On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico quite a number of reserved tracts, area not known.

Grand Tower Rock, area not known.

Island in Missouri River, township 50 north, range 33 west....

Fort Leavenworth, area not known.

Acres

44. 17

740.97

556. 12

1,341.26

9, 199. 43 148.35 9,347.78

7.32

54.70

2.400.00

Total in New Mexico, not including Fort Butler, never declared.. 218, 086.51

Three tracts on west side of narrows of Puget Sound (each 640).
Most northerly point of Whidbey's Island

Total area reserved in Washington Territory, including some lands
disposed of prior to date of the orders declaring reservations....

Wisconsin (1 reservation):

Stone Quarry Reservation in township 28 north, range 25 east.......

CHAPTER XVIII.

STATE SELECTIONS.

September 4, 1841, Congress granted, by the eighth section of the "State selection act," to each State named, and "to each new State that shall hereafter be admitted into the Union,” 500,000 acres of public lands for internal improvements, which included the quantity that was granted to such State before its admission, and while under a Territorial government, for such purpose. (See U. S. Statutes at Large, and Regulations of the General Land Office, for method and details of selection and patenting.)

The selections under this act have amounted to 7,806,554.67 acres, most of which have been patented to the several States, viz:

Illinois and Alabama received part of the 500,000 acres under previous grants.

Ohio and Indiana received their quotas for internal improvement prior to the act of September 4, 1841.

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CHAPTER XIX.

DISTRIBUTION ACT OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1841.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE MONEYS ARISING FROM THE SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE SEVERAL PUBLIC LAND STATES AND TERRITORIES.

The act of September 4, 1841, provided that after deducting 10 per cent. of the net proceeds of the sales of public lands within the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan, all the net proceeds of the sales of public lands in all the States, subsequent to December 31, 1841, were to be divided pro rata among the twenty-six States and the Territories of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Florida, and the District of Columbia, according to their respective Federal population, as ascertained by the census of 1840.

Statement of the amount allowed and paid to the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Michigan under the distribution act of September 4, 1841.