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Lieut. Commanding T. A. Jenkins,
U. S. navy, assistant.
Lieut. Commanding Richard Wain-
wright, U. S. navy, assistant.
Lieut. Commanding J. N. Maffitt,
U. S. navy, assistant.
Lieut. Commanding T. A. Jenkins,
U. S. navy, assistant.
C. O. Boutelle, assistant; Lieut.
Jos. S. Totten, U. S. army, and
Mr. J. W. Gregorie.

C. O. Boutelle, assistant; Prof.
Lewis R. Gibbes.

C. P. Bolles, assistant, and Mr.
Geo. A. Fairfield.

C. O. Boutelle, assistant, and Mr.
J. W. Gregorie.

Fryingpan shoals, near Cape Fear river, (N. C.)
(Part of season; see also Sections IV and V.)
Albemarle, Roanoke, and Croatan sounds, com-
pleted; Currituck sound commenced.
Entrance to Cape Fear river, (N. C.) (Part of
season; see also Section V.)

Exploration of Gulf Stream-continued.

East and west ends of Edisto base (S. C.) occu-
pied; lines opened; secondary triangulation of
North Edisto and Dawho rivers; reconnaissance
for secondary triangulation to Stono river.
Difference of longitude of Charleston and Savan-

South Edisto and Ashepoo rivers and St. Helena sound. (See also Section IV.)

Preliminary triangulation of entrance to Savannah river. (Close of season.)

Geo. D. Wise, assistant, and Mr. South Edisto entrance and river, and Edisto island,

S. A. Wainwright, sub-assistant

Lieut. Comm'g J. N. Maffitt, U. S. navy, assistant.

Secondary triangulation L. F. Pourtales, assistant, Lieut. Jas. Totten, U. S. army, assistant, and Mr. Ethelbert Mason.

near east end of base. (See also Section III.)
Harbor of Savannah and approaches. (During
part of season; see also Section III.)
Charleston harbor completed; North Edisto har-
bor of refuge completed; harbor of Savannah
completed. Preliminary survey of entrance to
Savannah river.

Inspection of progress of parties in Section, &c.
Preparation of sites of bases; connexion of Tortu-
gas and Marquesas, Cedar Keys, and Crystal
river harbor, &c. (See also Section VIII.)
Triangulation of Cedar Keys and vicinity, and of
Crystal river harbor, commenced.

Triangulation of Florida keys, from Key Biscayne
to Soldier key. (Part of season; see also Sec-
tion I.)

Triangulation of Florida keys continued from Sol-
dier key to Turkey key. (Part of season; see
also Section IV.)

J. H. Adams, sub-assistant, and
Mr. R. M. Bache. (Double
party.)

Lieut. Comm'g John Rodgers, U.
S. navy, assistant.

Marquesas, &c., Bahia Honda, &c., Key Biscayne
and main, to limits of triangulation, completed.
(See also Section I.)

Key West harbor and approaches completed;
Boca Grande, Bahia Honda, reconnaissance of
Musquito inlet, (eastern coast of Florida.)

F. H. Gerdes, assistant, and Mr. Station points secured. (Part of season; see also
Henry Ginder.

Secondary triangulation S. A. Gilbert, assistant

Section VI.)

Revision of previous work and extension west-
ward into Lake Borgne; Biloxi and St. Louis
bays triangulated; signals placed in Lake Borgne
and on eastern shore Pontchartrain.

W. E. Greenwell, assistant, and West Pascagoula river, Mississippi, to Biloxi
Mr. Wm. M. Johnson.
bay and Back bay; Pass Christian, from Pitcher
Point to Henderson's Point.

Lieut. Comm'g B. F. Sands, U. S. Eastward and westward of Mobile entrance; Pass navy, assistant.

Christian; reconnaissance of Southwest Pass
and Pass à l'outre, mouths of Mississippi.
Bonsecours bay, near entrance of Mobile bay.
(Part of season.)

From Base on Galveston island, Texas, and Highland bayou, westward to "Peninsula" station.