VIII TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CONNECTICUT. 



V:l-4>1 



Message of (jovcrnur Kdwiii'ds relative to survey in 183.5; Report of Coni- 

 uiittW! ou Geological .Survey. ]837; A{)i)oiiitnient of Percival nud Sliei)- 

 ard; Sliepard's report on economic geology of Connecticut; Percival'is 

 inetliods and ditliculties ; Resolution of the assembly relative to Per- 

 cival's report; Expenses of survey . 45 



DE1.AWAEE. 



First systematic attempt at a geological survey; Act of 1S37 ; Administra- 

 tion of; Kxpenses: Publication: Benefits 51 



FLOKIDA. 



Appointment of State geologist in 1853; Appointment of .1. Kost in 1886; 



Resolution relative to a snrvey, ISSO 53 



.^iii'vey of Burlvc and Uiclnnond counties by .John Ruggles Cotting; .Senate 

 resolution of 183C; Act of 1840 abolishing the .survey; Resolution of 

 3840 continuing the survey; Second geological survey under George 

 Little, 1874-1879 ; Act of establishment ; Personnel ; Amendments to act 

 of establishment of 1875; Organization; Resolution of 1881 abolishing 

 the survey; Expenses of survey; Publications; Third survey of 1889- 

 1900, under .T. W. Spencer and W. S. Yeates; Act of establishment: 

 Administration : Musouni ; I'nblications ; Kxpenses 



Act of 1851 establisliing first survey; Amendatory act of 1853; Act of 

 1872 providing for publication and distribution of reports; Amendatory 

 act of April 29, 1873 ; Act of 1877 establishing a State historical and 

 natural history museum; Adminisiration and personnel; Snlaries; 

 Publications: Benefits of survey; Exj)enses (54 



Act of 1837 providing for a geological sui-vey ; ApiK.intmeut of D. D. 

 Owen State geologist; Joint resolution of 1850 relative to mineral 

 lands; Joint resolution of 3852 relative to survey; Second geological 

 survey un<1er D. D. Owen and Richard Owen, 1859-1863 ; Act of estab- 

 lishment ; Death of D. D. Owen ; Adniinistrati'^n ; Jluseum ; Expenses ; 

 Publications; Jlethods; Third geological survey undei" E. T. Cox and 

 others, 1869-1900; Act of 3869; Act of 1879 revising the previous one; 

 Act of 1881; Administration and personnel; Salaries and expenses: 

 Publications 72 



First geological survey imder James Hall, 1855-1857; Acts of establish- 

 ment and continuation; Administration; Publications; Resolutions pro- 

 viding for printing of reports ; Discontinuance of the survey ; Expenses ; 

 Second geological survey under C. A. White, 1866-1870 ; Acts of estab- 

 Hshment and completion: Act pi-oviding for pnldicjition of report: Per- 



