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possibly interest you as it refers to the survey of township in which I the Los Yegas ranch is located. It explains in my opinion why I had to take so much time to the work. Had I known before starting on the sur­vey that Woods & I'/yrick had surveyed the township I doubt very much if I would have undertaken the work as I knew of the troubles of other surveyors wherever these men's work was run up against, and would not care to earn the reputation of being balked as others have been, or run the risk of being slow. However, I am glad now that I done the work for the reason that while I knew the locus of several corners in the val­ley I also knew that there was something wrong, and that the Oregon Short Line surveyors did not solve the riddle, but marked corners as missing that are and were in place when they were surveying. I have reason to think that your company surveyors marked corners the same way, and no one can blame them as there is no excuse for the rotten work done hy the contracting surveyors. The corners established by latter haye to stand no matter how much out,and I feel sure that my persistence in trying to make head or tail out of the original survey instead of throwing the o'o up will prove of value to your company no matter wheth­er the Los Yegas ranch is purchased or not. I sent for the original field notes of entire township, for the reason that I knew of the- corners to ranch being in question and the ranch extending almost entirely across the township it might be best w ile in the field to be thoroughly prepared to go ahead with the work. Finding one apparent error in the transcribing or copying of notes, I wrote and found my surmise correct. Then when another one cropped up I quit work until I wrote to Surveyor General's office again and found that I had a correct copy of notes but latter did not tally by a considerable with locus of creek crossing;road, and house. The notes cost $27.00 of which I paid $4.00. I never paid Sl27.00 before, but I find they are entitled under the law to this amount. I made a kick but it did no good, heretofore I have had some friend either in the office or living close to get notes for me at little or no cost directly. Out of all the mineral surveyors who have surveyed ground for U.S.mining patents in Southern Eevada, I am the only one who has not had to go back onto the ground to correct errors in person, or have other surveyors correct for them as a favor by consent of Surveyor General. This I can easily prove and the statement is made here on account of a rackett I had with hr.McDermott over my bill which he world not approve, nor would he say how much it was out, except that I had charged too much time. My agreement with him was for $10.00 per day and expenses unless in case the ranch was purchased and I was placed in ohagge, I was to receive $75.00 per month and expenses and time go right along. This agreement I am willing to stand by. Mr.McDermott wants to cut off 1-1/13 days for rainy weather and no time on the road and some­thing else I do not know what. If I could have found out what he wanted my bill would have been made out accordingly rather than to have a dis­agreement with your company. He states I took too much time to do the work and intimates that I strung the hob out when I run the lines away from the ranch sections. To this, I will.state that such is not my_re­putation, but I have the name of being sure of my work when I call it finished, or else throwing it up when not given time to prove my work