National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-14
THE GREAT VEST.
Surveys OF the Western Terr,tories-The
Wheeler E.psdition--Plan OF the Summer
CampsIgn--The section OF Country to be
Surveyed by tho Several Parties.

Surveys OF the Western Tcrr,torics-The
Wheeler Expsdition-Plan OF the summer
CampsIsn--The Section OF Country To be
Surveyed by tho Several Parties.
The Wheeler expedition, which Is about TO
take the field for the season Of 1871, will he d.
vided into three sections, one OF which, TO be
known as the Colorado section, will rendezvous
al Fort Lyon, Colorado, on the Arkansas; one,
the Utah section, at Ogden, Utah; and one, the
California section, at Carson city, Nevada.
There will he six regularly organized parties,
which will prosecute systematic survey cover
Ing belts measured by the rectanRles, the work
upon each one Of which will hnalIy appear ina
complete atlas sheet. An additional SPECIAL,
bare. neasuriny and triangulatIon party will
operate in connection with the Utah sect On. ard
another special party will occupy certain points
in the Slerras, In the vicinity and south Of Lake
Tahoe, most interesting section in Iopcgraphi-
cal details.
A distinct party also will continue the triEo-
metric and plain table survey OF the Washoe
mining district, while a special observer will
prosecute underground inquiries relating 10 dis
pos tion OF ore bUdics, temperature AT different
levels under different circumstances: presence or
absence Of water and Its temperature: tho treat
ment OF ores, and also the subject Of such great
Importance In prosecuting underground work
The expedition Will take the field about the
18th Of May, with everything prepared for a Wig.
OrOus prOtteullOn W It's OuleCts. Inc SoiOTalO
section will continue the triauruiaiion aud TO.
valley, probably as far as III Paso, through re.
gion little known geographically. Many mines
we're worked by the old spanish settlers In this
region, the position OF which may be found. The
rgias o, the Hran Quivera and other pueblos are
claims, heavily timhered, and still unprospeciet
for he precious metals, anu the work In this held
continues and connects with that OF former years.
The second party continues the triansula 4 n
necessary to complete the survey carried on tince
ls75, and complete atlas sheet 81, and occupies
portion Of the Gunnison valley, adding iurt her
details to the map of the so'cailsd San Juan
mining region, whsro new mining camps are
springing up. and new roads being built. The
area covered by these parties Is nearly l0,Oyo
square miles.
From OgIe Utah. near the site Of the OBJ
occupy belt bounded on the east by the western
boundary OF Wyoming, north TO Fort Hall; on tue
west by the western boundary Of atlas sheets
Nos. " AMI ~ Of the survey, lcIniny the work OF
clarence King, along the iortieih parallel, com
pletihg the survey OF a region OF At leAst 20 90
square miles. In addition, a base limo will he
M ea surei on the plateau west and south OF The
Weber river, near the Ogden OhseryaturS, ADD
speciai tranVulation viii establish the NAN
points TO be used in the hsid occupied by the par
lies In this region
OTthe parte. operating from Carson City, one
will dwergs INTO tho sierras north OF the Paelne
railroad. continuing the work Of lsT5 north TO the
Oregon boundary connecting with tao work OF
Clarence ktng. capable Reo!cRist and natu.
ialist win accompany this party. The peculiAri-
ties OF the mountain structure OF this sgion will
be spesIaI study, promising rare results. Por.
tons Of Nevada elst OF the northwest corner
are entircly unknoNn Geographically and but
mclgcriy as TO their dora and ianna.
The second party diverges south among the
nigh SIeIrAs, continuing a belt soiucident with
the regular atlas sheets. measuring several
stIeAms OF Importance leading TO the great plains
OF Ca.iOrnis, andwill be IN the helI accompanied
~ geological assistant, for iully six months
The Lake Tahoe region, the switzerland Of ner.
iol IN lake scenery, will he minptely surveyed
and the critical illustrations OF It's SceneTy Is
likely TO furnish material for the hnett ,harts CT
mountain forms ever grt dncel IN his country.
The survey u the WashOe mining tisIIist by
ore Of the parties - 10 guide in conneSi!on with
tuil GtagrammAt:c illustration Of the TeEicn and
form basis OF reference Ter thu underground
| surveys, prosecuted mostly ~ the spTveyors and
engineers Of the mining companies; aud will be
| published On u larger scala than any yet EN-.
| poyed for representing typographical details
although the various map publications Of the
| survey have Tangei through a scale OF enc IN n
TO twenty tour miles 10 one in.h tc one mile. In
| nOwsy except by government experts can the
| history OF the mining industry carried on by
| this most important mining district be kept %
| iccOrd and In connectlon win "A exI edition
| organized for exact geographical work TIT. may
be done with little eNttu tNpen.s The In suen %
| must BIO felt upon the inning Ianmunity at large,
and do much 10 Sys,ematiIe mining operations
| In other localities, many OF which arc bece ming
important.
| The publications OF the survey. consisting Of
| the several quartO reports, typographical and
geological atlas sheets, and the annual reports,
will proceed as usual, being regularly submitted
! according to law TO the chief Of engineers.