334 The American Geologist. November, 1903. 
Unite© States Geological Sukvey. A report on the gyp- 
sum resources of the United Status, which will include a consid- 
erable report on the gypsum deposits <>f New York, has been 
prepared by Mr. E. C. Eckel and will be issued in the near fu- 
ture as a •bulletin. A report on the salt deposits of that state 
is also in preparation and will be issued early in 1904. 
The areal mapping of the Juneau special quadrangle (Alas- 
ka ) has been completed by Dr. A. C. Spencer, assisted by Mr. 
C. W. Wright, and a study of the ore bodies of that district 
(Treadwell mine) has been begun. 
Mr. Alfred H. Brooks, who has charge of the Alaskan work 
for the survey, will return to Washington about the end of 
October. 
In co-operation with the State of New York, the Sur- 
vey has recently issued a group of six topographical maps 
covering the quadrangles of Raquette Lake, Gloversville, 
Big Moose, Blue Mountain, Xorthport and Phoenicia, ly- 
ing within portions of Hamilton, Fulton, Herkimer, Essex, 
Delaware, Ulster, Green, Suffolk and Nassau counties. 
The Raquette Lake quadrangle includes a number of the typical 
lakes and mountains of the Adirondack district, and the Xorth- 
port quadrangle includes part of the Long Island shore line. 
In Texas the topographical map of the Burnet quadrangle 
has just been published, and a new edition of the map of the 
Blanco quadrangle has also been issued. 
In Ohio topographic maps of the Findlay, Fosteria, Oberlin, 
Canton and Massilon quadrangles have just been issued. 
In California the Tejon quadrangle is now published. 
The Brownsville-Connellsville geologic folio (No. 1)4) will 
soon be readv for distribution. In this the great Pittsburg coal 
bed is described. 
Water Supply and Irrigation papers soon to be issued are 
Xo. S/. which is an enlarged and revised edition of the report 
on irrigation in India by H. M . Wilson, and No. 88, which is a 
report on the 1'assaic ( New Jersey ) river flood of 1902, written 
by G. 1). Hollister and M. O. Leighton. 
"Contributions to the geology of Washington," is the title of 
Professional Paper Xo. 19, which, is about to be issued. This 
is by Bailey Willis and George ( 'tis Smith. 
The total production of coal, coke, petroleum, zinc, lead and 
monzanite in the United States during 1902 is as follows: coal. 
300,930,050 short tons, of which 41,289,595 was anthracite; 
coke, 25,401,730 short tons; petroleum, 80,894,500 barrels, be- 
ing over 45 per cent of the total output of the world; zinc. 
[56,927 short tons; lead, 270,000 short tons; monzanite. 982,000 
pounds, svhich came exclusively from North and South Carol- 
ina. 
