Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-02
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Geological Survey Of Iowa.

Though Iowa is at this time receiving
considerable immigration, yet it Is not
50 well known abroad for its valuable
soil and important mineral resources
az some other. Western States that
possess less natural advantages and
have fewer elements Of wealth and
prosperity. One reasonf for this 10 that
Iowa has not published itself to the
world bya proper and thorough ge-
illogical survey like that Of Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan. Illinois. and Wis
cousin. The results of such a survey,
in four of the States named. on the
';.ct of coal alone, was a greater
.. at to each Of the States than the
cost Of the whole survey.
We had few years ago a hasty
and partial survey Of q portion Of the
Iowa coal region and Of the lead
district, and so far the report of the
State Geologist, mainly from the work
and observation by others, did some
good but one-half of the State--the
Missouri slope-was not examined,
and very little Of a popular character
or practical value was contained IN
the volumes published. though large
expense was incurred by the State. The
second volume, ON Paleoutology. was
Of little interest to the public general
ly, and the first volume, from it's mea-
gre descriptions of some important
counties and localities was scarcely
acceptable any where.
The object Of such q survey as is
required, was set forth in a lecture by
DR.. C.. A. White, Of Iowa City. deliver
ed at Burlington under the auspices Of
the State Agricultural Society. at the
last State Fair. 1t should include
a chemical analysis of the soil of the
different valleys and the large prairies,
MANY of which differ materially from
each other. This should be done with
a view to determine for every county,
and even for the unsettled districts in
the Northwest part. to what agricultn-
raj products, aud uses the soil is best
ADAPTED. Were this kind of-informa.
ton generally known. it would often
save many immigrant farmers the loss
of time in acquiring new experience
IN FARMING Tug Is. Ia
culture, anu, use, ,,on., ~. aas,
Of geological survey. The following
subjects belong to other branches OF
the survey, and are matters Of particn-
iar i"por;s"sc " Use sN'
the norm ha" OF ."e o'..e
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along sne f'se:s a"u so o.''., a . III
some ol .ue Pla,l,eS, guy Po...n,.
qua"y ~ ou'ub 80 - - $500
cement anu ''"a' ,;.o..
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sn'Ject OF 'eao ore ~ o'ay'o' anu ar
iamakee eoun''es:
Inc SUBJECTS OF sa'' aou Pe..o'.on
won'o o. course ensage 'ns a''e"', .Ia
OF tue otate geo'oe's., 90 We" 40 '"e s
surface geology, ana Tue "aM"s 81
me 'oca''t'es oi peat o' any olne' s"'-
nao'e ra.utal rescouIoe ""I 49,:
.o"''u. i"ese aIe ou' 10" " '"e o''Je0''
10 such survey,
lnere - Prooao'y uoo'Je.. io' VIZ.
iDe uehefa. Assembly o"a'u %pp'opi.
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wonld yie'u Del'e. return " .ne
state AT large IuHu 10 autnOUtAo TIC