To His Excellency, Goz. William D. Jelks: 



Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith an Index to the 

 Mineral Resources of Alabama. 



As the name implies, this document* is intended rather to di- 

 rect the attention of those interested to the various natural re- 

 sources of the State which are considered capable of being 

 profitably utilized, and to the sources from which more detailed 

 information may be derived, than to be a complete or ade- 

 quate presentation of the subject. 



Very respectfully, 



EUGENE A. SMITH, 



State Geologist. 



University of Alabama, 

 April 30, 1904. 



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