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To Colorado it is possible to consider as addition and continuation of work of Powell works of lieutenant Uilera supervising large geodetic works on shooting of territory to the West from 100th meridian. Expedition has arisen from constant and absolutely lawful requirement of the military ministry for the current topographical information concerning huge territory to the West from Mississipi where constant movement of military units always were required and required. To a certain extent it was continuation of those isolated topographical shootings, which manufacture the military ministry has started to be engaged even before revolt in the south [civil war] and which have been renewed by staffs of divisions and departments by its end. Expedition has added a material available before with full shooting, since definition of initial basic astronomical and geodetic points and finishing new hypsometric and topographical details on which basis orographical cards have been drawn. Finally the coherent detailed card of area, quite suitable for any purpose, at least the next five-ten years ' (Uiler) has turned out.

Results of this very important expedition are stated Uilerom in it ' the Report '. Expedition has opened Colorado plateau and has given it this present name; investigated the river Colorado, has defined passes on the western, northwest and southwest edges of the Big Pool, just as a continent watershed to the south from 40th parallel; has proved ostensibility of lake Prejss ostensibly existing in east Nevada and has collected the big and detailed material of fiziko-geographical character. To receive representation about scope of works of expedition, it is enough to specify, what percent of territory of separate states has been captured by shooting: Нью-Мексико-66%, Nevada-60 of%, Arizona-54 of%, Utah-46 of%, California-41 of%, Colorado-32 of%, Oregon-9 of%, and also the smaller areas in Wyoming and Texas. In general expedition has captured considerably more than 775 thousand sq. km.