The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-29


clear sky are spreading out before al.
Ere long We hope 70 have many : GAL
hat competitor; . magazine in one
Big city, and newspaper il another,
ill every industrious pen shall find
employment. Nor shall we be angry
|ifinthebIazing march Enlightenment,
the poor MoUNTAIrEER Be compelled
to retire, tired and eclipsed, into the
cool shades Of his own Wild groves.
aFull many gem o. pursstray serene,
The dark, unfathomsd caves 81 ocean bear;
Full many flower Il born 10 blash unseen,
Ard waste is fragrance In the desert airs
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry. Through
the kindness Of our worthy Mayor, we
are enabled to furnish our readers with
q view Of the following correspondence,
which will not be read without interest
BY all our subscribers. Gent. STAN
ibaugh continues in the course he be-
gan with, and by so doing cannot fail
to gain and retain the esteem Of all oul
i fellow citizens.
SURVIVOR GKrERAIss 0FEIeE.
Great Salt Lake City, Oct. rs, 1859.
DIAN srRs--In pursuance of instruction
from the Department Of The Interior, At Wash
irg'on, to examine certain public surveys .
lands. heretofore made ii Utah Territory, ] hay
completed my arrangements and will place
surveying party 10 ths field, for that purpose
this morning at 10 o'clock. Having Determined
i 10 examine first the survey Of Joseph Trosko
lawski, executed under contract No 4, hi
party viii commences operations AZ the point o
intersection Of The base and prime pal meridian
lines, established at the s. E corner Of Tempt
Block, and run west on the base line until The,
strike the s. w. corner Of the first TOWNSHIP
established by him Id that direction AIterMard
the examinations VIII 70 pursued h such dirsc
!. lion as may Be deemed best calculated 10 accom-
Z plish the great object III view.
i / have delayed making this communication i
you, a. the chief magstrate Of this city, unit
The present moment, for the reason that ! hav
not heretofore been able 70 fx on any dtfuit
lime Of startling. now respectfully beg lsav
TO say, that ii viii afford me great pleasure 4
meet you with the party, IN The field at any tim
Or place from the star log point to-day, unit
the service i completed; and this invitation
respectfully extended through you, to the othe
city or cooperative authorities, az well a. to tn
citizens generally, a. BIZ.
The Instructions issued from the General Ian
i Office. to my predecessor, 10 April, 1855, says
Il .Yon are mot authorized 10 make any survey .
Great Salt Laks City, SO, but you are so I
/ order the work that the lines Of The regular sur
yeys shall stop short Of, and above Interference
4 with, the boandaries Of such cities or towns. III
special SURVEYS Of which are yet to be ordered b
law ;, Z. a. Isl s.. 81
81 As have not been able 10 ascertain the pr,
cise Iimits Of the city, from any information j,
placed before me, and as l desire TO erect som
: appropriate (altIough temporary mound (
/ mark on the boundary line, for . future safe RI
!, ference, win esteem il a favor II you win Ell
I tighten me on this subject, so far as TO give N
The limits Of the city as understood by the prop,
i city authorities. .ss IN.
am, resp ctfrlly,
Your friend and obedient servant,
Z 5G s. c.. SrAMnAuoii.