The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-03-26
Etos'OA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

fhs e''ihens q the state ar. nat
ufaiiy osscerned 10 know the manner
~h'oh 'hs uork ct = recently IS.
-niished department Of the sts,s,s
ariitnies BE- being received IN thoso
euisid' ~ the stare Ia THIS connec.
i'"n q r-ceni review Of the frs, re-
port 81 IN FLORIDA geological spr,sv
mas o. oi Interest This review An
p"ars m Economic Geology a SCI.
euiihr magazine. which gives atten.
tiun particularly 90 practical or an
piiei r"oloEl Win regard 10 the
Ar annual rrpou OF the Florida sur
- thr FLORIDA reviewer saws.
fhis mo.iesi appearing little papar
H mus rRoeileut example Of what
Eood uura MAJ b. accomplished even
where ths means arr limited. n the
careiul planning &C which d is tba ey-
ttsni skpression. b. continued the
pforlf uf Florida may BE- conFratulat.
81 uu' uuif upun the establishment
~ state survey bui upon che choice
Ell state rnnluriE To. foundation
n rtit~rff bring IaiI Tor broad
surt alauE boft educational and
sfuuuulif unss WIN new survey
co. Natural nrsf step I- Geo tak. stock
uf rsIsfInE Information This is what
3D. trru Dome iu ~urida. and iu the
hra rsfuu there Dol bibliurraphy.
suII.lrmrufei by discriminating re-
wee uf previous reoloeIcal inyestirs-
iinns n thr uat, In very brief
buf rlrar paper Mr sellards gives
en- essentials of N stratigraphv on
a. state as af present understood
Ttis is followed by en- account of the
mineral lndusfrf ct ths state with
auuf ruErsstious terardiur undeycl
uIfd ruauurCut Tho most Important
suurrf of mineral Nealth Iu the stat,
f a. phosphate Of this fully I2..
eco a'.H sons vith = value 81 NOT less
fhau e. oa0 o00 have been taken out
since fhs beginning of active mining
n Ists Az present Florida produces
more fhan haf ~ ne annual output
uf fhF United States. and little
more fhau ourfhi~d at the worlds
rruturfion while a. compared with
au1ns of ouf other mineral industries
fhaI of phosphate D. not large vhen
measured iu dollars. the agricultural
faluf uf fhe material and les impor
fanrf u relation to the future Of our
snIlr is uf frsf rank o. b. gratifying
fhrrefurr. to 500 that Mt Sellards is
funf alive to ~ need of conserving
en- material and reducing the waste
a. murh al maybe. albeit the dihicul
tIrH ar also recognized The clays
uusafuns. cement material. water re
aaurrss Fullers earth and other ma
fsriais securing in the state are each
urIfHf discussed The importance o
ufaf in a state having no coal IL eyi
dFuriY reruruied and the road mater
tais ar separately discussed. A yer,
infsrssfinr suggestion OF she possible
urssancs uf sulphur L. made and 1
frssIhlr source in the oxidation under
uluisf ruudIti0u az hydrogen sulphid'
fruu drcayinr vegetation b. pointe,
uaf To writer is wisely conserya
uts un fheorstlral questions. and In
dasH fhs excellent balance Of the re-
rlrf is one of fhs most striking char
nrfrurfics
Additional bulletins viii be- await
81 uItt much iuterest. and conf
lsrf anticipation of good results.
TOO reviewer is o. p Rain. uireo
CO.. af fha state geological survey o
uHrn.s similar apprehcnsiV" o.
tIru of thr vork of the Florida sur
So OBI H o. Gregory professor of -
aiars rel Yul. University. appeared
aarrsutaf earlier iu the American
naurnaI uf Science The notices
utiah have appeared seem To- indicate
rnar fhe uorh of ~ state geological
survey be- being appreciated outside
nr eel as inside of the state.-Times
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