The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-12
Heavy Collections from Customs During the
Present Month-Varying Opinions to
the Operation of the New Laws.
The President Will Make No Re
movals Except for Good Cause.
The Baltimore Postmaster and the Civil-Ser-
vice eBOards-Progress of the Hill Inves-
northumberland Notes.
THE GOVERNMENT SURVEY.
Arrangements Made to Carry On the Work
of the Bureau for the Next Year.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal

arrangements Made to Garry On the Work
of the Bureau for the Next Year.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
WAsHINGToN July 1.-the Secretary of
the Interior has examined and approved of
the plans of proposed operations to be con-
Quoted by the United States survey during
the fiscal year 1SS3-S4, submitted at his re-
quest by Professor ]. w. Powell director of
the survey The amount appropriated for
this work is 1904, 700 For convenience of
reference Professor Powell has Professionally
divided the territory of the United States
into districts, as follows: North Atlantic,
South Atlantic, North Mississippi South
Mississippi, Rocky Mountains, Great Basin,
and Pacific.
1t is proposed that several independent
| topographic parties occupy the Rocky Noun
tain district during the coming field season.
The triangular and plane table-work of
the Yellowstone Park division will be under
the direction of John H. Renshawe. Cost,
81, 500
The topographic work in Colorado will be
under the direction of Anton Karl. The
first part of the field season will be devoted
by Mr.. Karl to the survey of the Gunnison
country. When this is done, or the parties
should be driven out by the snow before it
is completed, Mr.. Karl will take up the
work on the maps of a region of country at
the east base of the Rocky Mountains in
Colorado, extending northward and south
ward from Denver about twenty miles, and
including, as is we'll known, very valuable
| deposits of coal. Cost, Sc 2OO
In western New Mexico, southeastern Utah
and northeastern Arizona, it is proposed to
place topographic operations under the d.
rection of Professor A. H. Thompson. Cost
$21, 900.
1t is proposed to continue the topographic
work begun last year in the region of the
Cascade range, the field extending from lati-
| tude 400 north to the northern boundary of
California and from the axis of the Coast
range to the western boundary of the State
Should the season permit, work will be ex-
tended into Oregon. The work will be under
the direction of Gilbert Thompson. Cost
$13,6 600. In connection with the geologic in
vestigations of the quicksilver deposits topo-
graphic maps of these regions are being pre-
pared. Upon the completion of this branch
of the work, it is proposed to have the gen.
tlemen engaged upon it to commence a de-
tailed survey of the gold belt of the Sierra
| Nevada, under the direction of John d. Hoff
man. Cost, Sc, $780, .-lt.
The geologic work is mapped out as fol-
lows: s'Ja
In the absence of topographic maps, the
prosecution of geologic work in the north
Atlantic district is postponed for the time
being.
| 1t is proposed to place three small parties
in the South Atlantic district. The first, in
charge of Lawrence c. Johnson, will make
an examination of the cretaceous and ter
tiary formations in Alabama and Mississippi.
1t is proposed to place party No. 2, under
charge of Ira Sayles, who will be
| directed to make geologic studies
of and collections in the paleozoic
formation in the southern Appalachian re-
gin. H. R. Geiger will head a party which
is instructed to make geologic studies of and
collections in the paleozoic and azoic forma-
tions of the Apalachians in Virginia and
West Virginia.
Prof. Roland D. Irving will conduct the
work in the district of the north Mississippi.
formations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the
upper peninsula of Michigan This is a
very important field, and $24, 500 is allotted
for the expenses
DIR. F. V. Hayden will have charge of the
work in the upper Missouri. The district
of the Rocky mountains and Yellow
stone Park will be in charge of Arnold
Hague, and the hope is expressed that Mr.,
Halleck, of New Haven, may be spared for a
few months to conduct certain physical ex-
aminations of the geysers. Allotment,
$4,000
The work in the district of the great basin
will be continued under the direction of G.
X. Gilbert, at an expense of $4,000. A
party will visit Mono valley, California, to
complete the study of the ancient Mono lake
and the neighboring glaciers of the Sierras
Captain c. E, Dutton, of the ordnance
corps, will have charge of the work in the
district of the Pacific, which will be to make
investigations into the geology of the extinct
volcanoes of the Cascade mountains of
northern California and Oregon. Cost SO, 900.
The sum of $21,S 800 is allotted for the pros
ecuton of the mining geological investiga-
tions in the Rocky mountains-a work
which will be under the supervision
of S. f. Emmons. One party will
establish headquarters in Silver Cliff,
Col, Immediately, with instructions to
complete the work as rapidly as possible and
then resume the examination of the Denver
coal fields.
The only mining Investigation now bcipa