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Show 5 additional experience of observers, having advauced and strengthened as heretofore within the year. The officers of the survey were employed duriug the office- season as follows: First Lieut. Wm. L. Marshall, Corps of Engineers, in charge of field astronomical and geodetic computation and meteorological work, assisted by Lieut. Sogers Birnie, jr., Thirteenth United States Infantry, and Lieut. S. E. Blunt, Ordnance Department, until relieved; First Lieat. Philip M. Price, Corps of Engineers, in charge of topographical work and general supervision of property, including instruments and instrument- record; Second Lieut. C. W. Whipple, Third United States Artillery, in charge of draughting work. Acting Assistant Surgeon J. T. Eothrock, United States Army, in examination of, and report upon, the collections made by the party under his charge during the field- season, and preparation of material for vol. VI ( Botany) of the survey- reports. Acting Assistant Surgeon H. C. Yarrow, United States Army, in charge of zoological work and preparation of reports thereon, assisted by Mr. H. W. Henshaw, ( ornithologist.) Subreports from these officers, also from Prof. E. D. Cope, on ruins of ancient buildings observed in New Mexico; on geological survey of field- season of 1874, including paleontology of Santa F£ marls, are herewith. Prof. C. A. White was also engaged in preparing report upon invertebrate fossils ; and at this writing the report, with plates, is ready for the printer and engraver, and will appear in vol. IV of the survey-reports. Assistant Dr. F. Kampf was engaged in the reduction and computation of astronominal work and preparation of observations for final publication. Assistants Frank Carpenter, F. A. Clark, W. A. Cowles, F. O. Max-son, Louis Nell, W. H. Eowe, J. C. Spiller, E. J. Sommer, and Gilbert Thompson, in the reduction and plotting of field- notes j Dr. Oscar Loew iu the analysis of soils, minerals, mineral- waters, plants, & c, aud preparation of reports thereon; also reports upon Indian languages and ancient ruins. Charles Herman and J. C. Lang, in the projection, line drawing, lettering, & c, of maps; and Mr. J. E. Weyss in drawing the mountain Work upon the final maps; Hospital- Steward T. V. Brown, United States Army, and Mr. F. M. Lee, in the reduction of meteorological observations and computation of altitudes; and Messrs. Francis Klett, Geo. M. Lockwood, J. B. Minnick, J. D. McChesney, and W. D. Wheeler, in the settlement of money and property accounts, correspondence, distribution of reports, maps, & c; Mr. T. 11. O'Sullivan, in printing photographs, maps, & c. The following is a general summary of field and office work duriug the year: FIKLD. Maiu telegraphic longitude stations 5 Latitudes determined: Main stations C Sextant stations 50 Main triangnlation stations occupied 51 Topographical stations occupied 103 Number of miles traversed 11,440.25 Number of main barometrical stations occupied 572 Number of aneroid stations occupied 3,335 Number of botanical specimens collected .' 9,000 Number of specimens of mammals, fish, reptiles, aud insects collected 20,155 Number of specimens of birds collected. 1,227 Number of other ornithological specimens collected 83 Number of lots geological aud mineralogical specimens collected, ( including mineral- waters) 497 |