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CONCLUSION. 



This work is put forth with a consciousness of its shortcomings and 

 defects. The hope is entertained, however, that its errors will be 

 found in the excusable class, and that despite these the dictionary will 

 be found useful. Though begun about ten years ago, most of the 

 work upon it has been done in the last year. The author is indebted 

 to many persons for information and assistance, but to none more than 

 to his associate Mr. Herbert G. Ogden and to Mr. P. C. Warman and 

 his assistants in the Editorial Division of the United States Geological 

 Survej^ Grateful acknowledgment is made to these gentlemen and 

 also to the officials and proof readers in the Government Printing 

 Office for their cordial cooperation in producing this book. 



