The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-07
GEOLOGICAL BOARD.
Plan Outlined for Work During the
Coming Year Yesterday.

The New Geological Board met in
the governors office yesterday and ar
ranged for the continuance of the
work of the survey vigorously along
several lines The members present
were: The governor ex-officio chair
man, Mr. Henry E. Fries, of Winston
Salem Mr.. Hugh MacRae, of Whining
ton, and Mr.. Frank r. Hewitt. OF
Asheville. Mr.. Frank Wood, of Eden
ton, the other member of the board,
was unavoidably absent
The most important action taken re-
lated to the publication of the reports
of the results of the surveys work
during the past few years. 1t was re-
garded as a matter of great import
ance that these reports should be pub
lished as rapidly as possible and dis
tributed, not only among the people of
the State, but among the great indus
trial centers in other States apd coun-
tries. 1t is expected that more than
two thousand pages of printed matter,
accompanied by maps, charts and
other illustrations will be printed and
distributed during the next few
months. These will include the fol-
lowing reports:
% Corundum and its associated
minerals and rocks.
CD Building stones.
CD Fishes and fisheries.
(4) Gems and gem materials.
CD Shade and ornamental trees.
Co Water powers.
Cd Typographical mapping in
North Carolina.
The good roads work will be pushed
in many parts of the State under the
road engineer Mr.. w. l.. Spoon, espe-
cially in those counties that Will CO.
operate with the State in this work.
The investigation of corundum. mica
and other miscellaneous minerals will
be pushed along as rapidly as possible
by DR.. j. H. Pratt the mineralogist OF
the survey, who also has in hand the
PREPARATION for publication of his re-
port on these subjects. Dr. Pratt will
'also act as State Geologist in much OF
the administrative and investigation
work of the survey, and he, with the
executive clerk of the survey. Mr.. X.
II. Sykes, will give special attention tc
the correspondents of the survey, with
headquarters at Chapel Hill. Mean
while the State Geologist, Mr. Holmes
will give his time during the remainder
of the resent year largely to the prep
aratiOn and publication of the Geolo-
gical Survey reports enumerated above
This he will do without receiving any
compensation for his services from the
State.
The United States Geological Survey
during the present year will cooper
ate with the State Geological Survey
on more liberal basis than ever be-
fore. The road, topographic and drain
age work will be pushed in a number
of western and middle counties; the
cooperative geological work viii be
pushed i'm several of the western coun-
ties, including the investigation of a
1a
resources of that region; the river
measurements and water power inves-
legations will be pushed in number
of the middle and western counties
and some special Investigations will be
made as to the extent to which the
mountains are being washed away and
the streams and water powers injured
by forest clearings on the sleeper
mountain slopes.
In the eastern counties the United
States Bureau of Fisheries and the
North Carolina Geological Survey will
cooperate in pushing the investiga-
ton of the fish and fisheries interests,
and also in the further examination OF
the oyster beds. including the possi-
bility of extending these oyster beds
beyond their present limits The in
vestigatiOn into the mullet and other
important fishery interests will be
pushed during the remainder OF the
present year, and it is believed thai
important results will come from these
Investigations.
The Government Bureau of Forest
ry and the State Geological Survey
will cooperate in careful investiga-
ton as to the forest and soil conditions
and drainage possibilities of the great
swamp areas in eastern North caro-
lima.