Sketch of Charles Baker Adams. — Seely. 5 
nual report on the Geology of the State of Vermont, a paper 
of 92 pages, was presented. 
A busy year, that of 1846, followed. A map of the sur- 
face rocks was projected, several sections were worked out, 
all the "counties of the state were visited and in some cases 
revisited, drawings for future illustrations made, specimens of 
fossils, rocks, and minerals, were collected, bringing up the 
number to 12000, and a second annual report, a work of 267 
pages was presented. 
This second report contained besides much other matter, a 
brief treatise on geology, for the instruction of the people of 
the state, with illustrations from the rocks of the state, pre- 
pared by the principal of the survey. A careful, comprehen- 
sive statement of the economical geology and mineralogy as 
well as the agricultural features of the state was made. 
The results of a collection of sixty samples of soil by S. R. 
Hall, the altitudes of the mountains of the state by Zadock 
Thompson, and analyses of rocks and minerals by Denison 
Olmstead, Jr., were put on record. 
A third annual report, that for the year 1847, was briefer, 
a paper of 32 pages. In it the work of the year is sketched 
though not largely. Careful sections from lake Champlain to 
the Green mountains had been carefully worked out by the 
chief of the survey, the geological map continued and correct- 
ed; 3000 specimens had been added to the previous collections. 
The collection — that for the state now numbering 2000 speci- 
mens — had been ticketed with number, formation and locality, 
and made ready for distribution among the institutions to 
which they were assigned. The assistants on the survey had 
been diligent. T. Sterry Hunt had reported the analyses as- 
signed him. The principal had had the deep satisfaction of the 
presence of professor Desor and professor Agassiz for a little 
time, and at Burlington and vicinity he had their suggestions 
in regard to the drift of Vermont. 
The work of the three years had been leading up to the 
preparation of a final report. At the close of the third report 
professor Adams made estimates, very moderate estimates, for 
each of the two years required 1 for making out the results of 
the 'geological survey. . 
Xear the close he had previously said; "The remainder of 
the winter will be occupied in collating the field notes and in 
