Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-03-10

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AN INTERESTING REPORT.
State Geologist Leonard Tells Of the
Earthly Resources of the States.
The third biennial report of the
State Geological Survey of North
Dakota has just been issued. 1t was
prepared under the direction of the
state geologist, Professor A. G. Leon
ard of the university. The volume
comprises 240 pages and contains
thirty-three full page plates besides
i figures and maps. One of the latter
shows the location of the Ignite out
crops examined during the summers
of 1908 and brings out strikingly
the great number of such outcrops
along the Missouri, Little Missouri
Knife, Cannonball and Heart rivers
and their tributaries. On the same
map are shown the position of some
of the more extensive flats on the
Missouri which can be irrigated by
pumping water from the river. An
other map exhibits the board topo-
graphic features of the region be-
tween the Northern Pacific railroad
and Missouri river, including the bad
land areas, the stream valleys and
the hills and buttes. ~
The volume contains papers on the
following subjects: --=
The Ignite on the Missouri, Heart
and Cannonball rivers and it's rela-
ton to irrigation. l. ..~ ~ zss#
Report on the region between the
Northern Pacific railroad and the
Missouri river. It's topography, cli-
mate, vegetation, irrigation possible
ties and coal deposits.
1 Topography OF North Dakota.
Geological formations OF North Da.
kota. 80.
Methods OF steam measurement.
! The run-off Of the streams in North
Dakota
| Mr.. I. H. Wood in his report of
that part Of western North Dakota
lying between the Northern Pacific
railroad and Missouri river gives a
thorough and valuable discussion of
the resources and possibilities of the
area. The various topographic feat
ures are first described, including the
very rough and picturesque portions
along the streams, known as the bad
lands. The origin of these is dis
cussed in considerable detail, the
factors instrumental in their forma-
ton being given and the conditions
under which these operate. Then
follows an account of the climate of
the region, with tables of maximum
and minimum temperatures, normal
monthly temperatures, time of killing
frosts and length of growing season
and comparison with the climate of
other localities.
Figures are presented showing that
this portion of North Dakota can not
be classed with the arid regions OF
the southwestern and western United
States, but that it Is intermediate be-
tween the humid east and the dry
west and the term sub-humid applies
to 1t. The agricultural possibilities
OF the area are discussed at some
length, including the crops best suit
Led to existing conditions of soil and
climate. investigations carried on
/ under the u: s. department of agri-
culture show that there is a striking
similarity between the soils OF cen
trail Russia and western North Da-
kota. 1t follows that cereals which
have been successfully raised there
would be especially adapted to the
conditions existing in this state. IA
number have already been introduced
and are found to be suited to the
short and cool growing season found
here. Some of the Russian areas
having climate as dry as that OF
western North Dakota have stood for
two years at the head Of Russian dis
tricts in growing oats. The varieties
raised there would naturally thrive
here.
The various methods of irrigation
are considered particularly that OF
pumping water from the streams to
irrigate neighboring flats and the adj
yantages Of irrigation are pointed
out. The distribution OF the Ignite
deposits Of the region is given and all
the outcrops that were observed dur
ing the course Of the field work are
carefully noted together with the