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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And now a word in regard to our future, and I shall have done.
Should the Geological Survey be continued under its present management, the investigations now begun will be extended until they shall
have covered all our area, and have embraced the agricultural capabilities, the geological structure in all its details, and all the mineral staples;
determining their quality, quantity, distribution and adaptation. It is
also hoped that, without any considerable expense to the State, experts
in these departments shall give us fuller information than is now possessed by our people in regard to our plants and animals. My judgment
is that all this information should be made as concise and practical as
possible; should be published in volumes of modest dimensions and
moderate cost, so as to be brought within the reach of all those who can
make intelligent use of them; that they should be made of such a character as to be of real utility to our people, and of greater value to those
who pay for them than to residents in other countries. My idea of a
geological report is, that it shall be an embodiment of all the important
facts in natural or applied science that immediately concern the inhabitants of the area it covers, so that it may be a book of constant reference
to the manufacturer, the mechanic, the architect, the farmer, the teacher,
the parent; one that may always be at hand to answer any question
that may be asked in regard to geological structure, economic minerals,
fossils, plants or animals. The investigations necessary to prepare such
a report will require time and money; but most the nations of the Old
World, and many of our sister States, have expended sums for such purposes which, if well directed, would more than serve our purpose. I can
hardly think that Ohio, third in the Union, as she is, in wealth and
population, and so rich in undeveloped resources, will rest satisfied with
anything short of a full and thorough exposition of her gifts; such an
one, in fact, as her pride and interest alike dictate.