LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



Office of Commissioner of Agriculture, 

 Insurance, Statistics, and History, 



Austin, Texas, May 1, 1891. 



Hon. J. S. Hogg, Governor of Texas: 



Dear Sir — I have the honor to transmit herewith the Second An- 

 nual Report of the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of Texas. 

 The work of that branch of this Department has been in charge of 

 Prof. E. T. D amble from its organization up to the present time, and 

 whatever of success has attended the inauguration and first two years' 

 work of the Survey is largely due to his skill as an organizer and ability 

 as a geologist. Considering the limited means placed at the command 

 of the Department for use in that branch of the office, the character 

 and extent of the work accomplished will, in my judgment, compare 

 favorably with that done by the Surveys of other States. 



These Keports have resulted in acquainting our own people with the 

 mineral resources and wealth of the State, and attracting the attention 

 of capitalists and investors, both at home and abroad, thereto. Indeed, 

 this is only a modest claim for the practical benefits to the people of 

 the State resulting from the work of the Survey. 



Since the Survey has demonstrated its right to live, and its effect on 

 the material development of the State is becoming better understood, 

 it is to be hoped that more liberal appropriations will be made for the 

 prosecution of the work. 



I have the honor to remain, with great respect, your most obedient 



servant, 



L. L. FOSTER, 



Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History. 



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