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contain a compilation of nearly all that is known at that office in regard 
to the geography of the State. The maps, as thus blocked out, have 
n used by us in the field, by filling in the topography wherever our 
@ maps which have been or are now being prepared for publica- 
tion are: 
a8 minutely as the scale allows, is nearly completed, and will be soo 
ready for the engraver, 
3d. A map of the Coast Ranges, from the Bay of Monterey south to 
Santa Barbara. It is about three feet by two and one-half in dimensions, 
#8 on a scale of six miles to the inch and embraces about 16,000 square 
miles of territory. To complete it will require about another year’s work 
in the field with two sub-parties. 
5th. Map of the Comstock Lode, on a scale of four hundred feet to 
the inch, completed. 
6th. Map of the central portion of the Sierra Nevada; scale not yet 
determined on. Extensive surveys have been made by Mr. Wackenreuder 
for this part of the work, and these will be continued during the present 
Season, 
