CONTENTS, 



REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



Letter of Transmittal xv 



Introductory xvii 



Work of the second year xvii 



Topography xvii 



Geology - xxii 



Paleontology xxix 



Chemical Laboratory . . xxx 



Library xxxi 



Museum xxxi 



Office work xxxii 



Publications xxxiii 



Co-operation with the public schools xxxiii 



Mineral resources of Texas xxxv 



Introductory xxxv 



Fuels and oils xxxvi 



Fertilizers xlvi 



Fictile materials xlix 



Building material li 



Building stone li 



Clays for brick lvi 



Lime lvi 



Cement material lvi 



Plaster Paris lvii 



Sand for mortar lvii 



Metals and Ores lvii 



Iron '.' . lvii 



Copper lxii 



Lead and zinc lxv 



G-old and silver lxvii 



Tin lxix 



Mercury lxix 



Manganese lxx 



Bismuth lxx 



Abrasives lxx 



Ornamental stones and gems lxxi 



Refractory materials lxxiii 



Road materials lxxv 



Materials for paints lxxvi 



> Other economic materials . . lxxvi 



The artesian water conditions of Texas lxxxviii 



Acknowledgements lxxxviii 



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