84 BULLETIN 109, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



In 1897 the assistants were J. H. Asliley, in charge of coal survey, 

 with C. E. Siebenthal, J. T. Scovell, and E. M. Kindle, paleonto- 

 logical assistants. A. F. Foerste served as assistant in local geology ; 

 A. W. Butler, as ornithologist; W. A. Noyes, chemist; J. C. Leach, 

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

 Robert Fisher, inspector of mines; and James Epperson, assistant 

 inspector. 



In 1898 J. A, Price was added to the force of assistants on the coal 

 survey. 



In 1899 E. E. Call served as conchologist and Stanley Coulter as 

 botanist; E. B. Williamson, entomologist; W. C. Zaring, supervisor 

 of oil inspection; and Charles Long, assistant inspector of mines; 

 with these substitutions the personnel of the survey remaining as 

 before. In 1900 E. M. Kindle served as paleontologist. 



Salaries. — The salary of the State geologist was at first placed at 

 $2,000 a year, but the amount was afterwards changed to $1,800 a 

 year. The compensation for field and laboratory work was by the 

 piece, the remuneration being determined by the chief geologist. 

 The amount, however, is stated to have been always low. 



Museum. — The number of specimens belonging to the State at the 

 time of the transfer of the State museum by the department of 

 agriculture to the bureau of statistics and geology (1879) was 8,912. 

 The cost ($500) of arranging and cataloguing was borne by the 

 State board of agriculture. To this number were then added by 

 the bureau 11,649 pieces, of which 10,268 were acquired b}' purchase. 



At the present time fossil flora of the early Carboniferous forma- 

 tions in the State are especially well represented. There is also a 

 large and varied collection of stone implements and pottery of pre- 

 historic age. A library, consisting chiefly of the reports of other sur- 

 veys received in exchange, was built up. 



Expenses. — The approximate total expense of the survey's succeed- 

 ing Owen's is as follows: 



Under E. T. Cox, 1S69 to 1878, Inclusive $66,000 



Under John CoUett, ISSO to 1884, inclusive 25, 000 



Under Maurice Thompson, 1885 to 1SS7, inclusive 10,000 



Under S. S. Gorby, 1SS8 to 1S94, inclusive 42,000 



Under W. S. Batchley, 1895 to 1900, inclusive 38,800 



$181, 800 



During the year 1879-80 the sum of $505 was expended under Pro- 

 fessor CoUett's administration for geological purposes, as already 

 noted. 



The cost of printing and engraving the reports was borne inde- 

 pendently of the geological appropriations. 



