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April 17, 18G1, after exhaustion of the appropriation for 1859-GO, 

 and was subsequently paid, without indorsement by the State geol- 

 ogist, by order of the board of State auditors. 



THE GEOLOGICAL SUR\'EY FKOM 1801 TO 1860. 



The report of the work accomplished under the appropriation of 

 1859 was submitted to the legislature of 18G1 and published by its 

 authority, as already stated. That appropriation being exhausted, 

 it remained with the legislature of 18G1 to determine the question of 

 the continuance of the survey. The country was in a state of ex- 

 traordinary political excitement, and business was everywhere in a 

 condition of partial paralysis. Nevertheless, the outgoing governor, 

 Afoses Wisner, recommended in his message the continuance and com- 

 pletion of the work. Through inadvertence, the State geologist neg- 

 lected to furnish the incoming governor, Austin Blair, with any 

 digest of his forthcoming reports or recommendations respecting the 

 future disposition of the enterprise; nor did Governor Blair seek 

 any information from the director. Accordingly he made no rec- 

 ommendation concerning it in his message. The legislature, how- 

 ever, determined to keep the survey alive and appropriated $2,000 

 for the year 18G1 and $2,000 for 18G2. They also discontinued ex- 

 penditures for zoological work. 



Unavoidably the State geologist was compelled to devote much 

 time and attention to the legislature, to the general interests and 

 reputation of the survey, and to the passage of his report through tlie 

 press. The disturbance of the country grew more and more tlireaten- 

 ing after the adjournment of the legislature, and the auditor general, 

 Emil Annekc. deemed it inexpedient to indorse the State geologist's 

 draft for expenditures to be incurred on account of field work. Fur- 

 ther exploration was therefore suspended. The State geologist, how- 

 ever, found abundant occupation in working up paleontological ma- 

 terials accumulated during the two preceding years, and he made 

 several geological trips at private expense. 



Financial statement for 1S61. 



Legislative tii»propriation $2, 000 



Salary of State geologist — 1, 000 



Unexpended $1,000 



An indebtedness of $51.87 was incurred to A. D. White for services 

 to April 17, 18G1, which was subsequently paid by order of the board 

 of State auditors. 



Subsequent to 18G1 all State expenditures on account of the survey 

 were discontinued bv order of Gov. Austin Blair. The late State 



