, 1853-06-11

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.l..s N!L5 .ntcr into ;A' -ulaa.n OF the
r.r..iIa problem o: "a Rlilroal:
b. Br.yct Captain George B. McClal-
.n. nj eady unl'r orders to report 10 Gov
..r.or stevens, is assigned 10 duty on this
urv,v according 10 his brrvct rank
-th. Captain john W. T. Gardiner,
First Dragons Captain .Ioserh Robe.ts,
Fourth Artillery Second Lieut.. johnson h.
Duncan, Third Artillery; Second Lieut..
Rufus Saxton, j~., Fourth Artillery Second
Lieut.. CuyleG Grover, Fourth AhiIl,ry;
and Brcvet s cond John MuIan, jr., First
Artillery, are assigned t. duty on this sur
yey, and will report 10 GoNerno. Stevens
for instructions.
9Th. In addition to Lieut. Al. ponelson,
and ten non commissioned officers, ariiticeis
and priyates Of the Engineer company, al
ready under o.dcs ,of the expedition, one
sergeant, two corpo. ais, one musician, and
sixteen pr.yates Of company u, First ORA
goons, now stationed at For. Sn Hing, will
be placed al the disposal Of Governor Ste
vens and in view Of the character Of th1
service, the officers Of the company are re-
/ aured 10 select none but tied men aud an
lua- for the duty.
7th. In the exploration Of the Cascade
range, the Brigaiicr General in command
Of the Pacific division will assign to Cap
tain Mcclellan two officers from those who
may volunteer for tic service, and thirty
IN n, TO be selected from the several COM
panes stationed in the Territory Of Wash
ington and on the Columbia river. Every
facility will be given to Captain Mcclellan
and his party in the discharge of their DIFF
licult and important duties, and much Is cx-
pected from the hearty cooperation and
assistance of the officers and troops stationed
in the Territory.
Sth. The several administrative branches
of the service will, on acquisitions duly ap-
proved by Governor Stevens, supply the Of
fcers, soldiers, and civil employees Of the
expedition (except the scientific corps and
their assstants) with transportation, subss-
tence, medical stores, and arms.
The Quahermaster's department will sup
ply funds to provide means of transPorta-
tion, and 10 pay for the hired men Of the
tdcparment attached 10 the command.
The Subsistence department will supply
rations or funds for their purchase.
The Ordnance department will furnish
40 Colts Rcvolvcrs, forty Sharp's Patent
Rifles, 40 ordinary Rifles, and a mountain
piece, with the necessary ammunition and
a travelling forge. The Surgeon Generals
department will assign a medical officer to
the command having skill as a naturalist, ,
provided he can be detailed without detri.
ment 10 the service.
9th. Aller the completion Of the survey
Of the passes of the Rocky Mountains, such
+portions Of the officers, troops, and employ
ees, both Of the escort and Of the scientific
corps, as arc not needed in the operation
westward 10 the Pacific, will be despatched
homeward by new routes, still further 10
dcvelope the geography and resources Of
the country. Such of the officers and troops
as are not wanted for office duty, will.re-
port 10 their several stations all civil EN-
ployees not necessary for similar purpose
will be discharged, and the Office force will
proceed 10 such point as may be designated
BY Governor Stevens to prepare the usual
reports.
10th. After the completion of the field
examinations, the expedition will rendez-
vOus at some point in the Territory of Wash
ington 10 prepare the usual reports, sending
to Washington at the earliest practible mo-
ment a summary of the principal events Of
the expedition, and Railroad report to be
laid before Congress on or before the first
Of February, to be followed at a later period
by an elaborate report presenting full ac-
count Of the laboTs and results of the Expe-
{ dition.
I1lh. The sum of forty thousand dollars
($4O,0O0) is set apart from the appropria-
+ tion for the survey thus entrusted to Gov
ernor Stevens.
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