The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-16
New Publications Of the West Vir,
sinia Geological Survey.

The West Virginia Geological Sur
vey has just issued Bulletin No. 2, I
volume of 400 pages constituting +;
most valuable duplication relating I.
the Railway levels aud distant table,
OF the State, insPart 1, while in Par
II have been gathered into compac
form the analysis Of the coal beds o
the State. Also Volume v of the gen
eral. series on Forestry and the Woot
Working industries Of the State, ac
companying which is State maj
showing in separate colors the approx.
innate areas and location of the Virgin
Forests, Cut-oyer regions, and farming
lands. This volume is handsomely il.
Illustrated and is Of special importance
to every one interested in lumber in
any form of the lumber industry.
Volume Y and also Bulletin No are
more fully. described in the general
list OF the Surveys publications from
which the following details concerning
these two volumes are taken. This list
Of publications can be secured by APP
plication to the Office of the West vir-
ginia Geological Survey, P. o. Box
44s, Morgantown, w. Va:
~ New Bulletin No. 2--Leve1s and
Coal Analyses, published under date
OF December LIST, 1910, 385 pages-XvI.
Part contains a list of railway pro-
files, distance tables and elevations
along all the railways and principal
rivers of the state in a much more de-
tailed and accurate manner than ever
heretofore published, as we'll as the
elevations of all the permanent bench
marks made in West Virginia through
the precise level work of the u. S. G..
Survey up to the close of the year 1909.
Part II takes up the coal beds of the
state and collects together all the
analyses heretofore made by the Sur
vey of each coal bed in regular order
from the oldest or Pocahontas group to
the highest and youngest, at the same
time correcting typographical and
other others that had unavoidably
crept into previous tables of analyses.
Many analyses are also published for
the first time. including an elaborate
series furnished by the U. S. G. Sur
vey from samples collected in the Po-
cahontas and adjoining regions of the
state Price, cloth, delivery charges
paid by the Survey, $1.50 when Or
dered separately, but in combination
see the general circular of publica-
tons.
Vol. V-Not ready for distribution
before March 1st.
~ New Volume v, Forestry and
Wood Industries, 500 pages, hand
somely illustrated with So page plates,
and accompanying forest map folded
in pocket of cover and showing in sep
arate colors the virgin forests, cut
over. and farm lands of the state, is
sued under date of Feb. LIST, 1911.
This volume describes the principal
forest trees Of the state, giving both the
common and botanical names, and tells
the purposes for which each can be
used. The forests of every county, and
the history of the lumber business in
all are given along with estimates of
the acreage of virgin forests, cut-over
lands and farm areas still remaining
in the several counties. The wood
industries are described along
with interesting accounts of the insects
and other agencies that destroy tim
her. Also a general summary of the
forest laws in other states with valu-
able suggestions as to forest policy
suitable for West Virginia. Published
in cloth only; price, delivery charges
prepaid, $500, but in combination with
other publications of the Survey, see
general price list circular.