REPORT. 



Office of the State Geologist, Room 32, State Hall, ) 

 Albany, N. Y., April 24-th, 1896. f 



To His Excellency Levi P. Morton, Governor of tlie State of New York : 



Sir : — I have the honor to submit the annual report of the State 

 Geologist, embracing an account of the work done in the field and office. 



The geologic map of the State, to which reference was made in my 

 report of last year, has been completed so far as we had information in 

 regard to the distribution of the several formations at the date of its sub- 

 mission. This map has been printed in colors under the direction of the 

 United States Geological Survey in Washington, and 400 copies have been 

 presented to the State of New York for distribution to educational insti- 

 tutions and departments, as well as to the members of the Legislature. The 

 distribution of these copies has been essentially completed. 



The field w ork of last season was carried on with special reference to 

 completing the map in such portions of the State as were yet incompletely 

 surveyed, and this work has contributed to our knowledge of the distribu- 

 tion and accurate limits of the geologic formations in the several counties 

 under survey. The knowledge thus acquired will enable us to add much 

 new matter to the map, and to reduce the uncolored areas in any future 

 edition. At the same time attention has been given to the economic resources 

 of such portions of country as have been examined, and the result will appear 

 under the head of the counties described in the report. 



The same method of work as heretofore mentioned has been continued, 

 and the services of the professors in several of the colleges have been secured 

 during their vacation time, the State incurring only their traveling and field 

 expenses. 



Professor Charles S. Prosser of Union College, has been engaged in the 

 central portion of the State, and Professor Clarke, assistant State geologist, 

 has been giving special attention to the relations of the Oneonta sand- 

 stones and shales to the Ithaca and Portage groups of central New York. 



