Part I. Report of progress in 1869, by J. S. Newberry, chief geologist. Part II. Report of progress in the second district, by E. B. Andrews, assist. geologist. Part III. Report on geology of Montgomery County, by Edward Orton, assist. geologist.

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to determine by strict barometrical observations the relative elevation
and depression of the different parts of the state.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of said chief geologist in the progress of
the examinations hereby directed, to collect such specimens of rocks, ores,
soils, fossils, organic remains and mineral compounds as will exemplify
the geology, mineralogy and agronomy of the state, and shall deposit
said specimens, accurately labeled and classified, in a room provided by
the state board of agriculture, to be carefully preserved under the supervision of said board.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the chief geologist, on or before the
first Monday in January of each year, during the time occupied in said
survey, to make a report to the governor of the results and progress of
the survey, accompanied by such maps, profiles and drawings as may be
necessary to exemplify the same, which reports the governor shall lay
before the general assembly.
SEC. 5. When the said survey. shall be fully completed, the chief
geologist shall make to the governor a final report, including the results
of the entire survey, accompanied by such drawings and topographical
maps as may be necessary to illustrate the same, and by a single geological map showing by colors and other appropriate means the stratification
of the rocks, the character of the soil, the localities of the beds of mineral
deposits, and the character and extent of the different geological formations.
SEC. 6. The annual appropriations which may be made by the general
assembly for carrying out the provisions of this act, shall be expended
under the direction of the governor upon the certificate of the chief geologist,.approved by the governor, and the warrant of the auditor of state,
as follows:
For salary of chief geologist, three thousand dollars.
For salaries of assistants, not more than eighteen hundred dollars each.
For chemicals, five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the survey, including actual traveling expenses of geological corps and hire of local assistants, five thousand
dollars.
SEC. 7. No money shall be paid for the purposes of said survey until
the chief geologist and his assistants shall have entered upon the discharge of their duties as prescribed by this act.
SEC. 8. The survey shall be commenced by the first of JuAe next, or
as soon thereafter as practicable, and shall be completed within three
years from and after the time of its commencement.
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
In the performance of the duty assigned to him by this act of the
Legislature, the Governor nominated the following persons members of the
Geological Corps; and these nominations were confirmed by the Senate:
J. S. NEWBERRY, Chief Geologist.
E. B. ANDREWS, )
EDW. ORTON, Asst. Geologists.
JOHN Hl. KLIPPART,
In addition to those whose names are enumerated above, a number of
persons were employed as local assistants, for whom also proyision was
made in the law, namely: