INDEX. Accretions-riparian rights........ Anomalous sections..... Areas of the States and Territories...... Base lines...... Bearing trees. Boundaries and contents of subdivisions.... Boundaries of the public surveys not to be changed.............. Chain, standard........... 152 137 18 26, 51 32 133 119 27 Chaining, process of ........................... 28 Changes of entry 163 Closings and length of lines in certain cases ...................................................... .... ......................... must be approved by the Commissioner of the General Land 67 the Manual and instructions a part of every.. Field operations, when to commence..................................................... Flats, wide, of surveying.... 60 40 42 93-117 66 47 General Land Office letters relating to the subdivision of sections and Graduated lands .142-146 164 Land offices, legislation in regard to discontinuance of 227 11 Lands, foreign titles to 225 commutations of, within railroad limits.... 222 public, rights of foreigners in regard to acquiring.. 223 Laws of Congress relating to surveying the public lands. 130 69 Measuring distances over lakes and rivers.. Ohio, 206; Indiana, 207; Illinois, 207; Michigan, 208; Wiscon- Gold and silver.. Iron...... Mining claims ... Mounds, mode of constructing.. 205 218 219 217 195 31 Oath prescribed to be taken by all persons in the public service................... 64 Surveys, order of carrying forward the public............ 16 53 56 15 51 66 86 Swamp lands... 49 |