Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-02-17
THE SECOND REPORT ON THE
GEOLOGY OF OHIO.

The Columbus correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette writes:
The first volume of the State GeolOg-
icaI Report is being prepared as rapid
Iy as possible, and will be ready for
the printer in month or six weeks.
Il will embrace the general geological
structure, the climatOlogy and the to-
Biography of the State, tOgeth+r with
its geOlogical relations to other States
of the Union. Besides these features,
it will comprise the geology of suen
counties as have been thoroughly ex-
amined, and many interesting facts in
relation to the paleontolOgy of Ohio.
The latter department is, however, of
course not completed, and the large
amount of valuable information yet TO
be collected will be comprised in sub
sequent vOiumes.
This geological survey is beginning
to excite great interest among the peo-
pie, as they begin to preceive the inn
mense value it will be to our mining,
/ agricultural, and indeed ali our ind us
trial interests. Its work is one in
which every citizen of the State should
feel a just and commendable pride.
By the way, the report that has been
sent out from here, to the effect that
there has been want of harmony
and cessation of social relations be-
tween Prof. J. S Newberry, Chief of
the Geological Corps. and Prof. e. b.
/ "A -
| altogether unfounded- There is entire
| harmony between the members of the
corps, and if there has been any differ
ence of opinion it simply referred to
4 certain details connected with the
prosecution of their work, and has in
| terfered neither with the efficiency of
the corps nor the good feeling among
its members.
The annual report cf the operations
of the curps provided by the law of it's
| creation is only waiting the compile
| ton of valuable papers by Pr 0feSSorS
Orton and Andrews, and Will be laid
] before the General Assembly next
week.
Speaking of the first report the Chief
of the Geological Corps says;
Aside from its history of the origin
and prog gress of the survey, it contains
a Geological Map of the State much
more minute and accurate than has
| ever before been published; also a Ge-
illogical Chart, exclusively my own
and the result of much observation
and study, in which the series of OHIO
\ rock s Is for the first me woven into
! the general fabric of geological cla~sI-
/ fication. It also includes an eXposi-
tion of the geological structure of the
State, in which that structure is for
/ the first time fully and correctly sta
| ted. In tn description the number
of formations known to exist in Ohio
tions in regard to the equivalence OF
our rocks are definitely settled. To
these things I added a review of our
economic geology, which, ] hoped,
would give to our people a clearer and
more Intelligent appreciation of the
extent and value of our great mineral
resources.
The many kind words that have
been said of the report have led me to
believe the time spent in it's prepara-
tion was not wholly wasted. To those
who are disappointed in finding that
it embOdies so small a portion of The
results attained by the Geological Sur
vey, I wo uld venture to recall the
facts that the report is now a year old
and no just exponent If the present
status of the Survey; also that by fan
the most interesting and important
materials we have accumulated are
reserved for our final report; thai
another report of progress has beer
already pr sented, and that one vol
ume of Onr fnal report will be offered
to this Legislature for publication
Only when all this material shall b'
before tbs m can our people fairly
judge of the Geological Survey.