The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-03
WASHINGTON NEWS
MIssouLlAN's SPECIAL SERVICE.

Washington. Jan. director Smith
of the geological survey i'm his annual
report states that geologic work was
done in Montana during the past year.
the Investigations being, Of the coal
beds of the state, Important work wae
also done by the survey III land elias
sification. Large areas that had been
Withdrawn were restored to agricul-
turai entry after geological eNamina
ton. and selling prices We're placed on
il million and Il half acres of coal land.
On information furnished by the sur
vey. lands available for water power
sites on - rivers in the west were
withdrawn from entry. Approximate
~ 1900 square miles nj land were
geographically surveyed during the
year. bringing the amount mapped in
detail by the survey M 10 80 per cent
of the entire country. Work on maps
for an atlas af national forests To be
distributed by the forest service Was
continued. Thirty folios covering as
many national forests We're finished
and - others We're nearly completed.
Geologic work was done In all parts
nf the country. the Investigations in
elruing The iron ores of New Jersey.
Virginia. Alabama. Georgia and Ten
nessee; the lead and zine deposits and
industry nj the Mississippi valls, the
coal beds al Indiana. Illinois. Colorado.
Utah. Montana and Wyoming: the n,
fields af Louisiana. Texas. Arkansas.
oklahoma. Colorado, Nevada and Cal
ifarnia. the great deposits al Maine,
the phas phates af hiaha and Wso-
ming. deposits nj mica, manganese.
copper. tin, tungsten and tantalum in
western states. mineral paint ores in
Pennsylvania. GRANTEES in NeM Eng
land. and building stones i'll Arizona.
Mining districts in Colorado. Utah.
Arizona, Nevada and Oregon We're in
vestigated and contested mineral
claims in national forests We're exam
inesi. Cooperation with many states
I'm geologic work was continued, and
progress MAS made On the geologic at
las Of the United Stats. Work was
continued an the general geologic map
OF North America. which is being eom-
piled in cooperation with Canada and
MeNiea. Ii il expected that this map,
with an accompanying descriptive text
will he published during 1910. The
scale is IL miles Ia the inch, \ non
aeranh on the Lake Superior region
Was completed during the year and
will he published in laie.
Work on Water P>sources.
Stream gagtng at So stations and
examinations nj UNDERGROUND wate.
resources wers made during the year
and corporation with ms.nv states i'm
these Investigations vas continued,
Work on the anc-to-a million scale
mar tls miles IL the inchl of tn.
United States VAS begun during the
year This will form part Of "A world
map that Is now in preparation under
International agreement between ses~
erai countries. \ conference on this
map Was recently held in London.
Where members al the survey repre-
s.ntsi the United States
Tests of Fuels and Building Materials
The surveys tests az fuels and
b. iltling materials during the year iaz
Guided tests oil cement used in the. coli
struction Morn af the Panama cana4,
tests ri material required for use in
more than sah public buildings, and the !
preparation of specifications for max