46 ? Report of the U. S. Coast Survey for 1883. 
‘tation. That this is Senate Ex. Doc. No. 29, 48th Congress, 1st 
Session, the bibliographer will not learn from the volume itself. 
This absence we pardon the more readily on account of the 
‘improved appearance of the title page. Still this useful piece 
of information might have been somewhere retained. 
The report proper consists of 74 pages in two parts; the 
_ first of 11 pages, giving results in the most general terms and 
closing with Hstimates, and the second of 63 pages giving in 
detail accounts of the work done in the 17 sections into which 
the territory of the United States (Alaska included) has been 
divided. y 
Appendices 1 to 5 inclusive, 46 pages, contain statistical in- 
formation and reports from heads of various divisions, ete. 
While in general form these appendices are like their prede- 
“cessors, we note some changes. There is a report to the Super- 
intendent of the Assistant in charge of Office, to which report 
are appended reports from the Computing, Drawing, Hngraving, 
Instrumental, Tidal and Miscellaneous divisions, and from the 
custodian of the Archives. 
Great activity in hydrographic work is shown during this 
year, as appears from the report of the Hydrographic Inspector; 
95 naval officers, and 21 of the 25 vessels being in service. 
Appendices 6 to 19, pp. 121-488, constitute the scientific 
part of this report and cover a variety of subjects, stich as 
Astronomy, Bibliography, Geodesy, Gravity, Magnetism, Tides, 
~ete : 
etc. 
The bibliography, which is by Assistant Edward Goodfellow, 
-and covers pages, is entitled a “Descriptive catalogue 9 
publications relating to the Coast and Geodetic Survey and to 
standard measures,” 
is catalogue of the publications of the survey is classified, 
‘under the several heads of Annual Reports, General Index 
of Scientific Papers, Lists of Tide Tables, of Coast Pilots, of 
“Chart Catalogues, Notices to Mariners and Special publications. 
Although only a descriptive and not an analytical catalogue, 
the references in its tabular lists to the dates, forms and modes 0: 
‘publication are sufficiently explicit to enable any librarian to 
complete the classified list of Coast Survey publications which 
may form part of his catalogue. 
Appendix No. 7 is an elaborate table of 100 pages, areal 
the depth of water which can be carried into various harbors 0: 
the United States and adjoining coasts. This is a practical 
rather than a scientific matter, and its value for the use of com- 
merce and navigation is readily perceived. 
In Appendix No. 8, Assistant Henry Mitchell presents in a 
‘very brief form, ‘the condensed results of an elaborate and care 
ful study of what he terms the Estuary of the Delaware, being 
