TABLE OK CONTKNTS. XI 



FourtU survey under board of directors, 1S71-190U ; Appointment of 

 Carl Rominger, director; Personnel of survey; jNIetliods and results 

 obtained; Progress during seasons of 1SS0-1SS4; Salaries and ex- 

 penses; Distribution of publications; Museum; Survey under adminis- 

 tration of Charles Wright; of M. E. AVadswoj'th ; Personnel of survey 

 under Wadsworth ; Wadswortli succeeded by L. Tj. Ilubbaid ; Hubbard 

 succeeded by A. C. T^ane; Salaries anil exi>ens('s ; ('i>uiie<li(»n of survey 

 with other inslitutions : Museum LIS 



MINNESOTA. 



First efforts toward establisluiient of survey; Joint resolution of 1S64 ; 

 Ai)pi>iutuieut of A. H. Hanchett as State geologist; Ilanchett re])hiced by 

 II. H. Fames; Act of 1865 cimtinuing the survey: Act to enable N. ('. I). 

 Taylor to continue geological explorations; Summary of reports of 

 Pvanies and Taylor; Appointment of Alexander Winchell to examine re- 

 port on salt springs; (leological and natural history survey of 1873 

 under N. 11. Winchell: Act of establishment, 1872; Itemarks on; Act of 

 March 10, 1873. relative to state salt lands; Act of February 24, 1885. 

 transferring custody of salt lands to Univereity of Slinnesota ; Ad- 

 ministration and personnel of survey under Winchell; Salaries: Mu- 

 seum and library: Expenses; Publications; Act of 1S85 relative to pul)- 

 iicntiou of tinal report; Benefits from the survey '. 239 



3tississipri. 



Origin and act of establishment. 18r»0 ; Amendment of act in 1852; 

 of 1854; Act of 1857 repealing iind an\ending act of 1850; Act of 18(>0 

 authorizing employment of assistant geologist; Appointment of John 

 ."Millington ; Appointment of B. L. C. AVailes; of Lewis Harper; of E. W. 

 Ililgard: Administration and personnel; Methods of procedure; Con- 

 i^ection with university found unsatisfactory; Remarks of the governor 

 relative thereto; Work of survey during 1856; during 1857; Intrigues 

 of Harper; Legislative investigation of survey in 1S5!;» ; Work of Hilgard 

 in 1859; Appointment of George Little as assistant geologist in 1866: 

 Resignation of Hilgard and appoiutnieni of I.itHe as State geologist, 

 in 1S6S: liesiguation of Little in 1870; Appointment of Eugene A. 

 Smith as assistant geologist in 1868: Work uf Snuth during 1869. 1870. 

 ."ind 1871 ; Resignation of Smith in 1871 ; Appointment of R. H. Lough- 

 ridge, assistant geologist; Survey appropriation withheld .and v/oik 

 stopped in 1872; Expenses: Salaries; Publications; Benefits 255 



Survey of 1853-1862; Events leading to establishment; Act of establish- 

 ment; Connection with other institutions; Appointment of G. C. Swal- 

 low; Administration; Personnel and salaries; Aims of survey; Ex- 

 lieiKses; Publications; Survey of 1870-71 under A. D. Hager; Dis- 

 organization caused by Civil War; Reconnnendations of board of agri- 

 culture ; Authorization of publication of first survey ; Memorial of St. 

 Louis Academy; Reconnnendations of Gov. J. W. MeClurg; Act of 

 establishment of survey March 24, 1870; Personnel and .salaries: 

 Expenses; Publications; Survey of 1872-1874 under Raphael Pumpelly : 

 Amendment to law of 1870; Adniinislration ;ind porsonnel ; Plan of 



