New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
CREDIT FOE WORK Nv SURVEYLAG
THE WEST.


Us ENGINEERS AT THE wEsT-sEvERAL YEARS
OF woRK-wHAr WAS ACCoMPLIsHED-ENriRB
OMISSION OF HIS NAME IN THE RESUME Oh rnB
WORK FURNISHED TO THE TRIBUNE.
70 the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: You will obhge me by inserting the in
closed communication in THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE II
will explain itself. 1t sent by mail as addressed on
the day idated but answer has been received or
that would have been sent also. ". ii. EMORY.
Neto OrIeans June u, 1874.
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NEw-oRLEANs, La, May a. 1874.
To Lieut.. G. NJ. WHEELER. Z. $. Army. care Of Gen
Humphrep, chief Engineer, L. s. Army, Washington
DC.
DEAR SIR: Some one has sent me a copy OF 1HE EEw
YORK TRIBUNE of May Il, 1874 containing notice Of
your valuable explorations in the Western country Tho
account introduced by what Is stated TO Oe hrief
resume OF facts obtained from you.
Under the head OF Early Explorations at the Wess
this writer under what Is claimed gwen on yonr
authority makes mention OF all the officers Of the army
vino have In any way contr 70 those explorations
Among them several whose contributions consisted
only of hasy sketches without ever taking an obserya
ton of latitude and longitude or maKing any instr-
mental measurement whatever state this, not FOR the
purpose deprecatng these contributions. but for the
PURPOSE of calling more poinedly your notice the
singular fact that your resume ignores absolutely and
entirely my contributions and labors IN that same ned
where passed several years Ia The most ardaous And
exposed labors aud contributed many hundred fzec
points TO the geography Of the INTERIOR
based upon many thousand Astronomical observations
made by myself and assistants but principally by my
self Your study Of the records OF your own distln
gushed corps or those OF Typographical Eugneers
now the same, should have shown you that these OBJ
eryatons corrected the longitude Of some points 10 the
interior much as Que degree IN !ongtude ~ nigu.
have own also that II Information furn shel
by my OF IsT that the Territory of Ar
zouswas purchased 20 make Practicable the iocaol oi
the Southern Pacific Railroad.
esa astronomical points extending one line from
Fort Leavenworth 10 San Diego. Cal see my notes os
military Reconnaissance OF the Arksnsas DIa, 3el
IsOOo copies OF which we're published by COngtss anu
another from the mouth OF tne o az R ~ mo
southern OF the map weh you aese 70 nave oeen
sS rhat map was rst projected by me under
the orders of the War Department and the Ch<i OF
records Of the Engineer Office any Of the old editions OF
that map say that ef 1884 you VIII soc that was 20
prepared. The design WAS TO put down ony what was
known and subsequently, to III t ap with surveys and
reconnolssances as fast ss they came in
the Me- Sican Boundary Commission, contains ali tho
astronomical points determined 10 that day, collected
reyard TO the correctpess OF the aud the
character OF the Observers and Do not see that any
corrections aud alterations have been made ~
the PROJECTION IN the leading geographical points N
the recent editions. not even ON the stu reduced
edition with which Nc are favored by IHk hk1oSA" "
May IL. .,,.,. ,,., M
ash tns and MAJ projected from sabes
aud volvng elaborate CALCULATION ana ~
huie labor provided the map oe illuminated WIN Gs
different ooors OF the rainbow and ornamented wit3
nashy Letters oljection u stand oy and see
ms work ignsred by fugiuys newspaPsss s VIZ. n
or by cow wnerclA map makers but regard thls com
municstiss in The tribune as OF very dmfen' ena.
actar and a the record proposed 70 DE- made
mn INTO an oeI report publshed under the auspices OF
the e;oyernment upder Bureau which served Ard0.
ously aAa for . long time ..........~
man winch M rtxerred painted manner by your
~ af fut M
by the iapeaied Mr Nicole and the projections were
on tables computed ~ him. With the assistance
80 ~ ~ Eusaasere only claim 70 have aided IN
Issr and TO have made the projections Of
sh, nrs aap those tables AID 10 have coated al
tb. astrsnosscai poists knswn ~ that tune ls5,
.ou,e OF aeterni1ed by nyseif also claim
the merit Of obtaining free the wM Department 10
sanction construct tue ap aud the adoption OF the
that nothing should 30 upon Ne oncial nap eaa
what authentic.
lam. very respectfully. your obedient servant.
W. H. EMORY.
Colonel and BreysI n Jor GsDsSai Y. q Arms.