Final Report Of The Survey Of Nebraska And Portions Of The Adjacent Territories

Author : F. V. Hayden
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ISBN 13 : 9781330539675
Total Pages : 310 pages
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Download or read book Final Report of the United States Geological Survey of Nebraska written by F. V. Hayden and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Final Report of the United States Geological Survey of Nebraska: And Portions of the Adjacent Territories, Made Under the Direction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office Sir: I have the honor to transmit my final report of the United States Geological Survey of Nebraska and adjacent Territories. The observations here recorded were made with some care at the time, and, inasmuch as they will not probably be repeated for years to come, may prove of value to the state. The history of the origin and purposes of the survey have been so clearly set forth in your annual report of the General Land Office for 1867, that I beg permission to introduce it in this connection: In the second section of the act of Congress, approved March 2, 1867, making appropriations and to supply deficiencies, it is declared "that the unexpended balances of the appropriations heretofore made for defraying the expenses of the legislative assembly to the Territory of Nebraska, shall be diverted and set aside for the purpose of procuring a geological survey of Nebraska, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office." It has been estimated that the unexpended balance applicable to the geological survey is $5,000. Under that authority Dr. F. V. Hayden was appointed on the 29th April, 1867, to make a geological examination and survey, with compensation of $2,000 per annum. With the limited means provided, he was allowed an assistant geologist and paleontologist, at the rate of $1,000; three collectors and laborers at not exceeding $700, the sum of $300 having been set apart for chemistry and natural history; while the sum of $1,000, or the residue of the means, was designed for general expenses of outfit and incidentals in the service, which was restricted to one year from the date of the appointment. The geologist was directed to proceed as soon as necessary arrangements could be made to the sphere of his operations. He was instructed to ascertain the order of succession, arrangement, relative position, dip, and comparative thickness of the several strata and geological formations in the State, to search for and examine all the beds, veins, and other deposits of ores, coals, clays, marls, peat, and other like mineral substances, as well as the fossil remains of the various formations; to obtain chemical analyses of such of those substances, and of the different varieties of soil, whereof it may be deemed desirable to ascertain the elementary constituents. He was required also to determine by careful barometrical observations the relative elevations and depressions of the different parts of the State of Nebraska, and to gather in the field of his explorations collections in geology, mineralogy, and paleontology, to illustrate the notes taken in the field. 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.