The times., 1901-04-26
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Plans Outlined for Field Parties by
Prof. waicott.

| IroIs "akcott.
The Director of the Geological Survey
| Charles D. Walcott, submitted to the
| Secretary of the Interior yesterday a plan
| for the organization of the field work of
his office for the coming year For field
| parties, the sum of $l75, 500 is allotted from
the regular appropriation for the Geo
| logical Survey. The field parties are as
signed to the following States and Terri
tories:
Arizona-T. A. Jaggar, Waldemar Lind
gren, J. NJ Boutwell, f. L. Ransome,
John D. Irving. and r. T. Hill; Arkansas
| George l. Adams; California-George +.
Becker. W. Lindgren, ]. c. Branner, ]. S.
Diller, George H. Eldridge and II. w.
Turner; Colorado--C. w. Cross, Ernest
Howe, j. Morgan Clements. S. F. EN-
mons. John D. Irving, and George l.
Adams; Connecticut-Willi II. Hobbs,
and II. e. Gregory; Delaware-R. d. Sal
isbury, and George 3. Shattuck; Georgia
Arthur Keith; Idaho-Bailey Willis; In
diana-George H. Ashley; Indian Terri
tory A Taft and George l. Adams;
Kansas-W. S. Tangier-Smith: Kentucky
M r. Campbell, and George II. Ashley;
I.ouisiana-George /. Adams; Maryland
Continuation of cooperative work as in
previous years, William b. Clark, f. Is.
Mathews, and George 3. Shattuck, study
of ancient crystalline rocks, paIeozoic
stratigraphy and coastal plain deposits.
Massachusetts, X. Emerson; Michigan
Frank Leverett, f. B. Taylor, c. r.
Van Hise, c. X. Leith, and w. S. Bayley;
Minnesota-C. r. Van Hise, and J. Nor
gan Clements; Missouri-W. s. Tangier-
Smith; Montana-Continuatio of special
studies in the Rocky Mountains, Charles
d. Walcott, Director; w. E. Weed, and
Bailey Willis; Nevada-G. K. Gilbert; New
Jersey-R. d. Salisbury, and George B.
Shattuck; New MeXico-George II. Girty,
K. T. Hill, and c. w. Cross; New York
l. c. Glenn, T. n. Dale, and J. F. Kemp;
North Carolina-Arthur Keith; North Da-
kota-N. II. Darton, and G. NJ Hail; Ohio
Charles S. Prosser; Oklahoma-J. a.
Taft; Oregon. S. Diller; Pennsylvania
Parts OF Butler Armstrong, Indiana,
Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, and
Tioga Counties, NJ. r. Campbell, A. c.
Spencer, George b Richardson, and Il.
Fuller; Northern Pennsylvania, George
II. Girty; Philadelphia and vicinity, Prof
Florence Bascom, and c. r. Van Hise; re-
fTactOry clayS of Pennsylvania, G. w.
Hayes; Fulton and Franklin Counties,
White; South Caroina-Arthur Keith;
South Dakota-N. H. DaTton, and J. E.
Todd; Tennessee-Arthur Keith; Texas
X. T. Hill and George /. Adams; Utah
c. X Gilbert Vermont-T. n. Dale, and
j. T. Wolff; Westinghouse. l.. Ransome
and George Otis Smith; West Virginia
Cooperation with State survey, under
Prof. l. c. White; Wayne County-M. r.
Campbell, survey of CeredO quadrangle;
Wisconsin-C. r. Van Hise, and w. G.
Alden; Wyoming-W c. Knight, N. II;
Hague. United States in general-T. c.
Chamberlin, in charge of plestoncene ge-
ology; George F. Becker, in charge of
physical and chemical research; S. f. En-
III fgS q nf mo
tallic ores; c. w. Hayes, in charge of in
vestigation of non-metallic economic de-
posits; c. X. Van Hise, in charge of pre-
Cambrian and metamorphic geology, and
Bailey Willis, in charge of areal geology.
Prof. Lester F Ward, in connection
in the Potomac Valley with relation to
the subdivisions of the Potomac ter
rane. Prof Ward will also continue his
preparation of a Compendium of Paleo-
In the division of photography F. H
Newell will continue the work begun last
year. The editing of the text of the pub
locations of the bureau will be under the
charge of p. c. Warman, and the editing
OF the Iopographical1 maps viii be done by
S. ]. Kubel. The geologic maps will be
under the charge of g. w. Stone. Marcus
Baker VIII make special study of geo
graphic names in Alaska and other parts
of the United States. f..,
Director Walcott says: During the past
year the division of chemical and physi-
cal researches has been reorganized, Mr..
George Il. Becker being placed in charge.
The chemical work has been directed by
Prof f. w Clarke, assisted by DR.. w. F.
Hillebrand, DR.. II. Y. Stokes. Mr.. George
Steiger, and during the last part of the
year by DR.. r. 7. Allen. In October DR..
Arthur l.. Day was appointed physical
geologist, and has since been engaged in
organizing and equipping the physical lab
oratOry. During the coming year much of
the attention of the chemists will be de-
voted to analyzing and assaying such
rocks, coal, waters, etc, as are essential
or important for areal mapping of the
geology and a study Of the resources of
the country"
The survey of forest reserves and work
of the topographic branch are treated at
length.