New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-22
THE NEW 4RGON4UTS
EXPLORATIONS OF THE FAR WEST.


One of the latest acts of the XLIId Congress
was the appropriation OF $4,000 continue and reor
ganize the United States Geological Survey OF the
under the control Of the Department Of the
Interior In order 10 ascertain The character of the
changeand the and amount OF work 10 be done
during the coming season, reporter of HE tribune
called on James T. Gardner, chief geographer Of the
survey who is at present ID the city ana obtained from
him the following facts
The exporipr expedition Is % be Known az the O. 3.
Geological and Geographical Survey Of the Territories
under the Department Of the Interior" and 1t is pro
posed map out the topography and geology OF the
Rocky Mountain and the country west OF IL 10
investigate their and 70 distribute the knowi-
edge obtained by means maps, photographs and IL
lustrated reports The work this year will be IN
Colorado During last year Yellowstone park region
and the country the south Of II were partially exam
iued with reference TO their geological features Further
examination Of this region has been postponed because
OF the difficulty Of TO it on account Of the
hostile Indians infesting it, and because Of the
trouble and expense attending transportation tbther,
until the completion Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
The scientific corps Of the expedition comprises about 20
men, consisting Of the chief geOogst ana ms SIAN the
chief geOgrapher and staff, and the natural history
department The chief geoOgist VINO is also the eeI OF
the survey is Dr. f. v Hayden, who has been exploring
the cutry embraced in the survey for about 20 years
sometimes AT mis- own expense, sometimes partly AIDED
bv the Government and during some periods, solely by
Government appropriations. In 1871. the definite map
ping ont Of the geological and natural history features OF
rhis far-wesern region began. The results are com
nrised IN series OF annual reports made 10 Congress-
and IN the distribution OF the collections OF geological
botanical meteorological and natural history specimens
m means of the Smithsonian Institution, 70 the various
educational institutions the United States By the
recent act of Congress the investigation OF the geo
nbca features of the country is 10 he added 10 the
,,o,l, formerly done Moreover, by the plan n now
,.s,,ntned IN il is intended 70 carry connected
exploration Of the country, instead Of as formerly
series of disconnected surveys Of particular localities
The ,rcnaI objects Of the scheme are, first, the OBJ
tanning Of an accurate Typographical map OF TIC
second the careful mapping Of its geology and third
.ta tnvesngation of the connection OF these
with our mineral and agricultural resources one
,sptlernan of the party deyOtes himself almost
exclusively 10 invest eating the agIlcuiurh Iesouo0'
a, file regions surveyed noting the KIND OF SOIL lhe me
genealogical conditions, the existence ana
destructive insects BY means OF the clarence NnE
exploring expedition the Arizona diamond menus iuu
was posed The story, told by M Gardner ls an
tes,pg one The finding OF the place which was kept
ret nv The or1afnators Of the scheme. depended On
ia, eorraphicsl while the discovery Of lie fraudHieht
character wa due to the geological knowledge OF tue
reiou obtained by the survey Another poiHI III i" "
erneditioue like these the following: Ihe cou VI '
cou1try occurs in a very different KIND OF fooA IMAM ~
PENNSYLVANIA coal, and 10 is of the utmost
ta,e M, coal beds determined and mapped out. IL j.
pronosed n start the expedition soon az the weather
VIII hermit The general plan OF the expedition WI" DC
70 eoutnu ~. or Of exploration and the collection OF
spsa,eps for we or ak months, and 10 arrange anu
classify the specimeus obtained 20 prepare maps VI 0
rex on Travelled over and 20 make out tho reP''''
ing The remainder Of the year. The heanluai'o "
survey at Washington. where there Is a pui''s ~
voted 10 i;s purposes. About 1899 eopies VI '