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PERSONAL ACCOUNT CONTINUED. 



The escort, consisting of a company of the Yth infantry, commanded bj Brevet Capt. E. K. 

 Smithy reported itself in readiness on tlie same day, and on the next we took up the line of 

 inarch for El Paso, 



Before leaving Washington I organized, with the assent of the Secretary^ a party, under 

 Lieut. Michler, to proceed to California and work from the Pacific side to meet me. 



When the commission 



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was its organization ; and this organi- 

 zation was continued with scarcely a change until the successful conclusion of the field-work^ 



in the fall of 1855 : 



W. H, Emory, U, S, commissioner, chief astronomer and surveyor. 



Chas. Radziminski, secretary, 



Lieut. Chas. N. Turnhull, corps Topographical Engineers, general assistant. 



M. T. W, Chandler, do. 



J. H. Clark, principal assistant astronomer. 



Hugh Camphell, assistant. 



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Winder Emory, clerk, 



Maurice Yon Hippel, principal assistant surveyor, 



Chas. Weiss, assistant surveyor. 



r. Wheaton, reconnoitring assistant. 



Wm. Likens, assistant in charge of commissary stores. 



Jas. Houston, assistant. 



David Hinkle, do. 



Benj, Burns, assistant in charge of instruments. 



Lieut. N. Michler, corps Topographical Engineers, in charge of party operating from 

 \ the Pacific side. 



Arthur Schott, assistant to Lieut. Michler, 

 E, A. Phillips, do. do. 



John O'Donoghue, do, do. 



Capt. George Thom, corps Topographical Engineers, with a few civil assistants, was left in 



hundred men 



Washington in charge of the office, to reduce the observations and project the 

 the old commission. 



Besides the ahove, there were employed in the difierent parties about one 

 the various capacities of teamsters, laborers, cooks, servants, and arricros. 



The infantry escort accompanied the commission from the time of leaving San Antonio until 

 our return to El Paso, From that point to San Antonio it was commanded by Lieutenant 

 Cummins. At El Paso, on the outward journey, we received an accession to the escort of 

 thirty dragoons, commanded by Lieutenant Hastings. Lieutenant Michler was escorted by a 



detachment of artillery soldiers, commanded by Lieutenant 



) Patterson. In 



addition to his military duties, Captain Smith aided me materially in the business of the 

 boundary survey. 



The first part of the journey from San Antonio to El Paso was very slow, in consequence of 

 the heavy rains, which made the roads in many places almost impassable for our heavily laden 

 wagons. Beyond DeviFs river we found the roads good, water and grass plenty, and succeeded 

 at last in reaching El Paso in time for the Mexican commission. 



We did not see an Indian on the route, although in front and in rear of us they were com- 

 mitting depredations along; the whole road. 



