Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28
KENTUCKY CEOLO-
CICAL SURVEY
Mr.. :. Julius fohs Has Completed the
Preliminary Work 10 Lyon County.

by PREss reporter on his return
last week from Lyon county, wher,
he had practically completed his pre-
liminary work Owing 10 the rcsig
nation Of the Topographic assistant
who was with Mr.. fohs last year and
also Ia the FIRST part Of the season.
the topographic work has been TEN.
porarily delayed, but will be resumed
Isly second aud will be pushed. The
object Of the work which Mr. Fob.
R- doing l. to supply maps which
vii be Of practical value to the mi
ming mep q the district 10 the loca.
ton Of the vein. and faults. a. well
a. 90 prepare more detailed report
on the lead, zine aud spar deposits
Of Western Kentucky Last wear
wAs spent 10 held work 10 Livingston
CTit,endon aud Caldwell counties
etc, detailed survey. having been
executed in Livingston aud Western
Crittcnden, while preliminary work
wss CARRIED on 10 Caldwell. Lyon.
Christian and Trigg The winter
season was spent in the preparation
Of "a detailed report, consisting Of
about 400 page. about 20 maps.
numerous explanatory drawings. and
Photographs on Livingston County
30. Mineral VEN. and other Resour.
cs' while the general rcpor, on the
district was also begun. The former
report j. In the printers hands The
Sold season has been spent 50 far in
detailed work IN Caldwell aud fur.
cher work IN Lyon. while work d. to
be- taken up in Trieg the present
scsk. and later Christian and eastern
Cn,tcnden will be taken up in the
order named. when asked what he
thought Of the proposed agitation
geographic. geological survey by
hs I. :. Geological Survey he
4.l
Wy information l., that the map.
fa- which j. being carried on in
operation chat is jointly by the
ksa'ucky and 4. :. Geological Sur
'',. is being extended westward a.
nf-Iy a. funds available will per.
nt Ii has been thought necessary
a-ltatc the question, since Prof.
Norwood State Geologist, at once
o.s up the matter of making topo.
s7ihc maps Of the western region,
soon a' the act Of 1904 became a
Az and he has been pushing the
~ york in this direction a. rapidly
crcumstances will allow. 4 party
0eu VIZ. Berry is even now at work
I' minute quadrangle that will
a. 'n the eastern part Of Critten-
'' 'ay east from a point or
'e' east Of Marion, thus including
''ucaiIy all the coal measures 9TH
NAN outlies ia Crittenden this
'''auglc also takes in part Of
'0"c,l Prof. Norwood has infor-
m' that two or three additional
'''angics will be taken up next
''n. OF course with the funds at
~~'nd aud the many other regi-
' 'h' state requiring mapping,
"o' Practicable To cover the en-
al 'eg'oa in year, or even in two.
cc- @N' ! understand. from seven to
O0a'and dollars TO map 30 mi
.crs quadrangle in this region.
to- ''H topographic mapping is
'''f "pla work, work done this
Tor Instance may not be put
ho' 'p form and issued before
''' elapsed, possibly not before
1. As to the proposed geologi-
0lG 'A by the u. 5. Geological
OF course il the Survey can
. ''ed to duplicate the work it
: ''ay done in this region, as
=, al ''p IN Professional Paper 30
Nv oonetln 255, as well as that
y" been done, and is now in
BY the Kentucky Survey,