K.-Names, nativity, &c., of surveyor general, clerks, &c., in his office at Boise City, Idaho, during the fisc al year ending June 30, 1878. * $16.50 of this amount paid out of special deposits for mineral claims. K.-Report of the surveyor general of Utah. UNITED STATES SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, SIR: In compliance with instructions contained in your circular letter E of May 1, 1878, I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report of this office, with accompanying tabular statements (in duplicate) of the surveying operations in this district for the year ending June 30, 1878. A. Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands contracted for during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, and returned during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. B. Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands contracted for during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. C. Statement showing the number of townships, with character and extent of surveys, and amount of area of public lands returned during fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. D. Statement of approval of public surveys and transmission of copies of the same to the General Land Office and to the district land office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. E. Statement of work executed in the surveyor general's office of Utah for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. F. Statement showing the number of linear miles run, the rate per mile, and the total cost of public surveys, as returned, in Utah, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. G. Statement showing the number of acres of public lands surveyed in Utah Territory since the inception of surveys up to June 30, 1878. H. Statement of special deposits made by individuals for the survey of public lands in Utah for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. I. Statement showing mining claims surveyed, by whom surveyed, when approved, and amount of deposit for office work on each claim. J. Statement showing condition of appropriation for incidental expenses for office of surveyor general of Utah Territory for fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. K. Statement showing condition of appropriation for salaries of surveyor general of Utah Territory and clerks in his office for fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. L. Statement showing condition of special deposits for office work in the office of the surveyor general of Utah Territory for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. M. Estimate of appropriation required for the surveying service in the Territory of Utah for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880. N. Statement of condition of appropriation for surveys of public lands in Utah Territory for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. SURVEYS DURING THE YEAR. The operations of the surveying service in this district embrace agricultural, timber, and mineral lands. Forty-two townships were surveyed, embracing 237,961.43 acres of agricultural and timber lands, 5,041.56 acres of mineral lands, and 16,933.33 acres of coal lands, making a total of 259,936.32 acres. The number of acres of public lands disposed of at the local land office at Salt Lake City for the fiscal year were Homestead entries...... Final homestead entries.. Acres. 83, 150. 02 31, 379.28 Cash entries.. Military land warrants. Timber culture Desert land Mineral lands Total... 21,584. 42 480, 26 1,280 25, 827. 18 469.386 160 164, 330.546 The mineral resources of this Territory are inexhaustible, every year developing richer and more extensive mines. FRD. SALOMON, United States Surveyor General Utah Territory. Commissioner General Land Office. Hon. J. A. WILLIAMSON, A.-Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands contracted for during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, and returned during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. Extent. Cost. Remarks. June 30, 1878. Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands contracted for during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, and returnedduring the fiscal year ending Joseph & William A. 74 Sept. 4, 1876 Exterior boundaries of township 2 south, range 7 west; township 7 M. chs. lks. $87 50 Augustus D. Ferron. 75 Jan. 23, 1877 Subdivisions of township 2 south, ranges 7 and 8 west, and townships 232 34 06 1,394 55 1 32 00 Lake meridian. 13 54 79 82 11 66 08 Thomas C. Bailey. 77 June 12, 1877 78 June 20, 1877 Newel E. Britt. Lake meridian. 76 Mar. 14, 1877 Exterior boundaries of township 29 south, range 10 west of the Salt meridian. Subdivisions of township 29 south, range 10 west of the Salt Lake meridian. Kolob guide meridian, from corner to townships 39 and 40 south, Eighth standard parallel south from corner to sections 32 and 33 Exterior boundaries, being the north and south boundaries of town- Total 6 00 00 1 00 00 78 00 10.00 B.-Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands contracted for during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878. Augustus D. Ferron 79 Aug. 27, 1877 Pleasant Valley guide meridian from corner to townships 12 and 13 south, between ranges 6 and 7 east, north through townships 12 and 11 south, and to corner for sections 19, 24, 25, and 30, in township 10 south, between ranges 6 and 7 east, of the Salt Lake meridian. Jas. H. Martineau.. 80 Aug. 30, 1877 Ditto, mountainous and timbered Ditto, mountainous and timbered the south boundary of township 11 6 east; townships 11 and 12 south. Ditto, mountainous and timbered B.-Statement showing condition of surveys of public lands, &c.-Continued. Andrew J. Stewart, 81 Sept. 26, 1877 First standard parallel south, from the jr. established standard corner to town- Second standard parallel south from the Total Grand total. * Payable out of certificates of special deposits, dated December 10, 1877, Nos. 5419, 5420, 5421, and 5422 |