GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HLSTOUY SXJllVEYS. 407 



To gain a general knowledge of the geological system of the State 

 the field was divided into four districts, cornering at Columbus. Pro- 

 fessor Newberry had immediate supervision of the work in the north- 

 eastern quarter, Professor Andrews the southeastern. Professor Orton 

 the southwestern, and Messrs. Hertzer and Gilbert the northwestern. 

 It was the aim of the corps to perform the work so thoroughly that it 

 would never be necessary to go over the ground a second time. To 

 this end explicit directions were given each uicniber for making 

 observations and collections. 



Expenses for 1869. — The disbursements to the account of tlie geo- 

 logical survey for the year 18G9 amounted to $8,066.01. 



Puhlieation of First Annual Reiwrt. — Early in the year 1870 the 

 senate received a message from Governor Hnj's transmitting the first 

 annual report (second series) on the geology of Ohio, with accom- 

 panying letter of J. S. New berry ; also a message transmitting a letter 

 from. Prof. E. B. Andrews in relation to the coal fields extending from 

 the vicinity of Nelson villc, Athens County, to the northeast through 

 the southern part of Perry County. 



The committee on public printing, to whom w'as referred the Re- 

 port of the Geological Corps for 1869, recounnended the adoption of 

 the following joint resolution : 



Whereas the eugraviug of ph^tes which accomiKuiy the geological report will 

 delay the publication of that report several months, and there are some por- 

 (ions of the report that should bo given to the public at as early n day as 

 possible, be it 



Resolved by the general a.^sembly. That so much of Professor Newberry's 

 report as will serve to form a report of progress of the geological survey of 

 Ohio for ]<S69; Professor Andreu's's report of ihe iroology of southetistern Ohio: 

 Professor Ortou's report of the geology of Montgomery County, with such maps 

 and sections as are prepared to illustrate each of these reports, be printed at 

 once, in pamphlet form as the annual report of the geological corps of Ohio 

 for the year 1869 to the number of 2,500 copies; 500 copies for the geological 

 corps and 2,000 copies for the general assembly, to i)e divided equally among 

 the members and sent to the auditor for the county of each member as soon 

 as printed; and that the publication of the remainder of the manuscripts be 

 deferred until the plates be engraved. 



This was adopted and became a law April 14, 1870. In compliance 

 with the resolution the portions of the report mentioned were em- 

 bodied for immediate publication. 



A resolution was shortly proposed by a member of the house di- 

 recting the supervisor of public printing to procure the printing of 

 the report of 1809, in the best style, in pica type, in large octavo 

 form, on lieavy white or tinted paper, and bound in muslin. This 

 resolution did not come up for final passage. The supervisor, acting 

 upon the supposition that it had, proceeded with the work as it 



