ISO THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



1 02 Walcott, Charles D. The work of the United States 



Geological survey in relation to the mineral resources 

 of the Unted States. (In American institute of min- 

 ing engineers, Transactions, 1901. New York, 1901. 

 v. 30 13-26) 



[Recommends a Division of mines and mining in the Geo- 

 logical survey, to be changed later, if deemed desirable, to a 

 Department of mines and mining. Shows why the Geologi- 

 cal survey cannot undertake all the work that should be done 

 for the mining industry] 



103 Whitney, Josiah D. Geographical and geological sur- 



veys. From the North American review for July and 

 October, 1875. Cambridge, Welch, Bigelow and com- 

 pany, 1875. 96 p. 



104 Wigginton, P. D. Speech of Hon. P. D. Wigginton, 



of California, in the House of representatives, June 



13, 1878. Washington, 1878. 14 p. 



[On proposed amendment to reorganize that branch of the 

 public service relating to the surveys of the public lands. As- 

 serts that government may save $100,000 annually by consoli- 

 dating sixteen offices into one] 



Periodical Articles 



105 The administration of the U. S. Geological survey. 



Science, Aug. 30, 1907, n. s. v.26 1286-7. 



106 Baker, Marcus. The U. S. Geological survey. Geo- 



graphical journal, Sept. 1895, v.6 :252-6o. 



[A critical appreciation of the office in general and of J. W. 

 Powell, director, in particular. Exposition of plan of work, 

 its difficulties and accomplishments] 



107 Branner, J. C. Policy of the United States Geological 



survey and its bearing upon science and education. 

 Science, Dec. 7, 1906, n. s. v.24 722-8. 



108 Brown, W. N. Propriety of government surveys for 



local use. Engineering record, July 17, 1915, 

 v 72 1789-90. 



[Protest against permitting the Geological survey to estab- 

 lish a policy of undertaking detail surveys — particularly 

 county surveys] 



