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1898 : "Geology of the Cape Cod district." 



And in joint authorship witli others : 



In 1888 : "On the geology of the Cambrian district of Bristol county, 

 Massachusetts." 



1896 : "The glacial brick clays of Ehode Island and southeastern Mas- 

 sachusetts." 



1899 : "Geology of the Narrangansett basin" and "Geology of the 

 Eichmond basin, Virginia." In the course of this work Mr Shaler dis- 

 covered the Cambrian fossils of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and the Creta- 

 ceous of Martlias Vineyard. 



In this same period, in addition to his service to the state of Massa- 

 chusetts in connection with the topographic map, Mr Shaler served on 

 two other commissions, the national importance of which is for different 

 reasons now apparent. The first was as a member of a committee of the 

 State Board of Agriculture for the suppression of the gyps}' moth. He 

 entered with vigor into the fight against this pest, taking a prominent 

 part in the organization of the work and in attempting to impress on the 

 public the need of doing it in time. The second commission had a more 

 grateful task, namely, that of improving the highways of Massachusetts, 

 and Mr Shaler was one of the original three members of the Massachus- 

 etts Highway Commission, which in its ideals and methods of work has 

 served as a model for other states. 



I will quote from a letter of the present chairman, Mr W. E. McClin- 

 tock, dealing with Mr Shaler's part in the beginning of this great move- 

 ment. He says : 



"Professor Shaler was an entliiisiastic advocate of good roads, aud liis imnier- 

 ous writings and talks brought a very hirge number of educated thinking men 

 to the support of the movement, aud to him more than to any one man is due 

 the strong support of the commission by this class of men. His facile pen 

 made the annual report of the commission held in such high repute that the 

 usual editions were exhausted before the demand ceased." 



The Geological Survey published a paper of his in 1895 on the geologv 

 of the road-building stones of Massachusetts and elsewhere. In this field 

 he had organized a laboratory for phj^sical tests of road materials, a work 

 which was subsequently taken up by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



In addition to such work, allied to economic geologv, he at various 

 times reported and advised on mines and quarries, and in his long list of 

 publications are found several dealing M'ith building stones. In the latter 

 years he became interested in the question of working low-grade placer 

 deposits, and finally organized and directed a large and successful under- 

 taking of this kind in IMontana. These various interests, tlieorotical and 



