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REPORT OF THE SCRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
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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.