Sketch of W. IF. ^father. — Hitchcock. 9 ^-^^q. 
ence with the State Societies of other states, with foreign Agricultural 
Societies and individuals, and with the 80 County Agricultural Socie- 
ties subordinate to the Board. Also charged with preparing all the 
publications of the Board, the fairs in their details, and distribution of 
the awards.) 
Agricultural Chemist of Ohio for the State Board of Agriculture, 
analyzing soils, ores, coals, water, salines, etc., and making Agricul- 
tural and Geological surveys. (Vide reports in Reports of Ohio State 
Board of Agriculture.) 
1851-2. 
Editor of the Western Agriculturist, Jan'y 1st, 1851, to July 1st, 1852. 
(First volume and one-half of second volume.) 
1852. 
Delegate to the U. S. Agricultural Convention at Washington city for 
the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, June, 1852. 
1853. 
Geologist of Lieut, \yilliams' ijart of exploration for the Pacific rail- 
road across the Sierra Nevada, May, 1853. Declined. Disabled by a 
snake bite (supposed to be) and partial paralysis consequent, and am- 
putation necessary. 
Geological Engineer, making surveys of the available mineral re- 
sources of the Lexington and Big Sandy railroad in Kentucky . 
1853-4. 
Member of the U. S. Board of Agriculture for Ohio. 
1854. 
Appointed Lecturer on Agricultural Science in the Dennison Univer- 
sity, Ohio. Declined. ' 
18.55. 
Geological Engineer making the survey of the available mineral re- 
sources on the line of the Pittsburg, Maysville and Cincinnati railroad 
in Ohio. 
Member of the Board of Visitors appointed by the president to attend 
the examination of cadets of the U. S. Military Academy at West 
Point, New York, and report to the Secretary of War. 
1856-7. 
Manager to build and put in operation Oak Ridge furnace, in Law- 
rence county. April 30th, 18.56, to December 14th, 1857, when the fur- 
nace was in full operation from August 5th, 1856, to December 14th, 
1857. Director in said Furnace Co. from August, 1857. 
Writingfi of W. W. Mather. 
1828. 
On the non-conducting power of water with regard to heat. Ameri- 
can Journal of Science and Arts, vol. xiii, p. 368. 
1830. 
Report on the analysis of the Lycoming Iron ores, (to Geo, Carpen- 
ter). Vide Mather's manuscript, "Chemical Researches," March, 
1830, page 37. 
