D.-The United States in account with Wm. H. Pratt, United States surveyor-general for California, under bonds dated March 17, 1890, and August 20, 1890, fiscal year ending June 30, 1891.

I hereby certify that the above is a full, true, and correct statement.

[SEAL.]

38, 750.00

WM. H. PRATT,

U. S. Surveyor-General for California.

REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF COLORADO.

OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SURVEYOR-GENERAL,

Denver, July 8, 1891.

SIR: I have the honor to submit in duplicate the annual report of this office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, with tabular statements showing the contracts entered into with deputy surveyors for the survey of public lands, payable from the regular appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, and from the appropriation for surveying abandoned military reservations made by act of Congress of March 3, 1885; the report of the division of mineral surveys, and the accounts of this office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891.

No contracts were made during the year chargeable to special deposits. Two contracts were made under the act of Congress of March 3, 1885. Seventeen contracts were made during the year for the survey of public lands, fifteen of which were not completed. As nearly all the contracts entered into were for surveys in mountainous country, and as unusually heavy snows fell during the winter, surveyors were unable to get into the field in the spring of 1891 in time to complete their work during the fiscal year. In such cases extension of time was allowed them.

Contracts dated August 29, 1889, November 4, 1889, November 23, 1889, December 27, 1889, March 4, 1890, May 13, 1890, and June 18, 1890, made the previous fiscal year, were completed this year and approved.

During the year, 1,720 miles 11 chains 15 links were surveyed and approved by this office, as follows:

Number of townships and fractional townships subdivided..

Number of townships and fractional townships subdivided by metes and
bounds of claims....

Total number of plats and copies made for surveys in land division..
Total number of diagrams made...

Descriptive lists of townships prepared and sent to local land offices...
Total acreage of land surveyed.......

Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor-general for Colorado with deputy surveyors for the survey of public lands during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891 (payable out of the regular appropriation for the year ending June 30, 1891).

Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor-general for Colorodo with deputy surveyors for the survey of public lands, etc.-Continued.

1891. Jan. 29 Feb. 28

B. F. Clark...
V. G. Hills

Mar. 2

E. D. Bright

Mar. 18

Wm. J. Fine...

Mar. 26

Apr. 3 E. S. Snell..

Survey of the west and north fractional exterior bounda
ries of Ts. 15 S., Rs. 97 and 98 W.; the fractional W.
exterior boundary of T. 14 S., R. 98 W. and the subdi-
visional lines of fractiona Ts. 14 S., R. 98 W., and 15 S.,
Rs. 97 and 98 W. of the sixth principal meridian in Col-
orado.
Survey of the west and north exterior boundaries and
subdivisional lines of fractional west half of Ts. 1 and
2 N., R. 86 W. of the sixth principal meridian in Col-
orado.

Survey of the subdivisional lines of T.2 N., R. 94 W. of
the sixth principal meridian in Colorado.
Resurvey of valley portions of Ts. 2 and 5 S., Rs. 77 and 78
W.; T.3 S., R. 77 W.; T. 4 S., R. 79 W.; T. 5 S., R. 80
W. of the sizth principal meridian in Colorado, and so
much of the exterior lines as the resurvey of the val
ley portions may require.
Survey of west and north exterior boundaries and sub-
divisional lines of fractional west half of T. 3 N., R. 86
W., sixth principal meridian in Colorado.
Survey of metes and bounds of claims of bona fide set-
tlers in Ts. 5 and 5 S.. Rs. 42 to 46 W., inclusive, sixth
principal meridian in Colorado.

Geo, W. House...... Survey of west and north exterior boundaries of Ts. 38
and 39 N., R. 19 W.; fractional north exterior bound.
aries of Ts. 38 and 39 N., R. 20 W.; and the subdivi-
sional lines of Ts. 38 and 39 N., R. 19 W.; and of frac
tional Ts. 38 and 39 N., R. 20 W. of the New Mexico
principal meridian in Colorado.
Survey of metes and bounds of claims of bona fide set-
tlers in Ts. 2 and 3 S., R. 79 W.; T. 10 S., R. 84 and 85
W.; T. 9 S., R. 85 and 86 W.; T. 8 S., R. 88 W.; T. 7 S.,
R. 89 W. of the sixth principal meridian in Colorado;
also Ts. 34 and 35 N., R. 9 W. of the New Mexico prin.
cipal meridian in Colorado.
Survey of south exterior boundary and subdivisional
lines of T8 S., R. 96 W. of the sixth principal meridian
in Colorado.

