REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 57 



The condition of the work up to June 30, 1875, appears more fully 

 set forth in the annual rej^ort of Lieutenant Wheeler, submitted to the 

 Chief of Engineers. 



' A portion of the field-force is now busily employed in the prepara- 

 tion of the final results at the office of the survey in Washington. 



CONOLUSION. 



From the foregoing statements I trust it will be evident to all inter- 

 ested in the prosperity of the Institution that it is successfully prosecut- 

 ing the plan best adapted for realizing the intentions of its founder ; that 

 its funds are in a good condition and that its reputation and usefulness 

 since the date of the last report have suffered no diminution. 

 Eespect fully submitted. 



JOSEPH HENRY, 

 Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 

 Washington, January, 187G. 



