Biennial Report State Geological Survey Of North Dakota

Author : E. J. Babcock
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528271646
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Report of the Geological Survey written by E. J. Babcock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Geological Survey: Of North Dakota, First Biennial Report Recognizing the vast importance of the mining industry, in some form or other, most of the states of the union have established geo logical surveys. The geological and natural history survey of North Dakota was established at the University in connection with the School of Mines, and by that act the professor of geology was made state geologist, an arrangement generally adopted by various states. However, no appropriation to begin the work was made until two years ago. Prior to that time the writer of this report had devoted most of his summer vacations for eight years to geological investigations of the state and in efforts to encourage the develop ment of the mineral resources. Two short bulletins were issued, embodying a preliminary report of some of these investigations. During six years of this time the state paid nothing for the work, the expenses were borne by the writer. And his time during these vacations was cheerfully contributed for the good of the cause. Thus a large amount of materials and data was collected absolutely without expense to the state. Had it not been for this fact it would have been impossible. With the allowance of only $300 per year for expenses, to have done the field work and carried on the investiga tions shown in this report. The last legislature recognized that the time had come when the interests of the state demanded that the work be begun. It there fore made a small appropriation, simply enough to organize and commence the work of a geological survey of the state. The survey has been begun and we believe that the work will very soon fully show its utility and economic value to the whole state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.