The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-17

and also reconnaissance map on scale
of six miles to one inch of the remaining
portion of the reserve has been pre-
pared"
In Other Reserves.
The director speaks of the Lewis and
Clarke and Flathead reserves as embrace
ing practically unsettled country, where
there are very few roads or trails. and of
which no accurate maps have evor been
made. Therefore the first work planned
was the carrying forward of trianguia-
ton to cover the whole area, TO serve as
a basis for topographic maps and Tor tie
points for land surveys, to be carri. d on
another season. Two parties OF four men
each were QUILTED for work. to COM
mence at base line to be measured near
Helena and to use the coast and good tie
survey astronomic station at H. lena, tn.
being the nearest astronomic St. ton.
Field work was actually commenced on
the 10th of July, and was continued by
the Flathead party until Sept. %, VIXEN,
because of numerous storms and deep
snow, 1t was decided that further woik
for the season was impracticable. TIE
Lewis and Clarke party remained in TIE
field until Nov. 10. During this time seven
triangulation stations were sell ctsd ana
marked and signals erected outside of the
forest reserve. In addition to these SIX
stations within the reserve We're selected
and occupied and five additional points
for stations selected. " hen the office
computations for this work are COM
pleted ample control will be furnished for
commencing topographic and other sur
veys. The Fathead party was eng
the greater part of the season in assist
ing the Lewis and Clarke party, for until
the positions in the latter reserve were
carried northward no base would be fur
nished for the Flathead reserve. The
only practical results accomplished in the
Flathead reserve are the reconnaissance
for triangulation and the selecting ard
monumenting of four stations. The total
amount expended for these two reserves
to Dec. / is a. 6S5. Enough is not known
of these two reserves to plan future work
intelligently, and to at once commence
topographic and land surveys.
No examinations of the forest condi-
tons of the Lewis and Clarke and Flat
head reserves were made, owing mainly
to the fact that no adequate maps of the
areas were available for the representa-
ton of such data.
Big Horn and Teton Reserves.
The same report gives account of the
work on the neighboring Big Horn and
Teton reserves. Two topographic ana
three leveling parties and one trIangula-
ton party did the work on the B4g lorn
reserve The triangulatIon party began
field work July 5, and first secured con-
troll for topographic work over that Eart
of the reserve in the vicinity of Cloud
Peak. This necessitated the selection and
occupation of 10 stations. Positions Of
these were computed at once and FUR
mshed to the topographic parry, to which
had been assigned the duty of mapping
the area. The further work of the TRAN
guiation party in the vicinity of the yell
iowstone and the Teton timber and forest
reserves consisted in the selection and To-
cation of II stations. The field work of
this party ended Nov. 10. one leNeling
party was outntted and commenced Work
at sheridan, Wyo., on June 70 and ter
minated field work on Nov 6. A second
leVeling party commenced work early IN
July and was disbanded on the same date
as the other party. The total length OF
level lines for these two parties is so
miles. Their work also included the IS
adjustment of so permlnent bench marks.
One topographic party commenced sur
vey of the Cloud Peak area on the l2th of
August and continued in the field until
/ Nov. 2 During this period area Of Is0
miles was surveyed, including a careful
location of the outlines of all timer
areas The second party commenced work
on July and was dlsbanded on Sept. .,
on account of illness in the immediate
family of the chief of the party Durlng
this period of activity an area OF ID
square miles mapped and the out
| lines of timber We're carefully sketcheh.
/ The total cost of The work Iii the big
Horn area is 81, 9J2.
l.. e. Town was employed as special
field assistant for the examination of thu
Big Horn forests. lie commenced work
about the middle of July and ended at
| the close of September. His report has
| been completed. For graphic represen-
tation of the facts regarding this reserve
maps of portion of the reserve upon a
scale of 1:l25.0O0 are available. The ie
naming portion is less well known. but
it will be possible to prepare an approx
mately correct map upon a scale OF four
miles TO the inch representing its entire
area, which will be used by the sur
yey.
As a portion of the area included in
the Teton reserve was known to be SET
He'd, and as initial geodetic positions
and level elevations were available, the
work planned was to secure additional
triangulation control, to commence the
leveling, and to begin the preliminary
work for mapping The eastern part of
the reserve. The necessary outfit for
two parties of five men each was pro-
cured al Idaho Falls, this being the
nearest available Quitting point Field
work was commenced July is and
stopped Oct. is. The total sum expend-
ed is 81 ,S61. The practical results ac-
complished were the location of eight
triang ulation stations within the re-
serve. the running Of l54 miles of aceu-
rate spirit-leyel lines, the establishment
Of Is level bench marks, the survey of
1I3 miles of roads, and the careful Local
ton of 60 land-survey corners. The
work is now in such condition that to-
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when the weather permits, without any
additional office or field work.
The examination of the Teton reserve
forests was assigned to DIR. L. S. Bran
degee, who was employed as spec al
field assistant for this purpose. He
commenced work the list of July, and
concluded about the end of September.
His report has been completed and is in
the office of the survey here. The yell
lowstone reserve has been mapped by
the survey on scale of lips, 200, and
the area of the Teton reserve was
mapped by the Hayden survey 20 years
ago, upon a scale of four miles to the
inch. Mr.. Walcott says these maps will
he used for the representation of por-
tons of data as are susceptible of
graphic representation.
" :. Gfiice.
Major w w. Anderson, the Bozeman
editor is here. He makes no effort to
conceal the fact that he would like
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