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This inniortnnt work lias been carried forward as extensively and rapidly aa 

 the limited appropriation wonld allow. The results of the researches already 

 made, and the work accomplished, will far more than repay the expenditures. 

 « * * The value of these investigations and researches is of a permanent 

 character, and not confined to any one section or interest of the Sta.te. 



The report of Professor Winchell will be laid before you and will be found 

 full of interest. It also contains a carefully prepared estimate of the cost of 

 properly completing this important work, undertaken by the State. I respect- 

 fully subuiit to your considerntion whether it may not be advisable somewhat to 

 increase the annual appropriation for this purpose, rather than prolong the 

 survey for a series of years. 



No provision was made in the act of 18G9 for printing or publishing the docu- 

 ments or reports which might be made from time to time. For information on 

 this subject, I refer you to the report of the director. These reports, to be of 

 eervice, should be published. I recommend that the State geological board be 

 authorized to publish these reports when prepared by the director, and that 

 projier appropriations be made therefor. 



In pursuance of these recommendations the senate committee on 

 o-eological survey, of which J. L. Morton was chairman, introduced, 

 as early as January 16, bills niakino- appropriations for publication 

 and for the continuance of the work. These were accompanied by a 

 highly appreciative and complimentary report, but far too rhetorical 

 for usefulness. These bills passed through the committee of the 

 whole, and were adopted January 19. The bill appropriating funds 

 for publication received but one negative vote, and that for con- 

 tinuance of the survey but five negative votes. The house on Jan- 

 uary 17 appointed a connnittee to invite the director to deliver an 

 evening address. On January 25 measures similar to those adopted 

 by the senate Avere introduced in the house, accompanied by a highly 

 appreciative report from the committee, of which Ira R. Grosvenor 

 was chairman. These were referred to conmiittee of the whole and 

 placed on the general order. 



In view of the favorable prospects, the director improved the op- 

 portunity offered by a trip to New York to institute some precise 

 inquiries in reference to publication. On February 25 he entered 

 into some definite but conditional negotiations with Julius Bion for 

 printing and illustrations. The general form and style were to be 

 those of the report of the fortieth parallel which was then in progress 

 through Mr. Bion's establishment. Some of the maps to accompany 

 the reports on the iron and copper regions were placed in Mr. Bien's 

 hands. 



Meanwhile, influences unfavorable to the continuance of the sur- 

 vey were at work, and learning that these were due to his attaching 

 so much importance to the climatic elements of the State's natural 

 resources, the director prepared hastily a pamphlet of eight pages, 

 embracing two isothermal charts, for January and July, with a 



