New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-05

States three Teltoss and in The DI' sSssrv Of
on. Of des snS sas Shors and
soundIngs. observations of Toe movement anu ar,n,s
snd IN vePs IN he of the
coasts Of fifteen States and two Territories series
Of Of the Survey With other Of
similar charscter carried by independent organ aon
s snS II %ns the
the island OF Grand Manan with the primary y, the
frisngniaiion Of the St. croix River. win ultimately
join The Coast and Geodetic Survey with the surveys s
issssd ' ssoiSsr 'n' junction p' With ss g SSsa
previously made by the MANIPULATION crossing the saas
Of New-York In Indiana and Illinois: , Ias near
the thirty ninth parallel has been connected WIN ,ns
second and third principal merdans Of the Of sro
graphical positions made in the progress OF ine ~T.n,
according to the most approved methods Oh ,nteyor
continue 10 De freely communicated to the Geol9gesi
Survey and TO check the approximate p9s,,oms
Among the important field operations OF ane
may be mentioned he sGmOn ssa Velocity Of
currents for ascertainng the successive tidal Levels
in NewYOE ar1oT and the Tn, Sar OF ee eonnn
alton OF the study of ice formation aud moVep'.,s
In Delaware River and Bay the prosecution o,
coinpieon of tho trianguation needed 10 extenu me
oblduc of the meridian from Calais M e. the
AtIontic and e;plf coasts the extension Of the line
OF transcontnental evelng from the MssS IS
barbors on the Pacific Coast; deierminatohs ~
gravity San Francisco. Mount Hamilton l,S similar n
denominations made on the Hawa'lan is,anu a,naIa
progress made in the surveys of harbos and chanheS
III The special trianguiaon asked for by The Com
mstoners Of the Saodec operations
in cooperation with state GEOLOGICAL or ais
surveys carried on in the stats OF fehHas sas
and Minnesota; additional determinations Of geo
graphical positions were ,oun mace "S '"'
BY direction Of the Secretary Of The Treasury ana
Potomac lieaon and for the sake s Of nrs
edition in fac .lmie Of the original a tEnf n,
ductlon OF the "LEnfant Plan" with The oblterated
lines and faded sc9ss tored 7e an and an edition
Of the King Pats" of Washington ns03l
IN he request Of the secretary Of STATE special
animation and survey made Of the boundary,Ine
between the United states and Canada IN the vicinity
In cooperation with the District commissoners
unusually rapid progress was made In TIE desa'ea
BY direction Of the Secretary Of the Treasury and
the request and at the expense Of me ot
Government. observations for the DISCRIMINATING aaa .,
latitude and gravity were made on The Hswa n,sh
ISLANDS BY an Officer Of the Srysy who was sran'ea
Measurements were made upon British Admiralty
charts of the waters involved In the recent nsheres
negotiation with the Government Ut Great Brltain,
and memoranda and large display map relating 40 10
the supplied hr reference during ,t the dis
In the Office special attention was given 70 ta no
prompt publication Of results o, nnsSaser Dis
coveres and developments made In the progress VI
the hydogsphc operations Tefs published ,ss noees
issued during the year and 1900 cope pc csar
printed lof disr'Du aOtsv esonS o. these notices
sTs pD ss of new W 9 Rs1 and new editions
Tide s5s ns s sga F at i al Of hf The pnps
perfs on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. we're
published voaS. Of The Atlantic Local Gears
Pilot, covering the coast from Iybee Koad 80 70
Jupiter Inlet. fourth edition OF the pac'nc 0O'''
There were published thlrty-hve new charts, twelve
Of which from engraved plates and twen'y,hrce
from photohthographs. Ten new editions on cha.,s
were published from engraved plates and fifteen new
editions Oncludng reprints from pho'olhosrapn .
en- eraved on stone: IN edition Of these maps forms
part Of the Chart Catalogue ..o.
was DO 3l1 an Increase Of nearly 5000 over thai OF
the wear preceding OF This number @019f were from
engraved plates, and 11,j2s from photolthogapns'
nistr,bnton was made OF II 1927 copies Of charts,
o35 OF which for the use Of ID" Executive De
partments, o,483 for Congress- and 2o'-'9 LOT Sai7
OF the annual reports for various years 10" copies
Under the designation OF Bulletins the publication
was begun Of a series Of papers intended to appear
from time TO time as maiers io .s a.comnI,sed
or information OF importance obtained Two OF these
bulletins have been published, and three more are
really fer She printer.
desrs for the utmost efficiency in the work Of The
Survey. and for It's economical adminl,'raliof haS
led during the past few years 10 careful preparation
of emzed estimates upon n basis adjusted 10 neci
the demands for IS extension and development which
come from various localities throughout the country
These estimates. when approved by the Department
should II is urged, receive also the sanction OF Coh-
gress.
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
The work turned out by the Bureau Of Engraving