A D V K R T I S K :NX K N T. 
(BuHWin No. 69.) 
The piiblicat'mnsof the United States Goolo^»ical Survey are issued in jiccorduucw with the statute 
approved March 3, 1879. which declaifs Uiat — 
“ThopubUcationsoftheGeolugical Survey ahall consist of the annual report of operations, geological 
and economic majis illuHtmtiu*; the resources and classilieatiou of the lands, and ropoita upon gciierul 
and economic geology unit paJcomology. The annual report of opeiulums of tho (ieoiogical Survey 
shall accompany Urn annual rep4»rl of tho Seci etary of tho Interior. All special memoirs and reports 
of said Survey shall he issued in uniform quarto series if ditemed iieoessary by the -Dircctoi, but other- 
wise in ordinal^’' octavos. Three thousand copies of each sltaU he puhlislietl for scientitic exchanuea 
mid for sale at the price ofpublicatiouj and all literary and cartographic matonuls recmvtsl in exchange 
snail be the property of the Unit<sl States and form a part of the Illmiry of tho organieation ; Anri the 
raonev resulting fr»:uu tho sale of such puhlioatioiis shall be covered into Iho Treasury of the United 
States.” 
Oil July 7, 1882. tbo following joint resolution, referring to all Govermiient publications, was passed 
by Congress: 
• • That whenever any document or report shall be ordemd printed hy Congress, there shall be printed, 
in addition to the MUinber in each case stated, the • usual number’ (1,900) of copies for binding and 
distribution among those entitled to receive thoiu.” 
Except in those cases In which an extra number of any publication has been supplied to tho Survey 
hy special resolution of t.'ongriisa or has been ordered by the Secretary of the Interior, this ntllce has 
no copies for gratuitous distribution. 
ANNUAL KEPOUTS. 
I. Kh-st Ammul Report of the United SUIe« Geological Survey, by Clarence King. 880. 8’. 79 pp. 
I map,— A preliuihiary refMirt' describing plan of orgaiiiantiou and paolicHtious. 
I I. Second Animal Report of the Unilwl States Geological Survey. 1880- '81. by d. W. Powell. 1882. 
8°. Iv, f»58 pp. C2 pi. 1 map. 
in. Thinl Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1881-82, by J. W. Powell. 1883. 
8^ xvili, TiW pp. 07 pi. and maps. 
IV. Fourth Annual Report of the United States Geological Surrey, 1882- 83. by J. W, Powell. 1884. 
8=-. xxxil, 473 pp. 83 pi. and maps. 
V. Fifth Annual Report of the United Stattw Geological Survey. 1883-’84, by J. W. Powell. 1885. 
8^. xxxvi, 4(59 pp. 58 pi. and maps. 
VI. Sixth Annual Report of the Uulteil States Geological Survey, 1884-'85. by J. 'V. Powell. 1885. 
8'3. xxlx, 570 pp. 65 pi. and maps. * „ ,, ,,,00 
VII. Soveuth Aumuii Report of the United Stales Geological Survey. 1895-’86, by J. . Powell. 1888. 
8°. XX, 6156 pp. 71 ]*l. and maps. .rr* 1 . 
VIII. Kigbth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1886- 87, by J. W. 1 owell. 
8®. 2 V. xix, 474, xii pp* 53 pi. and maps; 1 p. 1.475-10(5:5 pp. 54-76 pi. and maps. 
IX. Ninth Anmml Report of the United States Geological Survey. 18H7-'88. by J. W. Powell. 
8^. xill, 717 pp. 88 pi. and maps. 
Tbo Tenth and Eleventh Annual Reports are in press. 
1689. 
1889. 
MONOGRAPHS. 
I. Lake Bonneville, by Grove Karl Gilbert. 1890. 4°. xx. 438 pp. 51 pi. 1 map. 
II. Tertiary History of tho Omud Caiion District, with atlas, by Clarence E. Untlon, Capt. U. b. A. 
1882. 4®. xiv,264 pp. 42 pi. and atlas of 24 sheets folio. Prico$10.12. 
III. Geology of tho Comstock Lode and the Washoe District, with atlas, by George F. Bcckor. 1882. 
40 . XV. 422 pp. 7 pi. ond atlas of 21 shifts folio. Price 911.00. 
IV. Comstock Mining and Minors, by Eliot Lord, 1883. 4*. xiv, 451 pp. 3 pi. Price 81.50. 
