Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-16
The Geological Survey.

| IRoNToN, No., Feb. 10th, 1898.
Ed. Register-In your last issue Of
the REGISTER, notice an item in re-
gard to the Geological Survey of this
State; there is no doubt but the stand
you take in this matter is reasonable
one. | agree with you as far as the
Rolla School OF Mines or any other State
Geological Survey. The place for the
Geological Surveys headquarters is at
Jefferson City and it certainly ought to
be kept there, and not only that, but it
being the State Capitol it should be the
only place in the State where her min
eral and other exhibits should be kept
for public exhibition. just think of it
for one moment. the valuable exhibit
to be placed in the Worlds Fair exhi-
bition belonging to this State, where
capitalists from all nations will visit
with a view of Investigating their cap
ital. Missouri will get her share of
such investments. Now, where would
the State of Missouri have been, if it
were not for the Legislature that
created this State Geological Bureau
and made appropriations for Worlds
Fair. | say that Ex-Governor D. r.
Francis and the Legislature deserves
credit for bringing such wealthy State
as Missouri before the world. Look at
her iron ores of every description; her
lead and zinc, also her coal and her
clays, her mai bles her GRANTEES are yet
in their infancy.
Now, after the Worlds Fair closes,
every specimen of all kinds ought to
be placed in room for that purpose at
done. Is it not the proper place for
this valuable collection, instead of
Rolla School of Mines? Why, if this |
collection should be taken to Rolla, it |
would not be many years before the |
collection would be used up by students |
for experiments in chemistry. etc. / /
say, let the Geological Bureau be at |
Jefferson City until they are through |
with the State Survey; when they have |
the Survey have everything |
belonging to the State turned over at |
Jefferson City.
Mr.. Editor, your remarks are we'll |
aiken when you say it is not an ever
enduring institution. It is only for a |
lew years and the work is done, but by |
LII means the work ought to be COM
oleted; and as soon as the reports are |
any one can get a copy by |
sending postage to pay for the same.
These reports are distributed not only |
n the State, but over the whole of this |
and to foreign countries also. |
It is we'll known that nearly all of |
Souf hooct ond q no ri IF tho Southwest
must rely on her minerals, GRANTEES, |
lays, and her immense water power,
or her future prosperity. There is no
better way to bring the States advant-
Iges before the world, than what has
,een done and is expected to be done
~ the State Biologists and their as
istants. Nearly all of the states have
or are at work, on their
BIOLOGICAL surveys, and it is to be
loped that this State will see that this
urvey is completed, and its reports
published and distributed.
The geological reports and maps will
how the different formation of its rocks
nd also its mineral deposits and veins,
o that every section of territory will
how what minerals they contain.
here have been plated, ready for the
ngraver, twelve sheets of detailed
1aps as well as the section sheets.
'hese sheets cover Mine La Motto,
tonne Terre, Iron Mountain and other
arts of the State. After all this work
nd expense, / hope that our present
legislature will see that the geological 1
'ork is carried out to completion. and
nough volumes published to supply the
Very Resp'y, T. B.