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BULLETIN 10J>, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



possible, the entire cost of the geological siir\eys of New York, in- 

 cluding all printing and all other incidental expense connected there- 

 with, also the cost which has been hitherto incurred by Ohio in such 

 survey's, including printing and other incidental expenses, and report 

 the same as early as practicable to the senate." 



It is not recorded that the committee ever made a full report as re- 

 quested. 



The committee to which h;vd been referred that portion of the gov- 

 ernor's message of 1860 relating to the survey made an elaborate report 

 through Chairman Garfield. The events leading to the establishment 

 of the geological corps were detailed and a brief sketch of the work 

 done was embodied. Keference was made to the benefits of the survey 

 through that most pow^erful medium — statistics. For the eight coim- 

 ties most thoroughly explored by the corps the value of taxable lands 

 was given for the years 1835 and 1841 ; that is, before and after the 

 survey : 



Thus, in so short a time the increabc was greater than 100 per cent, 

 while the entire outlay upon the survey amounted to about $25,000. 

 So great an increase of wealth from such a small outlay, was cer- 

 tainly a most powerful argument for the continuation of the survey. 

 The report was esteemed of sufficient value to justify the printing of 

 1,000 extra cojiies for the use of the general assemblj^ 



SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNDER NEWBERRY AND ORTON, 1869-1886. 



The whole matter of a geological survey of Ohio was dropped until 

 the year 1865, the attention of the legislature being given to matters 

 more pressing in their nature. The subject was then resumed by the 

 senate in a bill to provide for the appointment of a State geologist. 

 The committee reported the bill back w^ith one amendment. The 

 amendment annulled the bill and provided for the resumption of 

 the survey. This was, in turn, amended in such a way as to annul 

 it, and provision was made for the establishment of a geological 

 bureau in connection with the State board of agriculture, the secre- 

 tary of the board to be State geologist ex officio; for the appoint- 

 ment by the county commissioners of one practical geologist in each 

 county to make a survey of that county, expenses to be paid from 



