Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-25
Plan Of Operations for Next Fiscal
Year.
ASSIGNMENT OF PARTIES FOR WORK
Special investigations That Will
Be Made.
REGULAR P PUBLICATION S


States geological survey, submitted to the
Secretary Of the Interior today the plan Of
operations for the geological survey for the
fiscal year 19O1-1902 The sundry civil ap-
preparation act for the fiscal Year 1902 APP
propriates for the work of the survey the
sum of s995.77O. Separate amounts are. by
the terms Of the act, set apart for specific
branches of work and for the salaries Of
persons connected with these branches. The
total appropriations for this service carried
In the sundry civil act,' the Legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial act. and in the de-
ficiency act is 81 .034 $50. The appropriation
for geological work for 1902 is $1G:;, 100 To
this are added balance of $21 900 from the
appropriation of 1901. an allotment of
s., 500 from mineral resources for economic
geology, $1,000 from the state of Pennsyl-
vania. and $1,000 from the state OF New
York. The amount allotted for the MAIN
tenance of field parties Is $175,600.
Assignment of Parties.
The assignment of parties among the
states and territories follows:
Arizona-T. A. Jaggar. Waldemar Lind
gren. ]. NJ. Boutwell,. F. l.. Ransome, John
d. Irving and R. T. Hill; Arkansas-George
I. Adams: California-George F. Becker, w.
Lindgren. j. c. Branner, ]. S. Diller. Geo.
II. Eldridge and H. w. Turner: Colorado
c. w. Cross. Ernest Howe, J. Morgan
Clements. S. F. Emmons. John D. Irving
and George I. Adams; Connecticut-William
81. Hobbs and H. E. Gregory; Delaware
K. d. Salisbury and George B. Shattuck;
Georgia Arthur Keith; Idaho - Bailey
Willis; Indiana-George H. Ashley; Indian
territory-J. A. Taft and George l. Adams;
Kansas-W. 8. Tangier-Smith; Kentucky
NJ r. Campbell and George H. Ashley:
Louisiana - George I. Adams; Maryland
Continuation of cooperative work as in
previous years. William B. Clark, E. B.
Mathews and George B. Shattuck, study
of ancient crystalline rocks. paleozoic
and coastal plain deposits.
Massa chusetts-B. K. Emerson: Michigan
Frank Leverett, F. B. Taylor, C. R. Van
Hise. c. X. Leith and W. 8. Bayley; Min
nesota-C. R. Van Hise and j. Morgan
Clements; Missouri-W. s. Tangier-Smith
Montana-Continuatio Of special studies
in the Rocky mountains. Charles D. Wal
colt, director; w. E. Weed and Bailey Will
lis: Nevada-G. K. Gilbert: New Jersey
r. D. Salisbury and George B. Shattuck;
New Mexico-George H. Girty. R. T. Hill
and c. W. Cross: New York;. c. Glenn.
T. N. Dale and J. F. Kemp: North Carolina
Arthur Keith; North Dakota-N. H. Oar
ton and c. M. Hall; Ohio-Charles S. Pros
ser: oklahoma-J. A. Taft: Oregon-J. S.
Diler; Pennsylvania-Parts of Butler,
Armstrong. Indiana. Washington, West
moreland. Fayette and Tioga counties. NJ.
r Campbell. A; G. Spencer. George B.
sylvania. George H. Girty: Philadelphia
and vicinity Prof. Florence Bascom and
c. r. Van Hise: refractory clays Of Penn
C. w. Hayes; Fulton and Frank
lin counties, George w. Stone; coal meas
ures. c. D. White: South Carolina-Arthur
Keith South Dakota-N. H. barton and
J. E. Todd; Tennessee-Arthur Keith;
Texas. r. T. Hill and George l. Adams;
Utah, c. x. Gilbert: Vermont T. N. Dale
and J. e. Wolff: Washington. F. L. Ran
some and George Otis Smith; West Vir-
ginia. cooperation with State survey. I'M
der Prof. !. G. White: Wayne county. NJ
R. Campbell survey of Ceredo quadrangle:
den: Wyoming, w. G. Knight, N. H. OAR
ton. George l. Adams and Arnold Hague.
United States In general: 7. c. Chamberlin,
in charge OF pleistocene geology: George
F. Becker in charge Of physical and
chemical research: s. F. Emmons.in charge
Of investigation Of metallic ores; c. w.
Hayes. in charge Of investigation Of nom
metallic economic deposits; c. R. Van Hise
in charge Of pre-Cambrian and metamor-
phic geology. and Bailey Willis, in charge
OF areal geology.
Special Investigations.
Under Mr.. c. W. Hayes. geologist in
charge Of the Investigation of non-metallic
economic deposits. are planned investiga-
lions of clays and clay working industries
Industries of the United States. clays Of the
Mississippi valley in detail and cement and
cement Industries Of the Atlantic states.
1t is proposed that Prof. Lester F. Ward
shall, in connection with Prof w. B. Clark
state geologist Of Maryland. visit certain
localities in the Potomac valley in relation
to the subdivisions of the Potomac terrane
and that he shall continue the preparation
of his Compendium of Paleobotany. Prof
Ward will also have supervision of Prof
Fontaine's paleobotanical work. which is
land geological survey.
Director Walcott says: During the past
year the division Of chemical and physical
researches has been reorganized, Mr. Geo.
F. Becker being placed in charge. The
chemical work has been directed by Prof.
F. ". Clarke, assisted by DR.. W. F. Hille-
brand, DR.. H. N. Stokes. Mr.. George Stei-
ger, and during the last part of the year
by DR.. F. T. Allen. In October DR.. Arthur
l.. Day was appointed physical geologist,
and has since been engaged in organizing
and equipping the physical laboratory. Dur
ing the coming year much Of the attention
of the chemists will be devoted to analyz-
ing and assaying such rocks. coal. waters.
etc, as are essential or important for
areal mapping of the geology and study
of the resources of the country
The survey of forest reserves and work
Of the topographic branch are treated at
length.
III Iue matter VI HyuTOSTdpuy IL IS pro-
posed that In the continuation Of the work
of the past year Mr.. F. H. Newell shall
have charge of the operations Of the sur
vey. He will be assisted by Messrs. A. P.
Davis. G. H. Fitch. N. H. Darton. c. c.
Babb, H. G. Pressey. J. Ahern. E. G. Paul
and G. H. Mathews. The Organization Of
the photographic branch is intended to be
such that the operations shall be central
lied as much as possible consistent with
economy of effort and time in the field
Survey Publications.
1t is proposed to continue the editing Of
the text of the publications of the survey
under charge Of Mr.. p. c. Warman, who
will be assisted by Messrs. George NJ Wood
and L. F. Schmeckbier. The editing Of the
maps is to continue in charge
Of Mr.. 8. j. Kubel, assisted by Messrs.
James Mccormick, H. w. Elmore and John
W. Brashears,. tr. The geologic maps and
folios will be in charge Of MIR. George w.
Stone. who will be assisted by Messrs O. A.
Ljungsted, H. s. Selden and H. v. Lemen-
ager.
Mr. Marcus Baker is assigned to special
study Of geographic names in Alaska and
other parts Of the United States.