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most of the chemical work of the Survey, analyzing a great number of 
marls, soils, minerals, mineral waters, etc. He labored more than a year 
in the laboratory of the Survey, and lias since given us the intervals of 
his work in the Government Assay Office. To his faithful and accurate 
labors this volume owes much of whatever interest or value it may have. 
Prof. E. II. Bogardus, of the Hew Jersey Survey, has also made a con- 
siderable number of the soil and marl analyses, which appear in this re- 
port. Rev. C. D. Smith has prepared, under the auspices of the Survey, 
two papers on the geology of some of the western counties. They will 
be found in the Appendix. Mr. W. D. Cooke, Mr. George Jordan and 
Mrs. C. P. Spencer have given much valuable help in the office, in the 
making of maps and diagrams and computations, ami in arranging, label- 
ling and cataloguing the cabinets. And in the meteorology I have had 
the volunteer assistance of more than a score of public spirited citizens, 
in all parts oi the State; through their intelligent and patriotic co-opera- 
tion I am enabled to present some interesting and valuable facts concern- 
ing the climatology of the State. The following persons have given their 
aid in this direction : 
Mr. J. M. Woodhouse, Currituck county. 
Mr. R. N. Hines, Edenton. 
Dr. Richard Berry, Newborn. 
Dr. Charles Duffy, Jr., Newbern. 
Mr. James Rumley, Beaufort. 
Rev. Daniel Morrell, Wilmington. 
Rev. J. M. Sherwood, Fayetteville. 
Mr. J. M. Sherwood, Jr., Fayetteville. 
Mr. R. II. Austin, Tarboro’. 
Mr. T. A. Clark, Weldon. 
Mr. W. H. Murdock, Raleigh. 
Mr. P. A. Wiley, Raleigh. 
Dr. W. R. Plicks, Oxford. 
Mrs. C. P. Spencer, Chapel Hill. 
Mr. S. A. Howard, Greensboro. 
Mr. G. B. Hanna, Charlotte. 
Dr. T. A. Allison, Statesville. 
Dr. John A. Allison, Statesville. 
Dr. R. L. Beall, Lenoir. 
Mr. R. S. Gilmer, Mt. Airy. 
Dr. W. B. Council, Boone. 
Mr. J. S. Hill, Boone. 
Mr. J. II. Greene, Bakersville. 
