SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 



STATE G-EOLOGIST 



To His Excellency, RicTiard CoJce, 



Governor of Texas : 



This second annual report of the geological and agricul- 

 tural survey of the State, is respectfully submitted to 

 your consideration. With many thanks for the aid you 

 have given the work, 



I remain, yours truly, 



S. B. BUCKLEY, 

 State Geologist. 



INTKODUCTION. 



In the following pages. I have given what I deem to be 

 the most useful things pertaining to the agricultural and 

 mineral resources of the State, which I have obtained 

 during the past year, reserving much geological matter of 

 scientific interest for a final report. Since the last report, 

 I have bought chemical apparatus sufficient to analyze 

 mineral soils and mineral waters, which will be of great 

 assistance in the future work of the survey. This appa- 

 ratus has only been recently obtained. 

 Austin, March 27th, 1876. 



