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

/ 1919 rNaNcJe EIo now near
taished. 80 that the Offices of su
s,Srrs gtntral 10 said districts ma
cease, az provided by law. II il ID
eense Of this convention that apotc
Ps1ziions fog clerk hire and insidenta
expenses for the several surycyur
ssueral offices Should be increaseC
nom % 20 so per cent. OF the presen
appropriation and that auch Increase
would enable said officers to have 9
maoh larger srsa surveyed Annually.
Q-In what manner an the sur
veys be made within the Iimita OF
certain railroad grants where the Law
requires the co-t Of euch surveys to
De paid By the railroads, il being re-
Hembered that the government re-
iaius each alternate sscticn Of the
land aud thas all the sections must of
necessity be Surveyed tsestheEi Is it
dssITssie 70 hasten survsy5 within
railEosd ErsnsA 20 tne end, that the
lands may be conveyed 20 toe EAiiroad
companlss, end hence become subject
% taxA.ion 10 the ststes and territories
where Cmaled II SO, how is tina to
be dOns7 A Ia IL the sense of this
convention that svsEy consideration
desnands The snrvsS OF sncA lAnda AZ
-ssIay IS possible, not only fcr the
rezscn thst the lands would thereby
become subjsot to tsxAtisn, but. also,
for the further resssn thai the grant
practically 0ppefatss - withdraw ell
the lands within it from settlement -
long So the land Is unEurVeyed,
because The settler h unabls to tell
whether he is on land belonging to
IN the railroad company or 90 public
land. This uncertainty operates in
iuriously to the best interests OF the
country. The early survey of such
lsnds should be compelled by leeislA-
sion by requiring the companies to
make deposits, the United States
furnishing equal amounts for their
proportion OF said lands. II is the
sen 70 of this convention that leSisla.
ton is necessary, providing, that
whenever the railroad companies pay
their proportion for the survey of snch
lands an equal amount shall be
placed TO the credit of the surveying
appropriation GU. Of the treasury of
The United States.
Q.-5hould tlmber-bearing lands
DO surveyed into smaller subdivisions
han is now provided for by law, or
by the custom of surVeys. and be |
more permanently marked with the |
view to mere readily detecting tress-
If SO, how should it be
lone, and what should be the COST |
Alt ia the sense of the convention
.ha, this should bs left to the sound |
discretion of ths commissioner of the
general laud Office, who should have |
upon the recommendation
,i the surveyor general, to cause
timber lands, where it may be ed-l
fatsgeous or necessary, te be sur
Keyed into forty acres subdivisions.
No general rule would be applicable
n This matter. Il is as desirable,
Ind more 80, to have the boundaries |
q timber lands more permanently |
marked ihsn other lands, as it would |
greatly facilitate the detection OF
thereon. Il should be
lone as other public surveys. ard the
,ost should be such reasonable allow
Ince within tbe limits prescribed By
aW ss may be determined by the
general, with the approval
" the commissioner OF toe general
and Office.
Q.-Should new surveying man
lal be prepared, and il so, how can
his best be done? ALI is the
eDse Of this convention that q new
manual should be pre-
Jared in tho usuel msnngT. em6ody-
pg in substance as much es practic-
bile the Recommendations made by
his convention; also that the com.
missioner OF the general lard ONCE,
( he deems proper, 10 consult with
be other CuIveyorE, collect their
desa and submit them 10 the COM
missioner, in The event a new man
Ial is to be published.
Q.-6hould base standard and |
meridian Inca be run over Indian
nd military reservations, and il
o, Is action on the part OF Congress
lsoesssry2 Alt is ths sense of this
that base, standard and
meridian md township lines should
70 run over Indian and military re-
ervations, and that no legislation is
necessary for this purpose, but that
be surveyors general have the power
nd authority to run said lines over
aid reservations.
Q.--Ssould surveyors general recsive
fee payable from special deposit furd |
Or each mineral survey sxaoined, |
7hether approved or disapprovsd9
A.-It Is the sense Of this convention |
bat considering the increased respon-
Utility to surveyors general, IS well |
8 increase OF onerous work entailed |
lpon them by mining surveys,
hat they should be allowed
0 collect . fee of SO from
ach applicant for mining survey.
t is the sense Of this convention that
he rectangular system OF surveys ia
be best th.t can be devised for the
1f the public lands; that In
rider to combine the greatest acou-
soy With economy, Il would be ad
isabls 10 establish base standard aui !
meridian lines by deputy surveyors,
Inder the direction OF tics surveyor |
az per diem compensation,
nd all other aud subdivision lines as
low under the contract system. 1t IS
ne sense OF this convention that by |
hsEe means 81 possible errors would
70 ee1fned within comparatively
mall spaces, and that the surveys
bus executed under these different
ystems would operate as checks Hpon
sch other. and .his plan would CON-
'ine both-sll necessary accuracy and
'conomy; also that the meridian end
standard lines shall be extended |
hrough oil states and territories to |
orm squares of tWenty-iour miles,
merely assuring greater accuracy. 1t
q the sense Of this convention that in |
he estimates for surveys under the !
Ipecial deposit systsm, 10 per cent.
additional should be added to cover |
;ost OF examination in the field. and |
hat in the matter of deposits for
,ffice work, stationery and incidental
expenses in mining claims. the sum
IF $40 should be depoeite1 for cash
mining claim, to cover coat OF exam
Ination IN the field.
In addition 10 the above matters
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