The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-03
MINING
WORK OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Annual Report Of the Director for Fis'
cal Year 1909.

The thirtieth annual report OF the
director OF United states Geological
survey, lust issued. shows that impor-
tant work was done by the Survey In
land classification. Large areas OF
land that had been withdrawn from
entry pending determination of its
mineral or non-mneral character were
restored to agricultural entry after
geological examination, and selling
nrices were placed on "A million and
a half acres of coal land.
ON information furnished by the
survey lands available for WATERPROOF
or sites on 26 rivers in western States
were withdrawn from entry.
Progress of Map Work.
Nearly $4,000 square miles were
geographically surveyed during the
fiscal year About SO per cent. Of the
country has now been mapped in de-
tail by the Surveys topographers
Work on maps for an atlas of nation
nj Forests to be distributed by the For
est Service was continued. Thirty
folios covering as many national for
ests were finished and 10 others were
nearly completed.
Work on the one-to-a- million scale
man 16 miles to the inch) OF the
United states was begun during the
wear. This will form part of world
man this is now i'm preparation under
International agreement between sew
oral countries. A conference on this
map was recently held in London,
where members of the Survey repre-
sented the United States.
Work in Alaska.
Topographic and geologic surveys
were made i'm Alaska of areas exceed
ing 1000 and 5000 square miles, re-
spectively. Two of the copper-bear-
ing belts of southeastern Alaska were
mapped in detail and the copper and
cold bearing belt extending from the
head of Copper River to White River
was covered by reconnaissance sur
ycy. Gold deposits, coal beds and wa
Ter resources of parts of Alaska were
also studied and statistics were col
lcctcd TO show the miner production nf
the Territory.
General Geologic Work.
Geologic work was done in all parts
of the country, the Investigations in
Guiding the iron ores of New Jersey,
virginia. Alabama, Georgia and Ten
nessee; the lead and zinc deposits and
Industry of the Mississippi Valley; the
coal beds of Indiana. Illinois, Color
ado. Utah, Montana and Wyoming the
oil fields of Louisiana, Texas. Arkan-
sas. oklahoma. Colorado. Nevada and
California; the peat deposits of Maine;
the phosphates OF Idaho and Wyom-
ing; deposits of mica. manganese cop
per, tin, tungsten and tantalum in
Western States; mineral paint ores in
Pennsylvania GRANTEES in New Eng
land and building stones i'm Arizona.
Mining districts in Colorado, Utah.
Arizona. Nevada and oregon were in
vestigated and contested mineral
claims in national forests were exam
ined. Cooperation with many states
in geologic work was continued, end
progress was made on the geologic
atlas OF the United States. Work was
Of North America which is being
compiled i'm cooperation with Canada
and Mexico. 1t is expected that this
map, with an accompanying descrip-
tive text, will be published during
1910. The scale is 16 miles to the inch.
a monograph on the Lake Superior
region was completed during the year
and will be published in 1910.
Work on Water Resources.
Stream gaging at 500 stations and
examinations of underground water
resources were made during the year
and cooperation with many States in
these Investigations was continued.
Tests Of Fuels and Building Materials.
The Surveys tests of fuels and
building materials during the year in
Guided tests of cement used in the
construction work of the Panama Can
al, tests of material required for use
IN more than 800 public buildings, and
the preparation of specifications for
making purchases of coal for govern
nicnt use
Mine Accidents.
me work of the Survey. designed TO
prevent mine accidents included in
Vcstlgations OF conditions In mines,
tests to determine proper explosives
ana their use, investigation OF expio-
siVe mine gases, and tests of mine
amps and rescue apparatus.
statistics Of Mineral Production.
Inc Surveys work of collecting sta
'stics of mineral production was con-