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FLORIDA STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
be the duty of the State Geologist and his assistants, when they dis¬ 
cover any mineral deposits or substance of value, to notify the owners 
of the land upon which such deposits occur before disclosing their 
location to any other person or persons. Failure to do so is punish¬ 
able by fine and imprisonment. It is not intended by the law, how¬ 
ever, that the State Geologist's time shall be devoted to examinations 
and reports upon the value of private mineral lands. Reports of this 
character are properly the province of commercial geologists, who 
may be employed 'by owners of land for that purpose. To accomplish 
the best results, the work of the Survey must be in accordance with 
definite plans by which the State’s resources are investigated in an 
orderly manner. Only such examinations of private lands can be 
made as constitute a part of the regularly planned operations of the 
Survey. 
SAMPLES SENT TO THE SURVEY FOR EXAMINATION. 
Samples of rocks, minerals and fossils will be at all times gladly 
received, and reported upon. Attention to inquiries and general cor¬ 
respondence are a part of the duties of the office, and afford a means 
through which the Survey may in many ways be useful to the citizens 
of the State. 
The following suggestions are offered for the guidance of those 
submitting samples: 
1. The exact location of all samples should be given. This should 
be carefully written out in full and placed on the inside of the package. 
2. The statement accompanying the sample should give the con¬ 
ditions under which the specimen occurs, whether an isolated frag¬ 
ment or part of a larger mass or deposit. 
3. Each package should be addressed to the Florida State Geo¬ 
logical Survey, Tallahassee. The name and address of the sender 
should be plainly written on the outside. 
4. Transportation charges, whether by mail, express or freight, 
should in all cases be prepaid. 
THE COLLECTION OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION. 
For many purposes the collection and publication of statistical in¬ 
formation is helpful, both to the industries concerned and to the gen¬ 
eral public. Such statistical information is desired from all the min¬ 
eral industries of the State. Such information will be recognized as 
strictly confidential in so far as it relates to the private business of any 
individual or company, and will be used only in making up State and 
County totals. The co-operation of the various industries of the 
vState is invited in order that the best possible showing of the State’s 
products may be made annually. 