Geo. W. House.....

Apr. 8

Apr. 27

B. F. Clark.

Apr. 30
June 16

J. A. Curtis
R. S. Fuller

June 22
Apr. 27

Geo. W. House......

W. J. Fleming

Survey of south and east exterior boundaries of Ts. 3-
and 4 N., R. 98 W., and subdivisional lines of Ts. 3 and
4 N., Rs. 88 and 89 and 90 W. of the sixth principal meri-
dian in Colorado.

Amended survey of the town site of Delta, Colo....
Survey of the subdivisional lines of Ts. 3 and 4 N., R. 91
W., and T. 3 N., R. 92 W. of the sixth principal meridian
in Colorado.

Survey of the subdivisional lines of T. 13 S., R. 92 W. of
the sixth principal meridian in Colorado.
For the completion of the subdivisional survey of the
abandoned military reservation of the Uncompaghre
Cantonment (Fort Crawford).

June 29 Geo. W. House...... For the completion of the subdivisional survey in the

late Fort Lyon Military Reservation, situated in Ts. 22
and 23 S., Rs. 51 and 52 W., and the meanders of the left
or north bank of the Arkansas River, along the south
boundary of said reservation in T. 23 S., R. 51 and 52 W.

$900.00

900.00

420.00

2,450.00

450.00

1,775,00

1, 410. 00

3,600.00

785.00

2, 196.00

50.00 1, 190.00

400.00

*100.00

*194.00

*Payable out of the appropriation made by act of March 3, 1885, for surveying abandoned military reservations.

The greater portion of the work done in this office is in the mineral division, the expense of all of which is paid out of "special deposits for office-work by mining claimants."

There are in this district ninety-six United States deputy mineral surveyors, all doing active duty in the field. Following is a synopsis of the mineral work done: Mineral surveys, original and amended, ordered in fiscal year ending June 30, 1891.

Mineral surveys, original and amended, also amended plats and notes approved in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891.

The COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
Washington, D. C.

REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR GENERAL OF FLORIDA.

OFFICE UNITED STATES SURVEYOR GENERAL,

Tallahassee, Fla.

SIR: In compliance with your instructions contained in your circular letter "E," dated April 18, 1891, I have the honor to submit in duplicate the annual report of this office in relation to the service during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891. A.-Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor-general for Florida, with deputy surveyors, for the survey of public lands during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891.

B.-Statement of plats and transcripts made of surveys of public lands and approved during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891.

C.-Plats and descriptions of private claims for patents.

There has been a resurvey of the line between Ts. 13 and 14 S., R. 20 E., for the purpose of showing how settlers' lands are affected by the resurvey of James L. White, 1881.

A survey of part of lot No. 3, sec. 29, T. 32 S., R. 40 E., in order that the desired tract can be described in an executive order that shall permanently reserve it for life-saving purposes.

R. F. Ensey, having abandoned the survey of an island in T. 8 S., R. 23 E. (see last report), a contract has been entered into and special instructions issued to D. D. Rogers, who is now engaged upon the survey.

The survey of an island, T. 37 S., R. 41 E., by R. B. Burchfield (see last report), has been completed, notes filed and approved.

Nine lists of swamp and overflowed lands selected by the State of Florida, covering 5,592.49 acres have been presented in due form under act of Congress September 28, 1850, and were examined by this office. Copies were sent to the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., U. S. land office, Gainesville, Fla., and to his excellency the governor of Florida.

Another list covering 403.42 acres was presented for approval, but upon personal examination of the lands included they were found to be good agricultural lands and now under cultivation and not such as are described in said act as swamp and overflowed and the selection was therefore rejected.

There has been made and approved one plat and description of private land claims, one plat of survey of township line, one plat of survey of government reservation. Made indexes to 40 volumes field-notes which had never before been indexed. Renovated 100 old plats of 1827 to 1835 by writing the areas of lots where ink had faded out. Made index diagram of large volume of Arredondo grant, 20 townships and fractional townships. Repaired all torn and loose plats in plat books. Compiled general index to the four volumes of "Condensed Record of Private Land Claims." Documents have been transmitted to the several land offices, to other officials, and to individuals during the past fiscal year.