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Nacoochee, Wliitc County, geologist and special surveyor of the gold 

 region and the Blue Kidge. 



During 1875, 105 of the 137 counties of the State were visited, and 

 data collected sufficient, as announced in the second annual report, 

 to permit the working out during the winter months of " the general 

 geology of the whole State, and to construct a map approximately 

 correct, on which most of the useful minerals can be noted and many 

 of the roads and water powers. We are now prepared," Doctor 

 Little announced, " to enter upon the detailed, systematic and accu- 

 rate survey of each county in the several divisions of the State; and 

 it is proposed, during the next season, to begin this work at three 

 points on the western border of the State." The plan was not, how- 

 ever, carried out, owing presumably to insufficient time, the survey 

 being abolished by the following resolution, in 1881 : 



Whereas the general assembly of Georgia, by act approved February 27, 1874, 

 did provide for a geological survey of the State and did create the office of State 

 geologist, mailing an appropriation of $10,000 per annum for five years, and no 

 longer, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of said act ; and 



Whereas said term of five years did expire in the year 1879, and said appro- 

 priation was not extended or continued, the act of 1874 being thus allowed to 

 expire by its own limitations, the general assembly of 1879 directing, by joint 

 resolution, approved October 17, 1879, the governor to turn over to the com- 

 missioner of agriculture all the material of said geological department, and 

 further re(iuiring the governor to sell all the chemicals, live stock, and camp 

 equipage of said department, thereby -giving notice to the world rhat said geo- 

 logical survey was ended and said office of geologist abolished ; therefore. 



Be it resolved hy the General Assembly of Georgia, That said oflice of State 

 geologist was discontinued and abolished in the year 1879 by the facts above 

 recited, and that the said geologist has no claim on the State for any salary as 

 such geologist since that date. 



Approved September 28, 1881. 



Expenses. — The salary of the State geologist was fixed by law at 

 $2,000 a year and those of his assistants at $1,200 a year. The ex- 

 pense of publication of the second report was provided for by a 

 special appropriation of $500. The total expense of the survey, as 

 shown b}^ the appropriations, would appear to have been: 



As provided by act of 1874, $10,000 a year for five years $50,000 



For printing 500 



For chemicals 500 



$5L0OO 



Puhlicatioiis. — Two brief annual reports in the form of pamphlets 

 of 36 and 1(5 pages, respectively, constitute the entire official re- 

 sults of the survey, though in Jones's Handbook of the State of Geor- 

 gia, 1876, pages 17 to 143 are occupied with an account of the geology 

 of the State, which is accredited to Little, as is also a catalogue of 



