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Show 112 Grande; also, in rectangles 47, 48, and 57, arid portions of 65, along the east base of the Sierra Nevada range. It is not deemed essential or advisable to have limited long in advance special areas to be occupied in any one year, although, so far as practicable, the areas of several years should be made to conjoin, yet the survey should be held as an intact organization, prepared to carry on its work in any portion of the interior west of the one hundredth meridian into which it shall be ordered by the War Department. As the surveys of the General Land- Office are being extended into the mountainous mining- districts, and as there are boundary- lines between political divisions yet to be marked, I would suggest the propriety of an interchange of results between the General Land- Office and this survey. The use of details of the former prevents the necessity of duplication of work in certain valley- areas, while points could be furnished checking standard meridians and bases, prominent points on boundary- lines, initial points for the surveys of mining claims and areas, & c. The amount required for the prosecution of the field and office work of the survey for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, by the- unit of force proposed, is $ 95,000. No less sum than this can be used with the same resulting degree of economy. The probable distribution of expenditures under this appropriation would be as follows: Expense of nine parties in field and office $ 58,000 Transportation, including purchase of animals 8,500 Purchase of materials, outfits, & c - 6,5C0 Subsistence of parties in the field 6,400 Forage, including winter- herding 7,500 Repairs of instruments 1,500 Office- rent, fuel, storage, & o 3,100 Contingencies, iueluding erection of monuments and observatories at astronomical stations 3,500 Total 95,000 Amount appropriated to continue explorations and surveys west of the one hundredth meridian for the fiscal year ending June 30,1875 .-. $ 30,000 00 Amount allotted from balances existing June 30,1873, aud made available by act approved June 23,1874 60,000 00 Amount remaining on hand at close of fiscal year eudiug Jane 30,1874 25,889 45 Amount required for field and office for fiscal year ending June 30,1876 95,000 00 All of which is respectfully submitted. GEO. M. WHEELER, First Lieutenant Corps of Engineers, in charge. Brig. Gen. A. A. HUMPHREYS, Chief of Engineers, V. 8. Army. F F 2. PLAN FOR PUBLICATION OF REPORTS AND MAPS, WITH ESTIMATES.- SUM-MART OF PUBLICATIONS TO PRESENT TIME. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, GEOGRAPHICAL EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS WEST OF THE 100TH MERIDIAN, Washington, D. ( 7., June 30, 1874. GENERAL : The estimate of $ 95,000, submitted as the amount necessary to continue the work under my charge for the fiscal year ending |