New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-28

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We copy from Salt Lake papers of the
twelfth instant brief reports Of a govern
ment surveying expedition in Utah. The
Salt Lake Tribune says:
We had the pleasure yesterday of re.
! ceiving call from Major Joseph GOrlinski,
| United States deputy surveyor for the Ter
| ritory of Utah, who has been for the past
three months engaged in making govern.
ment surveys in the valleys south and west
of the Great Salt Lake. The major, assisted
| first standard parallel, in the Skull valley,
| from which he secti0nized all arabic and
settled portions of that part of the country,
northward, and also run all the exterior
lines of the townships, which extend to the
confines of the Great American Desert He
| established guide meridian, principal base
line, etc., for the purpose of connecting his
surveys with the Central Pacific railroad
In the pursuit OF his duties he has crossed
the overland emigrant road to the Pacific,
passed over the Cedar Mountains, and con-
nected the principal mining districts, known
as Bullion and Lake Side. The party en-
cOuntered great difficulties in running their
surveys over the Great American Desert, in
consequence of the lack of water.
They were compelled to keep one team
constantly engaged in transporting water
1OI uOTc llltu 1OTty MllcS Instance, 1Or 10.
mestic uses and for their animals. Major
Gorlinski in his explorations, found route
which presents no great difficulty in cross
ing the great desert in the fall and winter
to the Central Pacific railroad. Ample sup
plies of water can there be obtained from
the SHOWS. The party suffered great deal
from the dense heat, and from the alkali
dust and lack of water, but it comes back
we'll satisfied with the results Of the ex-
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the misfortune, on the very first day of the
tour. to break his wrist; but after brief
delay he rejOined his party, and encOun-
tered all the discomforts and troubles of
the fatiguing trip with unrutfled disposition,
and now comes back looking hearty and
full of good humOr, although his lamed
arm is far from being well. We under
stand that the summers work, in it's pre-
liminary form. will be laid out in few
to Washington to meet his family and
bring them to Utah for a permanent resi-
dence.
The Salt Lake Herald says:
Major Gorlinski arrived in the city on
Sunday night from his surveying expedition
west, having completed the survey Of Skull
valley, and north of it on the west of Salt
Lake. His arm has partially recovered
from the accident which he met when start
ing out; and he is now able to write, al
though it is still very weak. He could not
proceed to the Idaho line as originally in
tended, on account of the want Of water,
but he explored route by which it will be
practicable in the winter. He connected
the Bullion and Lakeside mining districts,
west of the lake, with his surveys. The
mines are ten miles north Of the base line,
and the men there think the discoveries are
very valuable. He and party encountered
great deal of difficulty in having to haul
water forty and fifty miles. but they pro-
ceeded with their work and made the sur
veys as complete as possible. He sabdi-
vlded all the best of Skull valley, from
Barlow creek north to Hooper's rancho.
and on the other side as far north as Beck
with's spring. He crossed the Hastings
route on the desert. where SO many emi-
grants perished in 1876, and also crossed
number of mountains in endeavOring to
strike north to the line of the Central Paci-
tc He found considerable arabic land, as
good as any he has seen in Utah, but lack
ing water. especially on the west side of the
valley. There is quite an extensive valley
on the west side of the lake, adjoining the
Lakeside mines. and in due time it may
prove valuable for settlements and other
We were pleased to see Major Gorlinski
looking SO well after his trip.