Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-18
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF wEsTYIR.
GINA, AND THE PROGRESS of
TOPOGRAPHIC WORK.

1t will be remembered that through
the influence and persistent energy of
Senator DAVIS and Congressman
KENNA, the government appropriated,
ut the last session of Congress, large
.um of money to inaugurate and carry
on q geological survey of this State.
Investigations are now in progress in
the Southern counties, and will be con-
tinued this summer to embrace the en-
tire State, under the direction of Major
JOHN w. POWELL, director of the geD-
logical surveys Of the United States,
with view to the ascertainment of
the geological distribution and classifi-
cation of the forest areas. Ii is intended
to collect reliable data, and publish it
i'm connection with complete map and
full reports concerning the character,
quality, quantity, usefulness and aces
~ibiity of the various timbers abound
ing as well as the mineral resources. A
sSYstteam Of iRHHiEY haS Reepph g Inherent
counties, and these are so distributed as
toPrOmise very full and reliable returns.
The work is under the personal and di-
rect management of Col. GEO. w.
SHUT, OF Jefferson county.
The topographic work of the geologi-
cal survey in the southern Appalachian
region has been greatly extended-no
fewer than five topographic parties and
two for triangulation being in the field
south of MASON and DIXON's line. Ole
of the triangulation parties, under Prof.
W. G.. KERR, is working in l. ,st Ten
nessee and Western North Carolina;
and the other under Prof. ]. H. CIR I'VE,
south of the Kanawha aud in South
ern West Virginia. These parties are
using the work of the United States
Coast and GeOdetic Survey as basis,
extending triangulatiOn therefrOm.
The topographic parties are distributed
rs follows: No. |, under CHAs. NJ
GEATES, in Western Nor h Carolina
among the high mountains. 1t is ex-
pected that this party will complete the
mountain region of that State. No. =,
under Mr.. NORRIS ELEM, in Southwest.
ern Virginia, from the Blue Ridge to
the Cumberland range. No. 3, under
Mr.. FRANK NJ. PEARSON, in the great
valley of East Tennessee. No. 4, under
Mr.. w. y. SUBWAY, in Southern
West Virginia, between the kanawha
and the Big Sandy. No. 5, under
Mr.. s. II. BoDFISH, in Maryland and
Northern West Virginia, between the
Great North Mountain on the east and
Cheat river on the west, with MASON
and DINON'S line as the northern
boundary, while the southern limit will
depend upon the length OF the field-sea-
son. The work Is being done upon q
scale to warrant its publication at four
miles to one inch in approximate con-
tours 200 fee. apart. The large proper
ton of attention given to West Virginia
is especially noticeable, as two of the
parties out OF five will do work in this
State.
Besides the work above specified, the
survey has topographic work going on
extensively in other parts Of the
country. Work has been commenced
in Massachusetts, with a view to MAX
ing map of that State. In the extreme
west extensive surveys are going on.
In northern Colorado a division, con-
sisting Of one triangulation party and
two topographic parties, are at work. In
Arizona a still. larger division is push
ing its work rapidly. a detailed Ut
vey of the Yellowstone Natl nal PIrk
and another of the Elk Mountains, #
Colorado, are in progress, besides a
large amount of detailed work in con-
mt ction with the examination of min
ing regions