Money statement. July 1, 1893, balance unexpended.... June 30, 1894, amount expended during fiscal year July 1, 1894, balance unexpended.. July 1, 1894, outstanding liabilities. Amount appropriated by act of August 18, 1894. Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. Amount (estimated) required for completion of existing project .. $38,810.56 37, 170. 41 1,610. 15 1,640. 15 30,000.00 30,000.00 *130,000.00 › Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30,1896 150, 000. 00 REPORT OF MR. CHARLES A. HUNT, OVERSEER. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo., July 25, 1893. The first bridge upon entering MAJOR: I have the honor to make the following report upon the condition and character of bridges in Yellowstone National Park. the Park is at the crossing of the Gardiner River. At Golden Gate, 3 miles from Over Indian Creek, or Gardi- Over Willow Creek, 7 miles from Mammoth Hot Springs. Oversmall creek emptying into Willow Creek, a little over 7 miles from Mammoth Hot Springs. Over Willow Creek, less than Over Obsidian Creek, near Ob- (2) One 8-foot, one 16-foot, and two 32-foot log bridges, built in 1884 over small creeks, near hot springs and about 1 mile down Gibbon Canyon from Gibbon Meadows. All in fair condition. * According to estimate of 1889, which was too low. Location of bridge Length. Width. Character. Condition. Over Gibbon River, about 21 miles above Gibbon Falls. Over Gibbon River, about 13 miles above Gibbon Falls. Over Gibbon River, about 1 mile below Gibbon Falls. Over Firehole River, about 1 miles toward old Firehole Hotel, from Excelsior Geyser on old road. Over Firehole River, about 1 mile from Excelsior Geyser toward Upper Basin. Over Firehole River, about 1 mile from Old Faithful toward Fountain. Over Firehole, about 3 mile from Old Faithful toward West Thumb. Over Firehole River, about 21 miles from Old Faithful toward West Thumb. Over Firehole River, about 31 miles from Old Faithful toward West Thumb, near mouth of Spring Creek. Over ravine, about 9 from Old Faithful toward West Thumb. Over small run, about 1 miles from junction of roads at West Thumb toward Upper Basin. Over head of ravine, about 3 mile from junction of roads at West Thumb toward Upper Basin. Atoutlet of creek, about 2 miles from junction of roads at West Thumb toward Lake Hotel. Over creek, about 33 miles from junction of roads at West Thumb toward Lake Hotel. Over creek, about 4 miles from Thumb toward Lake Hotel. Over creek, about 94 miles from Thumb toward Lake Hotel. Over creek, about 10 miles from Thumb toward Lake Hotel. miles Over run, about 11 miles from Thumb toward Lake Hotel. Over small run, about 14 miles from Thumb toward Lake Hotel. Over small run along Yellowstone River, about 3 miles from canyon toward lake. Over dry run, about 2 miles from canyon toward lake. Cver small creek, about 24 miles from canyon toward lake. Over Otter Creek, about 2 miles Cver small creek, about 1 mile above Virginia Cascade. Over Gibbon River, about mile from Norris toward canyon. Over outlet of Bridge Creek, about 16 miles from West Thumb toward Lake Hotel. In connection with these bridges I will state that there are a great number of culverts, from 2 to 6 feet in length, that do not appear in my report, as you had instructed me to report on bridges. I made no note of these culverts in regard to location. There are but a few which need repairing, and I am having that done as fast as we can get to them. I would have reported on these culverts had I not been pushed for time, but if you wish report on them I will look them up. Respectfully submitted. Maj. W. A. JONES, CHAS. A. HUNT, U. S. Overseer. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., St. Paul, Minn. APPENDIX F F F. EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS IN MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. F F F 1. EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI. ANNUAL REPORT OF CAPT. WILLIAM L. MARSHALL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1894. ENGINEER OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report as engineer officer of this department for the year ending June 30, 1894: Previous to August 26, 1893, the office was in charge of First Lieut. Cassius E. Gillette, Corps of Engineers, and on the same day I was assigned to duty in accordance with paragraph 8, Special Orders No. 190, dated headquarters of the Army, A. G. O., Washington, D. C., August 19, 1893. No field work has been done during the year. The office force has consisted of one general service clerk, Frederick A. Petersen. The office work has consisted in the preparation of maps, tracings, reproductions, etc., for the use of the department commander and other officers connected with the headquarters. During the year there have been prepared 14 original drawings and tracings, issued 11 maps, and 3 maps mounted and corrected to date. In April of this year an order was issued from headquarters of the Army to have contour maps made of the posts of Forts Leavenworth, Mackinac, Sill, Supply, and Wayne, under the direction of the engi neer officer of the department. In a letter of April 10, 1894, to the adjutant general at these headquarters, I recommended that the follow ing officers be instructed to make the necessary surveys and maps under my direction: Second Lieut. James A. Ryan, Tenth Cavalry, for Fort Leavenworth; First Lieut. Woodbridge Geary, Nineteenth Infantry, for Fort Mackinac; Second Lieut. John H. Parker, Thirteenth Infantry, for Fort Sill; Second Lieut. H. L. Threlkeld, Thirteenth Infantry, for Fort Supply; and Second Lieut. Truman O. Murphy, Nineteenth Infantry, for Fort Wayne. First Lieut. W. Geary, Nineteenth Infantry, and Second Lieut. T. O. Murphy, Nineteenth Infantry, have reported to me, and I have furnished them with the necessary instruments and instructions for doing the field work at their respective posts. |