Nebraska advertiser., 1867-06-20

mtssionerz os The General Land 0Hcs L
take charge Of he geological survey q
Nebraska, ID accordance with g Law
passed by Congress. dated March "a
1867. ! take his opportunity 70 ask th'
sympathy AID hearty eo-operagion Of thl
ezizens oE lie State. The appropriated
= very Iimiied-only S5.600-and hs
ume restricted to one year. L IS iHJ
wlSh, however. % secure as much IN.
formation as possible IN that length O.
time, with the hope that further appr0-
Priadons viii be made II the coming
year for ful completion Of the survey.
To show the Importance which The
Commissioner sttaches 10 results Of the
survey. ard lie range Of Epics which be
wishes 70 have investigated, I have quot
ed the following paragraphs from his
letter OF Instructors 10 me- Ii viii be
seen by a glance how bread aud eompre-
hsnzEVe are bis plans. and al that Is
needed IS Sufficient sum Of money 70
carry them oct.
at vii be your duty % Proceed, as
soon as necessary arrangements can be
made, 10 The sphere Of yOur operations
IN The geological survey OF Nebraska,
with the view 70 ascertain The order Of
succession, arrangement, relative p0-
sition, depth and comparative thickness
Of the several strata, and geological
formations IN The State to search Eor
and examine al the beds, Teinsand other
deposits Of ores, Goals. elays, marls,
pests, and such ether mineral substances
as well as The fossil remains Of the warn
u formations: and 70 obtain chemical
ANALYSES Cf such Of these substances and
Of The dLfereu, varieties OF soil, as l.
nav deemed desirable TO ascertain the
elementary constituents thereof. You
vii also determine, BY careful baroules-
nc observation, the relative elevations
and Expressions Of lie different parts Of
the Safe Of NebFsska.
Il shall Likewise be your duty ID pro-
cure and prepare IN the fed Of y0ar ex-
pIoFaGIons. ample collections IN Geology,
A~nerolOgy and P~aleouSoIogy, to Illus
tate The notes taken IN the field, and
transmit them to this Office 10 be en-
bodied n Us next annual report Of Sur
veyi0g O~perauonS
II order 10 enable this o6ice 70 pressu.
10 Congress the resGlIs Of the Geolozi-
cal Survey, y0u are required 70 make a
preliminary rsPort OF the progress Of
y1ur a5orS. accompanied by such maps.
seeti5nz ard drawings as yea may consld-
er requisite to illustrate the SAID report.
thar i my reach here On or before
The frs, q OesO6er next. Your hral
which you VIII render under The
appropriated, shall eUbodV the results
the entire survey and shall Be accom-
By a Geological nap sf Nebras-
"A, with carefully prepared sections, Eia-
grams, Sc, showing, b different eoIorz
and other marks and characters. The
principal locations and geological range
IF the various geological formations, 10
he extent explored, and By drawings and
descriptions Of the characteristic fossil
remains Of The different grogps Of strata
II Is desirable that the PARTON Of Ne
south af the Platte Be examined
irst, 0vIng 10 the fact OF Us beng &C.
bF the Iimestcnes OF the true coal
measures. You Will Institute 3 careful
search for The loeslEIess depth ard extern
4 that uost TsIaabls mineral.
II VIII also be Important 10 extend the
and examinations along the
iiszoari river 10 Sioux City. as there Is
-eported 10 be led Of coal O-ut-eropBlnc
rem rocks Of the chalk formation near
be Ousha Reserve now being surveyed
ITO legal s~Ub-divisicns fer the accomo-
Of he Omaha and W~Innabaro
indians.
As the more settled portions OF the
State are upon he surveyed lands. Il Is
.esIrahe LaI your explorations Be d.
eeted 70 such regions % The country,
to The discrimination AMI Ioea-
zen. IS vel rs the extent Of natural re-
OuFees n zeal, metalllc ores, hydraulic
nd common Iinests1es, FIRE Gays, free
toae, 6agss0De, marbles, SC, that prop
rIy belong % the various formations,
nd which nay b OF immediate use 70
be people az Nebraska
The Stzts OF Nebraska being chiefly
farming country, your attention Is II
ned 10 The examination Of It's soils and
ubsoIlz. and description Of their adap-
70 particular crops. and The best
.ethcds Of preserving and Increasing
heir fertility should engage your eo1-
liberation; z as 50 large q portion OF
Nebraska i deficient IN timber, the IN
q suitable forest tees should
e tie sabIect 81 yOur examination ard
sch s-ugzssLiO1s IS from the natuEe Ct
be native soil vii be found best eaIcu-
zteG 10 promote Ihe.growih Of timber
IN order, therefore. that as much IL
oruIauon q practical aize may Be OBJ
zIned as possible. / earnestly s0llcIg tie
correspondence Of the citizens q the
tate On the varioGs sUbjees embraced II
be instructions Of The Commissioners. or
.1oa any topics which have for lheIr Cd.
set TIE Developments Of the resources Of
be country-
/ woUa also ask that such letters Of
as may PabIISh from ums %
me may Be eOPIsd[na all The newspapers
{ The Safe.
F. Y. HAYDEN.
DirEfOT Of Gen Ser 0Aeh
en2hz CITY. June s1h, 1877.