Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-26

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STATE tss1sd fos similnf pu1Beses.
The NQq1 rpae1H which Davis ceunty
soefS Xtsk 9lssdsss Il unnsssssary
+ ~: u. 9 y q. 4. sssE we e
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fuel.
The ssil Il Of similar chasaster 70 shs
bit d - foand 10 The sestegesessp ~
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sub coil, rendering It more durable IMAM
most other soils and more rstcntive Of its
primitive and artificial fertility. n.
After making . general reconnaissance oi
the neglected portions ofthe State, l hope,
or course. 70 return and give this county,
among others :. WY edsfsl sxasation
G. A. WmITE,
State Geologist.
aVnSgD CDgssA 1ewasJepe - ]e06
EDs. Awk-Eys:-Theg geology Of Apps-
moose County may for my present purposes
h. sypmsd up in shsse words: It liss
Wholly within che beat part Of the great
Iowa and Missouri coal field the eoal, line
stones, sandstone, and elsys Of which. I'M
derlie drift deposit Of varying depth, iron
iyeety Y peshsps ffly or ei3ty fest upon
~ 6eh4 Lands upon whtoh - ceassiel
- 1eVtil6 soM b dpssod. and Useueh ~Wcn
the streams have erodsd their way down 70
the series Of coal measure rocks just men
tiopoA 9r.E .ef H. ~ .Tyls. IN
As I esplainsd 70 you personally ~
plam Oat mo6eW pssuae - - neoo Des'
tailed examination Of your whole country,
but hogs todoot 81 sfutuf0 49,. ~
The imwsdiats vicinity Of Centrcville d
gsolesieally very intsssstin4 because Y
shows : k0od dcvelopment Of the cooI meas
urs ssfiss Of strata, and also because il fuss
pishse ~ .s4padancs Of excellent coal and
building rock.
kee>m uD1uugseo1S eligatipaD&a scypsa! =
IN. ~ Isns Z 81 6CentsoviDs w kindly
oGs6te@ but g - the keological 1peurse
end ~ ~ ipte1net = thsir yieini1 and
I must cay that have seldom found men
in possession Of 20 eorrDct ideas o. they 10
relation ion to1l.JsSst 81 'hsF - '''ss-
Coal has been mined 10 The vieiaily Of
,".S n !. ~ ~ $ ~ s;i
" '"uI t.' ~ ~ NJ, & - ~
worked. the quality Of which 10 not exeelled
! - hAysuoiIhsso ~ Dssa IN ItWG II.
Talbot explained to NJ the method By which
he arrived at the lton0AhIA ~ Nc snlll
was underlaid BY bed Of eoals which i
precisely the same o. that adopted b the
ractiDalNealegiel I'D psagisbeaia ~ esle
Of using certain layer oflimcstone-whtct
10 uniform Il - character, and y Y 0ess
cropping ont in the slopes Of the valleys
over 4 .c>oajdetsl1e pert Of the eouosy
whtrs tne streams oec6r-as 3 horizon frou
which 70 estimate The depth ofths coal BID
below assuming, which Is usually proper
that the bedax afDeoel, etens end eha|s ar
nearly paralll - Vhcis hssieontsl 4xtenl
and follow e6ch other NJ tlieir eiev1tioni
go dspsessions. A4
II 10 gratifying 70 know that these meth
DDS Of the geolosist ore being better un-
derptood hyfthe Psone, end tho sutjsc
10 being stfipPed Of the mystes,
with which thu upipformsd ~ pgon
to regard thas which they do not under
A. 70 he existence 81 another bed Of co,
below he one nov worked, IL The visinit,,
Of Osntsrvills, my examination weuld M
j1stify On unqualified opinion; but Ger
funny d0yhfnk issouseaS0n16ls ~ suppoe
that ono Or even moro may exist. Shout
: heavy bed Of caVnel go gfEeGi qunli(
exist Al considcr1baS dspt .,tis poAsibistii
small amount Of petroleum may be foun
in connection with it, but have elsswhss
expressed an opinion averse to the probabi
W. Qseseg pelsSessm iDpsying arsat
Ssi"7 Though ~ county I eoul
mot oclh~ ssdh SkSag Wv hssr u sesaA
have been from those impedimcnts to Ii
material prosperity Of our State, non>res
dent land holders. The whole soil seems
, be owned. Judging from tho ehafactes
!, the improvements, by those VINO till
and will contribute largely to the businci
of snyrailesa.vheh as1 b. bpiisshgeue
it.. ! g.
The advantages afforded by the col
around CcntervilsStlp exeelieut and shllns
ant atone along Cooper Creek to its mout
and the good supply Of timber and water
.tslss sAlne vieinit1 sonsasr isls'sssy dsetfab
route for the Iowa 4 Missouri X. K. to rcae
the psairie z the westward. ,r