The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
LOOK AT VIRGINIA,
ITS GREAT WEALTH
Continued From First Pare.

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Buchanan Counties. Va. were mapped
last year. The topographic map OF the
Pound quadrangle will be issued dur
ing this year. while the field work In
the Clintwood quadrangle will be nm
| iyhed and work commenced in tho Re-
gina and Bucu quadrangles. which in
clude portions Of Dickinson. Buchanan
and Russell Counties. In these quad
| rangles the geologic mapping and the
| study of the autobiography. by Henry
+ inds. assisted by J. II. Harnsberger.
precision and refinement of detail which
promise to place the work of the survey
on q basis even higher than it had pre-
viously attained in the eastern coal
fields.
Additional economic observations, to-
gether with further paleontoloGic In
lvestigations, will be made In the Abing-
don quadrangle, lying mostly in Wash
ington, Russell. Smyth and Grayson
Counties, Va. for use in the prepara-
zion Of folio descriptions and maps
and for correlation Of the formations
OF this region with those In other parts
OF the Appalachian trough and the
United States. The phosphate deposits
discovered by G.. w. Stos In this ro-
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| be regarded as commercially workable
liz present, though it is not improb BILE
:, at. as time goes on and the draft on
cur fertilizer resources becomes more
and more urgent. these beds may some
cay be utilized at least for local sup
ply
| Surveys for Topographic Maps.
/ In addition to the cooperative work,
| topographic surveys are being made
of the Eagle Rock quadrangle. In ALE.
ghany and Botetourt Counties. All
these quadrangles have an approx
mate area OF 237 square miles each.
| The Clintwood, Regina and Bucu
quadrangles arc being geographically
mapped by Topographers j. /. Gayetty,
{. w. Arnold. II. S. Sensenoy and F. w.
Farnsworth. and the Eagle Rock by
| 7 F. Slaughter.
This work will include the detailed
surveys necessary to prepare map
! which will show all rivers, towns,
roads and railroads, as we'll as the
| surface relief of the country by means
OF fftyfoot contour lines. The COM
pleted maps will be engraved on the
scale Of one mile to one inch, and VIII
probably not be ready for distribution
until two years after the completion
Of the field work.
Work on Wnter Resources.
The water-resources branch of the
Geological Survey is making invesi-
cations OF the water resources of Viz
sinia, with special reference to the
flow OF surface waters For this pur-
pose thirteen gauging stations are main
tanned. located on Big Rood Island
Creek near Allisonia, Little River near
Copper Valley, New River Mt Radford.
Rood Creek at Grahams Forge. Walker
Creek at Staffordsville. Wolf Creek
near Narrows. Goose Creek near Lees
burg. James River at Cartersville.
Jar Two,
at Holcomb Rock, Rappahannock
River near Fredericksburg, Roanoke
River at Roanoke. Occoquan Creek
near Occoquan. The first eight OF
these stations are maintained entirely
from survey funds; the Buchanan sta
ton is maintained In cooperation
with the United States Weather Bureau
and the remaining four in cooperation
with private persons. At these gauEinG
stations the height or stage of the
rivers In determined each day by locar
observers, and measurements OF the
discharge OF the streams are made By
engineers OF the survey when feasible
From these data the quantity OF water
flowing past the stations is determined
These data are OF Immediate use in
Virginia In connection with the de-
sign, construction and maintenance
of power plants, in studies of river
regulation. food control and water
storage. and in the determination OF
suitable water supplies for municipal
ties.
The Investigations OF surface water
carried on by the United States Geo.
logical Survey in the western part of
Virginia are being made under the d.
rection of a. H. Horton. district engi-
neer. and in the eastern portion by G.
c. Stevens, C. l. Batchelder and NJ I.
Walters. The office of Mr.. Horton at
Newport, KY. has been closed tenn
porarily. and its work IS being carried
on from Washington, D. G.