The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-09

this district is well advanced, and as
soon as the various chernIeaI Analyses
ana other details are available IL VIII
be taken up and completed.
In ADDITION to the areal geology IN
|. the Butte district, Mr.. Weed, assisted
by l.. V. PRISON, made a special de-
tailed geologic survey of the Judith
mountains, the great portion of the
areal work being done by Professor
Prison while MIR. Weed was engaged
IN the Butte district. Mr.. Weed also
visited the northwestern corner of the
Yellowstone National park, in order 10
complete the areal mapping of small
region not previously studied. He then
proceeded 10 Magnet Cove and Hot
Springs. Ark, TO make study OF the
relations of the igneous rocks OF the
former locality and of the mineral
waters of the Hot Springs, for compar-
ison with similar Phenomena in Mon
tana. His areal work covered the de-
tailed mapping, with the assistance OF
Professor PRISON, OF 800 square miles
in the Judith mountains, Montana, the
mapping of about Is square miles in
the northwestern corner of the Yellow
stone park, and the detailed mapping
of the Butte district. He also extend
ed reconnaissance work over an area
some 5000 square miles in extent ada
cent to Butte.
During the winter Mr.. Weed pre-
pared report on the geology and min
eral resources of the Judith mountains,
which is published in the annual re-
port. He also worked up the notes of
the survey of the Butte district used
in the preparation of the Butte special
folio, and wrote out his notes on many
of the outlying mineral deposits of
Montana, including those of the Elk
horn mine, the Drum Lummon, the
Mayfiower, and others equally promi-
nent.
Arnold Hague of the survey was de-
tailed to serve on the forestry COM
mission, and therefore did not do any
field work for the survey. After the
return of the forestry commission most
of his time was given to the study of
material to be used in the preparation
of his monograph on the Yellowstone
National park. In this connection he
gave much time to the final arrange
ment and proper labelling, numbering
and cataloguing of the large collection
of geologic specimens obtained from
the Yellowstone park during the years
in which the survey of that region was
being made. The arrangement and
marking of the collection is now COM
pleted. and one-thrd of it is properly
labeled and catalogued. The secretary
of the interior has recommended to
congress the publication of the Hague
Yellowstone park monograph.
About 40 people living near Kibbee
have petitioned the secretary of the in
terror for the privilege of securing re-
lief from a peculiar condition. They
live on land that was some years ago
segregated by the geological survey
for reservoir sites. The irrigation sur
vey was afterward dropped by failure
of congressional action. The geologi-
cal survey has now no use for the land.
but the parties living on it can not
secure patents. The director of the
geological survey has recommended
that these persons be permitted to OBJ
tain patents. The secretary of the in
terror has referred the matter to the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee, who is now considering it. There
are some reasons for believing that 1t
will require a special act of congress
to give the settlers title to their home
steads. HOSFORD.