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ly all of the foremost geologists of the United States, but it 
had no effect and the notes remained unpublished. 
Prof. Swallow's idea was to carry out a plan for a survey 
similar to that just before pursued in New York. It was a 
grand idea, but failed on account of the survey being stopped. 
His geological subdivisions were right in their order and de- 
tail, although the nomenclature in one or two places was not 
entirely with that of the present day. But it was fully up to 
the highest standard of the time. None of it was wrong. No 
other man during the same length of time has ever gone into 
a strange field, traversed the country and published a volume, 
all in a year and a half, as he did. In that time he delineated 
very nearly the boundary of our coal fields, and showed where 
the various geological formations existed. His work stands 
the test well. 
Swallow's work in Missouri was about as follows: In 
June, 1853, he made detailed geological examinations in Boone 
county. In July he was absent in the East for the purpose of 
securing instruments for the survey. Aug. 26, 1853, he left 
St. Louis ■ on the steamboat Robert Campbell for Council 
Blufifs, Iowa. Between Sept. 14 and Nov. 5 he and his party 
came down the Missouri on a skiff from Council Blufifs to 
Rockport, nearly 500 miles. On this route he observed many 
sections of strata which were afterwards published. During 
December, 1853, with several men and a team he made an 
overland trip to southwest Missouri, examining the strata at 
many places. The winter was occupied in office work, exam- 
ination of specimens collected and preparing his reports. In 
1854 he visited the extreme southwest, central Missouri and 
the northeast. 
Professor Szualloivs Publications. 
First Annual Report, of 1853, briefly gives information of what 
work had been done. 
Second Report, Dec. i, 1854, includes published details of the work 
done by himself and his assistants; of himself 207 pages, assistants 239 
pages; including 15 plates, 3 plates of fossils, 5 maps, 11 figures and 42 
sections. This was the result of 18 months of field and office work. 
In 1859. Published "Geological Report of the Southwest Branch 
of the Pacific Railroad," 98 pages. The chapter of this report on 
Grape Culture was translated into French and circulated in France. 
Each year while he was state geologist, Swallow published a 
pamphlet of a few pages giving report of progress. 
