494 BULLETIN 101>, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Cretaceous of West Texas and Coahnila. E. T. Dnmble. Bulletin Geological 

 Society of America, volume 6. 



Notes on the Texas Tertiaries, E. T. Dumble, Texas Academy of Science, 1894. 



Soils of Texas, E. T. Durable, Texas Academy of Science, 1895. 



Red Sandstone of the Diabolo Mountains, E. T. Dumble, Texas Academy of 

 Science, 1901. 



On the inaugunitioii of C. A. Culberson as governor in 1895, A. J. 

 Rose was appointed commissioner of agriculture, insurance, statis- 

 tics, ai)d history. After an examination of tlic amount of correspond- 

 ence and demands for informatioji on matters pertaining to the geo- 

 logical branch, he reappointed Mr. Dumble State geologist, with the 

 understanding that in event of lack of appropriation for salary Mr. 

 Dumble could collect and retain the regular fees for work in return 

 for carrying on the affairs of the department. This arrangement 

 continued during his term of office as commissioner. 



The twenty-fourth legislature passed an appropriation for con- 

 tinuing the survey for two years from March 1, 1895, but this was 

 vetoed by Go\'ernor Culberson. 



During 1895 and 1896 Mr. Dumble investigated and reported on 

 the water supply of the cities of Galveston, Houston, Palestine, 

 Denison, and Taylor, made numerous examinations of mineral de- 

 posits in various portions of the State, attended to the very con- 

 siderable correspondence of the office and completed the arrange- 

 ment of the collections in the museum. The fees collected for the 

 two years amounted to a little over $3,600. 



In March, 1897, Mr. Dumble was appointed consulting geologist 

 for the Southern Pacific Company, after which, until the close of his 

 connection with the department in February, 1899, the work done for 

 the surve}' was confined entirely to the correspondence. 



The legislature which met in 1899 provided for the transfer of the 

 laboratory, library, and collections of the geological survey to the 

 TJniversit}^ of Texas, and this was done. 



Expenses. — ^The expenditures of the survey up to December 15. 

 1888, amounted to $3,983.71: 



Salaries of State and assistant geologist $1,348.87 



Salary of State chemist 164.88 



Salary of clerks 664. 0(i 



Equipment 997. 12 



Field expenses 785. 85 



Other expenses 22. 99 



$3, 983. 71 



From December 15, 1888, to December 31, 1889, the appropriations 

 and expenditures were as follows : 



