New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-25

passengers wers sle5 OF freight sll2 H2 q mis-
pendnres for the same IN we're leaving
net earnings slsS55e H. The cos, OF constructor ana
$493sO and the Indebtedness OF the Company 10 tha'
GATE was S2,70o,223 63.
! RESULTS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS IN THE TEX
RTTORIEs.
In addition to the geological and geographical Survey
OF the Territories Of the United States conducted during
years past by F. " Hayden, under the direction
OF this Department. the surveys formerly conducted by
j. w. Powell under the auspices Of the Smithsonian In
stituton, were placed by Congress ut ts ias7
under the direction Of the Department OF the Interior
gentlemen named had been operating in contiguous
Territories, in Colorado and the latter IN
Utah, and 1T was deemed advisable That UNIFORM sys-
Ter shoud be adopted Tho survey TO be conducted by
Mr. Hay designated as tho First Division ana
tLat by Mr.. Powell as the Second DIVISION Oh tno
UNITED states Geological and Geographical Survey or
Territories aud full instructions prepared by the
their guidance during the past season
They instructed that the one great object OF the
labors was the construction OF suitable maps or inc
country surveyed for the OF the Government and
of the nation, which would afford full Information con
other characteristics of the uneXpOred regions OF our
territorial domain. and that, to TINS enc, unii9
plan for mapping of their surveys should be
followed plan therefore prepared and adopted
by the Department contemplating the consuuctl9h %
phv steal atlas of the Territories OF the United Sa tes
which would show. on large and uniform scale, tne
OF these surveys as they progress, rms pn
after promising that the area to he surveyed
greater part OF the arid region OF te
as well as the greater nnTDer OF comnnsSs the con-
tenplaed atlas should be on scale OF shIhclent
%
logical features OF the country explored ~ was a7o
deemed advisable that the mapping should DC gu q
uniform pan order that the several parties worlhg
under the of this Department might properly
connect their work Tne plan further prOVluou tnas
general maps should be prepared On seae Of dO o
mics 10 nch and That the area To De On
sheet should be two and one-h1f degrees In 3hg
tnde by one-fourth degrees In latitude anu that
Ill, wbbsnever IT, might be found necessary for
the purpose OF properly representing mining diSrlc,
mineral agricultural, pasture. OF timoer dnU'' VI 4o
T6o first division Of the survey under Mr.. HAYDEN
completed the unfinished work of the preceding season
in the central portion OF Colorado TERRITORY ana ex,
tended ts operations westward that poTol OF said
Territory living between the and ll0th morGanS OF
west longitude. About 1900 square miles were sar
generally elevated above the sea level IMAM any other
materials have been collected FOR constructing accurate
maps the region surveyed, when wiz require ior NUS
tration sheets maps OF the phJ das opeora
attention was gwen to tho mining ana aSro r.
OF the country, ana tho3e pofuohs % u WIZ
can DO redeemed By irrigation WI Dc pFoolH
on the maps The San Juan mining region III southern
Colorado was included in the survey, ana M over
lfy mines therein were properly IoId'Iu' -, "a 80
valuable specimens Of ores, minerals, fossils lhdiah art
&c. collected Numerous RUNS oi rGMh' ano
Inhabited the ne5ls and can0ns or western C'iordlo
were found and remarkable Qualifications OF he"h sono
lad mortar discovered IN TIC SIDES Oh uecp EoI,
many OF which situated Thousand iSot 'ti.,T3
lions and dwellings and the peculiar giaze pottery ;.
the vicinity indicate the existence oi people lnnD L
urtner advanced in the arts than any OF the mo-
tribes OF ,he pTfsen Day ne aud ". % to se
| of any previous year.
Tne ded Of operations crns the past season OF the
second division, nacr NJ Powell was the central and
nortnaa,!er portions II ah territory ana i,S iSoV L
were principally confined to tn eohR5g'Un i % nary
Is sim ia .ho field that The u result OF the season
survey caunOt al This date b" gwen l. may nc b,a.
