clock-work, on which is promptly registered, by an index, each step taken. Of course, the length of the step being known, the distance passed over in a day may be obtained by a very simple process.

We arrived at the end of Kearny Street, and encamped for the night about sundown, near a large brick building, inhabited by a class of people called "The Orphans," who, I am credibly informed, have no fathers or mothers! After seeing the camp properly arranged, the wheelbarrows parked and a guard detailed, I sent for the chainmen and "Go-itometer" bearer, to ascertain the distance travelled during the day.

Judge of my surprise to find that the chainmen, having received no instructions, had simply drawn the chain after them through the streets, and had no idea of the distance whatever. Turning from them in displeasure, I took from the "Go-it-ometer" the number of paces marked, and on working the distance, found it to be four miles and a-half. Upon close questioning the bearer, William Boulder (called. by his associates, "Slippery Bill"), I ascertained that he had been in a saloon in the vicinity, and after drinking five glasses of a beverage, known among the natives as (6 Lager Bier," he had danced a little for their amusement. Feeling very much dissatisfied with the day's survey, I stepped out of the camp, and

stopping an omnibus, asked the driver how far he thought it to the Plaza? He replied, "Half a mile," which I accordingly noted down, and returned very much pleased at so easily obtaining so much valuable information. It would appear, therefore, that "Slippery Bill," under the influence of five glasses (probably 2 quarts) of "Lager Bier," had actually danced four miles in a few moments.

Kearny Street, of which I present above a spirited engraving from a beautiful drawing by Mr. Kraut, is a pass, about fifty feet in width. The soil is loose and sandy, about one inch in depth, below which Dr. Dunshunner discovered a stratum of white pine, three inches in thickness, and beneath this again, sand.

It is densely populated, and smells of horses. Its surface is intersected with many pools of sulphuretted protoxide of hydrogen, and we found several specimens of a vegetable substance, loosely distributed, which is classed by Mr. Weegates as the stalkus cabbagiensis.

It being late in the evening when our arrangements for encamping were completed, we saw but little of the natives until the next morning, when

they gathered about our camp to the number of eighteen.

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We were surprised to find them of diminutive stature, the tallest not exceeding three feet in height. They were excessively mischievous, and disposed to steal such trifling things as they could carry away. Their countenances are of the color of dirt, and their hair white and glossy as the silk of maize. The one that we took to be their chief, was an exceedingly diminutive personage, but with a bald head which gave him a very venerable appearance. dressed in a dingy robe of jaconet, and was borne in the arms of one of his followers. On making them a speech, proposing a treaty, and assuring them of the protection of their great Father, Pierce, the chief was affected to tears, and on being comforted by his followers, repeatedly exclaimed, "da, da,-da, da; " which, we were informed by the interpreter, meant "father," and was intended as a respectable allusion to the President. We presented him afterward with some beads, hawk-bells, and other presents, which he immediately thrust into his mouth, saying "Goo," and crowing like a cock; which was rendered by the interpreter into an expression of high satisfaction. Having made presents to all his followers, they at length left us very well pleased, and we shortly after took up our line of march. From the notes of Dr.

Bigguns, I transcribe the following description of one of this deeply interesting people:

"Kearney Street native; name-Bill:-height, two feet nine inches;-hair, white;-complexion, dirt color;-eyes, blue;-no front teeth ;-opal at extremity of nose ;-dress, a basquine of bluish bombazine, with two gussets, ornamented down the front with crochet work of molasses candy, three buttons on one side and eight button holes on the other leggings of tow-cloth, fringed at the bottoms and permitting free ventilation behind-one shoe and one boot-occupation, erecting small pyramids of dirt and water; when asked what they were, replied 'pies,' (word in Spanish meaning feet; supposed they might be the feet or foundation of some barbarian structure)-religious belief, obscure ;-when asked who made him, replied 'PAR' (supposed to be the name of one of their principal Deities)."

We broke up our encampment and moved north by compass across Market Street, on the morning of the 6th, and about noon had completed the survey as far as the corner of Second Street.

While crossing Market Street, being anxious to know the exact time, I concluded to determine it by observation. Having removed the Sidereal Clock from the cart, and put it in the street, we placed the cart in the plane of the Meridian, and I removed the eye and object-glass of the transit, for the purpose of wiping them. While busily engaged in this manner, an individual, whom I have reason to believe is con