Florida state, geological survey. 
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published previous to the organization of the present Geological 
Survey. 
The bulletin contains: (1) Underground water: general dis¬ 
cussion; ( 2 ) the-underground water of central Florida, deep and 
shallow wells, springs and artesian prospects; (3) effects of under¬ 
ground solution, cavities, sink-holes, disappearing streams, and solu¬ 
tion basins; (4) drainage of lakes, ponds and swamp lands, and dis¬ 
posal of sewage by bored wells. Water analyses are included as well 
as tables, giving general water resources, public water supplies, spring 
and well records. 
DISTRIBUTION OE REPORTS. 
The reports issued by the Survey are distributed upon request to 
citizens and to city and to other public libraries. The results of the 
Survey thus become permanently available to those interested in the 
geology or mineral resources of the State. 
RELATION OF THE STATE SURVEY TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 
U. S. Geological Survey:—Cooperation with the National Geo¬ 
logical Survey was arranged soon after the organization of the State 
Survey. During 1907-08 this cooperative work was devoted chiefly 
to an investigation of the general geology and stratigraphy of the 
State and the underground water supply. Bulletin No. 1 already 
referred to formed a part of the results of this cooperative work. A 
special report on the stratigraphy of the State forming a second part 
of this cooperative work accompanies this report. During the present 
year the State Survey has fortunately been able to extend cooperation 
with the National Survey to include testing of peat samples for fuel 
purposes. These tests form a part of and will be included in the 
report on peat deposits. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture:—The Director of the Division 
of Roads and Road Materials of the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
has very kindly consented to make the necessary tests of samples of 
road material of Florida taken in connection with the investigation 
of roads and road material by the Florida Survey. 
Geological Surveys of Neighboring States: — Geological forma¬ 
tions are limited by no such lines as State boundaries, and an intelli¬ 
gent study of a formation often necessitates a knowledge of its extent 
and development in a neighboring State. The relationship of a State 
Survey is therefore close with neighboring States, and particularly 
with adjoining States. This relationship in the case of the Florida 
Survey is especially close with Georgia and Alabama. With more 
distant States there is a no less real relationship growing out of a 
similarity of deposits, and of methods of study and development. 
