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Show 36 SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF OCTOBER 1, 1875. My own duties took rae from the office in Washington on the evening of May 26, to the field, in connection with the California section, where I was engaged until September 1. Returning, Washington was reached September 10, and office- duties resumed. While in the field, I had personal charge of one of the main field parties of the California section, which, at the date of my leaving, was divided iuto two parts, one remaining in charge of Acting Assistant Surgeon J. T. Eothrock, and another in charge of Mr. Francis Klett, who has now been with the survey for the fifth year. There were two other separate and distinct parties: the first in charge of Lieut. C. W. Whipple, Third United States Artillery, ( who had meanwhile been transferred to the Ordnance Corps,) the second in charge of Lieut. Rogers Birnie, jr., Thirteenth Uuited States lufantry. A special party under Lieut. Eric Bergland had proceeded to the Colorado River early in June, to make certain special examinations along its bauks, and run a reconnaissance- line and occupy several mountain- stations en route. The Colorado section was placed in charge of Lieutenant Marshall, who took the field on the 15th of June fro. n Pueblo, in charge of one of the parties; Lieut. C. C. Morrison, Sixth United States Cavalry, and Lieut. W. L. Carpenter, Ninth United States Infantry, having been charged each with the command of one of the other parties. A special natural- history party operated distinctly from the main branch of the California sectiou, in the immediate vicinity of Santa Barbara, Cal., co- operating with parties of the Smithsonian Institution engaged iu making ethnological collections. This party was eminently successful, and the resulting collections, consisting of a large number and variety of stone implements and wares, & c, human crania aud bones, are now daily expected at this office. Meanwhile the office- work has been proceeded with as rapidly as possible Mr. George M. Lockwood having been placed in charge. Three draughtsmen and one computer have been engaged in the topographical room. Duplicate field- records and plots are now transmitted to the office in Washington from month to month during the field season. On the 31st of August, the parties whose command I had relinquished reported from the vicinity of Keruvilie, Cal. Lieutenant Birnie forwards a succinct field- report from Panamint, Cal., under date of the 27th of August. On the 24th of August, Lieuten-aut Whipple sent by mail a letter from old Port Tejou, settiug forth the continuance of his operations in the Coast range near Soledad Pass, at the head of Santa Clara valley. Lieutenant Bergland reported the arrival of his party at Camp Mohave, Ariz., August 23, and by telegraph at San Bernardino, Cal., September 24. Lieutenant Marshall submits reports of his own party up to August 14, at camp on the Dolores lliver on the west side of the San Miguel range, Colorado, with accompanying reports of Lieutenant Morrison from Fort Wingate, N. Mex., on the 27th of July, and from Lieutenant Carpenter at Fort Garland oa the 1st of Angust. Without exception, the health of the command, consisting of 77 officers* assistants, aud employes, is good. The 145 riding, pack, and team animals are reported in good condition. No casualties of any special note have occurred. The results, so far, have been quite as successful as could have been expected; aud the practicability of dividing the expedition of the season into separate and distinctly- orgau-ized parties, working under independent instructions, has been proven. The Colorado section will reach Fort Lyon, on the Arkansas River, |