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may be of value. Should coal be found, all information in regard to the area, 

 depth, thickness of vein, character and value for heating purposes and probable 

 cost of mining the same would be fully noted. 



Location of lead and other minerals, the districts in which they may be 

 found, their depth aud all other information that may prove of value. 



Clays of various kinds for the manufacturing of pottery, tiling, brick, etc. 



Chalk, limestone, sandstone, gypsum and other materials used for building 

 purposes. Zinc, bismuth, arsenic, strontia and other minerals used in the arts; 

 the cost of mining the same, and their commercial value. Also the botany of 

 the State, showing the distribution of the timber and vegetable growth indigen- 

 ous to the State, water power on all the rivers and streams and the fall from 

 various points, with such information as will enable every one to understand 

 their availability as water-power for manufacturing purposes. An analysis of all 

 the mineral waters, gas wells, their extent and value, and the practicability of 

 using the gas for fuel and lighting purposes. An examination of the character of 

 the soil from all the counties of the State with an analysis of the same, indicat- 

 ing the soil suitable for the growth of various agricultural productions, in such a 

 way as to be of practical value to the farmer. Rainfall and temperature should 

 be accurately obtained. Considerable attention would be given to the eradica- 

 tion, and means of destruction of insects that are injurious to fruit and fruit trees 

 and prey on the products of the soil : these and a great many other things will be 

 developed that will prove a benefit to our people and of immense value to the 

 State. 



County maps should be made, giving a full history of the resources of the 

 county, describing accurately the depth, location, character of all coal deposits, 

 clays, building stone, soils, water-power and all information that would be of 

 value to the counties, and cost of utilizing the same. Publishing maps for the 

 counties, supplying the people with the reports of the survey and disseminating 

 information during the progress of the work. All these 'Come within the range of 

 a geological survey and properly belong to it. To do this work an expenditure of 

 money, not a great deal less than $100,000 during the next ten years will be 

 required to cover the entire expenses of it. In return for this outlay we cannot 

 estimate in dollars and cents the value to the State. We have the evidence of 

 the most prosperous States where surveys have been made, that it has been of 

 untold value to them. It is a work of great importance, benefitting all the citi- 

 zens alike, bringing prosperity, building up and developing the State and pub- 

 lishing the advantages that we possess now hidden from view ; saving thousands 

 of dollars to people who, without any knowledge of what we have, embark in 

 enterprises that may or may not be a success. The useless waste of money would 

 be prevented. With a geological survey, almost a certainty in regard to suc- 

 cess would be secured. 



If you want to mine for coal, you will know at what depth and in what quality 

 it can be fonnd. If for lead, zinc and other metals, reference to the geological 



