74 The American Geolo(jist. August, i><95. 
1851-1857. State Geologist of Illinois. Following the election of a 
Republican Governor, he (being a pronounced Democrat) was removed 
from office and the legislature refused to appropriate means to publish 
his report. Concerning the latter, a legislative committee reported as 
follows: "We refer the accompanying report of Dr. Norwood to his ex- 
cellency, the Governor, and also the report of the topographer annexed 
to the same. From these reports it will be seen, first, that Dr. Norwood 
has materials of an entirely economic character, nearly ready for publi- 
cation, which will make a volume of from one thousand to twelve hun- 
dred pages, with all the sections and diagrams necessary to illustrate 
the work," etc., etc. The committee also reported: "Your committee 
will further state that, in their opinion, there has not only been a large 
amount of labor performed at comparatively a small expense, but that 
it has been well done. No just cause of complaint can be urged against 
the present incumbent, Dr. Norwood, or any of his assistants." These 
brief extracts from the legislature's records may give to those whose 
knowledge of Dr. Norwood's services in Illinois is limited to, what his 
friends deem, a singular note in the first report of his successor, a dif- 
ferent notion as to what the facts really were.* 
During his term as state geologist of Illinois he made two reports of 
progress, one dated Feb. 5, 1853, and one Feb. 7, 1855: and in February, 
1857, he was prepared to publish the report "of 1,000 or 1,200 pages" 
mentioned above, for which no appropriation could be obtained. Sub- 
sequently, however, in August, 1857, he published an "Abstract of a 
Report on Illinois Coals," 93 pages, with maiJ and two plates of sections, 
the expense of which was met from a fund controlled by the Governor. 
This, with a short account of the Rosiclare lead region given in Vol. I 
of Worthen's reports (186G), contains, unfortunately, all the published 
results of his work in Illinois. It may be jjroper to state that Governor 
Bissell did not desire to remove Dr. Norwood, but was forced to yield to 
political pressure. Mr. Worthen's appointment was then made upon Dr. 
Norwood's urgent request, Mr. Worthen having been one of his assis- 
tants. 
1854. Two paleontological papers, with plates: 1. — "Notice of Pro- 
ducti," etc., "with Descriptions of Twelve New Species." 2. — "Notice 
of the Genus Chonetes," etc., "with Descriptions of Eleven New Spe- 
cies." By J. G. Norwood and Henry Pratten. — Jovirnal of the Academy 
of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 
1855. "Notice of Fossils from the Carboniferous Series of the West- 
ern States," etc.; "with Descriptions of Eight New Characteristic Spe- 
cies." By. J. G. Norwood and Henry Pratten. — Journal of the Acad- 
emy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 
1868. "Experimental Exercises and Problems in Elementary Chem- 
istry." Pvih)lished by U, P. James, Cincinnati. 
*Dr. J. Lindahl, late curator of the Illinois State Museum, has informed 
me that he was surprised upon looking over the Illinois collection to find 
that Dr. Norwood had collected such a large lot of specimens. Both 
Owen and Swallow forty years ago wrote complimentary letters to Nor- 
wood concerning the collection. 
