The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
SURVEYORS GENERAL WORK

10Y SA9 hcAGt ~ III ~
convention held hers during .be Pc
: week, The basis Of tbs work Eas Il
ont by the commissioner and a Goa
nltlee OF three, corsis ing
j.. II. Stewart. Ferd. Sal5mo
snd Theo. Wagner, and vii
the result the commissioner 81
pressed himself as more tia
pleased. Such points only have BEEF
given a. might prove of interest /
/ tbs general reader, the others hsiDI
| left Tor those directly interested to So
certain ! must be borne ia niut
that these are partly but recommen
dations which win be suggested e
Congress for passage, snd partly sug
gestions toihe department. OF the III.
terror, which the Commissioner stated
Hould Immediately be put into effect
Many OF the points are based upon
the bill presented TO Congkess by tie
iaud commission which wa here last
year, and an attempt will be made
to hsvs many OF the provisions OF the
bill changed and OTHERS stricken oot,
IS She convention deemed best. Dur
ing all the sessions the uImos. cordi,
ally existed and the members, while
dis.a leeing on Eome points, len veil
s.IiSlf4t wish ska Eprk accomplished
so6 sac knoalsdgo that henceforth
they souid act uniirrmly. and with
tie femen1brzrcs thsttney had made
many pleasant aoquAiuIanoee in
comi1s scgethsT In the manner tosy
had doHe:
Nr. Resideat: Your COMMITTEES,
appointed 10 mske suggestions to this
convention, has taken under con5id-
GRAFTON the act ITO provide for the
survey snd disposal OF ths public
lands of the United States" submit
ted TO the Congress of the United
States by the public land commission,
beg leave TO submit the following re-
port in regard thereto, as suggestions
foi the action OF this conventions:
The sense of the conyeutinn was
that all state aod territorial boundary
lines shall be placed under the super
vision OF the COST and gsodetic
survey.
Lands not mountainous or covered
with thick underground, OF heavily
timbered. SO per mile Of section lines,
SO per mile of township lines and
$I2 per mills per standard meridian
and mesuder lines. Lands, without
heavy timbsr or thick underground,
or lands not mountainous with such
timber or underground, $40 per mile
for section lines, sl4 per mile for
township liue1, SIC per mile Tor STAN
dard, nls.idian and meauder lines.
Lands mountainous aDd heavy tim
bered, or covered With thick under
growth, a. such rates Is the surveyor
general may recommend, and the
commissioner of the general land
Office approve, not to exceed S1s PER
mile for section lines, $24 per mile
for township lines S2S per mile for
standard, meridian and meander
lines
Whenever special kinda OF monu-
ments are prescribed 10 be used in the
public surveys, the cost thsreot may,
With the approval Of the commissioner
Of the general land ofics, be paid for
but OF the general Surveying appro-
pristio1.
Questions submitted by rhe Honorable
Commissioner and Members Of the
Convention.
Q,-Whst, il any, change Is neces-
.ary in mineral surveya and monu-
neufs, and should not permanent
be provided for BY appro-
pris!ions for that purpose or from the
appropriations for public surveys?
Has the latter been done in any
iistrici? Alt is the sense Of this
that mineral monuments
should be Of q uniform size and ac-
,ording 10 9 prescribed pattern to
be adopted, snd such monuments
lhould be paid sior out OF the
appropriations for public surveys;
snd that mineral monuments estab.
ished in the various mining districts
be connected by triangulstion.
and that special appropriation be
asked Of Congress for that purpose.
Il is the sense of this convention
hat al mining locations, made prior |
10 the act of May 10, 1872, shall be |
.urseyed under q compulsory act,
or become void within one yesT. Il
Is further the sense OF the convention
Inst surveyors general should rsquirs,
"a precedent to issuing instructions
Tor the survey OF any mine, . strict |
with the said instructions
locations. found on page
277, Oopp's U. 8. Mining Decisions,
and in said circular instructions OF |
No,ember 20, 1873; it is further the
sensa c; this convention, that If said
OF general land Office,
iound- on page 279. Oopl's Mining |
Decisions, and in the circular dated
20, 1873, respecting tunnel
rights are strictly carried cut, aud
has n compliance With such instruc-
iioos is required prior to the order for
surrey bsiDg issued, it will prevent
much litigation, and will result in
ioing away With much ground for
complaios watch has existed against
present avs. 1; is the sense OF this
that the Surveyor general
should exercise the same supervision
over tbs suTvsy OF adVerEe claims shat
be exercises ever surveys for patent;
and that 10 deputy surveyor should
be permitted to execute surveys as
.1cA deputy without rssurning them
10 tas Surveyor general for exaniua-
lion and approval.
Q.-By- what means can better
work be secured under present lave
public surveys? ALI is
the tense OF this convention that such
result can be accomplished By in
cressing the maximum rates for
difficult work and By providing means
for toe rigid inspection Of the work
in the field.
Q.-Is there authority Of law for
more permanent and ex-
pensive monuments and c0rnersf
ALL lie the sense of this convention
that the commissioner Of the general
land office has authority under The
law of prescribing the kind end
character Of the monuments 10 be
used in the public surveys, and that
if more expensive monuments, other
than those heretofore in use are pre-
scribed, be has the authority to order
the same paid for o1t Of the regular
surveying appropriation.
Q.-Ars public surveys being made
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