Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1880-11-10
NEW YORk'S OBELlSK.
Public Documents Which Are to be
Placed in the Foundation.


lying near the Metropolitan museumin
the Central park, as did the great mon
ollth itself, which was stopped for the
sabbath on its way to the knoll i'm Cen.
tral park. The foundation work upon
which the pedestal is to be placed is to
DE, as is well known, of massive ma
sonry, and within cornices, to be spe-
clally prepared for the purpose, ARE to be
placed cases of lead, securely soldered.
in which are to be placed great num-
Der of public documents and papers
that shall contain record of the
country to the time at which the
obelisk shall be placed in position.
"A letter was published in yesterdays
Herald that contained a list of the pa
pers that is to he securely placed on file
by the postoffice department. The
chiefs of the other departments at
Washington have signified their inten-
ton to contribute papers, ETC., and some
of their contributions are already i'm
New York. Thus the state department
has sent: The Statutes of the United
States relating to the District of Col
umbia and post roads, passed at the
first session of the Forty-third congress
of 1873 and 1874. The Revised Stat
utes of the United States, 1873. The
Federal and State Constitutions, the
colonial charters and other great organ
ic laws of the United States. Two
parts, 1877. A copy of the Congress
sional Directory, 1880. A list of the
principal officials of the department of
state, 1880. A fac-simile of the Dec
laration of Independence of the United
States of America. Copies of docu-
ments on file in the department of state
relative to the presentation by his high
ness, Ismael l., khedive of Egypt of the
obelisk to the city of New York, and a
certificate that the same are true copies.
The secretary of the treasury has in
structed the directors of the mint to
furnish full set of the medal of the
presidents, and full proof set of silver
and minor coinage Of $780, a collection
of documents and engravings, of which
a list is not yet furnished, will also be
sent. The department of the interior
sends: The official register of the
United States; a compendium of the
ninth census, 1870; the report of the
secretary of the interior and ac-
companying documents, 1879:
report of the commissioner of educa-
ton, 1877; catalogue of the publica-
tions of the Hayden survey; copy of
the register Of the department, Au-
gust, 1880. The naval department
will send the naval register Of January
and July, 1880; the secretary's report,
1879; model of the Hartford's pro-
peller; model of urn metaD, from
the flagship Hartford; tho Polaris' re-
port by Prof. Nourse; silver medals
commemorative Of Arctic discoveries,
1918 and 1855, presented by Queen
Victoria to the officers and sailors OF
,the United States navy. Silver medals
commemorating the various naval vic
tories OF the war of 1912. Among
them are medals of the engagements
between the Wasp and Frolic Capt.
Jacob jones'; the Constitution and
Savant Cyane, Capt. Charles Stewart; !;
the Wasp and Reindeer, Capt. Johnson
Blakely; the Constitution and Java,
Capt. VIM. Bainbridge; the Constitu-
ton and Guerriere, Capt. Isaac Hull; ;
the victories of Lake Champlain, Capt.
Thomas McDonough, and the engage
ment between the United States and
Macedonian, Capt. Stephen Decatur. A
model of patent anchor from the bu-
reau of equipments and recruiting
The war department sends only copy
OF the army register corrected to date
Application is to be made to Mayor
Cooper to-day for official documents
from the city, and it is found that the