Dr. F. H. Snow, Chancellor of the University of Kansas : 
Sir—I have the honor of submitting to you herewith the fol- 
lowing report on the stratigraphy and general geology of western 
Kansas, including the Upper Permiam, the Cretaceous, and the 
Tertiary. This will constitute volume II of the reports of the 
University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
Yours most respectfully, ERAsMus HAwortH. 
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY, 
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, NOVEMBER, 1896. 
