...reference to it. An act of congress enacted — " That there be * * * grunted to the territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said territory to improve...navigation of the Des Moines river from its mouth to Raccoon Fork, * * * one equal moiety * * * of the public lands * * * in a strip five miles in width...

...the legislature may direct 5 790 1846, Aug. 8. Granted by act of this date to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve the navigation of the DCS Moines river from its mouth to the Racoon Fork, (so called,) in said Territory, one equal moiety,...

...77,) Congress passed an act declaring that "there be and ia hereby granted to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve the navigation of the Ues Aloines River, from its mouth to the Raccoon fork, (so culled,) one equal moiety ht alter* nato...

...memorializing Congress to divert the grant of Lands made to the Territory of Iowa, for the improvement of the navigation of the Des Moines River, from its mouth to the Raccoon Fork, to the building of a Railroad from the Capitol of the State of Iowa, up the Dos Moines River Valley,...

...of ^America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, granted to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve...navigation of the Des Moines river from its mouth to the Racoon Fork, (so called) in said Territory, one equal moiety, in alternate sections, of the public...

...of ^America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, granted to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve the navigation of the Des Moines river from its month to the Racoon Fork, (so called) in said Territory, one equal moiety, in alternate sections, of...

...Eiver Grant. — By the act of Congress approved August 8, 1846, a grant was made to the State of Iowa, "to improve the navigation of the Des Moines river from its mouth to the Racoon fork." The area heretofore reported as approved to the State below the fork is ! 321,028.03...

...lands to the Territory of Iowa, viz : That there be and is hereby granted to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve...Des Moines River from its mouth to the Raccoon fork, (so called) in said Territory, one equal moiety in alternate sections of the public lands, (remaining...

...of America in Congress Assembled, That there be, and hereby is, granted to said Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve the navigation of the Des Moines Hiver from its mouth to the Raccoon Fork, (so called,) in said Territory, one equal moiety, in alternate...

...of Iowa, in the following words : " That there be, and hereby is, granted to the Territory of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Territory, to improve...Moines river, from its mouth to the Raccoon fork, (so called,) in said Territory, one equal moiety, in alternate sections, of the public lands, (remaining...