The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-01-30
(coscIUDEo FROM LAST WEEK !

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resolution OF the General Assembly st u
lset session. in relation 10 The sel.lemen
adjustment, and culIeclion OF tho dues
h The State, assembled ir this cltv IN nh
% 1899, 10 discharge the da,iss confded
them.
BY the terms Of the joint resolution. N
,. 'u'horl'y Of The commissioners seemed !
}. be limited 20 The de,nilcd statement of N
unsettled accounts Of sll persons here,ofor
acting as officers or ,rcn,s of Siare. an,
evidences Of debt, delivered 10 shem by III
Auditor Of State. They thoroughly inves
tlcated such accounts and claims, and. a.
Z far as practicable. have settled Tho s,me IN
rdrsuarce Of The joinl resolution. The in
vesligs'icn required. in some instances
much labor, and the examination of crcal
variety oi facis. The settlements 20 made
were n nv opinion, surh Is the interests oi
ihe Safe rendered necessary. AMI | have.
upon an examination of them. cgen nv
in'l approval thereof ii writing. Tic re-
po'' of their Proceedings u herewith laid be-
FORE you
IN order hat thc cilizons N Indiana should
'romre'c f'vorabiy witt those of our slsier
Sites In tie full and praiinbla deve Iopmen,
q mineral resources, the las' Legislature.
following cut 'ile wi.e and enlarged pelicv
Demanded by an increase in HE number od
our inhabitants aud friendly emulation
win nur sister States. pissed an act requir
lng geoogicu ~ reccnnoisance Of our State
preparatory 20 more full and extended *
animation of oil her hiaden resources. This
survey You placed nndcr Tie fostering care
n TIN able and energetic stare Baard on
agriculture, who have, IN ihpir direction od
ihesurvey, sustained their weIl.rncritsa char
'c'er for disrernnen, il plan end prompiness 10
n the execution OF the work entrusted tol !.
heir charge. Already with the Eve thou
and dollars placed w you a their dlapossi.I'
hey have had nearly every county partially
xamiped. AMI are ready iAraugh ,leir + y
'logs', 70 renorf rpon he lnor important
ocalities, nincrais soils, ETC., msriiina mare !,
Oh srd detailed exrmnslinas. should thc
ams vic and liberal policy dictate MI.
Aer prosecution u iho work. anl furnishi
he necessary means.
Tie Advantages of thorough ceclooirslo \
rrycy are manifold. Il VII show % cur
llz ~ ind the world iha, We have more !
zap twenty corniies in which good work !,
ls cnnl can BIZ developed ID any requisedi.
mount; coal beds fram which oil can Be !;
alractcd ccufi ID quality, am nearly il i.
isnliiy, - that Or Ireckinridec county \,
~; Rbuniani deposits or iron orc al prsscnt
orkcd successfully al few furnaces. chiefly i,
, The cage cf pur coal fields; also ON the n
inc coal icla margin favorable locations for y,
hiking brine wells and boiling sslt; various y
calities IN which extended ssarch may de-. M,
'lop lead and other me,als--one depositss.
wing recently been developed hy analyti- vi
I. research IN The laboratory ol Tie State II
eologist a. rica In The valuable mineral !,
bait. extensively used in arts and mnnu. ~
cures oesinea' 'ur'hsf' NE txam'natlor me
u recommendation Of mary vsluahle IN.
arries aiording materials for building rock. I;c
ID road making. with others aifordine !
and whctsiones Of excellent a.
atty, tnt = good article Of lilhographis VI.
me; az we'll. also, 40 numerous deposits M.
apted u the manufacture OF irc brick ~,
etc. Besides all lhese impor. "
n and practical results, ] especially alilino
ur attention 10 the chemical analyses 81 III
ny three sols selected from different &c. M
ecol formations designed 10 show the ~,
nncr ia which that important work should ~,
performed for every county IN Indiana. sys
TO enumerate al The advantages which 80
State would secure, would occupy more -.
cs than can be appropriately devoted, !
withstsnding the vital Importance OF the 49,.
ject 70 our whole community. but Il IL y
ddently hoped enough has been here ! !
to direct Jour attention 70 work alike u,
ful and interesting 70 The farmer, the g..
'hanic the engineer, and many others, as NJ,
as 70 the general lovers Of science. .ha
'ur Iamented man OF science, Of world ,ec.
9 reputation, and an ornament to our hon
e, our late Geologis. Dr.. David Dale The
%. i lost 70 science and to Us By death, pres
il will be indeed hard 70 oil the void thus 49,
'soned. A.. however, he was occupied srs