The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-06-30
From The Dubuque Herald.
yrh n North K an to tn lIle Pacific.

xh0 N0rth MOuJc 10 inc ENCAAiC'
Governor Stevens corps OF Engineers
and suits have arrived at the initial pon'
Of their survey in Minnesota, and will
start westward as soon as the chief Of the
corps arrives.
The following plan Of operations has
been furnished by member Of the corps
TO his brother in Wisconsin, and by him
given to The Madison Democrat for pub
ication:
The special object Of the exploration, is
the determination OF railroad route from
the head quarters OF the Mississippi River
10 Psget Sound. In consequence OF the
meagerness Of the information IN refer
ence 10 tae country 10 be gone over. par
ticularly in the Rocky and Cascade
Mountains. a general lopogrsphcal sur
vey must be had oil these mountains. be,
Nv ween the 46 and 49lh parallels. and o.
most Of the intervening country. in order
TO determine the general Course OF the
railroad. and furnish the data to guide the
civil engineers in determining the route
I'ne explorations involved are therefore
as folluws: ......
l,t, A general reconnaissance of the
country. This will embrace the general
features Of the country, ss mountain
ranges aud passes. Windings OF rivers aud
streams, their dividing ridges. prairie. aud
everything which shall be Necessary 10
the CONSTRUCTION OF q general map ol lhr
country passed over.
The result OF this examination. done by
accommodating corps ass gned 10 the spe
cIaL duiy. will be to determine tue mOst
advantageous route 10 be pursued for the
railroad. and TO direct the movements u
the party lntlu,ted with locating IT,
Cd. The survey aud locallon Of the
railroad. This will be along The route
rrsu ting from tine Iabors Vi the reconno'
tpring corps. aud will embrace ali The
facts brarng pom the construction ut The
road. The route will be lun by cOmpass
courses day by day and measured by all
adoneter. all the results thus obtained
checked by The daily drtermnator Vi IaIl
tude and longitude. will toIm The base
lines TO which will he referred al Obj els
observed in the survey.
81. The dec sive points which ntSt Dr.
terminr the location OF the road are thr
mountain pas,es OF the Cascade and
Rocky mountain ranges; aud It may oc.
IN. IN Ot th.a n.,I hat
The two ranges, and Tor long di,tanct
east OF the Rocky moultains must b. >uS
pended unllI these ptsses be Examined
aud selected and much OF the general
reconnaissance muN be made alter tn,
selection of tneSe muuntain passes, which
are the controlling points 0i the survey
Dissertations. |. Permanent posts iUr
ohe year. 10 be kept up tor longer peri.
od If addtonaL appropriations are made
2. Parties IN the field to be continued
Xxx months, the permanent posts a result
OF their labor.
3. Al permanent posts will be baromet
lcal aud nygromatical observations; also
quantities OF rain and snow will be care.
luly observed; also observations as io
the winds aud storms.
4 Parties in The field will all observe
for temperature. winds and storms -
Some tour main paItes will use the baro
meter. aud. il Practical e, make obserya
lions as to rain aud moisture.
8. permanent posts; 2, main posts; |
Puget Sound; 2 Columb'a a barracks; 3
the Flat Head Village OF 81. Mtry'S; q
Fort Benton; aud three posts Of second
order; s. Fort Colvile or Ukonogan 6
Fort WallIh Wallah; aud 7 the British
trading pos, at the debouche OF The Mari
AS Pass; aud 5 winter posts; 9. in thr
Backioot trail; 0. in the Marias Pass {:
10 in The intermediate pass; aud II, i2
two passes in the Cascade range.
The work Of the day will be made up
in the camp at night with ink. aud will he
transferred by the draush,sman 10 the
general map.