GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEYS. 479 



tie field, and each one numbered and worked over with great care, and the col- 

 lections taken from each bore its number and from what part each came. Prob- 

 ably the most valuable part of my work, from an economic stand, if the 

 leport of it had only been pronmlgated in i»rint, was my report ou the wild 

 Kumach of Texas (R. copallina), from detailed analyses extending through the 

 entire growth and determining the period of greatest economic A'alue in tannic 

 acid.' 



Doctor Biiclvlev received his appointment from Gov. Kichard Coke 

 in March, 1874. Under his administration, Richard Burleson was 

 made assistant geologist; Charles E. Ilall, subordinate assistant; 

 James E. Home, bookkeeper and conmiissary ; and Friench Simpson 

 and Jack Coke, volunteer assistants. Field work was begun on May 

 11. The entire work of the survey was, however, in the nature of 

 reconnoissauce, and no stratigraphic or topographic work v.'as done, 

 nor were any barometric or other observations made. 



Expenses. — The expenses, as given in Buckley's report for a period 

 from IVIay 1. 1874. to Xovem.ber 1 of the same year, were as follows: 



Outfit at Austin. 



One pair mules, of Mr. Hart $366.00 



One ambulance 137. 50 



One pair mules and wagon 330.00 



One pair of mnl^s and hack bought by Professor Burleson at Waco 675. 00 



$1, 508. 50 

 Exiii'iiae-i in the field. 



May $73.00 



June 159. 2U 



July 264.85 



August 1.35. 45 



September I 115.20 



October 122.80 



' $870. 50 

 Wages paid. 



James Home, $50 per month $300 



Shands, $25 per month 150 



Carrington, $25 per month 150 



Cook, $25 per month 150 



$750 



R. T. llill, in the publicaiiou above referred to, gives the fol- 

 lowing statement, as obtained from Mr. F. Simpson : 



> This report was published in part, at least, by the succeeding survey in Bulletin No. 

 1. Report and Analyses of Texas Sumach (Rhus copallinn) by George FI. Kalteyer, Austin, 

 1892. 



* The printed report gives this total as $871.15. 



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