The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-10
MANY ARE RETURNING
IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

IL " ~ GILBERT geOlOgtSt fOr the
Government, has returned to the city for
a short stay. DR.. Gilbert win attend
the annual congress Of the Geographic
Society, which began the 8th After at
tending the congress he will accompany
the scientists on their trip to St Touis
and other points of interest, after which
he will return 10 his work in the West.
Messrs. F. Z. and c. w. Wright OF
the Geological Survey. and who were
assigned to geologic work in southeast
ern Alaska. the only noteworthy lode
mining district of the Territory. report
that they have completed the recon-
noissancc from Juneau to Sitka and
have begun an examination OF the gold
deposits in the vicinity Of Sitka and of
the Goals Of Admiralty Island
Later in the season they will work
southwark along the mainland, and to-
ward its close will visit some of the
more important copper mines in the
Ketchikan district. The incessant rains.
which are a feature Of summer weather
u this region, make survey work of any
Kind very difficult. he annual precipi-
tatiOn at Sitka is about 80 inches. which
Is chiefly In the form Of rain, as it sell
dom SHOWS there at any season As the
work Of the Messrs. Wright is chiefly
cOnhned 70 the shore line, they have
FOUND II advantageous To use a small
launch in going from place to place. Bv
adopting this mode Of IOcOmOtiOn thev
avoid much Of the danger and discom-
tort that are tnScparable from travel in
the interior.
The party that was detailed to survey
the Cook Inlet placer fields, with +. II.
MONT as geologist. ana r. G. Hamilton
as topographer. landed at Resurrection
Bay on June :. with seven men and ten
horses. and took their. course inland by
way Of Lake Renal, following the route
OF a railway which IS now under con-
StrucuOn During the month Of June
they traversed the Kenai Peninsula. and
early IN July reached the placer fields
or Turnagain Arm. Topographic and
geologic work covering an area OF about
100 square miles was done during tho
first month in the field. The remainder
of the season viii be spent in making
a survey and careful examination of the
placer districts in tbs region.
A c. Spencer. of the Geological Sur
vey. has lust returned from New Jersey,
where he has been making study Of
the areal and economic geology of the
Franklin Furnace quadrangle. with ref
erence to a revision Of that geologic
folio and the preparation Of special
report on the economic geoIogg Of the
district.
Prof. r. s. Tarr. Special Field Assist
ant. Of the Geological Survey, is now
making q complete study of the Pleis-
tOccne geology Of the Watkins Glen
quadrangle New York; an investigation
Of the PleistOcene geology Of the Har-
ford-Oswcgo quadrangle, New York,
and. In collaboration with Prof. H. :.
Williams, preparing the Hartford -Oswcgo
geologic folio for publication.
G. L. SiebenthaL Assistant Geologist
of the Geological Survey. is now con-
tinuinE his studies Of the underground
conditions in the San Luis Valley Col
oradO. and 20 make an investigation Of
the prospects for deeper seated waters
about Denver, under the supervision Of
the Western section &C NEUROLOGY.
y. II. Darton, geolOgist OF the Geo
logical Survey, is now in charge of the
western section Of division OF NEUROLOGY.
Mr.. DartOn is visiting, or viii visit the
various fields OF work and make investi-
cations OH the west Stops of the BighOrn
Mountains, the northern portion of the