Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-25
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

Having been commissioned by his ExcelIency
the Governor to make a Geological Survey of YER
mont, | venture to ask the cooperation of my fell
low citizens in a measure so intimately connected
with their prosperity In each town gentlemen
can, with little effort, communicate information,
which may prove valuable to their towns and to
the public generally
la 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 reconnaissance Of the rock
formations, preparatory to a more minute exami-
nation in the following years. Any gentleman who
will leave in charge of the Postmaster of their
they may deem interesting or valuable with d.
rections for finding their localities, and also an
swers to the following inquiries, addressed over
their names to the subscribers, will confer great
favor. With such gratutous assistance we shall
be able to judge of the Importance Of an examina-
ton Of the ore marble, mineral, clay, or mari
Let no one infer, however, if we cannot find time
the first year to 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.
l. Do you know of any kind of ore in your
towul
2. Any red or yellow ochre?
8. Any Lodges or beds of limestone or marble3
A. Soapstone or serpentine?
5. Any rocks good for building stones, millstones
wheatstQnes, or frestones?
6. Any good roofing slater
7. Any materials for glass, for fine porcelain, OF
for common pottery?
8. Any materials useful for fuxes?
8. Any moulding sand'
10. Soils remarkable for fertility, barrenness, OF
for bearing only certain crops?
H. Are there any deposits of peat, mari, SWAMI
mud SC.
: IL. Have any mars, peat, swamp mud sc.
n been used on the land?
IS. Have any such substances benefited or inju
(, red the sos2
ID. Has any peat been used for fuel?
Is. Is there fine white substance beneath thu
9 peat or mud?
16. Are there any clay stones in the clay'
II. Are there any remarkable lodges of rocks
r. or caverns?
10. Are there any large loose blocks of stone
o 10. Are there any other valuable or curiou
minerals3
g 90. Are there Gin the western towns) any curl
Gus petrifactions in the rocks?
Specimens of any of these substances will b
very acceptable, and since it may be expected tina
70 sets Of specimens will be furnished to several lite
rary institutions and to the medical colleges in tn
State as well as to the State ITSELF several of SOL
70 are desired. Perhaps also the Legislature ma
deem it expedent to make provision for furnish
ing each County with specimens illustrating it
% own Geology would especially request of tb
Il propretors of beds and veins of ores, and of mar
BILE, soapstone, or serpentine quarries, fair spcc
n mems of these substances, (snce they will com
:. under the observation of the public generality
or at least one good specimen for The State CO.
lection.
also request gentlemen to furnish me, in writn!
ii with such Statistics as they may be willing to max
n public, of The amount of iron, manganese, COZ
peras, lime, marble, soapstone, serpentine SC
II, obtained during the last and previous years, of tn
expense, profits, improved modes ofquarrying, @
ID other valuable modes of information.
he Eds are respectfully requested to give this at
dress an insertion.
Is C. B. ADAMS, State Geologst.