B.-Statement of contracts entered into by the enrveyor general of Oregon for survey of public lands, &c.-Continued.

NOTE -Two small islands were surveyed during the year under the special deposit law, on which were deposited: For field work, $52.51; for office work, $27.

PORTLAND, OREG., July, 1883.

N.-REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR GENERAL OF UTAH.

UNITED STATES SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 23, 1883.

SIR: In compliance with your circular of April 19, 1883, I have the honor to transmit herewith in duplicate the annual report of the surveying operations in this district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, accompanied with the following tabular

statements:

A.-Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands under the regular appropriation returned and approved during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883.

B.-Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands, under deposits made by individuals, returned and approved during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883. There has been surveyed since my last annual report 3,245 miles, 13 chains, and 98 links, embracing 44 townships, at a cost of $33,448.66.

One hundred and sixty-four subdivision plats and 30 exterior plats have been made in the agricultural division.

The amount of deposits for surveys under sections 2401, 2402, 2403 was $12,068.19 for field work, and $1,825 for office work.

During the fiscal year 161 mining claims have been surveyed, 711 plats were made in the mineral division, the amount deposited therefor being $5,238 for office work and stationery.

Very respectfully,

Hon. N. C. MCFARLAND,

FRD. SALOMON, United States Surveyor General.

Commissioner General Land Office, Washington, D. C.

285

Remarks.

A.-Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands under the regular appropriation returned and approved during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883.

Subdivisions: Fractional T. 11 S., R. 14 W., of the Salt

Lake meridian.

Ditto augmented

M. chs. lks.

Meridian lines: Resurvey of the Salt Lake meridian in
T. 13, 14, and 15 S.; the Clark's Valley guide meridian
in T. 16, 17, 18, and 19 S., between R. 12 and 13 E., of
the Salt Lake meridian.

352 00 40 00

Township lines: Survey and resurvey of fractional E.
boundary T. 10 S., R. 6 E.; survey of S. boundary T.
11 S., R. 8 E.; survey of S. and fractional W. boundary
of T. 11 S., R. 9 E.; survey of fractional N. and resur
vey of fractional E. boundary T. 13 S., R. 6 E.; sur-
vey fractional N. and W. boundaries, T. 17 S., R. 8 E.;
resurvey fractional E. boundary T. 18 S., R. 7 E.; sur-
vey fractional S. and W. boundaries. T. 19 S., R. 9 E.;
survey of the E. and survey and resurvey of the N.
boundaries T. 20 S., R. 8 E.; survey of E. boundary
T. 21 S., R. 16 E.; survey of E. and N. boundaries T.
22 S., R. 16 E.; survey E. and N. boundaries T. 22 S.,
R. 17 E.; survey E. and N. and fractional S. bound-
aries T. 23 S., R. 16 E.; survey S., E., and N. bound-
aries T. 23 S., R. 17 E.; survey of fractional N. and
W. boundaries T. 28 S., R. 9 E.; survey of the N. and
W. boundaries T. 28 S., R. 10 E.; survey of the frac-
tional N. and S. boundaries T. 28 S., R. 11 E.; survey
N. and E. boundaries T. 29 S., R. 4 E.; survey of N.,
W., and fractional S. boundaries T. 29 S., R. 8 E.; sur-
vey of fractional N. and S. boundaries T. 29 S., R. 9
E.: survey of N., S., and W. boundaries T. 29 S., R.
10 E.; survey of W. and S. boundaries T. 29 S., R. 11
E., and survey of W. boundary T. 30 S., R. 11 E. of the
Salt Lake meridian.

Meanders: North bank of Green River T. 21 S., R. 16
E. of the Salt Lake meridian augmented.

Ferdinand Dickert 112 Sept. 15 Such guide meridian, standard, exterior, and subdivis-
ion lines as may be necessary and desirable and as
the growing settlement may most require, all of which
to be in that portion of Utah Territory bound on the
south by the Salt Lake base line, on the east by the
first guide meridian west, on the north by the north-
ern boundary of Utah, and on the west by the west-
ern boundary of Utah.

A.-Statement showing condition of survey of public lands under the regular appropriation returned and approved during the fiscal year, Sc.-Continued.