Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-09-25
LIEUTENANT wHEELER.s SURVEY.

Lieutenant G. NJ. Wheeler and his
brother, Major W. d. Wheeler, called
upon us yesterday. In the afternoon
they left for Ogden. whence Lieuten-
ant Wheeler goes to San Francisco. re-
turning thence to Washington to attend
TO bringing nut his publications, and to
his other duties. He informs us that he
has three astronomical parties and seven
field parties at work in different portions
of the Territories. OF the former, one
is located at Salt Lake. under charge Of
Prof. Clark, who expects to 60 to Ogden
upon the completion of the observatory
there, about the first of October; another
is at Trinidad, Colorado, under charge
OF DIR. Camp; and the third is at Boze-
man, Montana. These parties, this sea-
son, have accomplished one OF the larg-
est astronomical campaigns on record.
The amount of labor done can only be
appreciated when written out from the
notes, in the regular report, where it
will probably cover many thousand
pages. Among other matters, they lave
permanently fixed the latitude and long
itude of Santa Fe and Fort Union in
New Mexico; Georgetown, Hughes, LIE
Bran and Trinidad in Colorado; Green
River in Wyoming; Winnemucca and
Virginia City in Nevada; and Kelton and
Ogden in Utah. II is also proposed to
establish two points in Montana, Fort
Ellis and Helena. As the operations Of
the survey take in the whole Pacific
coast, west of the Tooth parallel Of long
ituie, the immensitv of the field OF labor
may be family imagined. 1t, indeed,
contemplates the remapping ofall of this
vast territory, very few parts Of which
are correctly traced on any map now in
existence. 1t seems scarcely possible
that. along the entire length of the Cen
trail Pacific road, no point is designated
on our maps exactly, with reference to
degrees of latitude and longitude. The
various mountain ranges are to be really
located, and the observations taken dur.
ing tho present season have secured the
base lines of the Rocky Mountain range,
which, instead OF being the backbone Of
the continent, rs we have been accus-
toned to call it, has now long been
known to be q separate range, OF and
in itself.
Of the seven field parties, one has
been at work in the vicinity OF the head
waters OF the Rio Grande, in Colorado;
one near the sources of the San Juan and
Grand rivers, south Of the Elk Noun.
tains, Colorado; another in :sthe canyons
Of the Colorado river, near the mouth OF
the San Juan; two are en- route south
from Camp Apache to the lower border
OF Arizona; one is in the vicinity Of Fort
Wingate; and the seventh, under Lieu.
tenant Hoxie, which started out from
Salt Lake, is now supposed to be at, OF
near, Fort Wingnte. None OF these par
ties viii be withdrawn before the first Of
December. The area which will be map.
ped. during the coming season, will
cover some 20. 1000 square miles in Colo
RADIO, 81, 600 in Arizona and New Mexico
and from 1000 to 5000 in Southeastern
Utah.
The Lieutenant IS hale and hearty, ant
has evidently enjoyed his labors, which
have been interspersed with a prope
quantity OF agreeable recreation. Hunt
ing game and catching front come in a
q matter OF pleasant variety when one i
travelling through the wild and almos
unknown regions which have been tn
scenes of surveying operations. Sal
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