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Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, one thousand dollars; and 

 five hundred dollars for making^ a Geoloojical and Mineralotjical 

 Tour during the retiess of College, and furnishing specimens of 

 the same'^;* also the appropriation of a like amount for the 

 year 1826.t 



After 1826 the appropriation of the $500 for the support of 

 the survey was discontinued. In November, 1827, Professor 

 Vanuxem resio:ned his connection with theSoutii Carolina College 



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to accept a lucrative position as superintendent of a gold mine 

 near the City of Mexico.J 



Concerning the extent and character of Professor Vanuxera's 

 work and his methods of operation, we are left largely to con- 

 jecture, as but little information has been left on record. But 

 as based u[)on the data given above and in the records referred 

 to, the following statement may be considered as substantially 

 correct : 



The work of the survey extended over two years, occupying 

 about one-half of each year.§ During this time Professor Van- 

 uxem was regularly connected with the South Carolina College as 

 Professor of Geology and Mineralogy and the remainder of his 

 time was give to teaching work; and, indeed, his work on the 

 survey was regarded as a part of his college duties. To his 

 regular college salary of $1,000 per annum, the sum of $500 per 

 annum was added for making the survey; and otit of this addi- 

 tional $500 a year, or $1,000 for the two years thus added to 

 his salary. Professor Vanuxem bore the entire expense of the 

 survey. 



Thus limited in time and money, working alone, with X\\k\ 

 science of Geology in its infancy, and with organized geological 

 surveys almost unknown, but little could have been expected in 

 the wav of methods and results fi"om the survey. It was in 

 reality but a mineralogical or geological " Tour" or series of tours 



*I^a\vs of South Carolina, 1824. 



flbid., 1825. 



JLaliorde's History of South Carolina College, Revised Eciition, 1874, pp. 138-143, gives 

 a brief sketch of Piofessor Vanuxem and liis connection with the South (Carolina College. 



gin a letter dated March 29,1845 (Laliorde's Hist. S. C. College, 2d Edi., p. 141), Pro- 

 fessor Vanuxem alludes to the "only year given to the survey of the State," but he here 

 probably refers to the two halves of two years. 



