New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-22
r.. 9. Coast Survey.


We have seen with great pleasure the Annual
Report of the Superintendent OF the Coast survey
is well known that this great and important woFh'
after having been suspended for several years was
resumed in l532 under the direction Of the late t.
r HAssLER Our own men OF science as well as
those OF Europe have borne testimony 10 the ability
with which the plans OF operation were conceived
by that gentleman, bu; those unacquanted with the
slow and gradual manner in which work OF this
description must necessarily iev elop isef II ali di-
rections from IN accurately measured base, have
been inclined 20 complain that practical results were
not obtained at an early period and even persons
better qualified 10 form Just opinion. have thought
that the publication of portions OF the survey were
unnecessarily delayed. I; is not our intention to
discuss this part of the subject it being suicien! 10
state tha, the operations conducted By Mr. Hassler
in person and By his chief assistants have received
a varifica:ion in the hands OF his which
places them probably first in point OF minute acca-
yacy among all the Surveys in which the govern
ments OF the civilized world have provided them
selves.
The report of the present year leaves no ground
for complaint in any direction, of want rapidity
(
thing necessary to inform the public Of the manner
in which its funds are expended or c. delay in
making the information accumulated the collections OF
the survey known the world Tie main triaucuation
OF the Eastern division has been extended the North
from Rhode Island into New Hampshire, ard Eastward
10 Gaze Cod In the middle section the secondary ri
angles employed in the surrey Of Delaware Bay have
been connected By primary tangles with the work OF
Mr. Hssser In the Southern section. the primary til
angles for connecting the work with the base
ured in 1s4i on Kent Island have been completed and
the angles OF several others occupied thus extending the
work rapidlr towards the Cnpes OF the Chesapeake
Numerous important examinations OF the socndngs cut
of sight land have been made between Long leland and
the Capcs of the Delaware. The secondary anguat:on
the minute surveys of the shores and the adjacent ny
biography have been carried with energy and sue
cess beyond any former precedent in this work would
be tedious into psricuars we shai! therefore
cuntGe ourselves 10 the maps already, or ABOUT 10 De
published furnishing the most satisfactory evidence
ofthe value OF the Survey.
l. An ordered May OF the Bay and H0sbor OF New
York has been published.
The large ak sheet map of The same Bay of which
four sheets were issued in l1ii mas been mpeted
3 one sheet Of map Of the Southern shore OF Long
Island is nearly ready.
4 The man Of the Eastern entrance Of Long Island
Sound nearly completed and the middle and Western
portions outlined upon the copper ,-,..,...
the engraving of one sheet will be- finished By the lat
February-that OF second sheet by the Isl April while
the drawing the third and last sheet is ready for the
ugrayer.
s Charts of New.Lonion Harbor Fishers Island
Sound New.Bedford farbor and Annapolis Harbor are
in various of progress all approaching to readiness
for publication. ,
recions from the original base. the preparations for
measuring nevr base in North Carolina and surveying
/ Abelnarlc Sound haze beer completed; ana recon
of Alabama.
Louisiana seen made basis for plan OF
surveying it, TIE superintendent after making his estl
mate Of the cost OF carrying on the WORK Tor the hs
fiscal year upon the same scale OF appropriation rs mere
ntore refers 10 his report Of November li4 III which
hc pons out in what the progress of the survey
might be accelerated its results rendered more Speeiy
available aud iuai economy in the total cost attained
by increasing the annual appropriation about Ju per
cent, Il is unnecessary to any thing in reference 10
the ordinary and usual appropriation, Wnich VIII W.
! doubt not be made matter OF course. But we
would urge upon the representatives OF the nation the
propriey of making provision for the additional eSpeno
tlIre We do this with fear OF our motives Oeing mis-
construed; for New foTkirom the advantages me Vicini
OF its Ysrbor presented for beginning oi the survey as
already derived all the advantages It can expect out t
grant OF farther annual appropriation VII! hrihs in
entrance of the Chesapeake the harbors oi iaS4achu
set Bay and the entrance the Bay OF Fundy ut once
within rhr limits of the work preparation Tor puohca'
ZION the shores OF the Cuff OF Mexico VIII be iOrtnith
envelopcd IN work OF tcianges which WIZ hc'v"c
the per State OF Texas We have spoken o the stau'H'
manner in which great survey Is extended from Ne
or FINAL base in which every year "dds 10 tue He" q"
more wide extension and in This way the organzaton
of the survey has gradually reached the connou Oh
yc constructed machine in the OF which every ad-
di,ional labor it is made to perform witnin th M Vi '
power furnishes the finished product at cheaper rtc
The means and preparations OF the work are now 80 iar
advanced that the expenditure hereteore authorized IS
insufficient 10 call the whole Of them into action and
hence 20 pursue comparison the results are oDhheu
at higher than II they were tasked TO the limit OIL
/ their ability.