Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-29
NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGY.
Preparations to Continue the Work-Ar
Example for Virginia.


The last Legislature passed many laws
of abiding value. Among them was the
act renewing the geological survey. There
was demand for il from the whole State,
because there is hardly county IN the
State that does not carry ores and nine
rails of value. The deposits of phosphate
in tho eastern counties is indefinite and
their limits have not been described. The
gold and copper and iron of the Upper
Piedmont and mountain sections are IN
much the same state. The Legislature APP
preciated the desire of the people for more
definite knowledge about their lands and
responded to it Handsomely
Work on the geology OF the State has never
wholly ceased. After the death OF the late
lamented DIR. Kerr the Board OF Agricul-
ture TO which the Geological Survey had
been attached continued its appropriation
10 nav the expenses Of the Theological
work undertaken by the celebrated Profess
sor Julian, of Columbia College, at the re-
ouest of DR.. Kerr aud now well advanced.
The work il extremely tedious but will be
of high scientific value. BY means of APP
propriations derived from the same source
Professor Joseph A. Holmes. of the State
University, and Prof. q. Il. Hanna, OF Char
lotte, have completed a volume entitled
Ores of North Carolina" 1t Is compila-
tive in large part of the data col
lected by DIR. Kerr. The new Geo
logical Board have selected the men whom
Professor Kerr called to his side when
stricken with disease, TO be his successor.
This will give satisfaction both because
Professor Holmes Is worthy and compe-
tent and because il keeps an accepted. con-
tinuous, and uniform theory Of our forma-
tions. DC. There was q community OF
views between the Gamaliel and young
Saul that had been reached by instruction
and a verification of the instruction.
This board is composed OF his Excellency
Governor Fowle, Colonel j. Turner More
head, of Leaksville, in Rockingham county,
and Colonel Elias Carr. Of Edgecombe.
Representing the East and Piedmont sec
tions, Of liberal educations. and with tastes
that have led them 20 keep more than
abreast with the popular learning on the
subject as applied 70 their own State, they
will be 8 great assistance 20 the geologlSt
Ia his broad fold of work.
The geology Of North Carolina 10 fairly
we'll understood. The work Of future ma
terial business importance is that of the
mining engineer and mineralogist. Our
people want to know as exactly as posi-
BILE what they have got, how much of il,
aud Of what quality. Perhaps no geologist
can tell this, but by aid OF the above
scientists and the diamond-drill it can DO
known accurately enough TO give every
man fair idea OF the value of his pro-
perty.
1t is creditable 10 the advancing love of
knowledge and science among the people
that they were very earnest about this I'M
portant means OF developing the State and
oreditable TO the representatives that they
interpreted in liberal way the wishes Of
the people.
A recent session OF real estate men In
Richmond deemed Il important enough to
pass strong resolution IN favor Of having
GINA. Isn't it duty the Commonwealth
owes its citizenss The new Legislature
will most likely so determine The spirit
of progress Is abroad in the land, and the
mere imaginary shadow that divides yir-
GINA and North Carolina disappears Ia the
oysrspreading sentiment Of this section.
p. III. WILSON.