Show WHEE WHEELERS lera leea IERo expedition THE denver 8 devay of fay 21 2 say george if lockwood lock loek Xi wood agent athe of tibe wheeler scientific expedition Expedit iop iob arrived in that city the thel dl day y previous tb 0 complete the necessary preliminary arrau arran arrangements 9 cements for wo sto syo 3 which was waa expected to take fake the field from tat hat point june 1 the expedition or series serles series serles of i pape thorp gh and exact survey of the tile territory west of the tha one hundredth meridian golden city or Georgeton colorado city airplay fairplay JP cimarron Qi marron fort union and santa banta fe will be connected with the observant ob observatory ory at salt laal ilal lake a in the early carli part of tb the season and in the tho latter part with i the observatory atory to be built points are to be determined and marked by enduring monuments the observatory at 4 ogden will be the 1 ie principal connecting point inthe in the farriest A series serles of topographical maps on a scale of one inch to eight miles has lim b been een projected to be accompanied with descriptive text devoid of irrelevant p 01 abstruse matter fir special ecial attention will be given to the tile subject of irrigation one of the mast most important ant of 01 all ali al the lV ashington vas Yas hington correspondent of the new york 2 tribune ir abt ane has lias the following concerning the flip bheeler yh eeler expeditions washington may 13 nufi georgo V wheeler who chols la in charge of ha tho expedition for the surrey and ei exploration of southern utah has already commanded three expeditions surveying in 1809 1869 1871 and 1872 utah nevada neada california and arizona the appropriation sor tor the expedition last ilat year was oom tor for this year it will be thia this increase ot of uw Is a sufficient proof that his labors and their rei suit gult have been appreciated ho he will be seconded Bocon dod ded in the exploration of the coming year byLi by liebta outs cuts marshall and and executive officers also of the engineer corps and other ni members embers of then the petty patty ire ine representing enting the various sciences among these are mr air severance eherance eve rance ethnologist dr H C garrow natu naturally naturalist rails ralls if H steward brown meteorologist L I 1 H clark and mar maryatt chief astronomers mr klett kieft and mu louis nouis mitt mell meli chiet chief topographers ers E B K gilbert geologist I 1 og 1 s and H W 1 henshaw collector ran in n natural a t u trai history each eachl of these gentlemen has assistants in his particular duties and with escorts escort packers servants etc the entire party will 1011 number about among tho the tro phiea phles of his former expeditions which neut wheeler has retained arg are lre sp specimens iMmens of copper iron ead lead and ana sait salt in crude masses just as talen from the mountain sides some PA othe athe the tho specimens clear as crystal and others snowwhite snow white and daintily chiseled like stalactites depending from the roofs roots of caves sulphur in the same state flaming as the breath of a volcano natural magnets ot extraordinary which nutt erand and cling needles tacks aale nails nalls on hand tor for experiment specimens of rossil fossil woodi remarkable likewise for its weight and linely finely veined as verd antique marble opal pebbles showing when broken open shifting shir shit tink ting iridescent hues needing anly only to be polished to possess the luster iuster of a jewel and in which ft it is said are sometimes round found bedded imbedded Im in the body of the genuine opals of great beauty and value precious stones of various kinds garnets red white while and yellow ejof azurite ax urite malachite aulls az Us chalcedony opal sapphire one imagra imagines es in ln looking at these wonderful specimens that Colora colorado dols dois ia tha the veritable alamond valley to which sinbad was tran transported in recompense for lor his trials |