64 The American Geologist. juiy, 1901 
ed States Geological Survey, his address being" Mountain 
Home, Idaho. 
Dr. Jaggar and Dr. Palaciie of Harvard University are 
engag^ed during the summer in a survey for folio publication 
by the Survey, of a portion of the Big i>ug mining district near 
I'rescott, Arizona, embraced in a 30' quadrangle. 
Dr. a. N. Winchell, of Butte, Mont., will spend the sum- 
mer visiting the mines of Montana, especially those of gold 
and silver, in the interest of the Montana vSchool of Mines, 
and for the purpose of collecting statistics for the United 
States Geological Survey. 
Mr. a. W. G. Wilson and Mr. E. Howe received the de- 
gree of doctor of philosophy in geology at Harvard University 
in June. The former has returned to Canada to engage in ge- 
ological work, and the latter is connected with Mr. Cross' faeld 
party in the United States Geological Survey. 
Dr. W. H. Barris, Davenport, Iowa, died at his residence 
June 10. He was favorably known for his studies of the geol- 
ogy of Davenport and vicinity, and as corresponding secretary 
of the Davenport Academy of Science. An appropriate sketch 
of him and his work may be expected in a later number of the 
Geologist. 
The State oe Washington established a geological sur- 
vey by a law passed last winter, appropriating $5,000 per year, 
the same to be expended under direction of a geological board, 
consisting of the governor, lieutenant-governor, the auditor of 
the state, the president of the state university, and the president 
o»f« the agricultural college. 
According to Prof. A. C. Lane, state geologist of Michi- 
gan, in the Bngineering and Mining ^Journal, the marls of 
Michigan are important as a source of suitable material for the 
manufacture of Portland cement, an industry which is exten- 
sive in Michigan, and has served as a subject of statistical in- 
quiry by Prof. I. C. Russell for the United States Geological 
Survey. 
The Geological Survey oe South Dakota, under Prof. 
J. E. Todd, has been put on a more comprehensive and perma- 
nent financial basis. His assistants are Prof. C. C. O'Harra, 
of the School of Mines at Rapid City, in geology; Prof. C. P. 
Lommen, of the State University at Vermillion, in zoology ; 
and Prof. D. A. Saunders, of the State Agricultural College, 
Brookings, in botany. 
The Montana State School of Mines was provided for 
in the enabling act of congress which granted the state 100,000 
acres of land for such institution. The lands have been mostlv 
located and are leased, producing a revenue to the school. 
They are classed as agricultural, grazing and timber lands. 
Their appraised value is $1148,536.02, and the timber is valued 
