Clarence King — Geologist 



Brief as was the duration of his ad- 

 ministration, his influence, being ex- 

 ercised at the critical period of the 

 Survey's existence, left a lasting im- 

 press upon it. He outlined the broad, 

 general principles upon which its work 

 should be conducted ; and its subse- 

 quent success has been in a great 

 measure dependent upon the faithful- 

 ness with which these principles have 

 been followed by his successors. 



Foreseeing the important part that 

 the development of its mineral re- 

 sources was destined to play in the 

 future progress of the country, he 

 judged that, while not neglecting 

 the more purely scientific side, its 

 work should be primarily devoted to 

 the direct application of geological 

 results to the development of these 

 resources. It has been because the 

 people at large have realized its prac- 

 tical success in this line that the Sur- 

 vey has been more richly endowed, 

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