The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-24
KENTUcKY's RICHES.

Two varieties of marblepnk and grayhave been dcoVee'
it stated Pulaski county Marble as good us ha' wu @
been ouarried in reported Barren county IN
the owner of considered farm much OF SAND w
few of sand this summer to manufacturer LOT se'
the value of the whole farm as farm land
Several varieties of valuable clay have begun to attract geera
sttntion preliminary report by the state deoiogca survey
Gates SOL 3O5 worth crude oil locked in the Devona
black shae The key the lock is not missing "hen 'ul
sundr will share the profit OF its turning hock ap"
Sufficient to surface "A million miles of roads IS IN sight
These are among newly discussed and to others than eeoo
gsts the newly discovered of the state vi recovery ny
we'll drilling large and profitable industry but the extent oil inc
possible development remains theme OF fascinating
Gas is as vet underdeveOpment although It's existence
has been known commonly for long time
Kentucky is moving the front coal producing state
mention the older known mineral us dePo
of tumnous been scratched merely It's coal lands have
ted here and there tapped by railroads which are
dened by the resulting avalanche Of coal
1t has been said by persons speaking bitterly and by
larger speaking truly but with amused onooker de'aco
interest that Kentuckan who has to invest more willing
to buy gold Sano Domingo South America than
TO stake his surplus upon development of the OF Ken
lucky.
Nearly half century Southgate Shaer
distinguished geolog Kentucky but graduate of the
Scientific School Of Harvard University was in charge OF
the Kentucky theological Survey ewrd he director of the
atlantic Division United States Geological Survey and president
of the Geological Society America His Kentucky Geological Re
ports and Memoirs Volumes reflected his interest ill., and
belief in the hidden wealth of the state
The disposition of the average Kenckan of Professor Shaer
period was look upon geologst like the enomolgist
interested nature learned man finding delight in dvng the
enomologst finds pleasure catching butterflies Little attention
paid popularity his work No great amount of attention has
paid that of his Yet each turn has said the
people Here lies kind of wealth. There lies
other hills beyond the horizon awaits those who will
pick it up
And the tale is still being told
And the story still falling upon unattentive to its meaning
While the Kentucky Geological Survey still prOsecutes its work
obscurely, is far as the state is concerned
Less than half of the has been mapped for geological nvest
cation the limited the Geological Department
At the the work progresses another century will before
the whole state will be mapped although Ohio and West Virginia
nearby states somewhat similar in opograp and have
completed their mapping that every farm and quarry be
touched by the finger of geolOgst.
Even the project of making Mammoth national
park has been crippled by utter lack of authentic information
what its and its claims preemnt by the Federal
Government.
Just of the of the attracting
attention and provoking discussion What the or the
still uncharted still undeveloped, unmapped
largely unexplored by enthusiastically say.
The work still left undone the wealth still unclaimed unndca
ed unsupported Kentucky provoke the shade Nathaniel
Southgae Shaer if still hover Kentucky to say that
prophet without honor Kentucky he scientist
is to show what may be done profaby wth
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