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GEOLOGICAL RECONNOISSANCE 



extend your observation, as far south as Jaeksonport. If you arrive at 

 ft- place before corps No. 1, you will encamp at some convenient point 

 ^ the vicinity, and wait for further instructions; you will, however, occupy 

 the tune, while awaiting my arrival, in making explorations in the vicinity 

 ot Jaeksonport." J 



Instructions received at Jaclsonport, Jackson county, Ark., Nov. 17th, 1857. 



„,"/"; Cr0S t" g B ' aCk riVer ' 3 ° U WU1 Pr ° cecd t0 *• ™ ™°<«. stunted 

 on Reeds creek, m the southern part of Lawrence county, and make a 

 recon nolssance ^ part of the country ^ J, k. ,j> 



Back rivers, as far north as township 17. Yon will proceed thence to 

 Soil eCOnn r a " Ce ° f the C0Unt, ' J ' <J** beh ™» Strawberry and 

 ZZ2T' a " S t nOTth " WMt °° UrSe t0Ward3 Salem - 1" ^*»» -unty, 



rot Whtto ' and ;° minUe " est > «"-«* 4- range, of township | 

 I*!™' and e " Ca ™P at ~™ -table point near Yeilville 

 where 5 ou « ,11 await my arrival and further instructions." 



Instructions, dated December 4th, 1837. 



wither InMa 8 *" ^'^ "^ "*"" "' * he H °^^ b -d »f 

 VVhttcnet, nManon county, and collecting samples of the earth for 



rtZl T y °l ""' reCr ° SS WUte "" 6 "' «">«««-- that potion 

 o Rltonounty south o your previons route, and pass through ^oss 



c ^of Lav? y ° U PTOCeed ^ ' EVeniDS Shade >' in the - u "—t 



corne of Lawrence county, to Cury creek, in Independence county and 



examme the prospect for lead ore in that county. After compTet !'y OU r 

 }ou will cross Black river and meet me at Jaeksonport." 



Instructions, dated May 12th, 18S8. 

 - During the time I shall be absent in Pulaski and Hot Spring counties 

 jou will examine the north-western tier of townshins no, L , 



«plored, in Randolph county, and visit Rice's spri^ „'n "e wa^W 

 Muddy creek take its temperature, and make "a c^Jfta ™ Cell 

 exammation of it at the fountain head; you will investigate Z , 



ever may be of interest in that vicinity! * ' "' What " 



From Randolph county, yon will proceed through Lawrence county to 

 Batesville, ,n Independence county, and examine the geological for™ 5 

 on the north side of White river, between that place and Se T 

 below the mouth of Laferty creek; and ^Z££££Z 



