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was kindly loaned us from the library of the University of Texas), and 

 preparing a statement of this in connection with the lignites of Texas. 

 Upon the completion of this work he began the preparation of a pre- 

 liminary statement of the history, present conditions, and probable fu- 

 ture of irrigation in Texas. 



Mr. W. S. Hunt was appointed to the position formerly filled by 

 Mr. J. L. Jones, and began work November 10. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The First Annual Eeport was the only volume issued by the Survey 

 during the year 1890. The edition was not large enough to meet the 

 demand for it, and after the required number was reserved by law and 

 a few for exchanges, those remaining were distributed to the best 

 advantage over the State and United States. I have, however, fur- 

 nished the daily newspapers with a series of papers on the mineral re- 

 sources of the State, and have also issued some of these in circular 

 form, as there were numerous requests for them from different portions 

 of Texas. 



CO-OPEKATION WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



There having been several inquiries for collections of minerals of 

 Texas for use in the public High Schools of the State, in connection 

 with the study of Mineralogy and Geology, I began the arrangement of 

 sets for such a purpose, which should consist of a fairly representative 

 collection of the various minerals and rocks found in Texas and de- 

 scribed or mentioned in the elementary works on Geology. Having 

 gotten together enough materials for about twenty collections, I notified 

 Hon. 0. H. Cooper, Superintendent of Public Instruction, of my readi- 

 ness to supply the collections, in the following letter : 



Austin, Texas, February 10, 1890. 

 Hon. 0. H. Cooper, State Supermtent of Public Instruction, Austin, Texas: 



Dear Sib — As numerous requests have been received during the past six 

 months for collections of the rocks and minerals of Texas for the purpose of 

 illustrating the study of Geology in the various High Schools of the State, 1 

 have made up a collection of specimens of suitable size, which are numbered 

 and labeled plainly and ready for use in the way desired. These specimens, 

 besides the ordinary educational value of such material, have the additional 

 advantage of being all from the State, and therefore just such forms as the 

 student will meet with in his field studies. 



These collections will be furnished to any High School in Texas on appli- 

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