New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-11
mia, .n,y,y,-dvicins the land. into quarter sec

nd states excluding the small area contained
etocs S ~ ,bs dull states Inform US that very little Of
ae unsurveyed lands remain upon the crooks anu
srster courses, and that thosc creeks and water,
courses uteTy Worthless. unless irrigated.
Unless attached In parcels OF sumcent slhe To "a
sse@ mai sound public policy does further war
Ssat the secoHiziug OF the irrgahle ands con f
hSs pr 10 divide w the fronts into snsll mar
stafse fof purposes Of bar Which with
"u this proximity the water fronts Wonid De 6n'tSy
.vstCn large portion Of the public lauds now entirely
worthless nav he made productive . ..-,,,,.
ion M [ 80 s,,sent basis ~ the section unit,
Is provtaed IL this bill thai the Secretary OF the Interior
The rectangular method 4 surveying No well &C
'srrG Win The charaoisristics OF the Lands r.
manning be surveyed regards tue reeaI al uc'no'
a. adapjcd to hui uilted pert.oR 81 Item; ,d
The laws nov regulating the survey OF mineral laAds
Tsusju aud axe not affected 10 az! manner ~
No reference has been made 70 private land claims Ss ~
this pl; not VII ,T'S Gs Tov 65s that >,iiicct az
eephant on It's hands he Old spsnss land grants IN
& sa !" pusr to1rcc o. M ssou and social sccrd
ghe questions issue more the proper hH2te' 81
isnd ONCE Of legislation j.. the Hals OF tongitsS
But ia even should the settlement or the q o>,'oa
~ rrvarc land aims have any weight or l.hA.hcC W
determining the Judgment az Congress IN r9eI4cc u
ths subject OF conducting ho future surveys "a 'Dc IuV
COST OF The SURVEY.
Under the system OF EMANCIPATION 1t may not cost
over 30 cents per square mile 10 establish the Et'o'c
POINTS in the survey Of the public lands whereas ne
lands already surveyed under the rectangular sysrm
have cost 500 or more Tcr sq1are mile. and the remain
llc lands 10 be surveyed being OF an irregular ana
mountainous surface Will cot, it Is estimated hDou
$50 per square mile. After careful investigation OF 'He
sata assert the cost Of the Typographical SURVEYS
auder King, Hayden and Powell Is s. per square
nile. Tie primary triargulaton under ne Coast snr
ycy a. acc9Tate tn"LouS1' ouI o,r coS. ~ cepts
fNl N4r| Il
suve , " - e,nent fnst th~ rat 81 cost of Coast
Survey topography had lcen Sisi per square nile
True IN a foot-note he throws Oount upon IA. hjPoiA
But unon that tuppostous hypothesis hc proceeds TO
submit the pubnc fuShtu sumo OF monel about 10
ne -quaudorcd by Tie employment Of triSonom-trlc
methods pubic surveys In reply 10 tGis most
remarkable statement of GtuerH! humphrey ..k ny
cork 10 read tho para graphs marked % The ietcr OF
M PAtter.ou sIpclnteudcn or TIE Coast survey I'D
dressed secretary 0 the IreSsIrJ c-iaH I Haiy
genera Humphreys n his second letter 70 tne sccre-
lrc uuaD General COUst0ck made the egreglonS rus
take ~ 81 per square mile in his estimate IN former
,T ~ T. cso,ntv S,9itd pv m. tnre-iatandont o.
Tie survey shown I'D his s,e letter ~ th' SC
IN -. Of Nj A j. Bache, teen super.2ts lieut. OF
r,ys Wa u-eu captain, which r-ed tHc sum foI
country on the Coast survey methods ut sl9 - |
'irv TIA, Lieutenant WlereIs surveys west or the
tuudrcdth meridian In, system o uaucG'a''on OF
course cost o.l g 80 ~ st' M. - - ~ go.
mum cost 8 30 per square mile FOR areas winch
s,I a. needed dct.l Tor portions when NAV Dee sci
l.d"vIv c1ur0: Others % equal sccu1uc attachments
- I.t he tIi Is Ihi t5c1gI. Coms.ock haz ~lIcu'arI
90 ~ -t-l ,r ,,,-. mile f.r In,'.--ly ana
qua, ,g' W. -, r. .-i.,, ~ -I,,,. ..,,-t .-,
. foTfl the lac; that That sum ctulrir.s thr most
lly Part II tle survey of the coast including ne
49, ',.f,.',. i.ue and al oth,r rA-,-. rYi.-
urctcd wltu the survct. There 1s' ,At cost
NJ rhc survey " the coast and the cost ~ tie land sur
I,-.r. o1., IL .,y.,, fl.t tl go ,ur,.y4 nav Ne
Nrls,, =, 80 a.. o. ,,t - s'. cost fl.t -. ,be
scale j, large or slaa IT, f5r instance" tie acaois RCD
~ ne ,e 10 he cA the Coz. would be- create: Z 1T
' - ~. oii mi. ,yt.t,.,,,f f-ir- aho,f no
mor-e cost VI the Coast SIINoy et1o1, falls 10 the
Iuc difference between the t1'conome'r.c work oai
tie usual rectangular '!a',m WI, pay ir tAe topo-
rno he reiG,c Jy any friend ~ Tic rectangular vs.
tCm The pan o. survey IN VII nc most Nke.y a-trr
"a FINNISH a base liuc-t may De- 4 parallel OF "a
,,ii1 l,,.r-I,G a Systei., O. t.4a1s Ic-i mon -
1Snr. ~ co,,.gisl!, CIsaucce costing 30 cents per
,ouare mile,
org1Ie mineral etc. aud map theu costing - 90 per |
.',.rr nile
3 .uIvcy the rIisahe oHd arabic lands, costing pr
llp> so to 80 per square lNI"'
survey tine rBsrursg" lands and timber lands in /
lrr, uu.,s costing from - 80 Por -q-.re In.le III
which ,~ry large sgv'n" cen b" ere"t'c ...-...,
g. Le'V' the moan dl"7 81" N"-', Gnu, eE'l
oi which mere - i'ie tuih '.' '', "i ~ N",r go
costing nothing lie oc'n' aAG d4' --, v' in t9.-"-
NOm.tuc plan OF snI a. LS Co.s'S' ~ lL1 4@c' 'La.
whatever ls done j. dc' r' a.L W.. never nave To- "y
done over NucL St'ueI IH.L!' %e once es'U J.7-.,"
sI i become the Gl>ts from Wal p Ill, further
future surveys may DE projected of an Tine come.
H'nc. Do 'N '. 'I''S'''' go quo ma, u ~ VIZ ui
49," liz ZroTs- vii hJ,r /, he done al Gunncatr
ts.t
The cost OF DE two systems, Ie'Yl GU, o. IIeW te
LIN nine Incomes no mean actor ia the pIopo.-i
iDanSe. lor 81 must be IeiEeno,i,d th' ~ io2 'lh+
ns "S'.i .,--,,-d md followed Nv tIr. ttI tb- /
uivautaEc ysIu b gained %; 80 behcnz the EroosctL /
TeosapncSl' 'op's'tniC~t d'' t ',o ,r,.