GEOLOGiaU. AND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEYS. 193 



llie annual report of the State geologist is dated February 15, 

 1844, and consists of three pages. It shows that besides the four 

 county maps wliich have been struck off and placed on the market, 

 10 otliers are in the engraver's hands. An appropriation is asked for 

 $1,000 or $1,500 to continue the map publishing until the sales meet 

 expenses. He justly expresses the conviction that these maps "will 

 be more full and perfect than any that have heretofore been pub- 

 lished of any equal portion of the United States. The final report 

 on the Lower Peninsuhi, with all the maps and sections, will, I trust, 

 be ready for the press during the coming sunnner. The engraving 

 of the geological sections, fossils, etc., has beeii conditionally con- 

 tracted for; but tiie continuance of the worlc requires financial pro- 

 vision." 



He speaks of the opportunity afforded by the United States linear 

 surveys for perfecting the geology of the Upper Peninsula. 



All that would be reqiih-ed would be simply a peiuiission from the Couimis- 

 Biouer of the General L:md Otiice of the Uuited States to the geologist of Michi- 

 gan to require the deputy surveyors to mtike certain observations during the 

 progress of their survey, of n character which would connect the geological 

 fcurvey of our State with the linear survey of the United States. I hojio to per- 

 fect such an arrangement in this particular as will enable me to jiroduee more 

 perfect geological and topographical maps of the Upper Peninsula than have 

 ever been constructed of the same extent of territory in the Uuited States. 



He asks for $400 for current expenses, in addition to what may be 

 appropriated for county maps, wood engravings, and final publi- 

 cation. 



EIGHTH YEAR OF THE SUIUEy, 1844. 



The State no longer maintained a geological survey. The pub- 

 lished documents do not reveal the existence of any report from the 

 State geologist on the operations of 1844. The message of Gov. 

 John S. Barry, however, explains the lacuna, and from this I make 

 the following extracts: 



The field work of the geological and topographical survey of the Lower Penin- 

 sula of the State has been brought to a close, and much has been done toward 

 preparing the final report upon this portion of the work. The engraving of the 

 Illustrations necessary to accompany the volumes when published has been iu 

 progress during most of the year: but some further time will be required for its 

 completion. 



In consequence of the deficiency of the means required to finish the surveys 

 of the Upper Peninsula with the same minuteness that they had been done in the 

 lower, the State geologist had determined at one time to make the final report 

 upon that part of the work, in a more general manner; but during the past 

 year, such a connection of those surveys has been made with the United States 

 lineal .surveys as will insure, without expense to the State, their completion in 

 the most perfect manner. By this arrangement the Cenoral Government lends 

 Its aid iu perfecting our geological surveys. The practicability of the plan was 



