Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-01-11
From Coz Puige's Message to the Legislature.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW HAMP-

DGlhE.
"The GeOoe ical survey of the Stnte under the
direction Of DR.. Jackson, The State Geoogist as
sisted 10y Nlessrs. Williams, Whitney and Baker,
his students, has been in progress during the past
season. 1t will not he expected that much more
than general outline of such II survey can have
been perfected in one season. Ii is believed how
ever, that a mass of interesting Information has
been collected and many valuable discoveries of
ores and minerals made. A large number of spe-
cinens has been collected and deposited in the
State cabinet aud other specimens and soils are
now undergoing the test of ana yZation and assay
in the Laboratory. Next season it is proposed TO
take up the survey of all the towns in regular due
order; complete the outlines and explore AZ thaS
is irbportant so far as time will permit. am in
formed by the geologst that he will be able TO
make his first annual report during the coming
winter. Interesting and valuable results ale ex.
pected from this survey to insure these is neces-
sary thai the survey should be carried out thor
oughly and completely in accordance with the en-
Iighiencd policy of the Legislature with which
the plan originated"
We understand that DR.. Jackson has a report
that will make about 500 6vo pages, nearly
completed, to he accompanied with several wood
cuts and sectional protiles. He has also partly
prepared n geological map ofihe State 10 fix the
several loo atoms of The several places upon this
man. DR.. J. has made astronomical obServ atoms
| for marking the latitude, TO be determined by u
large chronometer.
| In the chemical department DR.. jackson and
his assistants have been steadily at work lying
the netaerous ores,-limestones, marls, &C.
They have onalyZed the Haverhill limestone and
| find 100 parts of the first quality to contain:
Mica and Silicious matter, 050
| Carbonate OF lime, 81 80
| Carbonate of Manganese, 020
100 90
The first quality of Haverhl limestone makes
a very white and pure lime when burnt. The
second quality, which contains manganese and
| iron, also makes good strong murtar.
! Tin ores have also been found IN Jackson, stu
ated at the easlery foot of the White Mountains,
| in Coos county. DIR. J. says tin ores turn on, TO
| he much more rich than he had anticipated yield
| ing from 30 10 60 per cent in The pure washed
ore. "Ths is something new The contnues) for
the United States; for although it is said that sim
gle chrystals of oxide of tin have been found in
Connecticut nothing like a workable lin ore has
been beflre discovered in this country. The dis
,rict is worthy Of most minute exploration for
no person bat geoogist would he likely to de
tect tin ore, since il has not the least metallic APP
pearance. 1t is a very rich ore, and if n large
quantity of it be obtained, tin works will
soon be set up, for lin is a metal second only in
value TO silver.
"The iron mines of Jackson. copper of War
rem, zinc and lead, land silver in the lead) of Ea-
ton, are all worthy of being wrought"
DIR. J. has as yet collected hut few specimens
of soils, il being interesting 10 analyze soils
unless the peculiar soil shall be accompanied with
"a statistical account OF its crops and method of
treatment. Wher ever this information could he
ohtained, he hos taken specimens. The marked
difference between the Connecticut and Merri-
mack river soil will be noted among his researches
-Farmss' Monitor