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Show REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. 219 APPENDIX J J. ANNUAL REPORT OF LIEUTENANT GEORGE M. WHEELER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 3O, 1870. GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS WEST OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH MERIDIAN, IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND MONTANA. CONTEN TS. Pap*. Summary <>f field and office operations........................................ 2*21 Personnel................................................................... 224 Astronomical............................................................... 2*25 Geodetic and topographical.................................................. 256 Triangulation-map...................................................to face 255 Routes of communication............................___..................... 256 Progress-map............................................................... 257 Itinerary................................................................... 257 Natural resources........................................................... 260 Barometric! hypsometry...................................................... 206 Natural history, (including geology, paleontology, mining-information, economic botany and agriculture, zoology, ethnology, and philology).................. 266 Publications................................................................ 290 Diversion of the- Colorado River.............................................. 290 ¦Summarized history of survey................................................ 297 Conclusion.................................................................. 298 Estimates............................................... ................... 299 A1TENDIXE*. A.-Exeeutive and descriptive report of Lient. William L. Marshall, Corps of Engineers................................................................ 300 B.-Executive and descriptive report of Lieut. Eric Bergland, Corps of Engineers ................................................................... 329 C-Executive report of Lieut. W. L. Carpenter, Ninth Infantry............... 346 D.-Executive report of Lieut. R. Birnie, jr., Thirteenth Infantry.............. 350 E.-Executive and descriptive report of Lieut. C. C. Morrison, Sixth Cavalry... 356 F.-Executive report of Lieut. C. \V. Whipple, Ordnance Corps................ 367 G 1.-Barometric h>psometry, tield-season of 1^75, by Lieut. W. L. Marshall, Corps of Engineers....................................___.............. 370 G 2.-Report on the meteorological conditions of the Mohave Desert, by Dr. Oscar Lomv.....................?............................................... 372 H 1.-Report on the geology of a portion of Southern California, by Prof. Jules Marcou................................................................... 378 H 'J.-Report on the geological and mineralogical character of Southeastern California and adjacent regions, by Dr. Oscar Loew......................... 393 II 3.-Report on the alkaline lakes, thermal springs, mineral springs, and brackish waters of .Southern California and adjacent country, by Dr. O. Loew...... 408 II 4.-Report on the geology of the mountain ranges from La Veta Pass to the head of the Pecos, by Mr. A. R. Conkling................................... 419 II 5.-Report upon the operations of a special natural history party and main-tield party No. 1, California section, field-season of 1875, being the results of observations upon the economic botany and agriculture of portions of Southern California, by Dr. J. T. Kot brock, acting assistant surgeon, United States Army..................................................................... 422 II 6.-Report on the physical and agricultural features of Southern California, aud especially of the Mohave Desert, by Dr. O. Loew........................ 434 H 7.-Report on the geographical distribution of vegetation in the Mohave Desert, by Dr. O. Loew........................................................ 443 II K-Report on the ornithology of the portions of California visited during the field-season of 1h7.">, by II. W. Henshaw, ornithologist....................... 444 |
