Contract. A.-Statement of surveys of public land completed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. Fourth standard parallel south. Exterior boundaries of township 17 south, ranges 6 and 7 west; township 18 south, ranges 6 and 7 west; township 19 south, ranges 7 and 8 west; township 20 south, ranges 7 and 8 west. Subdivision of township 17 sonth, ranges 6 and 7 west; township 18 south, 6 and 7 west; township 19 south, ranges 7 and 8 west; township 20 south, ranges 7 and 8 west. Meanders of township 19 south, range 7 west; township 20 south, range & west Guide meridian from townships 5 and 6 south, ranges 9 and 10 west, to sections 7 and 12; township 2 north, Principal base line from quarter section corner between sections 5 and 32, townships 1 north and 1 south, Subdivision of township 5 south, ranges 7, 8, and 9 west; township 4 south, ranges 8 and 9 west; township First standard parallel south Exterior boundaries of townships 7 and 8 south, range 6 west; townships 7, 8, and 9 south, range 5 west; townships 7, 8, and 9 south, range 4 west; townships 7 and 8 south, range 3 west. Subdivision of townships 7, 8, and 9 south, range & west; townships 7, 8, 9, and 10 south, range 5 west; Exterior boundaries of townships 6 and 7 north, range 1 east; township 6 north, range 2 east; townships 7 Subdivision of townships 6 and 7 north, range 1 east; townships 6 and 7 zorth, range 2 east; township 7 north, range 1 west. Ferdinand Dickert 20 July 10, 1871 Exterior boundary of township 3 south, range 3 east Subdivision of township 3 south, range 3 east.. Meanders of township 3 south, ranges 1, 2, and 3 east Exterior boundaries of townships 14, 15, and 16 south, range 2 west; township 16 south, range 3 west; Subdivision of townships 14, 15, and 16 south, range 2 west; township 16 south, range 3 west; township 17 76 66 27 206 46 57 A.—Statement of surveys of public land, &c.—Continued. Augustus D. Ferron 24 Sept. 28, 1871 Exterior boundary of township 13 south, range 5 east; township 14 south, range 4 east; township 15 south, ranges 2, 3, and 4 east. 47 23 91 $567 59 Subdivision of township 13 south, range 5 east; townships 15 and 16 south, range 2 east. 27 9 75 George V. M. Bou- 26 telle and Joseph Nov. 20, 1871 Third standard parallel north 24 Gorlinski. Exterior boundaries of township 11 north, ranges 7, 8, and 9 west; township 12 north, ranges 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 west; township 13 north, range 11 west. 0 00 14 19 271 22 Subdivision of township 11 north, ranges 8 and 9 west; township 12 north, ranges 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 west; township 13 north, range 11 west. 317 51 36 3,476 42 Angustus D. Ferron 29 Feb. 5, 1-72 Subdivision of township 4 south, range 2 east. 40 00 5.00 George V. M. Bou 30 Apr. 29, 1872 telle. Exterior boundaries of townships 4 and 5 south, range 4 west. 24.00 35.00 Joseph Gorlinski. 31 June 26, 1872 Exterior boundaries of township 1 north, range 1 east. 3 40 00 42.00 Subdivision of township 1 north, range 1 west Total 7 40 39 75.05 2,845 61 38 30, 180 23 B-Statement of deposits mole by individuals for the survey of mines and agricultural lands during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872. 120 00 20.00 140 00 Township 14 south, range 5 east; townships 16, 17, and 18 south, range 2 east Shamrock mine, Ophir district San Joaquin mine, Ophir district. Mars mine, Star district.. Taylor mine, Star district. Galena mine, West Mountain district. C.-Statement of amount of salaries paid surveyor general and clerks for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1871, also incidental expenses for the same period. D.-Estimate of appropriations required for the surveying service in the Territory of 1 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874. For salary of surveyor general. For salary of chief clerk For salary of draughtsman For salary of clerk For office rent, fuel, stationery, incidentals, and messenger For continuing the survey of the base, meridian, township, and subdivision lines...... Total L-Report of the surveyor general of Nevada. UNITED STATES SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Virginia City, Nevada, October ×, 1~~! SIR: In compliance with your instructions I have the honor to submit the follow report, in duplicate, of the operations of this office during the fiscal year ending J 30, 1872, with accompanying statements relative to the surveying department : A. Statement of account of appropriation for compensation of the United Sta surveyor general of Nevada, and the employés in his office, during the fiscal y 1871-72. B. Statement of account of appropriation for survey of public lands in Neva's during the fiscal year 171-72. C. Statement of account of appropriation for rent of office, fuel, books, statuor and other incidental expenses, including pay of messenger in the office of the Uni States surveyor general of Nevada during the fiscal year 1871-72. D. Statement of contracts entered into by the United States surveyor general : Nevada, with the number of miles surveyed during the fiscal year 1-71–72. E. List of lands surveyed in the State of Nevada during the fiscal year 1-71-72 F. Statement of special deposits with the sub-treasury of the United States 1-1 »«" vey of mineral claims in Nevada during the fiscal year 1871-'72. G. List of mineral claims surveyed in the State of Nevada during the fiscal șrat 1871-72. H. Statement of plats made in the office of the United States surveyor general of Nevada during the fiscal year 1871-72. I. Statement for the surveying service in the State of Nevada for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874. REPORT. During the last fiscal year our surveys have been continued over the different valleys where parties have located with droves of cattle or horses or flocks of sheep. These valleys vary in extent from 10 to 100 miles in length and from 1 to 10 miles in width. They are generally well supplied with springs of excellent water and abound in the native grasses, such as bunch, blue-joint and rye. Many of the valleys and flanking foot-hills contain enough of the white sage for winter feed for all the stock that subsists on the abundant grasses during the summer months. These lands are eagerly sought by drovers from California and elsewhere, and the demand for them is steadily increasing, as the following statement by the State register will show: "STATE OF NEVADA, "OFFICE SURVEYOR GENERAL AND LAND REGISTER, "SIR: Please find State selections of land from the opening of this office to 30th June: "The selections for the current year will be in the vicinity of 200,000 acres. “Respectfully, "E. S. DAVIS, Esq., "United States Surveyor General of Nevada." "JOHN DAY, STATE SCHOOL fund. The school fund of the State, growing out of the beneficent policy of the Government in donating generous tracts of the public land for the founding of schools, is a source of joy to every good citizen who believes that education is the surest bulwark of society. In proportion to its population, Nevada is not surpassed by any State of the Union in the means for promoting and fostering the education of its children. The following statement by the controller of the State shows the condition of the school fund: "OFFICE STATE CONTROLLER, "SIR: In answer to your inquiry as to the status of our State school fund, (said fund being formed from the proceeds of the sale of lands donated for that purpose by the General Government,) I have the honor to submit the following statement: State bonds, payable in gold and bearing 9 per cent. interest per annum.. $72,000 00 Gold coin... Currency Total... 5,702 99 6,719 92 84, 422 91 "We have also a fund known as the 'special deposit fund,' in which all moneys are placed which are deposited for the purchase of lands not yet listed by the United States authorities to the States. When these lands are listed to the State this money is transferred to the State school fund. The amount now in this special deposit fund is $117,269, currency. The greater part of this sum we hope to transfer to the State school fund by the 1st of January next. "Yours, respectfully, "W. W. HOBART, "State Controller. "United States Surveyor General for Nevada." "E. S. DAVIS, Esq., |