GEOLOGICAL AND NATUKAI. HISTORY fiURVKYS. 17 



I'toiided, That said cdllegc shall return the whole of said books and Biieciniens 

 hereby deposited with theui when called for by the State oflicers. 

 Approved, January 21, 1S61. 



The material thus disposed of would appear from the notes of 

 Iviciuird Owen to Iiave been largely duplicates. He v.rites: 



I believe duplicate specimens were forwarded to Little Rocli for a State 

 museum. * * * On arriving at New Harmony [Owen's headquarters] all 

 [that is, the speeimeiisl were placed in one room of the laboratory, designated 

 as the Arkansas room, * * * Some of the duplicates went to the Indiana 

 State University. No special zoological collections were made and no library 

 was form.ed. 



SECOND GEOLOGTC'AI. SUKVF.Y irXDKU W. I-\ KOliEKTS, 1871. 



In 18G6 a bill providing- for a second geological survey was passed 

 by the senate of the general assembly, but was rejected by the house. 

 In his message to the as.sembly of 1868 Gov. Clayton Powell recom- 

 mended tlio continuation of the survey, but the committee to whom 

 tjie matter was referred, reported that, " owing to the unsettled con- 

 dition of the country and the lack of funds to prosecute the above 

 work." the bill should be indefinitely postponed. In the assembly 

 of three years later the subject received more favorable considera- 

 tion, and the following bill was passed: 



An act entitled Au act to authorlzo the Govf-rnor (o aiipolnt a Slate KcolojilsC lo uevelop 

 the mineral resources of the Stnto of Arkausas, and I'-jr other purijos.-s. 



Section 1. Be it enacted ly the General A.-isemUy of the State of Arkansas, 

 That the Governor be and he is Iiei-eby authorized to appoint a State geologist, 

 who shall hold his otlice for the term of two years. 



Skc. 2. Any persou who shall have been appointed under the provisions of this 

 act shall, on receiving his commission, proceed to make a geological examination 

 of the State, and report to the Governor the result of his explorations and dis- 

 coveries once in three months. 



Sec. 3. The State geologist appointed under this act shall be authorized to 

 employ one or more assistants, who shall be imder his supervision, and he shall 

 be entitled to receive a salary of $2,500 per annum, all traveling and other neces- 

 sary e.xpenses. 



Sec, 4. There sh;ill be set apart in the office of the secretary of state a proper 

 place for a mineral cabinet, and it shall be the duty of the State geologist to 

 select choice specimens of all minerals that he may discover and deposit the 

 same, properly labeled, in the miueral cabinet, 



Skc. 5. Be it further enacted, That the sum of $15,000 Is hereby appropriated 

 out of any money in tJie treasury not otherwi.se appropriated to carry this act 

 into effect. 



Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in foire from and nftvv its passage. 



Approved March 28, 187L 



Personnel and results. — Under the act Go\'. P. A. Hoadley ap- 

 l)ointed W. F. Eoberts, sr., State geologist on June 5, 1871, The 

 records in the office of the secretary of state do not show how long 

 Mr. Eoberts held office, but in his message to the assembly in 1873 



