LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 
To His Excellency, Hon. Sidney J. Catts, Governor of Florida: 
Sir: In accordance with the law under which the State Geo¬ 
logical Survey is established, I submit, herewith, my annual report. 
During the twelve years that it has been my privilege to serve as 
State Geologist of Florida, there has been published by this De¬ 
partment, including the present report, twelve volumes on the Ge¬ 
ology and resources of the State, two bulletins on the special sub¬ 
jects of Water Supply and Public Roads, and nine shorter bulle¬ 
tins on various subjects; a total amounting to approximately 3,000 
printed pages. In addition, there has been issued a general geo¬ 
logical map of the State and several maps in moderate detail for 
various parts of the State. It has been the object in these reports 
and maps to present information of permanent value in the future 
development of the State, and although the edition of each report 
issued has necessarily been limited, the reports have found a place 
in public and other libraries to such an extent as to insure their be¬ 
ing permanently accessible to those who are interested in the de¬ 
velopment of the resources of the State. 
Permit me to express in this connection, my appreciation of 
the uniform courtesy that has been extended to me by you as Gov¬ 
ernor, and from your office. A similar acknowledgment is due 
the other Departments of the State with which this Department 
is more or less closely associated, as well as to the many citizens 
of the State who have taken an active interest in and have fur¬ 
thered the work of this Department. With the completion of this 
report I am presenting my resignation as State Geologist of 
Florida. Very respectfully, 
E. H. Sellards, 
State Geologist , 
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