The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-10-10

Der were announced for the treasury
yesterday:
Revenue balance .............$3 03. 442 So
Balance, Normal school fund 1907 OF
Balance, permanent school:
| IunQ Observation-Disclosures. 1SO,54l AZ
Balance, available university
iund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5S,274 "A
Other funds. Observation-Disclosures. 227, ITO IL
Total cash on hand ........ 1881, 435 SO
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following charters were filed:
Printers Building and Loan associ-
alton of Tarrant county; headquar-
tiers Fit. Worth runs fifty years. In
corporators w. A. Garner, j. G. Ter
rell Jr. M. G. Ellis.
The American Freehold and Mort
gage company of England filed certifi-
cate of charter; capital, $5,000,000.
CoMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
One thousand dollars worth of
court house bonds Of the new county
OF Coke were purchased.
City of Gonzales school house bonds
to the amount of $4,000 were regis
tered.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
Runnels county statistics for 1888.
Cotton, bales, 112; corn, bushels,
21,17O; wheat, bushels, 4,704; oats,
1925; rye, 977; sweet potatoes, 1913;
bacon bought, 1887: lard bought,
1895 pounds; number sheep sheared,
1898.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Prof. Dumble, in his first circular,
says:
Prof. Jenny has given his entire
time to the geology and botany of Gill
lespie county, and will have his field
work completed by October |. Among
the specimens he has sent in are
many that are valuable, and the sur
vey must be of great value to the
county in making known its re-
sources.
In accordance with the arrange
ments made with Prof R. T. Hill, Mr..
j. A. Taft was appointed his assistant,
and took up the work of mapping the
boundaries of the different divisions of
the cretaceous formation, and making
cross sections showing their relations
to each other. In this he had the as
sistance of Mr.. G. G. McCulloch for a
time, and is now assisted by Mr.. N. f.
Drake. The study of this formation
from the Red river to the Colorado,
and accurately defining its various
partings, will enable us to mark with
great accuracy the artesian water area
OF central Texas, and to approximate
the distance required to reach flowing
water within each. A careful study
of the rocks and their resulting soils
is also being made, which will certainly
be of great help to the farmer. In
addition to this there are other points
of economic Importance which will be
fully brought out in the report. As
soon as this has been completed the
study of southwest Texas will be
begun.
DR.. T. B. Comstock reported for
duty in June, and first made recon-
noitering trip around the district
which he was to examine. His in
structions were to carry out the work
with regard to completeness rather
than rapidity. Early in July he com
menced this detailed survey at Burnet,
working north and west. In order to
secure the accuracy desired in his re-
port it was found necessary to add to
his party one equipped for topographic
work, and in consequence the work
has not progressed quite as rapidly
even as was expected. The geology of
the region was found much more COM
plicatedthan was anticipated, which
has also caused delay. 1t is now
thought that the examination
of this whole district, comprising
LlanO, parts of Burnet, San Saba, Nc
Culloch, Mason, Menard and Kimble
counties, will be practically completed
during the present field season. A
great amount of material has been
collected, which will be studied, and
the results incorporated in the report
or published in bulletins as rapidly as
definite results are reached.
Although DR.. Comstock's engage
ment was only for the summer months
he has decided to continue with the
survey permanently.
The state geologist has, in addition
to the routine duties of the Office and
museum work, made two river trips
with DIR. Penrose, two trips to the FL
Paso district for special work with Prof.
Streeruwitz, two into Llano county
with DIR. Comstock, and several
shorter trips for special purposes.
A bulletin has also been prepared
giving a brief description of the min
eral districts of Trans Pecos Tex as
with a map showing their location,
which will also contain the mining
and irrigation laws. This is now
nearly ready for the printer.