The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
"a BIG MAP OF TEXAS
THE UNITED STATES - VOW EN-
GaGED ~ MAKING ONE.
Il Il Part of the Topogrnrhlras nm IL
Geological survey of the United
states nnd Is Very Complete.

FORT Worth, Texas. January 7-Msssys.
Bailey Willis and Robert J Hili Of wash
ingtpa, who are connected With the United
States geological survey, are here on an
important mlsslon. The object Of these
| EcHAcneus Yisi, to Texas Is to make a
la'nuin iuspoetlon ana to determine upon
the best plans for further operations With
refefence 10 the typographical and seo-
ioeical Survey Of the Lone star state. They
made The assertion 10 Post representative
that tie United States government had
speat Ia The uejEhs3rhood OF SIS 100. 600 Ia
| mss work and Was gtili pgshsag Il an over
DE GATED States.
The gentlemen are engaged in making
mars 81 every stctlen " Texas and the
@OrE catalis an exFeDse to the government
q Hom S1.eo0 80 SEQ 000, iarge part uf
tnis slin being paid 70 people In the State
| NMp'oycd In makiug tho surveys and fur
wishing supplies
The object II this survey IL ultimately "a
MAKE . complete map OF the entire state.
Oh as the rlap Is on 4 large ale ana
fcpsesesis all the natural fcattres IN de-
Efi * VIII require Il number OF years for
its accomplishment.
The pan for so comprehensive a man
can not be laid ont according 10 rouety
hneS, and the survey therefore proceeds
with mapping Of rectangular areas OF about
1850 square miles. Each OF these are 10 be
punished as separate atlas sheet re-.
qn!tiug about go 10 cover the stUte. which
70 aooat $4,000 square miles. Each atlas
snrct Is given name from some pgon,i-
neni feature IN IL, md It happens that
Fort Worth lies very near the center Of
One such atlas sheet and Dallas OF an.
other.
The M, -,
geological survey differ from any tllai
haze previously been Published. iyasmuch
as ihcy represens net only the town. roads
ana railroads, and pollslrgi Stale md
county bGanfAFies. rs Is uss.al with nais
IN ordinary use, but also every stream
down 10 the smallest water course and
also Tho heiehih OF every part pf the sur.
iast' aboso the sea The rspscse atayoe ot
his Snd valleys is SO accurate and 50 de-
'alied, that with one OF these maps fl -
ioSsibio for an engineer To piau the ure-
limirary Vine ~ o railroad or uaDai or Il,
heterwtna the available water snppf which
inayhe carried from Is distance TO a rity or
any DIGESTIVE point or. what IL eyea more
needed IN This region, 10 lay out thf ,lppty
grades.
Although this work iias been carried on
Tor a huinbf- Of years aud about 80 GOO
square miles have been suryeyed IN Tho
safe these maps hare sot come into gem
srni use because congress failed 10 author
lae their publication, Abnnt one year ago
a law was passed plneing The mans on
sale az cost Of paper and printing, which
is ahout cents an atlas sheet
The maps above described are caiiea
typographical mans. because they rsnre
sent the topography or surface feanlres OF
tha country They are but the beglnniag
or the geological survey, which h also
charged With the dety Of determining ms
relation of all kinds OF rock masses ana
their mineral resources When thr topo
graphical map OF region has been salts.
iactoF'ly cainpletsi, gooloeist IL sent into
that area TO lay down a pertinent man
and the exact asiributioa OF all tie an
ierent strata. He studlss each formation
50 that he may know its origin and be
able % esiimate It's yalus In relation to
agflenltafe or mineral products
Me-'rs. Willis and Hll left here yestnr-
gay 10 traverse the territory Intervening
between Fort Worth Granbury. Rrown.
wood LAnnasas, Austin and III paso From
me latter place thes will 30 direct 10
NNashinston. where they VIII make n repor, |
Of the work done In Texas.