Thanks to John Wesley Powell, head of the U.S. Geological Survey, and Marsh's contacts with the rich and powerful in Washington, Marsh was placed at the head of the consolidated government survey and was happy to be out of the sensationalist spotlight.
Grazas a John Wesley Powell, xefe do Servizo Xeolóxico dos Estados Unidos, e ós seus contactos con persoas ricas e poderosas de Washington, Marsh pasou a estar á fronte do servizo gobernamental consolidado e quedou satisfeito por saír do centro de atención sensacionalista.