The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-26
THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Plans Outlined for Field Parties by
Prof. walcott


The Director of the Geological Survey,
Charles D. walcott. submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior yesterday plan
| for the organization of the field work of
his Office for the coming year For field
parties, the sum OF si75Sl0 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. Jagear, waidemar Lind
gren, ]. NJ. Boutwell,. F. L. Ransome.
John d. Irving. and r. r. Hill; Arkansas
George /. Adams: California-George f.
Becker. W. Lindgren. ]. c. Branner, J. S.
Diller, George H. Eldridge, and II. w.
Turner; Colorado--C. w. Cross, Ernest
Howe, ]. Morgan Clements, S. +. En-
mons. John d. Irving, and George l..
Adams; Connecticut William II. Hobbs,
and H. F. Gregory; Delaware-R. D. Sal
isbury, and George b. Shattuck; Georgia
Arthur Keith: Idaho-Bailey Willis; In
diana-George II. Ashley; Indian Terri
tory A. Taft and George l. Adams;
kansas-W. S. Tangier-Smith Kentucky
M. r. Campbell, and George II. Ashley;
Louisiana-George l. Adams; Maryland
Continuation of cooperative work as in
previous years, William b. Clark, E. &.
Mathews, and George b. Shattuck, study
of ancient crystalline rocks. paleozoic
stratigraphy and coastal plain deposits.
Massachusetts-B. X. Emerson; Michigan
Frank Leverett, +. b. Taylor, c. r.
Van Hise, c. X. Leith and W. s. Bayley;
Minnesota-C. r. Van Hse. and J. Nor
gan Clements; Missouri-W. S. Tangier-
Smith; Montana-Continuatio of special
studies in the Rocky Mountains, Charles
ID. Walcott, Director; w. Il. 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, 7. n. Dale, and ]. F. Kemp;
North Carolina-Arthur Keith; North Da-
kota-N. II. Darton, and c. NJ. Hall; Ohio
Charles S. Prosser; Oklahoma-J. A.
Taft; Oregon-J. S. Diller; Pennsylvania
Parts of Butler. Armstrong. Indiana.
Washington, Westmoreland. Fayette, and
Tioga Counties, NJ r. Campbell, A. c.
Fuller; Northern Pennsylvania, George
II. Girty; Philadelphia ana vicinity, Prof.
Florence Bascom, and c. II. Van Hise; re-
fractory clays of Pennsylvania, c. w.
Hayes; Fulton and Franklin Counties,
George w. Stone; coal measures, C. ID.
White; South Caroiina-Arthur Keith;
South Dakota-N. H. barton. and ]. e.
Todd; Tennessee-Arthur Keith; Texas
X. 7. Hill and George |. Adams: Utah
C. X Gilbert Vermont-T. N Dale, and
j. i. Wolff; Westinghouse. l.. Ransome
and George Otis Smith; West Virginia
Cooperation with State survey, under
Prof |. c. White; Wayne County-M. r.
Campbell, survey of Ceredo quadrangle;
Wiseonsin-C. r. Van Hise, and w. c.
barton, George |. Adams, and Arnold
Hague. United States in general-T c.
Chamberlin, in charge of pleistoncene ge-
ology; George F. Becker, in charge of
nj
mons, in charge of investigation of me
tallic ores; c. w. Hayes, in charge of in
vestigation of non-metaluc economic de-
posits; c. r. Van Hise, in charge of pre-
Cambrian and metamorphic geology, and
Bailey Willis, in charge of areal geology.
Prof Lester r. Ward, in connection
with Prof. w. B. Clark State Geologist
of Maryland. Will visit certain localities
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. Warmans and the editing
OF the typographical maps will be done by
S. ]. Kubel. The geologic maps will be
under the charge of c. w. Stone. Marcus
graphic names in Alaska and other parts
of the United States. I f-,a,- -.s-..-.
Director Walcott says: During the past
year the division of chemical and physi-
cal researches has been reorganiZed, Mr.
George f. Becker being placed in charge
The chemical work has been directed by
Prof. F. w. Clarke, assisted by DIR. w. F.
Hillebrand, DR.. II. ". Stokes, Mr.. George
Steiger, and during the last part of the
year by DR.. E. t. Allen. In October DR.
Arthur l.. Day was appointed physical
geologist, and has since been engaged in
organizing and equipping the physical lab
. n
the attention of the chemists will be de-
voted to Analysing 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.