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sion plats, in order to enable coterminous proprietors to make joint entries, in accordance with the subdivision lines.

Under the act of Congress approved July 1, 1864, the expenses for surveys of private land claims, during the present year, have been defrayed from funds deposited by the owners of the respective claims, as required by said act.

Under the act of Congress approved July 26, 1866, and the instructions from the department dated January 14, 1867, relating to the survey of mineral lands in California, I have deemed it proper to establish nine surveying districts, known as "mineral districts" upon the records of this office, within which are embraced the principal mining counties of the State. These districts are as follows: Mineral district No. 1: The counties of Del Norte, Klamath, and Humboldt. Mineral district No. 2: The counties of Siskiyou, Shasta, and Trinity. Mineral district No. 3: The counties of Plumas, Butte, and Sierra. Mineral district No. 4: The counties of Yuba and Nevada. Mineral district No. 5: Mineral district No. 6: Mineral district No. 7: Mineral district No. S: islaus, and Fresno.

The counties of Placer, El Dorado, and Sacramento.
The counties of Amador and Calaveras.
The counties of Alpiné, Mono, and Inyo.

The counties of Tuolumne, Mariposa, Merced, Stan

Mineral district No. 9: The counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Kern, and Tulare.

Deputy surveyors have been commissioned by me for districts number three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine, and a system of work and returns in accordance with the act of Congress and the instructions from the department relating to mining surveys above referred to has been established under instructions to deputy surveyors in charge of mineral districts, issued from this office, of date July 17, 1867.

The surveys of mineral lands thus far returned to this office under the above act are embraced within districts numbers three, four, five, and eight.

From the accompanying statements enumerated in the first part of this report, the department will be enabled to judge the amount, value, and character of the work executed in the field and the office by the deputies and employés under my charge.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

L. UPSON,

United States Surveyor General for California.

Hon. JOSEPH S. WILSON,
Commissioner of General Land Office, Washington, D. C.

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A.-Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor general for California, during the fiscal year of 1866-'67.

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B.-Statement of number of miles surveyed in California to June 30, 1867.

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C.-Statement of account of appropriation for the survey of public lands in California during the fiscal year of 1866-'67.

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