The daily union., 1852-07-03
From The san Diego Herald.
United states Boundary Surveyorship.

We referred in one Of our last numbers 10 the recall
OF A. b. Gray esq OF San Diego from the chief survey
orshp OF the Mexican boundary line We have since
learned from authentic source that such i the fact
and that Major Emory bias been appointed by the author
tiles al Washington in his place.
MIR Gray is charged by the department with having
stopped the running OF the southern boundary OF New
Mexico, by not afhxng his signature TO the requisite
papers finally settling the starting point on the Rio Gande
Al 80 deg % min. north latitude. We understand that
Mr. Cray did object the agreement of Mr. Bartlett and
the Mexican officers 10 the point above referred 10,
eonsoentiousy believing il, from the examination oi
all the papers and The arguments OF General Conde, TO be
wrong; that the line should commence just above the
town OF FL Paso thirty miles below that selected
at Donana, and by which latter line portion OF terrific
~ Of some three thousand square miles he thought,
would be lost 10 the United Sates-a distance OF some
one hundred and eighty miles IN an east and west d.
recton, and thirty northwarly and south wardy,
as laid down on the treaty map From the best infor-
nation, however, we learn that no suspension OF the
geserai survey took place from this, but that within
twenty four hours after the arrival OF MIR Gray al the
copper mines of New Mexico he drew up plans, and
amicable agreement was entered into between Mr.,
Bartlett. himself, and the Mexican commission, to
carry on the work along the Rio Grande and Ga dvs-
ions and that his party was Immediately Organized and
encamped for operations in the feld-the matter of the
southern boundary of New Mexico being referred to
Washington Mr., Gray requested by the depart
ment to remove the only obstacle that existed 10 the
final settlement OF that line of New Mexico, by affixng
his signature TO the papers. Within few days after
the above order issued his recall out FL
Paso and upon the of economy, &c. the department
F" chief astronomer"
With reference to bis disagreement 10 the line above
we learn Mr. o. sustained in his arguments and decis
ions by Col. Graham and other scientific men but
understand he wrote critigue to the department
upon Col. Aber's and Major Emorys advice and plans
for The survey OF the line.
The whole affair seems to have been kept somewhat
dark at Washington but trust that there will be an
immediate call by the Senate for the correspondence upon
this matter. Mr.. Gray about the oay remaining
appointment under the democratic administration He
selected by the delegation in Congress from Texas
for faithful services rendered in the demaTcaton OF her
boundary line in 1910 and IS4l and, aside from his ab-
tiles surveyor and engineer chosen for that place
under the precedent established by the Oldest treaties that
the State whose boundary the line may run has a
right 10 s own representative, in order 10 prevent any
future difficulty between the general government and The
State. He nominated by President Polk, confirmed
by the Senate, and came out with Col j. Weller, then
commissioner, some three years ago, 10 California, and
stood by the government through the gold excitement
He surveyed and angulaed establish the initial point
OF the line the Pacific, also the junction of the Ga
and Colorado, by the joint agreement with Col
Weller, Gen Conde, and Mr. Salazar, and the marble
monument at the southwest corner OF the State bears
their last joint inscription,
He has three times crossed the desert in his expora-
ons and Reconnaissance and but recently crossed the
continent in charge OF the surveying pary-having
with his assistants, Messrs. Proleau and
Bull and in connexion with Lieut. Whppe, astronomer
the almost entire survey OF the boundary along the Ga
river, only leaving il when the point OF starvation
within 60 miles OF its completion.