The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-27

IN CAMP, SALT LAKE. CRY, July Is, 1871
Lieutenant O. NJ wheeler, OF the United states
Army corps OF engineers, takes the field In q few
days to continue the explorations and surveys
prosecuted by him In 1869, 1870 and 1871. He pro-
ceeds under directions Of the Secretary OF War and
In conformity with an act Of Congress, which
reads IAN act TO establish an astronomical base
and to continue the military and geographical sur
veys and explorations west Of the one hundredth
meridian" Tho expedition has its rendezvous In
this city, and camp has been pitched In the sub
urbs, under Fort Douglas, with On outlook at the
snow-covered peaks Of the wahsatch range and the
picturesque valley Of the Jordan. 81 s"
The frame work or main idea Of Lieutenant
Wheelers explorations s the reconstruction Of the
engineers map OF the country west Of the Tooth
meridian. His plan for erecting this, at once novel
and admirable, has received the sanction Of the
authorities at Warrington, and is briefly as fol-
lows:-TO lay or the country mentioned into eigh-
ty-nve rectangles, OF equal size, to work up each
rectangle with the most rigorous exactness, and
with due attention to ell the details Of topography
and TO publish these results from time to time,
binding the rectangles, a. mapped out and per-
fected, with an index map Of the whole region, and
throwing up each rectangle to ten times its size In
the index map. Thus . complete relative and alb
solute view OF the whole country can be obtained
by reference to the separate rectangles and the
index map. Eight rectangles have been already
completed, and by the close Of the present season
the expectation Ia that thirteen will have been
worked up At for publication. This work. supor.
nuous as 1t may seem to the careless Observer viii
be OF vast Importance II encouraged to happy
completion in correcting the numerous errors that
have crept into the maps Of the western country
and In placing the surveys Of the whole region on
one comprehensive basis. lr1fsi clNsls H2'f p
-sn.ma THE GROUNDWORK OF THE PLAN
consists in the correct determination Of certain
well established astronomical points, which are TO
be placed as far as possible on the central line of
travel across the continent. The following have
been selected, subject to correction as necessity
may require "A point near Beaunois, near north
western Kansas; the crossing Of the Union Pacific
and the western boundary OF Nebraska; Cheyenne,
the eastern limit Of the survey Of the fortieth
parallel under Mr.. Clarence King; Sherman, the
hgnest point the Union Pacific; Fort Steele one of
the main typographical stations Of the ortieth paral
lelsurvey; Laramie City, characteristic point on
the Great Plains; the crossing Of the Union Pacific
winnemucca, one or more OF the north bends Of
the Central Pacific; the crossing Of the Central
western boundary Of Nevada. The teleRraphic con.
nectlon this season VIII be With the Mormon Oh.
In this city in Temple the use Of
Brigham Young. The intention IL to establish
during this or some coming season, principal sta.
sions as fast as circumstances win allow to more
remote points, dependent on the development OF
the telegraphic lines or the advance or lieutenant
!" - THE FIELpwoRK nosasgsns
Of the present season viii embrace areas in Utah.
ern parts OF the Salt Lake basin will be examined
and In this connection the mO0ted question as to
possible decided Whether thew arc e NH a. or
S!sS tske drains into Great salt SossS and Vest
e sns e3FssSq'y EoI %GeF sssn b
sSans 0s Eastern and SeysSa be entered
Of toposrSaphcai position, to 's %nss
The eastern limit OF work win be the Wasatch
Range. Following this south until 1t loses Its dis
plateau and extend by the 10th meridian to the
valley Of the Virgin River win have been examined
and surveyed and here as elsewhere complete con-
nection viii be established with the surveys already
made. Characteristic lava beds OF the great int.
Sewer River, covering and connected with the
main ridge OF the Cord1lera system, In the vicinity
Of which mineral developments almost always
~f& THE GEOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
on the survey will especially fix the limit within
pected, and beyond Which It would not be Iudcions
to search for them. Lieutenant Wheeler recognises
the vast interest Of the mineral possibilities or this
region, both to the national government and to
private enterprise aud much OF the labor OF the
survey will be directed to such considerations as
can foster and satisfy this interest He recognizes
that there are vast tracts OF our Western country
which can be valuable only as their mineral wealth
is developed and ut the same time that this wealth
will be untold In extent, when once developed.
Much of his attention Will therefore be turned to
this question. rrgrl sGW
will be made by surgeon and naturalist. assisted
by collector. All the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
geographical meteorological, geological, natural,
party, which is as follows Lieutenant George M.
Meutenants r. L. Hoxie and W. L. Marshall, United
States Engineers; Acting Assistant Surgeon II. @.
M 81 Ac% Ha nsd
States Army, hospital steward and meteorological
observer, Grove T. Gilbert geologist; F. Howell
Neil and John +. Weiss, chief topog.
ASSISTANT topoerspSeTs william w. ord, assistant
Surveyor II. W. Henshaw, collector in natural
Re and Wsm kp
Smonton and G. D.. Gdney, meteorological OBJ
servers; William Bell, photographer; There win
and laborers, and an escort OF fifty cavalry
making the party one hundred in round numbers.
viii be made from camp as soon as the pack trains
escort and other necessary branches OF the outfit
arc ready, which Will be about the 26th inst
making, barometrical observations are kept up
in camp hourly, day and night, side parties
are examining the geological phenomena Of the
neighborhood, and an excursion is planned by Gen.
eral Morrow. In command OF Camp Douglas, to q
series Of mounds near Provost, fifty miles SOUTH in
which he Is much interested, and which are sup
posed to hold much that is valuable In paleonto
logical and chronological point OF view. General
Morrow invites several members OF the party to &C.
company him, and expects to spend week In the
examination OF the mounds and other supposed
Aztec remains about Provost. DR.. Yarrow, or the
expedition, while making careful examination OF
Great Salt Lake for evidence OF animal lie, made COL
lecti0ns Of minute organism, evidently dipter-
Gus insect though formerly believed to be OF the
crustacea spe cmens, and they have been forwarded
to Professor Baird and DR.. Packard The Doctor
not only saw this insect In vast numbers but large