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The great value of Hayes's personal contribution to geology is shown 

 by the published record. It is more difficult to gauge the service he ren- 

 dered by the guidance and counsel he gave to others. The decade of 

 Hayes's administration of geologic researches in the National Survey was 

 prolific of important results. Though he would be the last to claim credit 

 for the work of others, yet his was the hand which guided it all. There 

 are many geologists of the present generation who owe their first inspira- 

 tion, their first opportunity for research, to Willard Hayes. 



In spite of his great personal achievements in geology, probably his 

 greatest service to the science which occupied his full energies for over a 

 quarter of a century is the assistance he gave to younger investigators. 

 Those who turned to him, whether for help in science or in the personal 

 affairs of life, never found him unsympathetic. No young assistant, no 

 clerk, ever came to him for counsel but he received full measure from a 

 man who was always overwhelmed with important administrative duties. 

 This illustrated the keynote of his character, which was a strong human 

 sympathy, though it was often masked by a reserve of the New England 

 Puritan type. With men of his OAvn generation or older, Hayes was often 

 diffident about venturing an opinion unless circumstances positively de- 

 manded it; but if so, he expressed it with clearness and decision. 



Willard Hayes was a keen observer and a constructive thinker. Be it 

 in scientific or administrative work, he was ever ready to solve a new 

 problem. But, above all, he was beloved by the men who knew him best. 

 He inspired their confidence, enthusiasm, and admiration. If it is de- 

 sirable to sum up his character in a single phrase, he should be called 

 a leader of men. 



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On sulpho-fluorescein. Ira Remsen and C. W. Hayes. American Chemical 

 Journal, volume IX, 1887, number 5, pages 372-379. 



On the preparation of orthi-sulpho-benzoic acid. R. H. Brackett and C. W. 

 Hayes. American Chemical Journal, volume IX, 1887, number 6, pages 

 399-406. 



The overthrust faults of the southern Appalachians. Bulletin of the Geolog- 

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An expedition through the Yukon district. National Geographic Magazine, 

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Report on the geology of northeastern Alabama and adjacent portions of 

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