Survey of the Territories, Dr, F. V. Hayden, in charge, had been 
discontinued by Congress December 30, 1879, and was succeeded by 
the reorganized survey, the U. S. Geological Survey, under Clarenc 
King. On Holmes* return from Europe, June 30, 1880, he was 
assigned to duty on this new Survey and was at once directed to 
join Major Clarence E. Dutton, Geologist, on the Survey of the 
Grand Canyon of the Colorado. His principal work for the season 
was the drawing of panoramic views of the canyon, the most import- 
ant being that from Point Sublime. The following winter season 
was devoted to drawing these panoramas in pen line and in color 
for reproduction in the atlas of Colorado, and in the preparation 
of the Geological maps for this great volume. In December he 
was assigned by the Secretary of the Interior to the task of clos- 
ing up the affairs of the old Survey, #10,000 being available for 
this purpose, retaining position, however, on the reorganized 
Geological Survey. 
The years 1882-3-4 and 5 were devoted largely to Museum 
work and the study of primitive art in its various branches. The 
activities of .the period were varied greatly by the preparation 
and installation of exhibits of the Survey and Museum for exposi- 
tions at Hew Orleans, Louisville and Cincinnati* During these 
and many preceding and succeeding years Holmes v/as much concerned 
in the illustration work of the Geological Survey and the Smith- 
sonian Institution, with drawing, engraving and publishing, and 
with the preparation of ethnological and geological maps. 
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