OF THE

SURVEYOR-GENERAL

OF THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

From August 1, 1882, to August 1, 1884.

THE NEW YORK LIC LIBRARY

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ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1901

REPORT.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF SURVEYOR-GENERAL,
SACRAMENTO, August 1, 1884.

To his Excellency GEORGE STONEMAN, Governor of California:

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DEAR SIR: In accordance with the requirements of the law relating to the duties of the Surveyor-General, I have the honor to submit the following report of the transactions of this office from August 1, 1882, to August 1, 1884.

H. I. WILLEY, Surveyor-General and ex officio Register of the State Land Office.

AREA OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

The following statement, kindly furnished by the United States Surveyor-General for California, shows that the estimated area of the State of California is 100,500,000 acres, apportioned as follows:

GENERAL OFFICE BUSINESS.

From August 1, 1882, to August 1, 1884, applications to purchase school lands have been received and filed as follows:

Approvals of applications have been made as follows: For School Lands, covering 210,865.53 acres, and for Swamp and Overflowed Lands, covering 71,423.73 acres.

LANDS LISTED TO THE STATE.

From August 1, 1882, to August 1, 1884, the following amounts of land have been listed to the State of California by the United States:

From the office of Surveyor-General and the office of Register of State Lands one hundred and twenty-five orders of reference to the Superior Courts have been issued.