New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-11

thla s.foruinz me most approved meas n deter
nlilla- ne true Ge-sase % longitude between Oh.
wv saiions
Tie Ola as'r1u0nic1. party n charge 0
Lieut. WHPqe. sni escorted ol detachment ri
d-aEools, a-6er ths command % Lieut. Co-t-s I'll
san D.ego upon the 10Th ~ Sertenber On Oh.
"a Il OrDhe- t1,s usr-- reached "a Gest a..
upon the reh- bank of The RIO Colorado. and
Lieut. Whpple, assisted By Dr Parry. b0ta-.s-
aid w. Lig-1hsm. recorder. lmm e1lafely eSfab
lsled sstF-Eoulcai camp 7n IT, high bad
opposite the l1nth q the Rio y .e Favored hy
d-y climate Ak clear SKY he was enabled,
% the mOath % October alone. o make sl-i-
cieat number q ,bssr atoms % determine with
much precision TIC lattlts a-d longitude % ihe
place.
Un6rtunstey. tee -h,i1 o.. sisuas from the
Pacific was rr- comp =. T. lder fh- direction %
Capt. Hard-as'le 10 tl-rlogltai1s. ably supported
by Lieut. : au-hter, Commanding a. iltant-y Re
tac.4ment0 iLc escort. thee was % want % energy
10 earring them on. Trey were observed con-
sc-utivclv from the Pgaa % Mount Wi-ka.
ma-. bat the asst connecting ink vas broken
None o. the flashes could y seen from the his
near the mouth n The Rio Ga
In November MAJOR Enryisratchei a nee
seager . the CHA with the res3is q. his observa.
lions tor the latitude and lolr.ute o.. tlo initial
point %. boundary Upon the Pactc. ard received
iron Lieut. WhQala ia return ,ho as-rolomlca.
Z I.At.i NL kLa' lli fH+''a4tf4 t. UE4as rs
tha middle OF tie RIO Oils. where /. 1uites witt
tire Co.rrato.' accompanied by a Typographical
sketch, exh. biting che junction o. tie jEo rIvcrs
AID what that officer bad selected - the treat
point This was shown % the [ nIted states Com
missioner. who approve the selection.
The results 0fthe observations msdo Al the -vo
Astronomical stations having been exchange. tn
szim4i4 0f To-, straight line adjoining them was
computed. and marked upon the SrOaud Al cach
.f fnn Nannr a
Completing one o.. the preifies' %. -codctc opc-a
tons purely b. Astronomical means.
s. party, Do tue meantime. was Organized unier
NJ GRAY. ttc C. = Surveyor % proceed 10 To
I.9ih o. The ella, ir the pur1oso o' making ipr
SOS Of tie roullencc OF .hst river with the to
Co.orsd- H. passed over tie mountains. and Dor
tlDateiy found q foot path Tor miles leading down
iut1 NaAecita. pou arriving AZ New River De
met Col Collier, escorted hy detachment oi trs
.o,as under the command OF Lieut.. BcckN ith. aud
vas induced return with this party, c1ndamng
o. by toe mountain route, 70 San Diego
Col. Weller, still desiring 70 complete tlrns the
present season, all operations necessary 20 d,t'r
nine officially this straight Inc of b.unday gave
% Lieut. Whipp.e suihort. 10 unite with Mr..
-a.azar or this purpose.
Bat tie Mexican commission had not set s-rivcd
a. The mouth O., the CHA. AMI it was feared est
failure OF Gen Condo 20 agree 70 the point select
ed the middle Of the Rio ella whore 10 unitcs
Tth the Colorado, might render iu vain ruch OF
Che abor, aud prevent the completion Of the work.
Fortunately, Nov. 30, NJ Salazar reached that
station Having received from Gen Conc pow
ers similar to tbose conferred on the other party,
lie joined l. Wbipp.e IN an examination Of the
Ilcti0a Of the two rivers. cordially adopted the
o0iut previously selected as that described by tie
treaty and entered iat0 n written aEreem,nt. reu-
ierus official the operations az that station. =.
though surprised that the conformation 0' the
gr md Shout he such as q gre o. Oh. lltct
states both banks of the Colorado for neatly seven
miles below the mouth o.. the ella, together with
the best military positions 10 the vicinity. there
was no hesitation on the part OF tie Mexican SUI
vey0r in acccc.lg O. just though strict coustruc
ton Of the treaty On the following day the astro-
n0mical fixtures were turned over to the Mexican
commission; and, Ia obedience % Instructions re-
eeiycd from Major Emory the camp az the ella
was broken up
Mai Emory, IN the meantime, assisted by Capt
Iardcsstle prolonged his azlmg;h line o. boundary
0r about five miles from tae coast after which the
funds Of the commission being exhausted, he re
paired with the officers Of his command 70 San Di
% l. 49,