Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-28
C. |. 0u Bots and Daniel B. Mil
Ter Meet Today to Name
Survey Parties.
GOVERNMENT TAKES CHARGE
Contract System Heretofore Employed
Has Proven Unsatisfactory--
To Buy Materials Here,

The unsurveyed public lands in Iron.
Garfield, Washington. Kane and san
Juan counties in Utah, viii be brought
under rod and transit in the near
future, according to the plans develop
ed by the government under the direct
supervision OF the interior department
and given into the hands OF the sur
Ncyor general OF Utah for execution.
The sum of $4,000 has been appro-
priated by Congress for prosecuting
this work, in addition TO $4,000 avail
able from the general appropriation for
surveys OF public lands, and II is eX-
pected that considerable portion OF
the work will be accomplished with
these amounts.
The work viii be done directly by
surveyors In the employ OF the govern
ment. Heretofore all work of this char
acter has been performed by contract.
and II is claimed that the contract plan
has proven very unsatisfactory In
many respects &. l.. Dubois, chief OF
the survey division Of the general land
Office, rs expected TO arrive In this city
today from Helena, and in connection
with Daniel r. Miller, who has been
designated as supervising surveyor BY
the government under the new system
OF survey of public lands. and who is
now In the city, the work Of organic
ing the surveying corps for the south
ern Utah counties VIII be perfected.
SURVEYOR GENERAL IN CHARGE.
United States surveyor General
Thomas Hull will have the direction Of
the survey In this state, and under
his supervision the purchasing OF sup
plies and equipment for the surveys
will he made. Under the old system
OF contract work. the government did
not have to furnish any of the in
struments tents, equipment OF sup
plies required by the surveying
parties. but under the new order all
paraphernalia required In the work
must be purchased under the direction
OF the surveyor generals office
Through the efforts OF the Utah del
egation we were successful In secur-
ing an appropriation Of $4,000. with
which to continue the work OF survey
ing the southern counties OF the state"
said Surveyor General HUI this morn
ing, and under the new order the work
must be done by surveyors employed
directly by the government While the
top salary provided is only 5000 per
month and expenses. we have had APP
pllcations for positions on the survey
by very competent men, ana anticipate
no trouble in securing all the help
needed And while the names Of a num-
Der Of men are before US with refer
ence 20 appointment on the new work.
yet no announcements will be made
until the arrival Of Mr.. Dubois from
Helena, who has charge OF the work.
Bids have been requested for supplies
and equipment from salt Lake city
and from towns IN southern Utah.
where the work is to be done, and we
shall buy Of course where we can do
the best. The work of this office viii
be enormously increased by the work
to be undertaken. and while no funds
have been provided 10 take care OF
the extra clerical work, yet IL must be
done and We shall trust to the next
session of Congress for remuneration
1T will require about 5000 900. ac-
cor1ing To the best estimates obtain
able. to complete the surveys in the
five counties named. or this amount
100000 has already been appropriated.
$4,000 OF which Is available for this
year. the first $4,000 having been OK
pended heretofore The surveys Of
these southern counties were originally
undertaken on application Of parties
who desired 10 make oil locations but
Of course all mineral and agricultural
lands viii come under the general sur
vey which has been ordered and will he
prosecuted under the direction Of the
department"