﻿New 
  York 
  State 
  Education 
  Department 
  

  

  Science 
  Division, 
  February 
  28, 
  1913 
  

  

  Hon. 
  Andrew 
  S. 
  Draper 
  LL.D. 
  

  

  Commissioner 
  of 
  Education 
  

  

  Sir 
  : 
  I 
  have 
  the 
  honor 
  to 
  submit 
  herewith, 
  and 
  to 
  recommend 
  for 
  

   publication 
  as 
  a 
  bulletin 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  Museum, 
  a 
  manuscript 
  entitled 
  

   The 
  Geological 
  History 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  State, 
  which 
  has 
  been 
  pre- 
  

   pared 
  at 
  my 
  request 
  by 
  Dr 
  William 
  J. 
  Miller, 
  a 
  member 
  of 
  the 
  

   expert 
  staff 
  of 
  this 
  Division. 
  

  

  This 
  work 
  brings 
  together 
  in 
  compact 
  for 
  a 
  resume 
  of 
  the 
  

   geological 
  events 
  in 
  the 
  development 
  of 
  the 
  State, 
  and 
  for 
  such 
  a 
  

   publication 
  as 
  this 
  there 
  is 
  at 
  the 
  present 
  time 
  a 
  widespread 
  demand 
  

  

  Very 
  respectfully 
  

  

  John 
  M. 
  Clarke 
  

   Director 
  

  

  STATE 
  OF 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  

   EDUCATION 
  DEPARTMENT 
  

  

  commissioner's 
  room 
  

  

  Approved 
  for 
  publication 
  this 
  

   iyth 
  day 
  of 
  March 
  1913 
  

  

  Commissioner 
  of 
  Education 
  

  

  