Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-08
SURVEY.
A Plain Statement of the Work T,
Re Performed.

BE Performed.
The scientific survey Of our country, be-
ginning with that Of the fortieth parallel.
has been continued by Lieutenant George
NJ. Wheeler, DR.. f. v. Hayden and Major
j. W. Powell, yet the lack Of unity in de-
sign and harmony in results were so pro-
nounced that Congress presented the mat
ter to the National Academy of Sciences
their prescribed adj iser--for consideration
and recommendation, Last winter a re-
~tinuance Of the then existing surveys; the
transfer of the Coast Survey from the
Treasury to the Interior Department, to
take charge of all surveys Of measuration;
the appointment Of a commission on codi-
ecation Of land and mining laws, and
finally, the establishment of a Geological
Survey.
These recommendations were embodied
In the last Sundry Civil bill, and became a
law, with the exception of the item refer
ring to the coast survey, which was re-
jectcd from lack Of time for consideration.
This law provides for a Director of the
Geological Survey, which officer shall have
the direction of the Geological Survey
and the classification Of the public lands,
and examination Of geological structure,
mineral resources and products Of the ma
tional domain To this position the
President nominated Mr.. Clarence King.
aud the nomination was confirmed by the
Senate without division. Entering upon
his duties at the beginning of the fiscal
year, Mr.. King organized his corps on o
practical basis, and will conduct his work
under careful business methods. Upon
his geological staff will be Prof. Raphael
Pumpelly. Of experience in his country
and Asia, who will take charge Of economic
geology /; Mr.. S. +. Emmons, geologist
with the forticth parallel survey Mr..
Arnold Hague, Imperial Expert Of China.
who has resigned to join Mr.. King
Prof. George f. Becker, who resigned the
professorship Of Mining Geology in the
UnIvers ty Of California Mr. G. X. Gill
bert, late Of the Powell survey; DR.. F. v.
Hayden, and Mr.. Arthur Foote, mining
engineer. OF the Typographical staff are
Mr.. Samuel Bodfish, late Of the Powell
survey; Messrs. A. D.. Wilson and Fred. A.
Clark, who we're with Mr.. King on the Geo
logical Exploration OF the fortieth parallel,
and since With Hayden and Wheeler.
Little attention will be given at present
to abstract scientific Investigations, but
rather to practical special examination Of
mineral regions for the determination Of
their nature. origin and distribution OF
the various classes Of ores, the statistics Of
the great mines of the country, the me-
chanical appliances in use. the question Of
profit and the politico- economic aspect OF
the subject-in brief, the economic view
of our mineral wealth-thc results of which
will be of practical valne to the prospector.
the miner, tie capitalist and the country
at large.
In pursuance of this plan, Mr.. King
sends divisions to characteristic or type
districts, while lie himself will go to the
Comstoek lode.
To consider that portion of Mr.. Kings
work which the more concerns ns, we note
that he selects for study as a typical lead
silver section the Eureka District, and
it is proposed that the plan indicated above
shall be pursued in its entirety over this
district, and that a monographs
survey. complete in its topography.
mineralogy and geology, will be made of
our mining district and immediate neigh
borhood, Of snch accuracy and refinement
as has not been attempted in this country
heretofore. The maps, aliases and re-
ports thereof will be issued as an indie
pendent study. Necessarily this work will
take some time, though it will be pressed
as rapidly as possible. Mr.. Fred. A. Clark,
typographical engineer, has arrived. and is
making preparations for obtaining the
Typography. Prof. George F. Becker is
daily expected, who will have charge of
the mineralogy, and Mr.. c. X. Gilbert,
~geolosist in charge, will COM to the field
in pursuance of his specially when the
topography is sufficiently advanced.