The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-27
re INTERIoR pEpARFMENr.
Abstract OF the Forthcoming Annual Il Re-
port Of the SeeretarH.

TIE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Abstract of the Forthcoming Annual Re-
port OF the Secretary.
Secretary Delano viii, in his annual
report, renew his recommendation for a
census to be taken in 1875, the result of
which could be published in season for
the centennial celebration of the Inde-
pendence of the United States. He be-
ieves that authentic information respect
ing the nations increase in population
and wealth during any term of five
years would well repay its cost in di-
recting our industrial developments, as
well as through the better information
Of congress respecting the condition,
wants and capacities Of the people. And,
furthermore, he thinks there would be
peculiar fitness in thus ascertaining,
by official count, the population and re-
sources of the nation at the close of the
first century of its existence. The work
of publishing the results of the last
census, and of arranging for preserva-
ton and reference the enormous amount
of manuscript records and files of the
office, has been completed, under the
superintendence of Mr.. Francis J.
Walker, who resigned from the depart
ment, last February, to accept a posi-
tion in private life, but has since, at
the request of Secretary Delano, and in.
order that the continuity of plan and
procedure might not be interrupted,
continued in charge of matters relating
to the census without salary, giving to
the work so much of his time and atten-
tion as was required. The annual re-
port of the secretary of the interior
will show that the United States gee
logical and geographical survey of the
territories, under the direction of this
department, has continued its opera
tions in the west during the past season
with its usual success. The field work
was begun about the middle of May.
The district recommended for the work
of the year 1873 embraced the eastern
portion of Colorado, lying between par
allels 38 degrees and 40 degrees 20 min
utes north, and between meridians 104
degrees 80 minutes and 10Y degrees
west, and comprised about 20, 600 square
miles. This area was divided into three
districts, and the survey of each en-
trusted to a mixed party of geologists
and topographers. The northern dis
trict included the middle park, the mid
die the South Park and the southern the
San Luis valley.
The whole area, which is about 100
miles brOa] embraces the grandest ran
ges of mountains and the greatest group
of lofty peaks known on the continent.
From the summit of Mount Lincoln,
between the middle and south peaks,
IA, 900 feet and upwards, and 200 whose
submits rise above 1000 feet, can. be
seen. Besides the three parties men
toned above, there were three other
parties, one of which carried on the pri-
mary triang1lations from the SUBMITS
of the most important peaks IN the dis
tricts. A Photographic and quarter
masters party also formed part of the
organization, which may be regarded as
unusually complete for the duties for
which it is designed. A preliminary
field map was prepared in the spring,
based on the land surveys of this de-
partment, which indicated those por-
tions which were least known and which
needed the most careful examinations.
1t is the purpose of the survey to carry
on a careful and systematic work which
shall not be required to be performed
again while the territories remain as
wards of the general government. The
results of the seasons work are in the
highest degree satisfactory in all de-
partments. The collections in geology,
botany and natural history and the pho
tographic views are as extensive and
valuable as those of the previous years.