REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 57 



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

 set forth in the annual report 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. 



CONCLUSION. 



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. 

 Bespectfully submitted. 



JOSEPH HE^TRY, 

 Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 

 Washington, January, 1876. 







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