THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS OF ARKANSAS. 829 



In 1873 Dr. George Haddock, who had been Mr. Roberts 

 assistant, published at Little Rock a pamphlet of 66 pages entitled 

 " Report of a Geological Reconnoisance of a part of the State of 

 Arkansas made during the years 1871-72." This paper gives 

 the only results of the work done under this appropriation. 1 It 

 is of but little or no importance and adds nothing to the work 

 done by Owen. 



The General Assembly of 1873 passed a bill for the con- 

 tinuation of the survey, and made an appropriation of $15,000 

 for it. 2 



Under this act the following state geologists were appointed : 

 George Haddock, appointed May 15, 1873, removed from office 

 January 14, 1874. Mr. Haddock, who is said to have been a 

 Scotchman, had been assistant geologist under Mr. Roberts the 

 year before ; he made no report except the one published under 

 a former appropriation and mentioned above. William C. Hazel- 

 dine, appointed January 14, 1874, and removed June 29, 1874. 

 Mr. Hazeldine was an Englishman by birth ; he had been sent to 

 the State Legislature from Richmond, Little River county, in 

 1 87 1. Later he was circuit Judge of the Second District of 

 Arkansas, and lived at Augusta, Woodruff county. As state 

 geologist he made no report, and, so far as can be ascertained, 

 did no field-work. Arnold Syberg was appointed June 29, 1874, 

 and remained in office to the end of the term. Mr. Syberg is a 

 native of Prussia ; he was at one time a captain in the regular 

 army of the United States, afterwards state engineer of the State 

 of Arkansas, and still later engineer in the Confederate army. 

 He still lives at Little Rock. Mr. Syberg says that he made 

 no report, and that the only work he did was to receive and 

 examine specimens sent or brought in from various parts of the 

 state. 



The total amount appropriated for the 1873-74 survey — 



1 The books in the Auditor's office show that $10,700 of this appropriation was 

 drawn out, and that the remaining $4300 was carried over to the next survey 

 account. 



2 For minority report against the appropriation see' Senate Journal, 1873, p. 450, 

 et seq. 