! however, that material has been collected fcG the
mapping Vi AZ extensive region OF country heretofore
but httie known that the positions 81 many Oh eho
n bot W." to arfa and distrblloa OF such portions
/ tn
deemed by irritation WIN he properly Indicated
on the special" maps Extensive c0Il-D 'ds nave Dech
discoverci ard traced, Interesting aId valuable Sptc
me- i " cI79-,a made OF Inlan relies aAd article.
lustrt u the arts eXlstin among tIc indians Altnt-
r,l man, rIas q. towns ana !mleJs
& w. c r.t inAgbitarts Of the valley OF the COL
orado River; and during the past season IN lnJ olhrr
uIe-wuings and Of thcir stone indictments COZ
sctei The positions OF many cores o; tn9se ruined
mnp RE researches Of tbs division anon; the
TINT races well The present inhabitants or tins IN
ter-,,.nS region, have embraced r'ly nay i'''-i t.a
dois In. qua r.. poetry axis, haIs, cus' me- ava tho
means OF Outlining suoNi-te1c' together WIN pre-.
have been published, 1t is bcne.ed that they
WI constitute an HPotIrant co. yh..S re-,
gard tAe moderate cost or these sutYcys as ID lro
team compensated b. ia, value OF tA' 4Hiosnt'.Oh
thereby obtained, AMI u'r.i0Fe corii ~ rec INN ma
coHiIdG4ton o. tAe OI..eI safes 1o-'iu su|'J oi
the 4cll,Orie-
IMPROVEMENT Or TIE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
C,gsress having promised FOR the Improvement Of Tho
C,p,.o! grounds "acc0n'iHS to The plans and
unicr the general direction Of Fred. Law
Oinstcd," important changes have been made in that
direction, accordance with general plan prepared
by Mr.. Olmstod. Artificial decoration VII, be
applied 10 OBJECTS when serve dl'ltHciD H'-4u Plr
pose. and then only where, by their form AMI position
they may be made 10 appear as attachments ana sup
ports ~ he central stutiute ORNAMENTAL 0'lects u
TINS class though substantial ana elegant, Will WIN
single exception, DO ineonspGGous IA gen.. MY MY
Tie exception proposed Is designed 10 poNic III 'Ht
OF greater stgcu ard more stately rro.olt pns III Tue
base OF the Capitol The present bulianS - 80
further out upon the hl.is!t IMAM IL Noui"
templItcd so LARGE Il structure, ana 1iS sca.I
commandments faced with tut by when Us
deep basement aud foundations are cohcaeu' nave n5
eject Of enhancing, rather than overcoming tnIs aecc
of pOsii0. IL proposed ~ substitute slrge terrace
80 icet wide. with supporting walls 10 cet ID ghI o
tie same mater al and arch tectuh character Us le
main structure which, general VIEW, VIII apparently
give greater prJpOrOuate hight ana breadth OF bd9o
to IL" buillg az present and WI also npart ID
the beng seated more Lrmy On inc sum
mt % thc hiI
TIE PUBLICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
TIC were received at this Department, for dstribu
ton, during the fiscal year ending June 49, 1874 the
following documents, viz:
From The Congressional Printer: o.oo
Houe ami senate d.eomen.s 0VoV
Ws Es5o. Of h, Tie s9 aDr Cont Vol Vol S5
Report on the Acfldf 81 Norn @
Report the Flora Of 1000
Dr F. Hl7le sixth snou,l ......... 29J0
.cealeous publications Of the United States Geological 81
Ulitd s,ic; o6a R.ei.ef 100
Pamphlet Laws, sr,t session xIIm $50
From Nessrs Little, Brow0 Co: aoo
PdmghleI iiVo"
Total ruuber volumes 1850
These documents distributed soon practical
bic after their reception, In accordance with legal pro-
visions relating thereto The expense necessarily con-
neced with the packing and distribution OF SO great
will a