﻿Miscellaneous 
  Intelligence. 
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  — 
  Prof. 
  Hies' 
  new 
  edition 
  of 
  his 
  well-known 
  text 
  book, 
  like 
  its 
  

   predecessors, 
  is 
  divided 
  into 
  two 
  separate 
  parts, 
  " 
  Non-metallics 
  " 
  

   and 
  " 
  Ore 
  Deposits." 
  Greater 
  prominence 
  is 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  former 
  

   as 
  it 
  occupies 
  the 
  first 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  volume 
  and 
  429 
  pages 
  are 
  

   devoted 
  to 
  it, 
  while 
  329 
  pages 
  are 
  assigned 
  to 
  ore 
  deposits. 
  The 
  

   book 
  is 
  much 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  former 
  editions 
  and 
  embraces 
  a 
  

   greater 
  number 
  of 
  Canadian 
  occurrences 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  now 
  essen- 
  

   tially 
  a 
  text 
  book 
  of 
  Economic 
  Geology 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  

   Canada. 
  The 
  illustrations 
  are 
  profuse, 
  and 
  considerable 
  dis- 
  

   crimination 
  has 
  been 
  used 
  in 
  their 
  choice 
  and 
  arrangement. 
  The 
  

   text 
  matter 
  is 
  supplemented 
  by 
  full 
  statistical 
  tables 
  and 
  by 
  a 
  

   complete 
  and 
  up 
  to 
  date 
  bibliography 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  each 
  chapter. 
  

  

  The 
  volume 
  is 
  essentially 
  a 
  compilation, 
  but 
  the 
  numerous 
  

   references, 
  the 
  complete 
  bibliography 
  and 
  the 
  illustrations 
  taken 
  

   from 
  widely 
  scattered 
  sources 
  attest 
  to 
  the 
  far-reaching 
  nature 
  of 
  

   the 
  compilation. 
  Personal 
  experience 
  of 
  many 
  occurrences, 
  shown 
  

   by 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  author's 
  own 
  photographs 
  from 
  scattered 
  locali- 
  

   ties, 
  fills 
  in 
  details 
  ordinarily 
  lacking 
  in 
  most 
  compilations 
  and 
  the 
  

   part 
  dealing 
  with 
  clays 
  is 
  a 
  contribution. 
  

  

  Part 
  I 
  is 
  the 
  most 
  able 
  and 
  comprehensive 
  treatment 
  of 
  non- 
  

   metallics 
  that 
  has 
  yet 
  appeared 
  and 
  it 
  will 
  serve 
  as 
  the 
  standard 
  

   text 
  on 
  that 
  subject. 
  In 
  Part 
  II 
  the 
  author 
  has 
  added 
  much 
  

   new 
  material 
  and 
  made 
  many 
  changes 
  in 
  the 
  mode 
  of 
  treatment 
  

   and 
  classification 
  of 
  the 
  subjects. 
  

  

  The 
  illustrations, 
  tables 
  and 
  bibliography 
  are 
  commendable 
  

   and 
  the 
  volume 
  indicates 
  discrimination 
  and 
  judgment 
  on 
  the 
  part 
  

   of 
  the 
  author 
  in 
  the 
  selection 
  of 
  the 
  subject 
  matter. 
  The 
  book 
  

   is 
  the 
  only 
  one 
  of 
  its 
  kind 
  that 
  covers 
  the 
  whole 
  field 
  of 
  geology 
  

   and 
  will 
  be 
  of 
  great 
  value 
  to 
  teacher 
  and 
  student. 
  On 
  the 
  

   other 
  hand 
  an 
  introductory 
  chapter, 
  connecting 
  together 
  the 
  two 
  

   entirely 
  separate 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  book 
  and 
  pointing 
  out 
  their 
  

   differences 
  and 
  relative 
  importance, 
  would 
  enhance 
  its 
  value. 
  

   Also, 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  regretted 
  that 
  so 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  book 
  is 
  given 
  over 
  

   to 
  descriptive 
  material. 
  This 
  is 
  of 
  unquestionable 
  value, 
  but 
  the 
  

   volume 
  might 
  serve 
  a 
  wider 
  field 
  as 
  a 
  text 
  if 
  more 
  space 
  were 
  

   devoted 
  to 
  the 
  principles 
  and 
  theory 
  of 
  Economic 
  Geology. 
  This 
  

   applies 
  particularly 
  to 
  Part 
  II. 
  While 
  the 
  treatment 
  of 
  Part 
  II 
  

   leaves 
  much 
  to 
  be 
  desired 
  the 
  book 
  as 
  a 
  whole 
  is 
  a 
  valuable 
  

   addition 
  to 
  the 
  literature 
  of 
  economic 
  geology 
  and 
  is 
  bound 
  to 
  

   have 
  a 
  wide 
  use 
  as 
  a 
  text 
  book 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  Canada. 
  

  

  A. 
  M. 
  BATEMAN. 
  

  

  III. 
  Miscellaneous 
  Scientific 
  Intelligence. 
  

  

  1. 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  Superintendent, 
  United 
  States 
  Coast 
  

   and 
  Geodetic 
  Survey, 
  E. 
  Lester 
  Jones, 
  to 
  the 
  Secretary 
  of 
  Com- 
  

   merce, 
  W. 
  C. 
  Redfield, 
  for 
  the 
  fiscal 
  year 
  ending 
  June 
  30, 
  1916. 
  

   Pp. 
  164 
  ; 
  53 
  illustrations. 
  Washington, 
  1916. 
  — 
  This 
  annual 
  

   report 
  recently 
  issued 
  gives 
  the 
  usual 
  detailed 
  statement 
  (Part 
  

   III), 
  illustrated 
  by 
  many 
  charts, 
  of 
  the 
  field 
  and 
  office 
  work 
  

   accomplished 
  by 
  the 
  Survey 
  during 
  the 
  past 
  year. 
  Facts 
  in 
  

  

  