, 1869-12-14
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
MICHIGAN,
Whnt isna beon Accomplished Dur
tng 16C:}-Thc Frog etnmmo for the
EusuFr-Letter fxom Stnie q coloEist
I1nChcl1.

"NAA AA4 USon AGEO"ptlSQC0D Duf@
ing 1sG3-Tho Programme for the
EusuFr-Letter fxom Stnie q coloEist
NlncncI1.
Fr,m thu Dttroft Tribun<, Re. L
By the oct establishing snis suLsas, A,"co weso
10 e expt pded per 5cas ia tho Upper Peninsula,
ea se1 r r. s1 e., To- s Bs15a &c. &C.
year should Ike expended In the iron interest with
The view OF desotlLg The s., oco next Jess 10 tue
coIptr Interest Accordingly contract Was exc
cuisd with fsIor r. u. BROOKS to work up tbs iron
leg1p1 ard prtparc report Majos Bsoaks was on
General Gl'more.H STAN as Engineer during tho
with tho geological survey OF Sss JerseT. HIS
repHrss srd nsr& msy he geen embodied tr the
t-ports Ct General Gilmore and Professor Cook.
For teo or three years past he has re1ioed IN
the Iron reg1on OF Lake Superior employed Al
Vice Pm ttdent, Engineer snd eapeIt In n,nea
,ert to perform the duilea with which lie Is
snNGed-
ii required OF him to embol5 in nIs report Ill
iss nId,r oi nan orc. ise Of IL aiees.
ne % einEg apd REDUCTION Of tho OTIS ltnclad.uK
ana !oa r, e. aaa q
t!ct. Tie report IL 10 be acco1 pAuled oJ Accu-
rae iopoxrspLlcal Eapa Of the vicinity 1t eAch
slee'n ea. aie q b cs,seea aeoosdses g s1s
1trna OF the lar. The wo.k, uudef As}or
brooks direct management has spade ruc6 pro
let u july Ie1t.
TIE wtIk In The copper, region viii be prose-
tht TED Et Tt tf4 OH ID flCrtlAt HtUrEF.
III lhe Lower FeDiEerf1 the nell HGEk hAl con-
hiktee Il a thorough exam na':or Of The geology
nton1 l. 'te rraEerre bag ana The collection If 5
T.. orib shors Of Lake Michigan as i4s a, r.
Sepi ChuIx; Cd exploration Of t1e lales aud con-
ntc'liE etrraass VI toe cntoc3Kao reScn
70 he M head 0e q ls Fra,erse
Bay: the dfeIent an1 tnvesttsAt.ou Of the
ss6ble River and valley from til vesJ fountain
head TO lts Ccn'h: 4 similar Interrogation OF the
valley Of the MRutStee, l'tte Mantstee ana Pere
aln,4uetie R'vc1E: partial tnres1tFation OF the
Thnilatr IL, r.g!ou: sosns detailed tssesegauons
iEE Ann Important coz para I've ob:eys 2:1ans AID
dtlts14iLAlionB on lne itf.nas Like Erie. about
SAnuus.y AID Slss.lAto, lncladea tas aud! Of
tru Ohio ana Wes'eIn l'cths,lsaata; the couec-
tiob VI tntot nation and stAa-iics osaltry on 1ru
| cIttu1e, Ilnll+r. <Ens'<. etc, slotg The western
k!tr- Ct :ne State, and 10 so1c extent tu utaeF
| ksc,lone.
The laboratory work has conusted IN pa,eoato.
aoanal and nrnologeal Investigation. The fos.is
| AtlcItt have bclcpgeo 10 tbs AatAnall sandstone
RCd The cai p01ueru1s limestone, and tho trAlst1
saasta e, ps qsn,e nso sosn ssGrnoc ~
Sid subn lued 10 tie Experts u tie Cznadau Geo.
'sftcAl Sur1 ~, with the view OF rendering or de-
ternlt st,ens ~. :sose; Tac eonp.sa:tos ana d,s.
| 1etced, AS1at EeueDts have been msue Tor
| .t:niaetc re: orls on The eAlt and tzuaer mAn-
eo.lAs,op. a1e III progress ~ln the vleI Of secur.
irg TIE nhlttt G!sc-fsuns OF Qnr>tlouE bexttu4 on
the :Atn lpE ltttfesls oi lie state, which are 10
| hsEc prominent place III sao nIsl 1eporI. 50 lie
| cher tesl stA11ess Fave b<en performed ErA;ut.
| ihu,ly ioE the sIfrs5 AID others 9 pro lned.
LAti. The s17teJ eus employed a. nr,.at for
ttalt5 three monthf, ana hfse ruater CT Gle
csnt illustrations OF the to.si 1ctpsiLs Of the
| s1I:e STE Alrt acJ coreh. Photographic views oil
:atc1sJte std sette. IN tho tnfni1R ttEteue have
hl*u Mtn Gbtattcd through LIE enter ps1Se md
generosity OF l. F. Guilds, Esq OF Hnaahtan-
lshcEll OF nit TO state thai some very In ef.
ett!p9 e1plcrtsluts OF 1Ltiao HOUNDS IN Mous-
| hRr h+SY \ SAT - Ian
| tf lie aRrtsy. and that Others are contemplated
| TIE bot4 ~ VI The St1tc aS also uuderEu:nx Ia.
Yret.Fa1ton, a. Is = 10 10 sone e1leLs III zoology
Ththt d. partnenr, uks the athccl,gs OF The
slate, beng urp'oT.dtd lot h5 the Inv, tnesc Ia
tcsiigat'Ons arc 1or ihe present carried On By
| 4r Afeury. .... .......
1t viii be seeu from the puhiisntd ootl!nc OF the
prol cAed hnM ftp1fts, lbAs u Il rtt n1ed 70 do
ph1t ytry widely irom the Character OF ordinary
| geological HkolN GEest Promtnence IS 10 ps
| gwen 10 the eco1oulcsl aspects ot tie lnseSt,s1
tMLR. A. tie Ao!l Il formed rum Ink
o.slnieSrston cf the rockA and consu
foita strictly geological formation Il
fecuMcs ntccssJ to treat Of the ct.gtu And
characteristics OF sdls,. and II Il tnence certain
y srptcpl!ate 10 speak Of lie products OF lhs
1AIiouA qualities ct seil, md thus By ratn
transition ra.e TO The d;scusstnn Of rne asr1cul
| tsrk] At4 lpm ber lLterektk Even Nert there dt
| tattneata Of the re,caEch iea5 Legitimate thar
d. nIe, The agricultural ipterest u oas OF sucs
maqh,shte that tcst.ce End good policy xoult
| oetSte thn1 eufyey matht4sned - larVetY At IL