Report of the Assistant Director and Assistant 



State Geologist. 



During the past liscal year the time of the Assistant Director, 

 in the office, has been chiefly occupied with correspondence 

 relating to the mineral resources of 'New York State and the 

 collation of data for the preparation of bulletins on the A^arious 

 products. The many inquiries received concerning the location 

 and distribution of minerals emphasize the need for publications 

 on this subject, and the lack of accurate information on many 

 points of interest and importance in this connection indicates the 

 necessit}^ for an economic survey of New York State. With the 

 limited means available, the writer lias endeavored to supply the 

 necessary information whenever asked for, and has undertaken 

 a collation of the literature bearing on the mineral wealth of our 

 State, which, if supplemented by held work, will permit the pub- 

 lication of I'eliable reports on the economic minerals found Avithin 

 our borders. A special bulletin on the salt of New York State 

 has been in preparation for several months and will soon be 

 ready for publication. 



In the field but little has been accomplished by the writer in 

 the economic subjects upon which work was begun last year. 

 The pressing necessity for the completion of the geological map 

 of Westchester county, to be embodied in the new geological 

 map of New York State now in preparation by the State Geolo- 

 gist, made it essential to devote to this purpose nearly the whole 

 of the sum of $500 allowed for the expenses of the Assistant 

 Director ; consequently, the economic work originall}'^ planned 

 for the past season has been delaj^ed. 



Some time has been occupied, at the suggestion of the Secre- 

 tary of the University, in preparation for a course of lectures on 

 geology, with special reference to New York State for University 

 Extension. The writer has also in preparation a brief handbook 

 of New York geology to serve as a guide to the museum collec- 



