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INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR. 
Should it, however, he determined, by the conditions above stated, not to make the explora- 
tion across the Great Basin and the Sierra Nevada, you will extend the exploration of the 
Weber river and Timpanogos passes eastward to Fort Leavenworth, through the coal basin in 
the vicinity of Currant creek and Bishop mountain, as delineated on Stansbury’s map, or by 
some route which has not been surveyed. On reaching Fort Leavenworth you will discharge 
your party and return to this city. 
On the receipt of this, you will forward to this department, by the first opportunity, dupli¬ 
cates of all the maps and notes of surveys of the late Capt. Gunnison, and retain the originals 
until your return to Washington city. 
You will, at convenient times, send duplicates of your own notes and surveys to this depart¬ 
ment. 
To enable you to comply with these conditions, you are authorized to draw on this department 
for twenty-three thousand dollars, the balance unexpended of that portion of the appropriation 
assigued to the late Capt. Gunnison. 
You will not exceed this amount in your expenditures, and you will forward your account to 
the Colonel of Topographical Engineers. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
JEFF’N DAVIS, 
Secretary of War. 
Lieut. E. G. Beckwith, 
U. S. Army , Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. 
