Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-03-10
NO. SO.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF
OHIO.
Report of ProEress-Plan OF Final
Report.
lFrom the ohio State Journai.i

Newbeny, Chief Geologist, including
reports by E. B. Andrews, Edward Or
ton, ]. H. Klippart, Assistant GeOlogists,
and G. K. Gilbert, NJ. c. Read Henry
Newton and M. B. Potter, Local Assis-
tants, has been placed IN the hands of
the Governor, and will be printed as
soon as the Legislature orders the work
done.
The work of Prof. Newberry in the
field has been more extensive than has
been supposed. His report of work in
the field includes sketch of the struc-
ture of the lower coal measures Of North
eastern Ohio, commencing at the west
line of Holmes CO., and extending to
the Ohio River, work that has never
been gone over before. He has made
measurements of % formations, COM
mencing at the WaVerly, at the west
end Of Holmes county, and termina-
ting with the shale and sandstone on
the hill tops over the seventh coal meas
He gives analysis of the Brier Hill
Coal Measure in Mahoning, Summit,
| Wayne. Stark, Tuscarawas and Holmes /
i counties, and gives the elevation Of this I
coal above Lake Erie at "a different
points in the counties named.
Il A complete account of iron ores, in
| Holmes, Tuscarawas, Wayne, Columbi-
ana and Mahoning counties, with anal
ysis of Kidney, Nodular, Shell, Noun
! tain and Black Band iron ores; also the
analysis of II iron ores in Yellow Creek
/ Valley. Columbiana county.
i IAN examination of the Fire Clays in
Summit, Tuscarawas, Columbiana and
Holmes counties, with analysis Of II
different beds.
A r. r.
hydraulic limestone formations in Colum-
biana and Belmont counties.
All this work has been done by Prof
Newberry in person. He has also made
Fahd written out a Geological Survey of
Erie, Lorain, Medina, Cuyahoga and
/ Summit counties.
! There are included in this report of
| Progress sketches of the Geology of
/ Geauga and Holmes counties, by M. C.l
Read, of Hudson College. Sketches Of
the Geology of Williams, Fulton and Lu-
cas- counties. by G. K. Gilbert. Report
| by Prof. Z. B. Andrews. continuation Of
his report of the examination of the
coal basin of Southeastern Ohio. Re
port of Prof. E. Orton, a continuation
Of the examination Of Southwestern
! Ohio, with detailed description of the
Geology of Highland county. Report
by John Il. Khppart, in charge Of Agri-
cultural Department, on the Origin,
classification, distribution and properties
of the soils of Northwestern Ohio.
The following is the plan Of the Final
Report
Vol. I.-GsOIOgy and PaIaoOntOlOgy.
COMMENSURATE GEOLOGY.
Chapter I. The physical geography !
IL II. r.. IL I
topography, ETC., with profles of the |
railroads and canals, tables of attitudes. |
&c.
Chap. 2. The geological relations of |
Ohio to the continent of North America
and adjacent States.
Chap. 80, Geological structure Of
the State in detail-Silurian, Devonian |
and Carboniferous Systems.
Chap. 7. Surface geology.
Chap. 9. Geology of counties as far
as completed.
PART II.--PALAEoNToEOGY.
Chap. I. The amphibians Of the coal
measures, by Prof. E. D. Cope, with six
plates.
Corals, by F. R. Meek; 10 plates.
Chap. 8. The Fossil Fishes, by J. S. /
Chap. a. The Fossil Plants, by J. S.
Newberry; IS plates.
This volume will be presented to this
Legislature for publication, and viii con-
sist Of 600 pages text with 50 plates.
Vol. II.-GeoIOgy and PaIeOntOIOgy.
Geology of counties continued, with
figures and descriptions of fossils not
included in Vol. /.
ClresIovag,9o v,a~ea.s~T 1,an @1~nn Nvr \
been accumulated for this volume, and
the necessary additional matter viii be
gathered during the coming season. if
the work goes on.
Vol. ELI.-EeOnOmie Geology.
The geology and uses in the arts of
our Goals, irons, clays, salt, lines, hy-
draulic cements, petroleum, gypsum
building stone, &c, &c.
About half the material for this vol
ume is ready. The investigations neces-
sary to complete it are now in progress
and will be finished during the present
year, If the appropriations asked for
shall be made.
Vol. Iv.-Agrisulture, Botany, and
Zoology
PART IsT.-AGRIcULTURE.
Climatology of Ohio Classification and
Description of the Soils Of the State by
districts and properties. their adaptation,
&c, &c.
PART 2D.-BOTANY.
Descriptive Catalogue of the Plants
of the State.
PART 3D.-zooLoGY.
Descriptive Catalogues of the Nam
mails, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects
and Mollusks of the State.
No provision is made in the organic
law Of the Survey for reports on any Of /
the subjects of Vol. w, except Agricul-
ture, but very moderate expenditure
will give US reports on the Zoology and
Botany of the State, such as will be
highly valued by the people of the
State.
A Geological Map on a large scale
will also accompany and illustrate the
volumes on Geology.