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APPENDIX 



With the reorganization of the State Museum under the new 

 Department of Education^ the present Director and State Geolo- 

 gist retired from office on May 1, 1904. In addition, therefore, 

 to his report for the fiscal year ending Sep. 30, 1903, it remains to 

 append a r6sum^ of the administi-ative work conducted under his 

 direction from Oct. 1, 1903. to May 1, 1901. 



During this period the time of the State Geologist was mainly 

 deyoted to the editing of the reports in hand and to the super- 

 vision of the collection of statistics relating to the mineral 

 resources of the State. This was undertaken in cooperation with 

 Dr David T. Day of the United States Geological Survey and 

 involved correspondence with every mineral producer in the State. 

 At the outset copies of the lists of producers recorded in the office 

 of the United States Geological Survey were made and forw^arded 

 to Albany. Then after preliminary cards of inquiry had been 

 sent from Washington to all these producers, copies of the replies 

 received were sent to Albany and from the latter point new cards 

 were sent to all the delinquents together with circular letters 

 explaining the cooperation between the State Museum and the 

 United States Geological Survey. In many cases it was neces- 

 sary to send several cards to delinquents before replies were 

 received. 



The mineral resources of the State were illustrated in detail 

 for the exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition by locating 

 on the colored geologic map of 1901 the positions of the various 

 mines, quarries and other openings. These were marked by small 

 conventions of colored paper, the execution of the work being 

 intrusted to Mr H. P. Whitlock, Assistant in Mineralogy. 



The time of the Assistant in Geology, Mr H. H. Hindshaw, was 

 occupied during the early part of the winter on drawings for the 

 15 mile base map of New York State and vicinity, in the tabula- 

 tion etc. of information on mineral products of the State and in 

 correspondence principally relating to questions of economic 

 geology. Some work was also done in the preparation of plans 

 for the St Louis Exposition exhibit. 



