TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



[The omisKion of I lie uaiue of a StatP or Tcrritoi-.v indicates that no public sin-vey of t!ie 

 locality was uudertaken during the period cov(n-ed by this history. The subject ar- 

 rang<'ment is alphabetical, by States.] 



ALABAMA. 



.M. Tiioine.v's apiioiiitiuent in the University of Alal>iiin;i : Act of 1848 

 apiK)inting liiin State geologist: Act of 1854; Personnel of survey; Ex- 

 penses of survey; Second survey uuder E. A. Smith 1S7.3-1S82; Organi- 

 zation; Act of 1873; Supplemental act of 1877: Tersonnel of survey of 

 1873-1882; Publications; Third survey under K. A. Smith; Act of 

 eslablishmenr ; Personnel; ^Methods and results; Expenses; Present 

 conditon 



ARKANSAS. 



OrgaiHzation : Act oi 1857: ApiMjintment of David D. <J\ven State geolo- 

 gist ; Act of 1859 ; Second apj)ointment and death of David D. Owen ; 

 Salaries of director and assistants; Results; Act discontinuing the 

 survey ; Act for the benefit of St. John's College ; Disposition of mate- 

 rial ; Second geological survey under W. F. Roberts, 1871 ; Act of 

 March 28, 1871 ; Personnel and results ; Third geological survey under 

 <Teorge Haddock and others, 1873-74; Act of April, 1873; Organization, 

 personnel, and expenses of third survey ; Fourtli geological survey 

 inider J. C. Branner, 1887-1893; Act of March, 1887; Organization and 

 I>ersounel ; Act of March 29, 1889 ; Reappointment of Branner State 

 geologist ; Laws relative to printing and distribution of reports ; Eco- 

 nuniic results of the survey: Expenses and putdieatituis 



CALIFORNIA. 



First geological survey under J. B. Ti-ask, 1850-1856; .loint resolution 

 establishing; Supplemental act; Publication of report; Act of 18.>4 ; 

 First, second, and third reports of Trask ; p]xpenses of Trask's survey ; 

 Second geological survey under .T. D. Whitney, 18G0-1S73 ; Act of estab- 

 lishment ; Organization ; Act of 18G4 continuing the work of the survey ; 

 Difficulties encountered; Act of 1S70 providing for unpaid expenses; 

 Act of 1870 continuing the survey; Act of 1872; Failure of appropria- 

 tions and discontinuance of survey; Personnel; Disposition of collec- 

 tions; Act to provide for the preservation of material; Resolution with 

 reference to collections; Expenses; Publications; Acts relative to dis- 

 tribution of reports; Results; Cause of failure; Establishment of a 

 State mining bureau in 1880; Act providing i'or ; Personnel; Expenses 

 .-fiul ariiiroin-iations : Publications; Museum and Library 



COLOKADO. 



Act of 1872 



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