A.-Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor general for California with deputy surveyors, for the survey of public lands, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, and payable out of the public appropriation for that year. J. M. Anderson 1882. Sept. 13 A. F. Herrmann.. Oct. 7 John C. Dunlap . Nov. 20 Edward A. Von Schmidt Dec. 22 William Minto........ Charles W. Sawyer Nov. 21 1883. Jan. 3 P. M. Norboe... Jan. 30 A. B. Beauvais J. M. Anderson Apr. 17 No. 281-Complete survey No. 297.-Complete survey Feb. 20 No. 303.-Complete survey John D. Hall.. June 6 *$400 paid from special deposits. 3.-Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor general for California with deputy surveyors for the survey of public lands during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, and payable out of special deposits. 7 E.; T. 18 S., R. 5 E.; T. 48 N., R. 12 W vey of T. 17, 18, and 19 S., R. 47 E.; T. 6 S., R. 39 E.; T. 4 S., R. 36 and No. 276.-Complete sur Humboldt vey of T. 4 N., R. 7 and 8 E.; T. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, D. M. Hill. July 31 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 N., T. 34, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, R. 34, 35, and 36 E. No. 282.-Complete sur- Mount Diablo . 83 00 103 24 6,400 00 3,780 02 vey of T. 14 S., R. 5 and B.-Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor general for California with deputy surveyors, &c.-Continued. No. 280.-Complete the Mount Diablo $3,000 00 sur- ....do No. 284.-Complete sur vey of T. 21 S., R. 4 E. No. 290.-Complete ..do vey of T. 2 S., R. 8 W. No. 296. Complete sur- No. 298.-Complete sur- 374 00 $345 40 930 00 92 00 74 07 9,500 00 vey of T. 22 S., R. 5 E.; T. 23 S., R. 5, 6, and 7 E.; T. 24 S., R. 5, 6, and 7 E. No. 300.-Complete survey of T. 21 S., R. 5 E.; T. 22 S., R. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 E. Survey. C.-Statement of special deposits made by the Central Pacific Railroad Company and its branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883. 191 Mar. 19 do do 6 Los Angeles 45 135 Marysville 183 87 551 62 8 Los Angeles Granted limits 45 219 May 2 do do 9 do do 81 135 244 220 May 2 ..do do 10 do do 180 540 221 May .do do 1 Bodie do 135 4 05 222 May 2 .do do 8 Visalia Indemnity limits 1.79 5.39 223 May 2 do do 9 do ..do 90 2.70 224 May 2 do do 10 .do Granted limits. 1.80 540 C.-REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR GENERAL OF COLORADO. UNITED STATES SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Denver, Colo., July 23, 1883. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report of this office, in duplicate, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, with tabular statements as follows: A.-Statement of contracts made under the regular appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883. B.-Statement of contracts made under the acts of Congress of May 30, 1862, March 3, 1872, and March 3, 1879. C.-Statement of town sites surveyed, together with amounts paid therefor. D.-Statement of deposits made by railway companies for field and office work. Under the apportionment of $41,000 assigned to this district for the fiscal year 1882-83, contracts were let for the surveys of standard, meridian, township, and subdivisional lines on the late Ute Indian reservation, amounting to $34,791.50, leaving a balance of $6,208.50, estimated as cost of unfinished surveys. None of the surveys thus contracted for have been completed. The deputies were unable to commence work when the contracts were awarded last season in consequence of the near approach of winter, and this spring the unusual quantity of snow remaining up to July 1, 1883, upon the range, where the preliminary portions of the work was to be performed, prevented their taking the field until about the 5th in stant. Further detentions and delays have been reported, caused by extreme high water from heavy rains and the rapid melting of the snows. At this date the deputies are all in the field, and their instructions require them to push the surveys under their respective contracts to completion as rapidly as is consistent with careful and correct work. During the year there were surveyed 16,277 miles, 5 chains, 6 links, as follows: priation and special deposits Number of town sites surveyed Amount of deposits for field work Amount of deposits for office work. Re-established section lines. Number of townships surveyed Aggregate of special deposits for surveys and office work under sections 2401, 2402, 2403, Re Field work. Office work vised Statutes. Total number of plats and copies made for surveys under regular appro 45, 324.00 4,036, 72 844 12 $860 00 345 00 Less deposits returned for surveys that have been abandoned. Leaving a balance of.... 1,602 1,660 32 5, 160 $41,570 00 722 50 40,847 50 |