Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-26
SURVEY Of !
NEW JERSEY

published. In addition to the admin
strative report. which recoants BRIEF
" the operations of the survey. and
which was Issued early in the year
or the use of the legislature. it con
aims a number of papers of more
han ordinary interest.
Changes along the New Jersey
Coast is the title OF an article by
'rof. Lewis NJ. Haupt, an eminent
hydraulic engineer, in which teh sue
essiye changes of coast line, partic-
llarly near the inlets between Sandy
look and Cape May, are traced in de-
all. The work of the waves and cur
ents In shifting the sands is an
dyzed, and some suggestions are
naue as TO protective measures neces-
'ary 10 prevent the encroachment OF
ne sea. A number of maps showing
ne position of the inlets at different
periods, and halfstone Illustrations
u the features along the shore. aid
much IN making the report of inter
est.
In part III, Mr.. Edward w. Berry
gives a brief sketch of fossil plants.
racing the development of plant
life during different geological peri
DDS, and pointing out the significant
features of their ioras. He also dis.
;usses in detail the fora found in the
ilays near Cliffwood, in Monmouth
,ounty, and describes, number oil
lew species, which are also pictured
a the accompanying plates. This pa
)er, although somewhat technical in
:haracter, possesses some features ot
interest to all interested in botanyn,
Areport upon THE Chemical Com
position of the White Crystalline
-1mestones,' making up part Iii. OF
he report, is published at ,oppoftune
lme. The great demand for a lime
tone high in carbonate of limepand
comparatively fire from silica sand
nagnesla has directed attention TO
pur extensive deposits of white lime
tone, particularly those near Frank
in Furnace in Sussex county. The
geological survey has made a large
lumber of analyses of these lime
tones, both from the quarries which
ire already opened and also from
)ther localities which seem worthy
If development. Through the cour-
ecy of companies already established
II the district other analyses have
been obtained. This report is ac-
'%ompanied by a map showing the To-
'ation Of the white limestones ami
he points from which samples were
aiken, and will be Of great value to
I'll persons interested in the occur
enc of high-grade limestones.
The question of potable waters is
l vital n to the state, particularly
o that portion of the state whose
latural sourse of supply is to be
'ound in the Upper Passaic valley.
for this reason, the possibility of es-
5ablishing a huge storage reservoir
n this valley by the erection of a dam
1t Little Falls has been carefully in
;estigated by the survey, and Mr.. G..
=. Vermeule in his report discusses
the questions involved. Te shows
hat by a dam at Little Falls having
4 length of 5000 feet it will be posi-.
Ole to create a lakes in the low nor
anal level of over 10000 acres, and a
maximum depth of 2S feet. Such a
lake would have storage capacity to
furnish 906,000,00 gallons daily.
even during the driest season. OF
his 00,000,000 gallons should be
allowed to u off through the stream
'hapnel, being used to furnish power
1t Little Falls, Paterson and Passaic.
md to flush the lower stream in order
hat 1t may be maintained in a whole
some condition. Theme would be left
206, 600 900 gallons daily available
rs a w~ater-supply. an amount sufi-
ient to supply the growing demands
Of the metropolitan district of the
state for the next ~thirty-iye years.
Until so needed the surplus water
would be available for sale as power.
The storage afforded by the pro-
posed lake would be ample to pro-
vide for even .the greatest floods
which have ever occurred upon the
river. ,aa
Mr.. Vermeule's report contains a
carefully w~orked-out statement as to
probable cost of such an improve
nent, and points out that if under
at all, it should be carried out
is a public trust under the control of
the state. A large map showing in
detail the position of the lake accom-
panies the report.
The peat deposits of the state are
in a carefully prepared pa
per by G.. w. Parmlee and w. Il. Nc
Court. All the sWamps in the north
ern portion of the state were exam
med, samples collected. and a long
series OF tests made to determine The
availability of the peat for fuel, fer
tilizer purposes and other uses. The
paper contains also a general discus
Sion of the various uses to which peat
has been put in other countries.
Notes upon the mineral industry
of the state, showing that during the
year the production of iron ore was
over 100000 long tons, and of zinc
ore over $4,000 tons, conclude the
volume.
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