherokee, lands in North Carolina, survey of.. scrip locations... reservation, Allegany, survey of.. Sac and Fox, and Otoe and Missouria in Kansas and Nebraska Siox and Internal improvement selections approved to States.. Judicial tribunal, legislation for the establishment of a. Lands, public, disposal of during fiscal year Land grant approvals.. Lands public, in the Southern States, action of office in regard to Laws relating to public lands, legislation recommended for the codification and hearings to establish the character of...... Law library for use of General Land Office- legislation recommended in regard to.... revision of.. Laws and regulations relating to mining rights. Lapsed railroad grants, legislation recommended in regard to. Legislation recommended in regard to- Reorganization and increase of the clerical force in the General Land Office. The establishment of a judicial tribunal and codification and revision of the Errors in compilation of the Revised Statutes Repayment of purchase money for lands erroneously sold...... 42 3 4 109 12 13 4567 Legislation recommended in regard to― Decisions in land cases... Act of March 3, 1875, error in description of grant to Holy Cross Mission.. Issue of patents for lands located under the provisions of sixth section of act Supervision of surveys, consolidation of United States surveyors general's Survey of islands and beds of meandered lakes, sloughs, and ponds.. Lapsed railroad grants by reason of non-completion of road.. Timber lands. Private land claims in the State of Colorado and the Territories of New Mex- District land offices, consolidation of; abolition of the fee system and direct Laws governing the disposal of the public lands.. List of lapsed railroad grants.... town site entries patented. papers accompanying annual report.. United States surveyors general.. land offices.. patents issued for mining claims during the past fiscal year. Locations on public lands under the several land laws. Location of patented mining claims... Lode claims, status of, located prior to May 10, 1872.. Lode or vein claims, manner of proceeding to obtain title to. Lodes or veins, patents for, heretofore issued Lost corners, re-establishment of Louisiana, extension of public surveys in. Military bounty land warrant division; summary of work and condition of district in Ohio... reservations abandoned and useless. Mineral lands- Mill sites.. Operations under the mining laws.. 108 Vein or lode claims, manner of proceeding to obtain title to... 119 121 Mineral resources of the United States, act of Congress in relation to the. 115, 116 109 Mining claimants, proof of citizenship of.. 124 Mining claims- Appointment of deputy surveyors of, charges for surveys and applications, school sections mineral in character do not pass to the State of. 139 New Mexico, extension of public surveys in 66 decision of United States Supreme Court affecting private land 1 |