594 FIFTYSECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 208. 1893. "An act to establish a court of private land claims, and to provide for v01.2s,p.as4. the settlement of private land claims, and for the resurvey of such private land claims heretofore confirmed as maybe necessary, " twenty thousand dollars. · nes Moines nmr To enable the Secretary of the Interior to ascertain what persons mm g'““‘*I°"“‘ made entry of lands, within the limits of the so-called Des Moines invemgausn of tm. River land grant for the improvement of the navigation of the Des “’*°*· °”°· Moines River in Iowa, the date of such entry and the respective amounts paid to the United States and the date of such payments; also, the names of persons who received certificates of entry or patents from the United States and the date of such certificates or patents; also, the sum or sums paid by the holders of such certificates or patents, their heirs or assigns, to purchase the paramount title as settled by the decisions of he courts, and also the value of such paramount title in cases where such purchase has not been made by any of the holders of swish certilicates or patents, andlto acerltfain suéh other facts aslin his ju gment are necessary to ena e the nitec tates to proper y an equitably adjust the claims of persons who entered upon such lands, receiving from the proper officers written evidence of entry or settlement upon any of said lands, eight thousand dollars, or so much thereof Immediately availa- as may be necessary, to be immediately available and the said Secre- “‘§;_,pm_ tary shall make report thereon at the first session of the Fifty-third Congress. G¤¤1¤zi¤¤1S¤¤¤r-UNITED STATES GEoLoG1cAL SURVEY. Scismmc assist- Fort SALABIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANTS OF THE GEOLOGICAL. "‘°"‘ SUEVEY: For two geologists, at four thousand dollars each; For one geologist, at three thousand dollars; For one geologist, two thousand seven hundred dollars; For two paleontologists, at two thousand dollars each; For one chemist, three thousand dollars; . For one chief geographer, two thousand seven hundred dollars; For one geographer, at two thousand ive hundred dollars; For two topographers, at two thousand dollars each; in all, twenty- nine thousand nine hundred dollars. · hmm. Fora GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: For the Geological Survey, and the classiiication of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and the prod-- ucts of the national domain, and to continue the preparation of a geologitial map olt thedUniltedmStates, including the pay of temporary cmp oyees in the iiel an office, and all other necessary expenses to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, namely :; Laborers, sw. For pay of skilled laborers and various temporary employees, thirteen thousand dollars; _ _ _ _ »;—Op0¤.pm., A m-. For topographic surveys in various portions of the United States, two '°¥¤- hundred thousand dollars; sixty thousand dollars of which shall be expended west of the ninety-seventh meridian in the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, and the Territory of Oklahoma, and at least one-half of the remainder shall be be expended west of the one hundred and third meridian; ceoiqgmisumys. For geological surveys in the various portions of the United States, seventy thousand dollars; y-.;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,.2, For paleontologic researches relating to the geology of the United', •°¤"***¤- States, ten thousand dollars; _ chtusssiresmsiiss. For chemical and physical researches relating to the geology of the- United States, five thousand dollars; niuse-moss. For the preparation of the illustrations of the Geological Survey,. thirteen thousand dollars; _ Mineral resources For the preparation of the report on the mineral resources of the r°P°‘°` United States, twelve thousand dollars;
