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was received; and, on June | (the re-
| qulred 30 days Of posting having
elapsed) the bids were opened
| The work Of segregatng and tabulat-
Ing the bids, and calculating the cost OF
the survey OF each individual township
| (0bout 12 townshlpa) from the prices
named in the respective bids, WAS i'm
mediately commenced.
On June % the bids together with
tabulated sheets showing the segrega-
tlon OF the bids. and diagram show
Ing the proposed grouping and location
| or the various contracts, were forward
ed TO the Hon. Commissioner for APP
proval; and on July ~ authority to
award the contracts, as recommended,
| was received,
The contracts and special instructions
were written up as speedily as possible
and transmitted TO the Hon. Commits
sloner for approval as soon az the depu-
ties had executed the required bonds.
The first contract was dated July 20,
and the last Aug, 10, with the excep-
ton OF No. 21j, Washington jenkins,
d. S., which was dated Sept, %, owing
TO a change IN deputy.
Upon receipt Of the approval Of the
contracts, the first Of which reached
this office Aug 49, the deputies as soon
as they could organize their parties,
proceeded to the neld and worked
with the greatest expedition, common
surate with good work, until driven In
by the heavy SHOWS, which fall quite
early IN the mountainous portions and
remain until June. The last party left
the field about the middle of Novem-
Der.
Out Of the rs contracts awarded, three
have been completed, namely: Harvey
| y. Hest, No, 2G6, liability 1922, Collier
and RACER, No, 269, liability NG6S; and
Stewart and Booth, No 2iO liability
! s7,325; making liability OF NbsO5 out
Of total liability OF S9i,256.
| or these three contracts Mr.. Hest
| has filed all his returns they are nearly
worked up, and will be transmitted TO
| Washington in about four weeks. Col
lier and RACER have fled eight town.
ships and they are being examined; but
their survey is very complicated, IN
volving a great deal Of labor and viii
take some time to complete In this Of.
fee. Stewart and Booth have not filed
any OF their returns.
| CONDlllON VI AosN AiNhNip'
The condition Of the remaining con-
tracts Is as follows
John X. and A. j. Stewart No. 2I
have surveyed four (D out of fourteen
0D townships, they expect to file notes
OF same by May 10, and the balance
of the survey by Sept. 80.
James II. Martneau, No. 26S, has sur.
veyed a portion Of his contract and
) expects to complete his field work III
June, and file returns as soon after at
possible which means, probably Aug
. ust or September.
. Fred Johnson No. 2'6, has sur
. yeyed about two and one-half CA
townships; expects to enter held aOou'
! June / and file returns about Sept. 10
! No returns yet filed,
Francis NJ. Lyman, Jr, No. "a, mas
, | nearly surveyed one % township; vii
, enter field about middle Of June; anC
/ file returns in September.
j. G.. Dick and A. *. Tiernan, No. 2I2
! have completed three so townships
!. and partly surveyed two CD Others
!. Part of this has been filed in the OF
!. fee, and examination commenced. The,
: expect to enter the field June j, an'
: file returns about Aug. To-
I Herman y, Prudential, No. 2bS, wv
{ (2) townships surveyed, and return
: filed; office examination commenced
: DEPUTY says he cannot say how 500
!. ne viii enter field and return balanc
of work. as It depends upon physicn
: condition o. ground.
j. w. McKim, No. 27I has surveye
about three and one-half (3h) town
ships: no returns filed; expects to en-
ter field June /, and file returns b.
Sept, 10.
James ". Trotter, No. 273, has sur
veyed about three so townships; n
June and file returns Aug, To-
/, returns fled expects to enter fiel
Swan and Ferron No, 27s, have sur
veyed four (D townships; no return
filed; except to enter field in April; ant
file returns In September.
; Brown a. Brown No 26i, who hay
the survey Of the boundaries, hav
completed all except about thirty $50
miles on north boundary, which the
will not be able TO complete until June
They have not yet filed their returns
but will probably do 80 soon, Of tina
portion which is complete, and the re
mainder In August.
Scott +. Stewart and Clarence s, Jar
= Wis, No, PSI, have not commenced thel
survey, as the deputies who were re
quired to establish their starting poin
did not do so until Oct, 10, too late 10
r them to start last season. They ok
pect TO enter the field May /, and retur
their notes Sept 10, at the earliest; oct
49, at the latest
william Dallas, No. 261, has not com
menced his survey; viii do so abou
May /, and file returns about Angus
&c.
u Washington jenkins, No, 2I5. has nc
n completed the survey OF any township
Il on account of delay In approval Of con
o tract; expects to enter filed about Ma
; /, and file returns In August
C Page a. Kershaw No. 27g. have no
j. commenced their survey; expect to en-
ter field in April, and file returns |
August.
Is james NJ, Lentz, No, ESQ, has not com
@ menced his survey; expects TO ente
n field In April and file returns in August
b, The time limit on all the contracts
V Sept. 30, 1904.
Is From the above Il will be seen tina
e there are three contracts completed
- ten contracts commenced; and five nc
yet started,
s. Mr.. Lentz and Stewart & Jarvis coul
K not start until Page & Kershaw he
d their lines established; Page & KeI
shaw could not start until Swan
Ferron had their lines In; and Swan
Ferron had TO wait until Stewart
-" Booth had their lines established
a Stewart and Booth. and Swan an
y. Fcrron got into the field as quickly a
=, possible after the approval OF their cor
q tracts by the Hon. Commissioner, bu
. Il was impossible for them TO get line
a established In time for Page and KeI
= shaw to get properly started befor
- winter set In.
a ADDITIONAL REASONS.
"a A synopsis Of the facts shows Abou
le A townships surveyed, Of which six
2, teen 06) have been tled the remainin