Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-04-25
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

Having been commissioned by his Excellen-
CIV the Governor TO make Geological Survey
of Vermont, ] venture to ask the cooperation
Of my fellow citizens in a measure so intimate.
ly connected with their prosperity. In each
town gent lemen can. with little effort, commu-
nicate information, which may prove valuable
to their towns and to the public generally
Ina few weeks intend to commence the
field labor, as will also my assistants, and we
hope in the course of the summer to pass over
most Of the State, making general reconnoIs.
sance of the rock formations, preparatory to
more minute examination in the following years.
ANY gentleman who will leave in charge OF the
Pos, Master Of their town specimens and descrlp
tians OF such objects as they may deem interest.
ing or valuable, with direct ions for finding their
localities, and also answers to the following in.
quries, addressed over their names to the sub.
scriber, will confer a great favor. With such
gratuitous assistance we shall be able TO Judge
Of the importance of an examination of the ore,
marble, mineral, clay, or mari. Let no one in.
fer, however, if we cannot find time the first
year 10 visit the localities pointed out, that they
will not be examined subsequently.
TO direct attention to the most important
points, we add the following questions.
i. Do you know of any kind VI ore in your
town!
9. Any red or yellow oclre
3. Any lodges or beds of limestone or marble
4. Soapstone or serpentine
s. Any rocks good for building stones, mill
stones, whe'stones, or fires'ones!
g. Any good roofing slate +!
Z. Any materials for glass, for fine porcelain
or for common pottery!
8. Any materials useful for likes!
9. Any moulding sand
10. Soils remarkable for fertility. barrenness,
or for bearing only certain crops!
ii. Are there any deposits of peat, mari,
swamp mud, &c.!
r. Have any marls, peat, swamp mud, &c,
been used on the land q!
H. Have any such substances benefited or
injured the soils
a. Has amy peat been used for fuel
10 Is there fine white substance beneath
the peat or mud
l6 Are there any clay stones in the clay!
II. Are there any remarkable lodges Of rocks
or carverns!
H. Are there any large loose blocks of stone !
~. Are there any other valuable or curious
minerals
90. Are there Cn the western towns) any
curious petrfa 'tons in the rocks
Specimens of any Of these substances will be
very acceptable, and since il may be expected
that sets of specimens will be furnished to sew.
eral literary institutions and to the medical col.
leges in the State as well as to the State itself,
several of a sort are desired. Perhaps also the
Legislature may deem it eypedient to make pro-.
vision for furnishing each County with spec-
mems illustrating lis own Geology. would es-
pecially request Of the prcprie ors of beds an!
veins OF ores, and of marble, soapsone, or SER
pentne quarries, fair specimens of these sub
stances, (since they will come under the obser.
walton Of the public generay,)* or at least one
good specimen !or the Stale collection.
also request gentlemen to furnish me- in
writing. with such statistics, as they may be
willing to make public, Of the amour, of iron,
manganese, copperas, lime, marble. soapstone
serpentine, &c, Obtained during the last and
previous years, of the expense, profits, improv
ed modes Of quarryng, or o'her valuable modes
of infornath
Eds are respectfully requested to give ihi:
address an insertion.
c. B. ADAMS, State Geologist.
specimens of common minerals, rocks, marbles
&C. may be Jour inches long, three inches wide, and
one or two thick, unless a larger size may be neces
sary for fair exhibition. The SIZE and form of raj
liable specimens must depend on the character of th
mineral. In all cases they should lie kept free from
bruises and scratches and carefully wrapped in pa
pers with labels indicating their locality and h
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