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Wortnian, of Philadelpliia, furnished an elaborate paper on the 

 Post-Pliocene vertebrates of Indiana, and Dr. J. S. Newberry one on 

 the Drift deposits of Indiana. 



The office of Professor Collett as geologist in chief expired in April, 

 1885, and Governor Gray ai:)pointcd J. Maurice Thompson his suc- 

 cessor, under whom Doctor Phinney was assigned to work in Ilejiry 

 County; Doctor Brown in Hancock; Prof. S. S, Gorby in Benton and 

 Tippecanoe; and W. H. Thompson in Starke and Clinton counties. 



Professor Thompson resigned in December, 1888, and was suc- 

 ceeded by 8. S. Gorby. who. with W. II. Tliompson and Charles E. 

 Drj^er, had been one of his assistants. S. A. Miller, it should be 

 noted, served as paleontologist. In the sixteenth annual report it is 

 said by Professor Gorby that no assistance had been allowed either 

 in the museum or the field since his appointment. In the seventeenth 

 unnual report, bearing date of 1891, the following is given, showing 

 the personnel of the survey: S. S. Gorby, State geologist; Maurice 

 Thompson, assistant geologist; Moses N. Elrod, assistant geologist; 

 Charles R. Dryer, chemist and geologist; S. A. Miller, paleontologist; 

 O. P. Hay, lierpetologist; W. S. Blatchley, entomologist; E. Brad- 

 ner, botanist; J. E. Beasley, taxidermist; Thomas McQuade, in- 

 spector of mines; N. J. Hyde, supervisor of oils; E. T. J. Jordan, 

 supervisor of natural gas. 



In the eighteenth annual report (for 1893) tlie personnel is given 

 as: S. S. Gorby, State geologist; Charles li. Dryer, assistant geolo- 

 gist; E. P. Cubberly, assistant geologist; S. A. Miller, paleontologist; 

 J. N. Hurty, chemist; J. D. Kramer, chemist; W. B. Van Gorden, 

 botanist ; J. E. Beasley, taxidermist ; Thomas McQuade, superintend- 

 ent of mines; N, J. Hyde, supervisor of oils; E. T. J. Jordan, super- 

 visor of gas. 



In 1894 is was as follows: S. S. Gorby, State geologist; Thomas 

 Elrod, assistant geologist; A. C. Benedict, assistant geologist; O. P. 

 Hay, icthyologist. 



In 1895 W. S. Blatchley was made State geologist. With him 

 were associated T. C. Hopkins and E. M. Kindle, assistant geolo- 

 gists; W. A. Noyes and Robert Lyons, chemists; O. P. Hay, zoolo- 

 gist; Robert Fisher, inspector of mines; J. C. Leach, supervisor of 

 natural gas; and C. F. Hall, supervisor of oil inspection. 



In 189G the personnel was still further increased. T. C. Hopkins 

 and C. E. Siebenthal were employed in researches on building stone; 

 George H. Ashley on coal; J. T. Scovell and A. F. Foerste on local 

 geology; W. A. Noyes as chemist; M. A, Llowe, physicist; J. C. 

 Leach, supervisor of gas inspection; C. F. Hall, of oil; Robert 

 Fisher, inspecto)' of mines; and James Ep{)erson, assistant in- 

 vspector. 



