New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-25
,,v,rrn STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

.,,r REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. SHOWING WHAT hAS
BEEN DONE AND Is Projected.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Secretary OF
80, r,or,or has received the annual report OF j. w.
ue, director Of the United States Geological survey,
for the fiscal year ended June 80 1888. Inc report
.tatss that the principal work accomplished ny tne
:sureau Daring the year In the preparation OIL thc
-, a,,og,csl man OF the United States authorized by
recent act Of Congress 1t is ntmated that scale Oh
four miles TO the inch viii be necessary tor THIS map
which IL is proposed to publish IN atas shee's, e',i
comprising one degree OF oneitudeb f one Oh ne'auo
in areas bounded by parallels and merina"s- III ,
,rocress of this work the Bureau has necessarily
oF the results Of all surveys accurate enough or tue
requirements of the map and during the past hseai year
has been engaged in collecting. compiling ana aauShs
the materials Field operations have been earreu on
limited extent. An area OF S,1Vo Square 'ies was SUI
xeved in The Southern Atlantic region ana good prose7
Was made in the Rocky Mountain district by surveys I'D
49, nIa,sau regon OF Utah. Arizona and New-&exico
Tn the paciac district the work outlined includes the
snr,ev of the Cascade Mountains In Oregon, Northern
california and probably in Washington Ierr'ory' III
rector Powell says this region is benevea 10 contain
the grandest and most extensive display OF na''r"
pber omena now known in any part OF the ~orio' oh
no OF promises TO supply matter Oh grea
Importance to geologic science III C'enorlia a"'"'
o ooo souare miles of county have been suryeyed-S
work OF great difficulty.
large part of the report Is deyoed 10 suosiuiay IT,
80 ~ snecisl investigations which may be briefly s'-
arized as follows: The study glacial phenomena was
ntrusted to Mr. Chamoerlin and he has been engaged
I'm oolatug and grouping evidences OF the former exist
ence OF continental glacier similar TO tna %hen Is
ieyed to cover greater part OF Gieenand ,s Ro
1ose WAS 10 ascertain its former extent anu
It's lines OF movement and the part when !. mas Pn'you
I'M shaping ply steal features OF the country 90 ,ho
Professor Irving has been laD0rlng III he "a
rocks In the Lake Superior REGION anu mas
made satisfactory progress. 80, -. % .,o ,o,,oe,
exstenee of large fresh-wator lake ~ western NeVau
its relations 10 changes in climate, It's FORMER
its general history. His study has brought 10 sn many
Interesting and Instructive facts. -
THE GEOLOGIC work the Cascade range was NOT pegun
during the last fiscal year, and Captain Duto, 70 Mno
,af,on of the volcanoes OF the Hawaiian Islands,
Researches in the mining dstf1cs OF CViVuuo ,
been made by Emmons ana promise 20 10 The
er.,ntye rocks with which they are associated 10 ne
(unnison district valuable beds OF potn
bituminous COAL OF QUALITY ,Sa, Iocal,ty one
of the most In tie State Inc ore DoucS Vi
this district also appear to be OF much e. CI
results OF the Investigations OF minerals ~
rao ina We proyed value to geology so NUN 50
as 10 have elected commentators from investigators
both in this country and IN Eafope r,,xsr Districts
reconnaissance of the California qucksllN er
has been begun by Mr. Becker and tue WORK VIII nc en-
ergeticaly prosecuted The search ior extinct @
rematns has been under the direction OF fo
Marsh and results have proved 10 DE Oh Tue
greatest interest special examination OF Tue so
Laramie be which prevail over large POI uV ol
the West aud constitute the most Nhpoilhnt pau Vi ~
western l-bearng horizons, have been made Dy Di
C. A. Ehiie. Other specialists have been engaged III
Tn me n6ys,cal laboratory at NewHaven much time
has been spent in the adjustment, or Instruments OF pre-
cisioE CHIEF stress being laid upon Investigations To
Ianv to the exact OF high temperature.
Intere results also been atalneu Dy eAieI
1nents to the physical properties OF stee
inepts which throw much hght upoH inc eAaet @ 30
OF The de renee between that metal and other lOius VI