hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈoʊpənd ɐ sˈɜːveɪ ˈɑːfɪs ɪn lˈæɹeɪmi ænd wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə sˈɪks ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɜːveɪ kˈɑːntɹækts bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː.
He also opened a survey office in Laramie and was assigned to six government survey contracts between 1870 and 1873.