i 4 8 THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



geological maps about to be published by the U. S. Geological 

 survey. This discussion is of importance because it helped 

 to standardize the colors used in similar charts in other coun- 

 tries] 



90 Marcou, Jules. The geological map of the United 



States and the United States Geological survey. Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., The author, 1892. 56 p. 



[Points out the incompetence and extravagance of the U. S. 

 Geological survey and recommends a method of constructing 

 and publishing the Geologic map of the United States] 



91 National academy of sciences. Letter from O. C. Marsh, 



acting president, transmitting . . . report on the sci- 

 entific surveys of the Territories . . . Dec. 2, 1878. 

 [Washington, 1878] 5 p. ([U. S.] 45th Cong., 3d 

 sess. Senate. Mis. doc. no. 9) Serial no. 1833 



92 Report of National academy of sciences. Letter 



from O. C. Marsh, acting president, transmitting re- 

 port of operations . . . during the past year. Wash- 

 ington, 1879. 2 5 P- ([U. S.] 46th Cong., 1st sess. 

 House. Mis. doc. no. 7) Serial no. 1876 



[Contains report of Special session of Nov. 6, 1878 on the 

 surveys of the territories, and its Report on surveys of the 

 territories. Appendix D] 



93 Surveys of the territories . . . report. Dec. 3, 



1878. [Washington, 1878] 27 p. ([U. S.] 45th 

 Cong., 3d sess. House. Mis. doc. no. 5) 



Serial no. 1861 



[Includes correspondence between officials in the Department 

 of the interior and the National academy of sciences] 



94 Parker, E. W. Some experiments of the Geological 



survey coal-testing plant at St. Louis. (In American 

 mining congress, Proceedings, 1905. Denver, 1906. 

 p. 60-6) 



95 Public lands survey. A consolidating and centralizing 



scheme proposed. Washington operators reaching out 

 for more spoils. Major Powell to the front again in 

 the role of chief consolidator. Argument against the 



