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salt springs of Michigan Avhich had been the object of so much ex- 

 ploration, legislation and expenditure, possess no importance, ex- 

 cept as "licks " for wild animals, and that the 72 sections of " salt 

 spring lands *' patented to the State never possessed any value above 

 that of ordinary agricultural lands.* 



Financial statement for 1859-1860. 

 Resources, 1839. 



Appropriation for survey for 1859 „ $2,000.00 



Approi)riatioii to publish former unpublished reports, if any 1,000.00 



Total available for 1S59 $3, 000. 00 



Expenditures, 1859, 



Salary of State geologist $1,000.00 



Salary of assistant in zoology 750. 00 



$1, 750. 00 



Incidental expenditures for geology 709.22 



Incidental expenditures for zoology — 



Claims i)resented during 1859 $540.78 



Claims filed and paid May IS, ISCO, for expenses in 



1S59 _„ 94. 58 



635. 38 



$3, 094. 58 



Geological property on hand ^_-_____ . $208. 00 



Zoological property on hand . 08.00 



$276. 00 

 Incidental expenditures 1859, less property on hand — 



Geohtdcal $.501.22 



Zoological ^___ 5G7. 39 



Resources, 1860. 

 Appropriation for survey in ISOO ___„_ ,__ $.3,000.00 



Expenditures, 1860. 



Salary of State geologist $1,000.00 



Salary of assistant in zoology 750. 00 



$1, 7.-0. 00 



Paid for subassistants, voyageurs, and all incidentals 1.250.00 



$3, 000. 00 



A claim, not itemized, for part of alleged expenses in zoological 



department in 18G0, amounting to $1G4.55, was not presented till 



> Wincliell. Sparks ftom a Geologist's Hammer, p. 270. Compaie Geological Report ot 

 1861, especially pp. 165, 160. 



