REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF ALASKA. OFFICE OF EX OFFICIO UNITED STATES SURVEYOR-GENERAL, SIR: In compliance with instructions from your Department, I have the honor to submit herewith, in duplicate, the following report of the surveying operations in this district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, and tabular statements as follows: A. Statement of applications for mineral surveys. B. Statement of applications for surveys under the act of Congress of March 15, 1891. C. Statement of special deposits for field and office work. There have been received 6 applications for mineral surveys, for which orders and instructions have been issued; 21 official surveys have been executed in the field by the deputies, and plats and field notes submitted to this office; 5 mineral surveys have been approved by this office, and triplicate plats and transcript field notes prepared by the draftsman. There have been received 15 applications for surveys under the act of Congress of March 3, 1891, for which orders and instructions have been issued; 16 official surveys under this act have been executed in the field and the plats and field notes submitted to this office, from which triplicate plats and transcript field notes have been prepared by the draftsman. B.-Statement of applications for surveys under the act of Congress of March 3, 1891. REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF ARIZONA. OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SURVEYOR-GENERAL, Tucson, Ariz., June 30, 1895. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith, in duplicate, my annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. There has been only one contract entered into for the survey of the public lands during the year. Special authority for this was given by the Department, since this office, on account of accumulation of work under previous contracts, had purposely omitted estimates for surveys for this district. The contract awarded embraced the following-named townships: The Commissioner has heretofore been notified of the progress made on contracts pending in this office. There yet remains to be done about six weeks' work. During the year the following contracts have been examined, plats and transcripts prepared and transmitted by this office to the Department: Date of contract. Description of work. Estimated amount. Name of deputy. 1892. Ridgley C. Powers.... All exterior and subdivision lines of T. 3 N., R. 4 E.; $1,380 1893. T. 4 N., R. 1 E.; T. 5 N., R 1 E. of Gila and Salt River Feb. 10 Philip Contzen... All lines necessary to complete the survey of Ts. 13, 14, 7.500 Feb. 21 Daniel Drummond.... 4,000 June 17 2,500 June 21 All lines necessary to complete the survey of T. 13 N., 26, 27, and 28 E.; T. 16 S., Rs. 23 and 24 E.; extension James H. Martineau.. Survey of exterior and subivision lines of fractional T. June 21 Francis W. Oury...... All lines necessary to complete the survey of Ts. 19 2,250 8,500 Date of contract.! Name of deputy. Description of work. Estimated amount. 1892. June 27 Nov. 6 James H. Martineau.. Survey of exterior and subdivision lines of T. 15 S., R. All lines necessary to complete survey and subdivision $1,000 400 400 This work required the preparation of 212 plats and the transcribing of about 7,000 folios, all of which was done by four clerks. MINERAL DIVISION. Special deposits during the year in this department were as follows: Now that this office has been practically cleared of all arrears I beg to express the hope that my recommendations for future apportionments to this Territory be favorably considered. There are many important surveys to be made, and in justice to the settlers they should not be further delayed. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, LEVI H. MANNING, United States Surveyor-General for Arizona. Honorable COMMISSIONER GENERAL LAnd Office, Washington, D. C. REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES SURVEYOR-GENERAL SIR: Conformable to instructions contained in Department letter E, dated April 19, 1895, I have the honor to submit my report of the surveying operations of this district for the fiscal year 1894-95, in duplicate, as follows: A. Statement of contracts entered into with deputy surveyors for surveys of public lands during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, and payable from the appropriation for the surveys of public lands for that year. B. Statement as above, but payable from the fund of special deposits is omitted, no contracts of this class having been awarded. C. Statement of special deposits made by the Central Pacific Railroad Company and its branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. D. Statement showing amount of appropriation for salaries, contingent expenses, and special deposits for the compensation of clerks and draftsmen for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. During the year there have been received and recorded and indexed the following: Miscellaneous letters... 3,231 38 65 10 Miscellaneous letters..... Contracts for the surveys of public lands, aggregating a total liability of $2,023.75.. Instructions for mineral surveys.. Instructions for report on placer claims. Transcripts have been prepared and classified as follows: Township and other surveys for General Land Office.. As above, but not yet forwarded.. Rancho notes for the Department.. Mining surveys for claimants.. Segregation surveys for claimants. Total 413 |