Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-14
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Director Walcott Has Made His Annual
Report of Work Done.
The Results Accomplished by the
Thirty-TwO Parties That We're
in the Field.

Director Walcott of the geological sur
yey has made his annual report to the
Secretary of the Interior. Relative to
topography, he says that there have been
thirty-two parties in the field during the
mast wear in addition to triangulation par
ties. The total area surveyed was about
10000 square miles, Of which 2'.OO0 was
new work and 1900 a revision of work
previously done. -
The portion of the ,.renort relative to
geology gives in great detail the results
that have been accomplished. In the New
England region work has been completed
in the Rhode Island coal fields, and far
advanced in MASSACHUSETTS, in the eXanii-
nation of various rocks. In eastern New
York the mappSrg of ~ square miles COW
ering the roofing slatd' belt has been IN
progress. Tracings have feen made snow
ing that coal areas eXtend3froB1 lar up IN
PENNSYLVANIA through the mountainous
region of the entire Appalachian basin.
In eastern Tennessee and western Nortn
Carolina the coal survey has been about
completed. Work haSahesn commenced,
but not completed. i'm: northern Georgia.
careful examination hast been made CT
the bornite deposits of Georgia and Ala
bama. 20 ~
J. Gold in thS south. 80
An examination of supposed, phosphate
lands in southeastern Tennessee and north
ern Georgia and Alabama definitely proved
the absence of phosphate. An examination
of the gold areas in the south has been
made, mainly in Georgia and the Caro-
linas. The report says: THE auriferous
deposits of this region are divided into
three groups. one in Georgia trending In a
rortherly direction through Dahlonega In
that state. 1t has important expansions in
Alabama and North Carolina. A second
belt extends in a similar direction west
of he
lima. A third belt trends In the same d1rec-
ton through Charlotte, N. c. reaching
into South Carolina and nearly to the Viz
ginia line
The seventy-fve mines that have been
worked do not show great richness, though
some of them have paid well.
Surveys made by private parties. but
under the direction of the bureau, have
been about completed of the iron fields of
the Michigan district, covering about
200 square miles. The soils of Indiana.
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin have been
examined, also the water supply, and nat
ural gas possibilities ascertained.
Work has progressed in the Rocky noun
tains region. Surveys have been made in
erals, and with good results. Idaho has
also been visited, but no accurate surveys
made and only casual examinations of the
mines.
The Lcadville Mining Districts.
A re-examination of the Leadville mining
districts has been made Mr.. Emmons.
who made the original examination, as
well as the discrimination, asserts that
although a considerable amount of silver
is carried in the ores, there will be an in
creased percentage of gold. He also pre-
diets that other valuable gold deposits will
be found Colorado has been quite thor
oughly examined, not only as to precious
metals but for iron and coal as well.
Especial attention has been given to the
Cripple Creek district. In the Pacific re-
gion surveys have been resumed upon the
gold belt of California. Twenty-seven
square miles in the vicinity of San Fran
cisco were surveyed, and the subject of an
artesian supply of water for the towns on
the eastern side of San Francisco bay
studied.
While large portion of the report Is de-
voted to scientific matters, there Is consid-
cradle information of practical nature
of much interest.