Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents].

M.-Statement of condition of appropriation for surveys of public land in Utah for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877.

By amount disallowed Bailey & Burrill on their contract of September 4, 1873.
By amount of Joseph and William A. Gorlinski's contract No. 74, dated September
4, 1876......

$6, 936 10

$436 10

6,500 00

6, 936 10

A portion of this contract has been returned and approved by me, but has been suspended by the General Land Office. NATHAN KIMBALL,

Surveyor General.

L-Report of the surveyor general of Nevada.

UNITED STATES SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Virginia City, Nevada, August 24, 1877.

SIR: In compliance with your instructions of April 3, 1877, I have the honor to submit the following report, in duplicate, of the operations of this office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, with accompanying statements relative to the surveying department.

A.-Statement of account of appropriation for compensation of the United States surveyor general for Nevada, and the employés in his office, during the fiscal year

1876-77.

B No. 1.-Statement of account of appropriation for surveys of public lands in Nevada during the fiscal year 1876-'77.

B No. 2-Statement of account of appropriation for survey of the northerly and southerly lines of the Sutro Tunnel grant, under the appropriation for privatel and claims, during the fiscal year 1876-77.

C.-Statement of account of appropriation for rent of office, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger in the office of the United States surveyor general of Nevada, during the fiscal year 1876-77.

D.-Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor general, with the number of miles surveyed, during the fiscal year 1876-'77.

E.-List of public lands surveyed in the State of Nevada during the fiscal year

1876-77.

F.-Statement of special deposits with the subtreasurer of the United States for survey of the mineral claims in Nevada during the fiscal year 1876-77.

G.-List of mineral claims surveyed in the State of Nevada during the fiscal year 1876-77.

H.-Statement of plats made in the office of the United States surveyor general during the fiscal year 1876-77.

I-Statement for the surveying service in the State of Nevada for the fiscal year

1878-79.

K.-Statement of special deposit made by the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California and Nevada:

The operations of the surveying service in this district have been confined entirely to the survey of agricultural and grazing lands. Sixteen townships have been surveyed, embracing an area of 262,844.04 acres of agricultural and grazing lands, 5,653 61 acres of lakes, and 64,220.72 unsurveyed and unfit for cultivation; total 332,718.37 acres;

together with 104 applications for patents to mineral claims, embracing an area of 1,277 acres; one town site of 89.52 acres, and one application for salt lands embracing an area of 1,280 acres, making a total of 2,646.52 acres.

There was also surveyed under instructions from the honorable Commissioner of the General Land Office, bearing date July 27, 1876, the northerly and southerly boundary lines of the Sutro Tunnel grant, lying in townships 16 and 17 north, ranges 20 and 21 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, commencing at a point 2,004 feet northerly and 2,004 feet southerly from the center line of said tunnel, course N. 64° 45′ E. a distance of 36,960 feet, being a surface location of 7 miles in length by 4 003 feet wide. The subjoined statement is from the secretary of the Sutro Tunnel Company.

"SUTRO TUNNEL COMPAN
San Francisco, A

1877. "DEAR SIR: Your favor of 13th instant to Mr. Sutro has been forwarded to me. I herewith submit an outline of our work. I arrange these dates by years as follows: "1869.-Work on tunnel began in November, and 460 feet constructed to January,

1870.

"1870.-Progress made from 460 feet to 1,750 feet; total of 1,290 feet; average monthly progress 107 feet; size of tunnel 1,000 feet 12 x 16; beyond, header run 6 x 6; subsequently enlarged to 8 x 8 feet.

"1871.-Progress made from 1,750 feet to 2,665 feet; total 915 feet; average progress per month 76 feet; size of header 63 x 6 feet; subsequently enlarged to 8 x 8 feet. "1872.-Progress made from 2,665 feet to 3,480 feet; total 815 feet; average progress per month 66 feet; size of heading 6 x 6 feet; subsequently enlarged to 8 x 8 feet. "1873.-Progress made from 3,450 feet to 5,399 feet; total, 1,919 feet. During the year, shaft No. 1 was sunk to tunnel level, and drifts E and W driven 655 feet. Average progress of header per month, excluding the 655 feet of drifts, 105 feet; average size of header, 64 x 64; subsequently enlarged to 8x8 feet.

"1874.-Progress made from 5,399 feet to 8,079 feet; total, 2,680 feet; average per month, 223 feet. April 25, started 1 Burleigh drill; June 22, 4 Burleigh drills running; August 7, 6 Burleigh drills running; March 19, commenced widening tunnel; April 11, header was run 8 x 14 from 5,800 feet to 7,400 feet; November 4, header was reduced to 8x 10, its present size.

"1875.-From 8,879 feet to 11,807 feet; total progress, 3,728 feet; average monthly progress, 310 feet.

"1876.--From 11,807 feet to 15,477 feet; total progress, 3,670 feet; average monthly progress, 30512 feet.

"1877.-To August, from 15,477 feet to 17,611 feet; total progress, 2,134 feet; average monthly progress, for first seven months, 305 feet.

"Temperature.-Present temperature of air at header is about 895, of water, 93°. "Water.-Present average flow of water from tunnel is 2 miners' inches.

"Powder. The quantity of powder-Giant No. 1-used varies, averaging 3,000 to 4,000 pounds per month.

nel.

Débris.-An average of 2,000 car loads of rock per month are removed from the tun

I have very little to add in regard to this industry in addition to my last report. Many of the districts throughout the State are having encouraging prospects. Among the most noted are Marietta and Belville, Esmeralda County; Tuscarora and Spruce Mountain, Elko County; Eureka, Enreka County; White Pine, White Pine County; and Reese River, Lander County; also rich placer diggings have been found in the Osceola district in White Pine County, lying at the base of Jeff. Davis Peak, in townships 13 and 14 north, range 68 east, and are now being worked.

The mine in Storey County, on the Comstock lode, is still being prosecuted with vigor, and the yield of bullion will not fall short of last year. Herewith please find statement of the superintendent of the Consolidated Virginia and California mines of ore and bullion produced for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877:

"DEAR SIR: I send herewith a statement of the yield of the mines of the State from July 1, 1876, to June 30, 1877. I did not recapitulate, as the statement is necessarily incomplete, five counties not yet having reported.

"Very truly, yours,

"General E. S. DAVIS,
"Virginia City, Nev.

"W. W. HOBERT,

"Comptroller.

Yield of mines of the State of Nevada from July 1, 1876, to June 30, 1877.